New York · County legislature elections · November 3, 2026

Who Runs New York's Counties and Which Seats Are Up for Grabs?

990local lawmaking seats
471on the ballot Nov. 3
213of those contested (45%)
13bodies where control could change

New York's County Lawmaking Bodies

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DemocratRepublicanConservativeIndependentFaded: no contested race in 2026
OtsegoCould flip
D 7 · R 7
6 of 14 seats up in 2026 contested
NassauCould flip
D 8 · R 11
19 of 19 seats up in 2026 contested
OnondagaCould flip
D 10 · R 7
17 of 17 seats up in 2026 contested
SaratogaCould flip
D 7 · R 16
8 of 14 seats up in 2026 contested
DutchessCould flip
D 15 · R 10
17 of 25 seats up in 2026 contested
WarrenCould flip
D 7 · R 12 · Ind. 1
6 of 13 seats up in 2026 contested
ChautauquaCould flip
D 7 · R 12
13 of 19 seats up in 2026 contested
ErieCould flip
D 7 · R 4
5 of 11 seats up in 2026 contested
BroomeCould flip
D 5 · R 10
7 of 15 seats up in 2026 contested
OswegoCould flip
D 7 · R 18
16 of 25 seats up in 2026 contested
NiagaraCould flip
D 4 · R 11
12 of 15 seats up in 2026 contested
St. LawrenceCould flip
D 3 · R 12
8 of 15 seats up in 2026 contested
WestchesterCould flip
D 15 · R 2
12 of 17 seats up in 2026 contested
Chemung
D 2 · R 13
7 of 15 seats up in 2026 contested
Ulster
D 19 · R 4
10 of 23 seats up in 2026 contested
Putnam
D 1 · R 8
3 of 3 seats up in 2026 contested
Oneida
D 8 · R 15
7 of 23 seats up in 2026 contested
Delaware
D 4 · R 15
5 of 15 seats up in 2026 contested
Schuyler
D 1 · R 7
2 of 2 seats up in 2026 contested
Seneca
D 2 · R 12
3 of 6 seats up in 2026 contested
Jefferson
R 15
3 of 15 seats up in 2026 contested
Lewis
R 10
2 of 10 seats up in 2026 contested
Schoharie
D 2 · R 13 · C 1
3 of 14 seats up in 2026 contested
Orleans
D 1 · R 6
1 of 7 seats up in 2026 contested
Ontario
D 10 · R 11
3 of 7 seats up in 2026 contested
Wayne
R 15
2 of 7 seats up in 2026 contested
Columbia
D 13 · R 10
3 of 11 seats up in 2026 contested
Washington
D 3 · R 11 · Ind. 3
2 of 16 seats up in 2026 contested
Hamilton
R 9
1 of 6 seats up in 2026 contested
Essex
D 4 · R 10 · Ind. 4
2 of 10 seats up in 2026 contested
Madison
D 3 · R 16
2 of 8 seats up in 2026 contested
Chenango
D 4 · R 17 · C 1 · Ind. 1
2 of 19 seats up in 2026 contested
Wyoming
D 2 · R 13 · Ind. 1
1 of 5 seats up in 2026 contested
Herkimer
D 1 · R 16
1 of 17 seats up in 2026 contested
Albany
D 30 · R 8 · C 1
1 of 2 seats up in 2026 contested
New York City
D 46 · R 5
1 of 1 seats up in 2026 contested
Livingston
D 1 · R 16
0 of 4 seats up in 2026 contested
Tioga
D 1 · R 8
0 of 1 seats up in 2026 contested
Fulton
D 1 · R 19
0 of 2 seats up in 2026 contested
Cattaraugus
R 15
0 of 1 seats up in 2026 contested
Rensselaer
D 8 · R 11
0 of 1 seats up in 2026 contested
Orange
D 10 · R 10 · Ind. 1
0 of 1 seats up in 2026 contested
Suffolk
D 7 · R 11
No seats up in 2026
Monroe
D 18 · R 11
No seats up in 2026
Rockland
D 12 · R 5
No seats up in 2026
Schenectady
D 13 · R 2
No seats up in 2026
Tompkins
D 13 · R 3
No seats up in 2026
Steuben
D 3 · R 14
No seats up in 2026
Sullivan
D 5 · R 4
No seats up in 2026
Clinton
D 4 · R 6
No seats up in 2026
Cayuga
D 5 · R 3 · C 1 · Ind. 2
No seats up in 2026
Genesee
D 1 · R 8
No seats up in 2026
Montgomery
D 2 · R 7
No seats up in 2026
Greene
D 2 · R 11 · C 1
No seats up in 2026
Allegany
R 15
No seats up in 2026
Franklin
D 4 · R 3
No seats up in 2026
Cortland
D 7 · R 10
No seats up in 2026
Yates
D 1 · R 12 · Ind. 1
No seats up in 2026

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Partisan makeup of each county's legislature

Shaded by the share of seats held by each party (weighted votes where a body weights them by population). Select a county to jump to its legislature, members and 2026 races.

AlbanyAlleganyNew York CityBroomeCattaraugusCayugaChautauquaChemungChenangoClintonColumbiaCortlandDelawareDutchessErieEssexFranklinFultonGeneseeGreeneHamiltonHerkimerJeffersonNew York CityLewisLivingstonMadisonMonroeMontgomeryNassauNew York CityNiagaraOneidaOnondagaOntarioOrangeOrleansOswegoOtsegoPutnamNew York CityRensselaerNew York CityRocklandSt. LawrenceSaratogaSchenectadySchoharieSchuylerSenecaSteubenSuffolkSullivanTiogaTompkinsUlsterWarrenWashingtonWayneWestchesterWyomingYates
Democratic share of seats
All D50%All R
Share of seats (or weighted votes) held by Democrats and Republicans; independents excluded.