Voting sign at the Harrietstown Town Hall in Saranac Lake (Enterprise photo — Andy Flynn)

There’s a slew of local, county and state offices up for election this year. With election day exactly one month away — and early voting starting on Oct. 25 — the Enterprise has compiled a list of local offices to be filled, as well as the candidates running for those positions.

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Regional candidates

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Voters from both counties will vote on a new state Assembly member, after District 115 Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, resigned his seat halfway through his term last month. He timed it so the special election will be held on the same date as the general election.

Republican Brent Davison and Democrat Michael Cashman are both running for the state-level seat. To read more about Cashman, go to tinyurl.com/4r3fkcu2. To read more about Davison, go to tinyurl.com/29d4wk6t.

Voters will also vote for two state Supreme Court justices — current Justice Kris Singh and Chris Obstarczyk, who are both running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines.

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Franklin County offices

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All seven Franklin County legislator districts are up for reelection. Locally, Tupper Lake legislator Nedd J. Sparks is running for reelection unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines and with Democratic Saranac Lake legislator Lindy Ellis not running for reelection, Democrat Joe Shoemaker is running unopposed for the seat.

Kip Cassavaw is running unopposed on the Democratic and Conservative lines for another term as the Franklin County clerk, Frances Perry is running unopposed on the Democratic line for another term as the Franklin County treasurer and Richard F. Azar Jr. is running unopposed on the Democratic line for another term as a Franklin County coroner.

Sample ballots for all towns in Franklin County can be found at tinyurl.com/9bavuc9t.

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Essex County offices

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In Essex County, town supervisors are also the county supervisors.

District Attorney Michael P. Langey is running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Coroners Jay E. Heald and Kellie M. Valentine are running unopposed for reelection on the Republican line.

Sample ballots for all towns in Essex County can be found at tinyurl.com/45bmmzzr.

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Harrietstown

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In Harrietstown, Supervisor Jordanna Mallach is running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic line.

There is a contested four-way race for two council seats with incumbent Tracey Schrader and newcomer Doug Haney on the Democratic line and incumbent John T. Williams and newcomer Craig E. Donaldson on the Republican line. To read more about the Democratic candidates, go to tinyurl.com/5w753fxe. To read more about the Republican candidates, go to tinyurl.com/bdzz25sp.

Town Clerk Sabrina Harrison is running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic and Republican lines; Highway Superintendent Dan Martin is running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines and Justice Allan Wright is running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic and Republican lines.

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Tupper Lake

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In the town of Tupper Lake, Supervisor Rickey Dattola is running unopposed for reelection on the Republican and Conservative lines.

There is a three-way race for two council seats with incumbent John J. Gillis on the Democratic line, and newcomers Adam Boudreau and Owen Littlefield both on the Republican and Conservative lines. To read more about the candidates for Tupper Lake elections, go to tinyurl.com/4362shzn.

In the village of Tupper Lake, Mayor Mary Fontana is running unopposed for reelection on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Newcomers Brasen LaVassaur and David Plummer are both running for trustee seats unopposed on the Republican line.

Town Justice Leonard F. Young III is running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines to fill the remainder of the village justice’s unexpired term as the village and town consolidate their courts into one.

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North Elba

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In North Elba, Councilman Richard Preston is running unopposed for supervisor on the Republican and Democratic lines.

Incumbent Councilman Jason Leon is running unopposed on the Democratic and independent “North Elba United” lines. Newcomer Jack Moulton is also running unopposed for the council on the Democratic and Republican lines.

There is no one on the ballot for the vacant town justice position.

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Wilmington

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In Wilmington, Supervisor Favor Smith will appear on the ballot on the Republican and independent “Honesty” lines, but he announced his retirement in August. Councilman Timothy John Follos is running for supervisor on the independent “Peoples” line.

There is a four-way race for two council seats with Karl von Entress on the Republican line, Hanna Cromie and Randy Winch on the independent “Peoples” line and Mindy Goddeau on the independent “Truth” line.

There is a four-way race for highway superintendent with incumbent Louis P. Adregna on the Republican and independent “Commitment” lines, Cameron Grady on the independent “Progress” line and Darren Lawrence on the independent “Better Roads” line.

Clerk and Tax Collector Dawn Stevens is running unopposed for reelection on the Republican and independent “Heart” lines.

There is no one on the ballot for two vacant assessor positions, one of which is an unexpired term.

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St. Armand

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In St. Armand, Supervisor Davina Thurston is running for reelection unopposed on the independent “Voice of Reason” line.

Councilman John Paul O’Neil is running for reelection unopposed on the Republican line. Newcomer Raymond Tempestilli is also running for council unopposed on the Conservative line.

Town Clerk Raine DeLancett is running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic line.

Highway Superintendent Douglas E. Snickles Jr. is running for reelection unopposed on the Republican and independent “Top Dog” lines.

Tax Collector Jennifer L. Fuller is running for reelection unopposed on the Republican line.

