Following a strong early voting turnout across Rockland County, Election Day is finally here
The Race Is On: Rockland County Heads to the Polls on Election Day
Following a strong early voting turnout across Rockland County, Election Day is finally here. Early voting ran from October 24 through November 1, with Rockland seeing an 81% increase in early voting compared to the 2022 midterm election.
Today, Tuesday, November 3, voters across Rockland County are heading to the polls to decide a packed ballot that stretches from the race for governor and one of the most closely watched congressional contests in the country to State Senate, Assembly, judicial, and local town races.
Here is a breakdown of the races voters will see on their ballots across Rockland County.
Governor: Governor Kathy Hochul is seeking another term against Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive. Lieutenant Governor Adrienne Adams is running against Republican Todd Hood.
State Comptroller: State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is seeking reelection against Republican Joseph Hernandez.
Attorney General: Attorney General Letitia James is seeking reelection against Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy.
Congress: The congressional race is the same for voters throughout Rockland County. All of Rockland is part of New York’s 17th Congressional District, where Republican Congressman Mike Lawler is seeking reelection against Democratic challenger Cait Conley. The district includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, along with portions of Westchester and Dutchess counties, and the race has drawn national attention as one of the country’s most competitive contests for control of the House of Representatives.
State Senate: One of the most contested races in Rockland County this year is in the 38th State Senate District, where incumbent Republican State Senator Bill Weber is seeking reelection against Democrat Joe Rand, the mayor of Nyack.
Nearly all of Rockland County, including the entire Town of Ramapo, is part of the 38th District. The district covers Ramapo, Clarkstown, Haverstraw, and most of Orangetown. Stony Point is the exception in Rockland, falling into the 40th State Senate District, where Democratic State Senator Peter Harckham is facing Republican Sergio Esposito.
State Assembly: The Assembly map is divided even further, with four different State Assembly districts covering portions of Rockland County.
For much of the Monsey area, the most closely watched race is in the 97th Assembly District, as longtime Askan and Democratic Assemblyman Aron Wieder is seeking a second term. Wieder is facing Republican Rob Bonomolo. The 97th District includes portions of Ramapo, including areas around Monsey, Chestnut Ridge, Spring Valley, New Square, and New Hempstead, as well as portions of Orangetown.
Not every Ramapo voter, however, is in the 97th District. Western portions of the town, including areas around Airmont, Suffern, Montebello, Sloatsburg, and Hillburn, fall into the 98th Assembly District. Republican Assemblyman Karl Brabenec is seeking another term there and is running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines. The district crosses the county line into Orange County and also includes communities including Port Jervis, Warwick, Tuxedo, Deerpark, Greenville, Minisink, Mount Hope, and portions of Monroe.
Elsewhere in Rockland, the 96th Assembly District covers all of Clarkstown and Haverstraw, along with a portion of Orangetown. Democratic Assemblyman Patrick Carroll is seeking reelection against Republican Brett Yagel. The 99th Assembly District covers all of Stony Point before extending into Orange County, where Democratic Assemblyman Christopher Eachus is facing Republican Richard Vargus.
Town Elections: At the town level, several familiar officials are seeking reelection. In Ramapo, Town Supervisor Michael Specht and Highway Superintendent Fredric Brinn are both running unopposed. Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips Jr., Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny, and Stony Point Supervisor Amy Conklin-Stamm are also seeking new terms without opposition.
In Clarkstown, Town Supervisor George Hoehmann is running for reelection against Eugene Bondar, while Highway Superintendent Bob Milone is seeking another term against Robert Sambevski. Voters in Clarkstown will also decide four Town Council seats, along with the race for town clerk.
