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Long Island Voters Guide for election on Nov. 3, 2026
The race for Governor may have top billing in this election, but over 100 other candidates want your vote, too. See who else is on your ballot, where they stand on the issues and see when and where to vote.
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Election Day 2026: What's open, what's closed
Some essential government functions are shuttered today as voters head to the polls.
MORE ON THIS TOPICLong Island Voters Guide 2026: NYS, Nassau and Suffolk county elections
Applications open for NYS home heating rebate program
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Hochul rallies supporters in Suffolk, Blakeman in Queens as campaigns make final push
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Long Island's House races factor into national battle for control
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NY AG election: Letitia James and Saritha Komatireddy make case to voters
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Where Hochul, Blakeman stand on the issues
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Who's watching LI polls for fraud and intimidation
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Town supervisor candidate changed voting address from demolished home before Election Day
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DiNapoli, Hernandez face off in state comptroller race
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Latino voters on LI split on immigration policies as gubernatorial election looms
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Suffolk won't buy 'I Voted' stickers
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Key Hochul-Blakeman battleground areas: Here's what to know
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Hochul responds to Nicki Minaj attacks: 'Get outside'
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Nassau's proposed $4.6B budget shows 'strained' fiscal future, watchdog says
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Here's a look at 6 state Senate/Assembly races to watch on LI
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A deeper look at early voting numbers
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Hochul widens lead over Blakeman to 14 points, Siena poll says
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Write-in campaign mounting for Hamptons supervisor race
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Inflation. ICE. Bitter politics: What's driving Gen Z voters across LI to cast their ballot.
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You get a check! And you get a check! Hochul and Trump deploying election tactic.
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How hard will Democrats go after Trump if they take the House? Jeffries, LI lawmakers weigh in.
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House Speaker Johnson headlines LI rally in bid to boost GOP's hopes in midterms
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Hochul asks Trump for federal recovery funds after LI nor'easter
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Hochul has 10 times more cash than Blakeman in final stretch of race
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Blakeman, Hochul tout public safety bona fides at separate events
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More Democrats than Republicans cast ballots on LI in first weekend of early voting
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Here are 5 supervisor elections to watch on LI
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LI congressional districts seen as key battlegrounds
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'I hope it's going to be much better'
Rising costs and labor shortages, made worse by deportation, are battering restaurants all over Long Island.. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.
MORE ON THIS TOPICDeportation crackdown latest blow to struggling LI restaurant industry
'High cost of living is taking center stage'
'Will I be the target because of my skin color?'
'I don't know him personally'
National politics
Midterms may bring in wave of historic firsts for some states and the country
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Establishment candidates John E. Sununu and Chris Pappas pitch change in New Hampshire Senate race
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Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results
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Crowley looks to make history in Wisconsin governor's race against Trump ally Tiffany
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Trump's agenda meets the ballot box as states vote on abortion, redistricting and voter ID mandates
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A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day
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South Carolina Senate race gets unexpectedly close after Lindsey Graham's sister Darline stumbles
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Voters to decide Alaska Senate race roiled in final days by litigation, allegations of dirty tricks
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Jolly tests Florida's status as conservative stronghold in governor's race against Donalds
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Iowa governor's race between Rob Sand and Zach Lahn tests Republicans' grip on state government
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Trump and affordability loom over California governor's race between Becerra and Hilton
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Republicans' grip on Texas is on the line in a close US Senate race between Paxton, Talarico
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Democrats seek to flip Nevada governor's seat in a key test for the party's chances in 2028
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Veteran politicians Sherrod Brown, Jon Husted compete for Ohio Senate seat once held by Vance
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Voters to decide Ohio governor's race after Vivek Ramaswamy ran ad featuring Amy Acton's mother
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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers duel for key Michigan Senate seat
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Roy Cooper looks to flip North Carolina Senate seat by defeating Republican Michael Whatley
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Kansas Democrats hope Adam Hamilton can harness Trump fatigue to oust Republican Sen. Roger Marshall
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican survivor, tries to defend seat against Democrat Troy Jackson
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Sen. Jon Ossoff tries to hold key Georgia seat for Democrats against Republican Rep. Mike Collins
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'We just gotta get back to being America'
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'I hope it's going to be much better'
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'Will I be the target because of my skin color?'
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'Disregard for care'
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'We have to return our streets back to normalcy'
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'My reaction to the report is outrage'
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'I would struggle'
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'Just foolishness'
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'We can expect negative repercussions'
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'It would be an uphill climb'
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