Wayne County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Michael Mills is a small business owner who has spent nearly 30 years working on water quality, climate change and healthcare access policy, per his campaign site. He served as Executive Director of the Geneva BID and the Ontario County Chamber of Commerce, and as an elected member of the Canandaigua City Council, per his campaign site. He is running for New York State Senate District 54.

Pamela A. Helming is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 54 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Pamela A. Helming is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Helming is the incumbent state senator for District 54. Her legislative work has focused on public safety and child protection, including the PROTECT Act and legislation requiring disclosure when juvenile offenders are released from state facilities, per her official Senate page. She also supports veterans recognition programs and rural suicide prevention initiatives.

Carl Fitzsimmons is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 130 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Fitzsimmons owns Seamless Communications Group, a telecommunications business he founded in 2005 that serves businesses, public agencies and federal courts, per his campaign site. He is a Wayne County native and Panama-era Army veteran who previously worked as an electronics technician at Eastman Kodak, per the same source.

George Dobbins is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 130 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Dobbins is an attorney specializing in commercial real estate and business law, and his family has owned and operated Dobbins Drugs, Inc. in Lyons since 1942, per his campaign site. He earned his law degree at Georgetown University Law Center and previously managed Brian Manktelow's 2016 state Senate campaign, per the same source.

Joseph Lamanna is the Common Sense candidate for New York Assembly District 130 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Lamanna is a retired engineer and former union president who worked to protect nearly 3,000 jobs and worker benefits, per his campaign site. He serves on the Williamson planning board, zoning board and assessment review board and previously ran for Williamson town supervisor, per the Finger Lakes Times.