Riverhead Voter Guide 2026: What You Need To Know

RIVERHEAD, NY — Suffolk County residents will be heading to the polls Tuesday to elect federal, state, and local representatives and make their voices heard.

Voters will be weighing in on local elections as well as the race for governor, state comptroller, attorney general, congressional seats, and both state senate and assembly seats.

Here are the races that Riverhead residents will see on their ballots.

Governor's Race

Kathy Hochul: (Incumbent) and running mate Adrienne Adams, for Lt. Governor seat: Democratic, Working Families Party

Bruce Blakeman: (current Nassau County Executive) and running mate for the Lt. Governor seat Todd Hood: Republican, Conservative, Vote Affordable Parties

Attorney General of New York

Letitia James: (Incumbent) Democratic, Working Families Parties

Saritha Komatireddy: (Republican, Conservative Parties)

New York Comptroller

Thomas P. DiNapoli: (Incumbent): Democratic, Working Families Parties

Joseph Hernandez: (Republican, Conservative Parties)

U.S. House New York District 1

Nick LaLota: (incument) Repubican Conservative Parties

Chris Gallant (Democratic Party)

New York Senate District 1

Anthony Palumbo (incumbent) Republican, Conservative Parties

Chris Murray: Democratic, Working Families Parties

New York State Assembly District 2

Jodi Giglio: (Incumbent) Republican, Conservative Parties

Michael Szika: (Democratic Party)

Kimberly Wilder: (Voter Options Party)

Supervisor, Town of Riverhead

Jerry Halpin: (incumbent) Independent/blank running on the Dem and Taxpayers First lines.

Kenneth Rothwell: Republican, Conservative Parties

Suffolk County Clerk

Vincent Puleo: (Republican, Conservative)

Abigail Field: write-in (Democratic)

Chris Padgett: write-in (Libertarian)

Suffolk County Comptroller

Jon Estreich (Democratic)

Daniel Losquadro (Republican, Conservative)

Judicial Elections

New York State Supreme Court, 10th Judicial District (Elect 8)

Richard Ambro (Democratic, Republican)

Leonard Steinman (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)

Mary Porter (Democratic)

Joy Watson (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)

Stephen Ukeiley (Democratic)

Eric Sachs (Democratic)

William Wexler (Democratic)

John Kelly (Democratic)

Kelly Reape (Republican, Conservative)

Karen Wilutis (Republican, Conservative)

John Iliou (Republican, Conservative)

James McDonaugh (Republican, Conservative)

Mary Kate Mullen (Republican, Conservative)

Anthony Portesy (Conservative)

Suffolk County Court Judge (Elect 4)

Daniel Driscoll (Republican, Conservative)

Anthony Senft Jr. (Republican, Conservative)

Anna Acquafredda (Republican, Conservative)

James Chalifoux (Republican, Conservative)

Suffolk County Family Court Judge (Elect 3)

Frank Tantone (Republican, Conservative)

William Garbarino (Republican, Conservative)

Evan Tanenbaum (Republican, Conservative)

Polls are open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. To find your polling place, click here.