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Keene

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In Keene, there is a contested supervisor race between incumbent Joe Pete Wilson on the Democratic line and Roger Y. Allen on the Republican and independent “High Peaks” lines.

Councilmembers Robert Biesemeyer and Teresa Cheetham-Palen are running unopposed for reelection on the Democratic line. Biesemeyer is also on the independent “Liberty” line.

There is no one on the ballot for the vacant town clerk/tax collector position.

Newcomer Ryan Hall is running unopposed for highway superintendent on the Republican and independent “Integrity” party lines.

Town Justice Barbara Dwyer is running unopposed for reelection on the Democratic line.

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Brighton

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In Brighton, town Supervisor Peter Shrope is running unopposed for reelection on the Democratic and Conservative lines.

Councilmembers Amber McKernan and Steven Tucker are running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic line.

Highway Superintendent Andy Crary is running unopposed on the Democratic and Conservative lines.

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Franklin

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In Franklin, town Supervisor Dorothy Brown is running unopposed for reelection on the Democratic and Republican lines.

There is a contested race for town clerk and tax collector between Veronica LeFebvre on the Democratic line and Amy McCormick on the Republican line.

Councilmembers Susan Alexander and Ann Marie Nightengale-Duprey are both running unopposed for reelection on both the Republican and Democratic lines.

Highway Superintendent Jacques J. DeMars is running unopposed for reelection on the Democratic, Republican and Integrity lines.

Town Justice Roger Symonds Sr. is running for reelection unopposed on the Democratic and Republican lines.

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Santa Clara

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In Santa Clara, Councilman Curtis Reynolds is running unopposed for town supervisor on the Republican line.

There is a contested three-way race for two councilmember seats with Alexandria Lexi Bevilacqua and Marcel Mickey Webb on the Republican line and Tyler Ellithorpe on the independent “Tippy Canoe” line. All three are newcomers to the board.

Town Clerk and Tax Collector Laurie McGill is running unopposed for reelection on the Republican line.

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Jay

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In Jay, there is a contested race for supervisor, with incumbent Matthew Stanley on the Democratic and independent “Stronger Jay” lines and newcomer Daniel Mark Deyoe on the Republican and independent “Citizens” lines.

There is a four-way race for two council seats with newcomer Robin Licari and incumbent Knut Sauer on the Democratic and independent “Vision for Jay” lines, incumbent Stephen L. Forbes on the Republican and independent “People’s Choice” lines, and newcomer Archie R. Depo on the independent “Peoples” line.

Town Clerk Carol Greenley Hackel is running unopposed for reelection on the Republican line.

Highway Superintendent Chris Sorrell is running unopposed for reelection on the Democratic line.

Tax Collector Lori Ducharme is running unopposed for reelection on the Republican line.

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Write-ins

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A number of races — particularly in Essex County — have write-in candidates who will not appear on the ballot but are running in both competitive and uncontested races.

As many as nine towns in Essex County could have at least one write-in campaign — an unprecedentedly high number.

This includes campaigns for town supervisor in Willsboro, Wilmington and Ticonderoga, and candidates for town council in Chesterfield and Wilmington. Wilmington is also expected to have a write-in campaign for assessor and a retired Lake Placid lawyer has announced a write-in campaign for town justice, after both seats had no petitions filed.

There were also no petitions filed for clerk in the town of Keene and assessor in the town of Essex, so there might also be write-in campaigns for those roles.

To read more about the write-in candidates, go to tinyurl.com/4az8hrhf.

To vote for a write-in candidate, look at the top of the ballot to find the position you want to vote for, go to the bottom of the page where a “write-in” section is clearly marked, and write a name inside the box. New York clarifies that what matters in a write-in is “voter intent,” which means it doesn’t matter if names are misspelled as long as election workers can tell who you mean.

Any markings on the ballot need to be inside the box — the machine won’t read anything outside the box.

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Truncated terms?

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Because of a still-disputed new state law shifting the elections in odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, some elected officials may have reduced terms after winning office this year.

This law is currently being challenged in court, with a decision expected after Oct. 14. If it is upheld, even-year elections would start next year.

Because of this, if an office is to be elected for a two-year term this year, the winner would only get a one-year term and need to run again next year, in an even year. This would cut their term in half. If the office is to be elected for a four-year term this year, they would only get a three-year term and need to run again in 2028. This would cut their term by one-quarter.

It would mostly affect town offices — town supervisor, town board members, town clerk and highway superintendent — as well as a couple of county offices — county executive, comptroller and legislator.

It would not apply to village offices, school boards, sheriffs, county clerks, district attorneys and a range of judge positions. Also, seats with three-year terms would be exempt.

To read more about this law and which offices would be affected, go to tinyurl.com/zmvh6sf8.

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For more information on how to register to vote, when voting will take place, applying for absentee ballots and other deadlines to participate in local elections, go to https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2025/10/everything-you-need-to-know-about-voting/