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Who is on the ballot in 11557?

Nassau County, NY

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

11 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:

Governor1 U.S. House1 Statewide2 Local7

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11557 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Nassau County races

U.S. House, New York District 4

3 candidates

Federal ▾

LA

Laura A. Gillen

DEM INCUMBENT

Biography

Laura A. Gillen is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster. Gillen is a former Supervisor for the Town of Hempstead and an attorney, per her campaign site.

Key voting record

Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed

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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JC

Jeanine C. Driscoll

REP

Biography

Driscoll also holds the certified Conservative line and is the Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes and a practicing attorney of more than 30 years, per her campaign site.

Top Priorities

Lower taxes, drawing on her work helping taxpayers reduce property taxes
A secure southern border
Community safety

Per the campaign site.

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Blay Tarnoff

Biography

Blay Tarnoff appears on the Nassau County Board of Elections general candidate list on the Libertarian line. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Blay Tarnoff.

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. Nassau County's general candidate list is marked subject to change until the September 10 county certification.

Governor

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

KH

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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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

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Attorney General

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

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

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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

JH

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 Nassau County

ZIP 11557 sits in Nassau County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Nassau County races (47).

New York Supreme Court Justice, 10th Judicial District

14 candidates

County ▾

RA

Richard Ambro

DEM INCUMBENT

Biography

Richard Ambro is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court in Suffolk County and Supervising Judge of the County Court and Supreme Court, per the Suffolk County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He is the only Suffolk County Democratic nominee for this seat also cross-endorsed by Suffolk Republicans this year, per Newsday. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

LD

Leonard D. Steinman

DEM INCUMBENT

Biography

Leonard D. Steinman is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court in Nassau County, per the Nassau Supreme Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He presides as Presiding Justice of the Child Victims Act Part for the 9th and 10th Judicial Districts, per the New York Courts website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

ME

Mary E. Porter

DEM

Biography

Mary E. Porter is a sitting Family Court Judge in Suffolk County, per the New York State Unified Court System's 2025 Annual Report. She was elected to the Suffolk County Family Court bench in 2021, per Suffolk County's official general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

JM

Joy M. Watson

DEM

Biography

Joy M. Watson is a Nassau County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, per the Nassau County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. She previously worked in the Nassau County District Attorney's office, per a local newspaper archive. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

SL

Stephen L. Ukeiley

DEM

Biography

Stephen L. Ukeiley is a Suffolk County District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge, and serves as Coordinating Judge of the Outlying District Courts, per the Suffolk District Civil Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He is an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law Center and has authored a regular law column in The Suffolk Lawyer, per Touro Law Center's website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

ES

Eric Sachs

DEM

Biography

Eric Sachs is a Suffolk County District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge who has served since January 2021 as Presiding Judge of the Suffolk County DWI Treatment Court, per his campaign site. He earned his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 1985 and began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County from 1985 through 1989, per the same source.

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William D. Wexler

DEM

Biography

William D. Wexler is an attorney based in North Babylon, New York, per Suffolk County Supreme Court case filings. He has served as Ocean Beach Village Justice for approximately 27 years, having begun his public service as an assistant district attorney, per the Fire Island News. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

JK

John Kelly

DEM

Biography

John Kelly, of Deer Park, has served as a Family Court Judge and an acting Supreme Court Judge in Suffolk County, per the Suffolk County Legislature, which honored him as its 2024 Irish American of Distinction. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

KA

Kelly A. Reape

REP

Biography

Kelly A. Reape is an attorney of counsel to the Farmingdale, New York firm Guercio and Guercio, which represents school districts, per Newsday and court records. She was named a Suffolk Republican and Conservative nominee for this seat in August 2026, per Newsday. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

KM

Karen M. Wilutis

REP

Biography

Karen M. Wilutis is a Suffolk County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, per the Suffolk County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. As an Acting Supreme Court Justice she presides over Suffolk County's Felony Sex Offense Court, per Newsday. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

