Ballots for residents will include local races, as well as races for statewide offices, the state legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will seek a second four-year term running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines. She faces a challenge from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman running on the Republican, Conservative and Vote Affordable party lines.

State Attorney General Letitia James, seeking a third four-year running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines, faces a challenge from former federal prosecutor and DEA chief of staff Saritha Komatireddy, running on the Republican and Conservative lines.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, seeking a fifth four-year term and holding the Democratic and Working Families party lines, will face entrepreneur and Wall Street financier Joseph Hernandez running on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Early voting began statewide on Saturday, Oct. 24 and ends Sunday Nov. 1. The Ellenville Public Library is an early voting station and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thursday Oct. 29 when they will be open from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. For polling locations and hours for Election Day voting on Nov. 3, check with the Ulster County Board of Elections at https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/.

Local races, many uncontested, include:

US Congress -

District 18

Pat Ryan (D, Working Families) Incumbent, Jackie Mary Auringer (R,C)

US Congress -

District 19

Josh Riley (D) Incumbent, Peter Oberacker (R)

State Senate -

District 51

Christopher Tague (R, C), Michelle Frazier (D, Working Families)

State Assembly -

District 101

Brian M. Maher (R & C) Incumbent. Unopposed.

State Assembly -

District 103

Sarahana Shrestha (D) Incumbent. Santos Lopez (R)

Ulster County Sheriff

Juan Figueroa (D) Incumbent. Unopposed.

Ulster County Legislators

District 13 - Town of Shawangunk

Richard T. Walls (R,C) Incumbent, Adrienne Gelfand-Perrine (D)

District 14 - Towns of Wawarsing and Shawangunk

Craig Lopez (R) Incumbent. Unopposed.

District 15 - Village of Ellenville and Town of Wawarsing.

T.J. Briggs (D) Incumbent. Unopposed.

District 19 - Towns of Marbletown and Rosendale.

Lindsey Grossman (D) Incumbent. Daniel P Glaser (R,C)

Town of Wawarsing

Town Board: Victoria Messner (D). Unopposed.

Town Board: John Gavaris (D). Unopposed.

Town of Marbletown

Highway Superintendent: Scott Hikade (D) Incumbent. Unopposed.

Marbletown Proposition: “Shall the Town of Marbletown abolish the elective office of Superintendent of Highways and authorize the Town Board to create a Department of Public Works, to be administered by a Commissioner of Public Works appointed by the Town Board, who shall assume the powers and duties previously vested in the Superintendent of Highways, together with such additional duties as may be assigned by the Town Board?”

Town of Rochester

Supervisor: Erin Enouen (D) Incumbent. Tom Warg (R)

Highway Superintendent: Charlotte Smiseth (D, Working Families), Richard Smith Jr. (R,C)

Town Board: Lene Fornino (R,C), Christian Wulf (D)

Town of Crawford

Supervisor: Michael J. Menendez (R,C) Unopposed.

Clerk: Jessica M. Kempter (R,C) Unopposed.

Highway Superintendent: Russell R. Futrell (R) Unopposed.

Town of Mamakating

Supervisor: Viktor Gjelaj (R) Peter C. Goodman (D,C)

Highway Superintendent: Tom Morrow (R) Incumbent.

Ward 1: Michael Robbins (R) Unopposed.

Ward 2: Gary Forthoffer (R,C) Unopposed.

Ward 3: Matthew P. Mordas (D,C) Incumbent. Dino Orfanos (R)

Ward 4: Robert F. Rogers (R) Incumbent. Kalin P. Moon (D, Mamakating United)

Ward 5: James Post (R,C), Leslie Ocasio (D, Mamakating United)

Ward 6: Tyler Wood (R,C) Unopposed.

Village of Bloomingburg

Mayor: Eziel Fleischman (R), Moshe Smilowitz (Yetev Lev)