The WNY guide to the 2020 elections

Everything a western New Yorker needs to know about the 2020 elections can be found below:

To find polling locations in other counties, click the links below:

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all voters are eligible for an absentee ballot this year. Through October 27, you can download a request here.

Below, click on the title of each county to be directed to that county’s board of elections.

List of races and candidates

President of the U.S.

Donald Trump (r)

Joe Biden (d)

Jo Jorgensen (l)

Howie Hawkins (g)

Vice President of the U.S.

Mike Pence (r)

Kamala Harris (d)

Spike Cohen (l)

Angela Walker (g)

Representative in Congress 23rd District

Tracy Mitrano – (dem, wf)

Tom Reed – (r, c, i)

Andrew Kolstee – Lib

Representative in Congress 26th District

Brian Higgins – (d,w)

Ricky Donovan Sr. (r)

Michael Raleigh (g)

Representative in Congress 27th District

Nathan McMurray (d, wf)

Chris Jacobs (r, c, I)

Duane Whitmer (Lib)

New York State Senator 57th District

Frank Puglisi (d)

George Borrello (r)

New York State Senator 59th District

Jason Klimek – D

Patrick Gallivan –R, c, i

New York State Senator 60th District

Sean Ryan – D

Joshua Mertzlufft – R

New York State Senator 61st District

Jacqualine Berger – D

Edward Rath III – R, C, I, SAM

New York State Assembly District 139

Stephen Hawley – R, C Ind

Mark Glogowski – LBT

New York State Assembly District 140

William Conrad, III (dem, wor, ind)

Robert Pecoraro (rep, con)

Anthony Baney (Gre)

New York State Assembly District 141

Crystal Peoples – D

Sean Miles – R

New York State Assembly District 142

Patrick Burke – D

Matthew Szalkowski – R

New York State Assembly District 143

Monica Piga Wallace – D

Frank Smierciak II – R

New York State Assembly District 146

Karen McMahon (dem, wor)

Robin Wolfgang (rep, con , ind)

Ruben Cartagena, Jr. (gre)

New York State Assembly District 148

W. Ross Scott (d)

Joseph Giglio (r)

New York State Assembly District 149

Jonathan Rivera – D

Joseph Totaro – R

New York State Assembly District 150

Christina Cardinale (d)

Andrew Goodell (r)

Supreme Court Justice – 8th Judicial District

Amy Martoche (dem, wor)

Gerald Greenan, III (rep, con, ind)

Erie County

Lancaster Councilman

Michael Wozniak (D, C, I)

Dawn Gaczewski (R)

Newstead Councilman

Adam Burg (d,c)

Patricia Pope (r, i)

Niagara County

Niagara County Court Judge

Caroline Wojtaszek (dem, rep, gre, ind sam)

Michael Benedict (con, wor, lbt)

Niagara County District Attorney

Brian Seaman (rep, ind, con, lbt)

John Ceretto II (dem, wor)

Niagara County Sheriff

Brian Grear (working)

Michael Filicetti (dem, rep, con, lbt, ind)

Hartland Proposition 1

Should the office of the tax collector in the Town of Hartland be abolished, and the powers and duties of that office transferred to the clerk?

Royalton Proposition 1

Should the town code of the Town of Royalton be amended to extend the length of the term of the office of the Town Supervisor from 2 years to 4 years, commencing January 1 2022?

Royalton Proposition 2

Should the town code of the Town of Royalton be amended to extend the length of the term of the office of the Town Highway Superintendent from 2 years to 4 years commencing January 1, 2022?

Chautauqua County

Chautauqua County Executive

Richard Morrisroe – D

Paul Wendel Jr – R

Chautauqua County District Attorney

Patrick Swanson – D

Jason Schmidt – R

Chautauqua County Legislator District 1

Phillip Collier (d)

Kevin Muldowney (r)

Chautauqua County Legislator District 10

Zachary Agett – D

Kenneth Lawton – R

Brocton Village Trustee (vote for 2)

Carol Horlacher – D

Craig Miller – R

Mark Belcher – R

Fredonia Village Trustee

EvaDawn Bashaw – D

John Sedota – R

Cattaraugus County

City of Olean Alderman Ward 1

Linda Witt (d)

Lawrence Bennion, Jr. (r)

City of Salamanca Mayor

Ronald Ball (r)

Sandra Magiera (d)

City of Salamanca Ward 4

Paul Myers (d)

Gary Wind (r)

City of Salamanca Ward 5

Kenneth Nary (ABC)

Janet Koch (d)

Freedom Councilman

Arthur Baker (d)

Robert Morgan (r)

Freedom Justice

Kara Brunner (d,r)

Jennifer Lynn Daugherty (c, wf)

Little Valley Town Justice

Vance Hess, III (d)

Christine Wrona (r)

Napoli Councilman

Jeffrey Stacey, Sr. (r)

Jack Fuller (tax cut)

Genesee County

Genesee County Sheriff

David Krzemien – D

William Sheron Jr. – R

City of Batavia Councilman at Large

Samuel DiSalvo – D

Jeremy Karas – R

Town of Alabama Town Council

Terry Thompson – D

Kevin Veazey – R

Pavilion Town Highway Superintendent

Todd Hackett – Pavilion Roads

James Cleveland – R, Ind

Orleans County

Orleans County Clerk

Diane Shampine – C

Nadine Hanlon – R

Murray Superintendent of Highways

Dirk Lammes, Jr. – R, C

James DeFilipps – I

Allegany County

Wirt Councilman

Christie Miller

Darla Ostrum

Angelica Proposition 1

In accordance with the terms of the Amended Host Community Agreement between Hyland Facility Associates and the Town of Angelica, dated December 27, 1999, as amended in February 14, 2005, shall the Hyland Project be expanded to include an additional 107 acres of cell area, which will trigger increased host fees to the Town and produce approximately $65,000,000 of additional revenue to the Town and approximately $13,000,000 of revenue to the Village of Angelica over the life of the facility? Yes or No