JI

John Iliou

REP

Biography

John Iliou is a Suffolk County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice and Presiding Justice of the Integrated Domestic Violence Part, per the New York Courts website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

JA

James A. McDonaugh

REP

Biography

James A. McDonaugh is a Suffolk District Criminal Term judge, per the New York Courts website. He was named a Suffolk Republican and Conservative nominee for this seat in August 2026, per Newsday. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

MK

Mary Kate Mullen

REP

Biography

Mary Kate Mullen is a Suffolk District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge who presides in Domestic Violence Part 3, per the New York Courts website. She previously served as an Islip Town councilwoman, per Newsday. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

AR

Anthony R. Portesy

Biography

Anthony R. Portesy withdrew as the Democratic candidate for Suffolk County Clerk to accept the Conservative Party's nomination for this seat, per Newsday. He holds a position with Suffolk County's Off-Track Betting Corporation, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

About this race

Voters choose 8 justices. Supreme Court justices are elected by judicial district; the 10th Judicial District covers Nassau and Suffolk 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.

Nassau County Family Court Judge

2 candidates

County ▾

ER

Ellen R. Greenberg

DEM

Biography

Ellen R. Greenberg is a sitting judge on the Nassau County Family Court, per New York State Unified Court System records. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

AK

Ayesha Keri Brantley

DEM

Biography

Ayesha Keri Brantley is a sitting judge on the Nassau County Family Court, presiding over juvenile delinquency, custody, guardianship, parenting time and family offense matters, per Eastern Shore NY Links, Incorporated and New York State court records. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

About this race

Two Family Court judgeships are up; the county's official candidate list shows exactly two candidates, Ellen R. Greenberg and Ayesha Keri Brantley, each cross-endorsed by the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties, indicating an uncontested joint slate produced through New York's judicial nominating process. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Supervisor, Town of Hempstead

3 candidates

County ▾

JR

John R. Ferretti

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

John R. He previously served as a Nassau County Legislator and, before that, as Chief Deputy Nassau County Clerk, per his campaign site. He co-authored the Mask Transparency Act, which bars people from concealing their identity while intimidating or terrorizing others, per his campaign site.

Top Priorities

Reduce the property tax burden on Hempstead residents, per campaign site
Increase police presence and invest in public safety technology, per campaign site
Oppose a state high-density housing proposal that he says would add high-rise apartment buildings alongside single-family suburban neighborhoods, per campaign s

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JS

Joe Scianablo

DEM

Biography

Joe Scianablo is a Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq in 2003, and a former NYPD officer and prosecutor, per his campaign site. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1996 and later used the G.I. Bill to attend college, per his campaign site.

Top Priorities

Conduct an independent audit of town spending, contracts and performance
Improve basic services such as pothole repair and snow removal
Increase transparency in town government decision-making

Per the campaign site.

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MO

Martin Oliner

Biography

Martin Oliner is a former Village of Lawrence mayor running an independent campaign for Hempstead Town Supervisor on his own ballot line, Citizens Not Developers, per the Long Island Herald. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

About this race

A three-way rematch: incumbent Supervisor John R. Ferretti (Republican, Conservative), who took office in August 2025 after Don Clavin's resignation and won a special election that November, faces 2025 opponent Joe Scianablo (Democratic) again, plus Martin Oliner on the Citizens Not Developers line, per Long Island Press and PoliticsNY coverage of the 2026 race.

Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead

2 candidates

County ▾

KM

Kate Murray

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Kate Murray is the incumbent Hempstead Town Clerk, having previously served as Town Supervisor and as a New York State assemblywoman, per her campaign site. Her campaign cites a record of fiscal management and government efficiency initiatives.

Top Priorities

Fiscal responsibility and taxpayer advocacy
Government efficiency, including document imaging and one-stop services

Per the campaign site.

