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Kings County, NY

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

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U.S. House

ZIP 11216 spans District 8 and District 9, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the New York hub.

Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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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
Campaign siteFull profile
BB
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Letitia James portrait
LJ
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Saritha Komatireddy portrait
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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.
Campaign siteFull profile
Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
TP
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
Full profile
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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
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Kings County

ZIP 11216 sits in Kings County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Kings County races (42).

New York Supreme Court Justice, 2nd Judicial District
5 candidates
County ▾
BJ
Betsey Jean Jacques
DEM
Biography
Betsey Jean Jacques is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County, seated in 2024, per amNewYork. She is president of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County and was nominated for Supreme Court with cross-party support from the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties, per amNewYork. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
HJ
Hemalee J. Patel
DEM
Biography
Hemalee J. Patel is a Kings County Civil Court Judge, seated in 2025, per amNewYork. She previously served as a court attorney-referee on Staten Island and earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School, per amNewYork. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
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Sherveal Mimes
DEM
Biography
Sherveal Mimes is a Kings County Civil Court Judge with five years on the bench as of 2026, per amNewYork, nominated for Supreme Court with cross-party support from the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
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Lola Waterman
DEM
Biography
Lola Waterman is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County, seated in 2024, per amNewYork. Her practice background includes estate planning, immigration and elder law, and she is a board member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, per amNewYork. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
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William D. Spain Jr
Biography
William D. Spain Jr is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 2nd Judicial District (Kings) on the Conservative line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Voters choose 4 justices. Supreme Court justices are elected by judicial district; the 2nd Judicial District covers Kings County, 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.
Judge of the Civil Court, Kings County (4 seats)
4 candidates
County ▾
DA
Danielle A. Noel
DEM
Biography
Danielle A. Noel appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Civil Court, Kings County (4 seats), per the county Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Full profile
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Linda Lo Cascio
DEM
Biography
Linda Lo Cascio appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Civil Court, Kings County (4 seats), per the county Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Full profile
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Celeste Felix
DEM
Biography
Celeste Felix appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Civil Court, Kings County (4 seats), per the county Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Full profile
CG
Christine G. Ortiz
DEM
Biography
Christine G. Ortiz appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Civil Court, Kings County (4 seats), per the county Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Full profile
About this race
Four seats; four Democratic nominees (Danielle A. Noel, Linda Lo Cascio, Celeste Felix, Christine G. Ortiz) are unopposed, per the NYC Board of Elections contest list.
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