Queens County, New York

New York Senate District 18

One candidate is tracked for New York Senate District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julia Salazar. Candidate information follows official Queens County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Julia Salazar (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 18; Julia Salazar is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Julia Salazar, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Julia Salazar

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities

Solitary confinement and criminal justice reform
Tenant protections, including the Good Cause Eviction law
Public renewable energy through the Build Public Renewables Act

Per the official Senate page.

Biography

Julia Salazar is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Julia Salazar is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Salazar worked as a community organizer with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice on criminal justice and police accountability issues before her 2018 election, per her official Senate page. She now chairs the Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction and was lead sponsor of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, per the same source.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for New York Senate District 18 in 2026?

When is the New York Senate District 18 election in New York?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New York are on the New York election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Queens County and state election office filings, last verified October 1, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Julia Salazar, full profile Official New York election office