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10537

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Putnam County, NY

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

8 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, New York District 17
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Mike Lawler portrait
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Mike Lawler
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Lawler served as a New York State Assemblyman, deputy town supervisor of Orangetown, senior advisor to the Westchester County Executive and executive director of the New York State Republican Party before founding a government affairs and public relations firm, per the official House biography. He graduated valedictorian from Manhattan College with degrees in accounting and finance, per the official House biography.
Top Priorities
  • Stop Out-of-Control Federal Spending
  • Improve Affordability for Hudson Valley Taxpayers
  • Support Law Enforcement and Crack Down on Crime
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Cait Conley
DEM
Biography
Cait Conley is a West Point graduate, Army combat veteran, and former National Security Council and CISA official, per Spectrum News and City & State. Conley served 16 years on active duty including six overseas deployments and holds graduate degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and MIT, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering drug and health insurance costs by holding pharmaceutical and insurance companies accountable
  • Banning congressional stock trading
  • Holding utility companies accountable to cut bills
Per the campaign site.
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About this race
New York fields are from the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 4, 2026); one person can hold several ballot lines under fusion voting, and additional certified lines are noted in bios. The Working Families line shows Cait Conley in current state filing records and updates at the September 9 certification.
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Kathy Hochul portrait
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Kathy Hochul
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Hochul is the sitting Governor of New York running for re-election; the campaign site describes her as New York's first mom Governor and notes she previously served as Speaker of the Buffalo Common Council, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Making life more affordable
  • Public safety
  • Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
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Bruce Blakeman
REP
Biography
Bruce Blakeman is the Republican nominee for New York governor and the Nassau County executive, a post he has held since 2022. He was unopposed in the June 23 Republican primary after Rep. Elise Stefanik ended her bid in December 2025. His campaign emphasizes affordability, public safety, and reversing what he calls one-party control in Albany.
Top Priorities
  • Lower taxes and the cost of living
  • Public safety and support for law enforcement
  • Accountability in Albany
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Letitia James portrait
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Letitia James
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Letitia James is New York's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a third term. The first Black woman elected statewide in New York, she campaigns on consumer protection, tenant and worker protections, and holding powerful institutions accountable.
Top Priorities
  • Consumer protection
  • Tenant and worker protections
  • Government and corporate accountability
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Saritha Komatireddy
REP
Biography
Saritha Komatireddy is the Republican nominee for New York attorney general, a former federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York who spent over a decade prosecuting terrorism and organized crime cases. She previously served as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration and is a partner at Holtzman Vogel and a Columbia Law School lecturer, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Prosecuting crime
  • Addressing homelessness and street-level mental illness humanely
  • Eliminating corruption and fraud
Per the campaign site.
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Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Thomas P. DiNapoli
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Thomas P. DiNapoli is New York's incumbent comptroller and the Democratic nominee for another term, serving since 2007 as steward of the state pension fund. He campaigns on pension-fund performance, fiscal oversight, and government accountability audits. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Top Priorities
  • Strong pension-fund stewardship
  • Fiscal oversight of state and local government
  • Accountability audits
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Joseph Hernandez
REP
Biography
Joseph Hernandez is an entrepreneur, investor and leader in biotechnology, healthcare and advanced technology who came to the United States as a Cuban refugee at age seven, per his campaign site. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, a Master of Science in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida, along with a master's degree from Yale University and a master's in Global Healthcare Leadership from the University of Oxford, per the campaign site. He is running for New York State Comptroller, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Pension performance
  • Fiscal discipline
  • Audit government waste
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Countywide races in Putnam County

ZIP 10537 sits in Putnam County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Putnam County races (11).

