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Essex County Board of Supervisors

Essex County Board of Supervisors

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Population
36,438
2024 president
Harris +0.5
Harris 50.1% · Trump 49.6%
Party in majority
Republicans (1,926–452 weighted votes)
County budget
$138 million
County Manager
J. Michael Mascarenas
Seats contested
20%
2 of 10 seats on the ballot

Republican-held seats worth 461 weighted votes are contested this year. Democrats would need to flip 975 weighted votes to gain control, so control can't change in 2026.

SeatCurrent memberWeighted vote2026 race
ChesterfieldClayton J. Barber R199Seat not up for election
Crown PointClayton D. Menser, Sr. R164Seat not up for election
ElizabethtownCathleen Reusser-Bradley R99Unopposed
Cathleen A. Reusser RD
EssexKen Hughes I51Unopposed
Kenneth I. Hughes O
JayMatthew Stanley D201Seat not up for election
KeeneJoe Pete Wilson D94Seat not up for election
LewisTimothy J. Pierce R104Seat not up for election
MinervaStephen R. McNally D64Seat not up for election
MoriahMatthew J. Brassard R365Unopposed
Matthew Brassard R
NewcombMary D. Lamphear R34Unopposed
Mary D. Lamphear RO
North ElbaRichard Preston R461Contested
Fred Balzac D vs. Richard M. Preston R
North HudsonChris T. Clark R23Seat not up for election
SchroonMargaret (Meg) Wood I152Unopposed
Meg Wood O
St. ArmandDavina Thurston I119Seat not up for election
TiconderogaJames F. O'Bryan R369Unopposed
James F. O'Bryan R
WestportMichael K. Tyler R108Unopposed
Michael K. Tyler RO
WillsboroTracie McGill I153Unopposed
Tracie L. McGill O
WilmingtonTimothy J. Follos D93Contested
Tim Follos DO vs. Cliff F. Holzer II RO