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JE

Joylette E. Williams

DEM

Biography

Joylette E. Williams is a Professor of English at Nassau Community College, where she also teaches in Women's and Gender Studies and Human Rights Studies, per her campaign site. She is pursuing an EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of Connecticut, per her campaign site. She serves as the Hempstead Village liaison to the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency and was reelected to a second term on the Hempstead School Board, per her campaign site. She is active with the NAACP-Hempstead Branch and the New Greater Hempstead Chamber of Commerce, per her campaign site. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Top Priorities

Improve access to public records and ensure timely, responsive FOIL processing
Modernize the Town Clerk's office to make government processes more understandable and accessible to residents
Keep the office of Town Clerk independent, answering directly to the people rather than the Supervisor

Per the campaign site.

About this race

Incumbent Town Clerk Kate Murray (Republican, Conservative), who previously served as Hempstead Town Supervisor and as a state assemblywoman, faces Joylette E. Williams (Democratic), a Nassau Community College professor and Hempstead school board member, per campaign materials and local press. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead

2 candidates

County ▾

JS

Jennifer S. DeSena

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Jennifer DeSena is the sitting Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead, elected in November 2021. Before taking office she was an attorney, including an enforcement attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and executive director of the Manhasset Coalition Against Substance Abuse, per the town's Supervisor page.

Top Priorities

Tax cuts and a tax freeze, per Town of North Hempstead official website, https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/government/supervisor/index.php
Grant funding for sustainability and infrastructure projects, per Town of North Hempstead official website, https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/government/supervis

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SM

Sean Michael McCarthy

DEM

Biography

Sean McCarthy is a Port Washington Police District commissioner and a retired 33-year veteran of the Nassau County Police Department, where he commanded the Third and Sixth precincts before retiring as chief of support services, per Long Island Press.

Top Priorities

A comprehensive review of the town's Master Plan
Auditing building codes to reduce permitting delays

Per the campaign site.

Campaign site Full profile

About this race

Incumbent Supervisor Jennifer S. DeSena (Republican, Conservative) faces Sean Michael McCarthy (Democratic), a retired Nassau County Police Department veteran and Port Washington Police District commissioner, per the town's official website and Long Island Press. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Supervisor, Town of Oyster Bay

2 candidates

County ▾

JS

Joseph S. Saladino

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Joseph Saladino is the incumbent Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay, in office since January 2017, per the town's official website. He previously worked as a news anchor and reporter for a Long Island television and radio station and with a civil engineering firm. Saladino.

Top Priorities

Continued property tax cuts and freezes, and reducing town debt, per Town of Oyster Bay official website, https://oysterbaytown.com/elected-officials/supervisor
Addressing the Grumman-Navy chemical plume and protecting local waterways, per Town of Oyster Bay official website, https://oysterbaytown.com/elected-officials/

Campaign site Full profile

JT

James T. Hoyle

DEM

Biography

James Hoyle is a data analyst who works in Glen Cove and lives in Glen Head, a North Shore High School graduate who studied at Villanova and Boston University, per Long Island Press. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Top Priorities

Greater budget transparency from the town board, per Long Island Press, https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/04/07/oyster-bay-democrat-super/
Road repairs with clear timelines and contractor oversight, per Long Island Press, https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/04/07/oyster-bay-democrat-super/

About this race

Incumbent Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (Republican, Conservative), in office since January 2017, faces James T. Hoyle (Democratic), a 28-year-old Glen Head data analyst, per the town's official website and Long Island Press. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Town Clerk, Town of Oyster Bay

2 candidates

County ▾

RL

Richard L. LaMarca

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Richard LaMarca is the sitting Oyster Bay Town Clerk, elected in November 2019. He worked for more than 20 years at a Fortune 500 company, rising to vice president, and earlier served as the town's director of labor-management relations, per the town's Town Clerk page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

SG

Shreya Gupta

DEM

Biography

Shreya Gupta is the Democratic nominee for Oyster Bay Town Clerk and said she is running to restore efficiency, accountability and accessibility to the clerk's office, per Long Island Press. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

About this race

Incumbent Town Clerk Richard L. LaMarca (Republican, Conservative), first elected in 2019, faces Shreya Gupta (Democratic), per Patch coverage of the race. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

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