New York Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District
5 candidates
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Maria G. Rosa
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Maria G. Rosa is a sitting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court assigned to Dutchess County, per the Dutchess Supreme and County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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George E. Fufidio
DEM
Biography
George E. Fufidio is an elected Westchester County Court judge who also serves as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, per the Supreme and County Court of Westchester County's official roster on the New York Courts website. He was elected to the Westchester County Court bench on November 8, 2015 and has served for about ten years, per a Scrutinize.org judicial profile. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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Alden H. Wolfe
DEM
Biography
Alden H. Wolfe is the Majority Leader of the Rockland County Legislature, representing District 6, per the Legislature's official website. He is an attorney in private practice in New City, New York, with a general practice focusing on estate planning, probate and estate administration, elder law, disability and guardianship law, business law and real estate, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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Richard S. Fava Pastilha
REP
Biography
Richard S. Fava Pastilha is an attorney who has maintained a legal practice in Westchester County for 30 years, per his campaign site. He has been endorsed by several local organizations, including Teamsters Local 456, and received a Qualified Rating from the Westchester Women's Bar Association, per the same site.
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John Ciampoli
REP
Biography
John Ciampoli is an attorney, of counsel to the firm Messina Perillo Hill, per a local voter guide's ballot listing. He has previously served as Nassau County Attorney, per a New York Appellate Division decision that lists him in that role. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Voters choose 3 justices. Supreme Court justices are elected by judicial district; the 9th Judicial District covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties, so this race is on every ballot there. Names and party lines follow the State Board of Elections certification for the November 3, 2026 ballot; a name listed on more than one party line is one candidate.
Putnam County Executive
3 candidates
County ▾
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Kevin M. Byrne
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kevin Byrne is the sixth Putnam County Executive, sworn in on January 1, 2023, per his campaign site. He previously served three terms in the New York State Assembly, including as ranking member on the Assembly Health Committee during the COVID-19 pandemic, and earlier worked in healthcare administration and as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Kent Volunteer Fire Department. He holds a B.A. from the University of Scranton and an M.P.A. from Marist College.
Top Priorities
  • Tax relief and spending restraint
  • Government efficiency and cost savings
  • Supporting small businesses and affordable housing
Per the campaign site.
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Brett Yarris
DEM
Biography
Yarris began his career in special education before co-founding The Behavior Movement, a behavior science company, and Football Behavior, which works with professional football players and coaches, per his campaign site. He was also a co-founder, co-owner and Chief Strategy Officer of Pro Football Network, a sports media company, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Establishing a community college and career campus in Putnam County
  • Developing a trade school for skilled-trade careers
  • Preserving open space, farms and Main Street businesses
Per the campaign site.
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Tatiana Brahimi
Biography
Tatiana Brahimi, of Kent, is the Conservative Party's nominee for Putnam County Executive, per Mid Hudson News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
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About this race
Incumbent County Executive Kevin M. Byrne (Republican, Libertarian) faces Brett Yarris (Democratic, Working Families/For the People) and Tatiana Brahimi (Conservative), per the Putnam County Board of Elections candidate list. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Putnam County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Michael C. Bartolotti
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Michael C. Bartolotti serves as Putnam County Clerk, per Putnam County. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent County Clerk Michael C. Bartolotti (Republican, Conservative, Libertarian) is unopposed.
Putnam County Coroner
3 candidates
County ▾
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Michael J. Nesheiwat
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Michael Nesheiwat, MD, serves as a Putnam County Coroner, per Putnam County. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
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John F. Bourges
REP
Biography
John Bourges serves as a Putnam County Coroner alongside Michael Nesheiwat and Wendy Erickson, per Mid Hudson News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
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Michael L. Strauss
DEM
Biography
Michael Strauss, MD, is a longtime internist at NewYork-Presbyterian who has worked with homeless populations in the Bronx, per the Highlands Current. Endorsed by the Putnam County Democratic Committee, he says he wants the coroner's office to use data and medical expertise to understand why people are dying of overdose and preventable illness, per Mid Hudson News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
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About this race
Vote for up to two. Incumbent Coroner Michael J. Nesheiwat and running mate John F. Bourges (both Republican, Conservative, Libertarian) face Michael L. Strauss (Democratic, The Putnam Party), per the Putnam County Board of Elections candidate list. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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