CHENANGO COUNTY – Voters will choose candidates for governor, congress, NY attorney general, legislature and local offices on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. throughout Chenango County. Voting locations and candidates are listed below by town.

Contested local races include supervisor elections in Afton, Pharsalia and Preston, highway superintendent elections in Norwich, Otselic and Plymouth and two separate town board vacancies in Otselic. Voters in Lincklaen, New Berlin and Smithville will also decide proposals affecting how town offices are filled or how long officials serve.

Early voting ended Sunday, Nov. 1. Election Day voters must now participate at their assigned local polling places.

Monday, Nov. 2, is the final day to apply in person for an absentee or early mail ballot. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by the Chenango County Board of Elections by Nov. 10. Ballots may also be delivered to the board or a Chenango County polling place by the close of polls Tuesday.

The Board of Elections is located in the basement of the county office building at 5 Court St. in Norwich and can be reached at 607-337-1760.

State, federal and county races

Governor and lieutenant governor: Bruce A. Blakeman and Todd Hood appear on the Republican, Conservative and Vote Affordable lines. Incumbent Gov. Kathy C. Hochul and Adrienne E. Adams appear on the Democratic and Working Families lines.

Comptroller: Thomas P. DiNapoli appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines; Joseph Hernandez appears on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Attorney general: Saritha Komatireddy appears on the Republican and Conservative lines;  Letitia A. James appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines.

19th Congressional District: All Chenango County voters choose between Josh Riley, on the Democratic and Working Families lines, and Peter K. Oberacker, on the Republican and Conservative lines.

51st Senate District: Christopher W. Tague appears on the Republican and Conservative lines;  Michele Frazier appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines.

53rd Senate District: Joseph A. Griffo appears on the Republican and Conservative lines;  Mandi Drake appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines.

121st Assembly District: Joe Angelino appears on the Republican and Conservative lines;  Vicki Davis appears on the Democratic line.

131st Assembly District: Mark Benjamin appears on the Republican and Conservative lines.  Phillip Fleming appears on the Democratic line.

County treasurer: Erik Scrivener, a Republican, is the only candidate on the ballot for a four-year term.

Local Senate and Assembly Districts

The county’s sample ballots place the city of Norwich and the towns of Afton, Bainbridge, Coventry, Greene, Guilford, Norwich and Oxford in the 51st Senate District and 121st Assembly District.

Columbus, New Berlin, North Norwich, Plymouth, Preston, Sherburne and Smyrna are in the 53rd Senate District and 121st Assembly District.

German, Lincklaen, McDonough, Otselic, Pharsalia, Pitcher and Smithville are in the 53rd Senate District and 131st Assembly District.

Local candidates and polling places

The following list includes those seeking office and placed on Chenango County’s sample ballots.

Party and ballot-line abbreviations are D for Democratic, R for Republican and C for Conservative.

All polling locations below are open Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Afton: Supervisor: John Lawrence (R) and Jason H. Wicks (Afton First). Polling place: Afton Town Hall, 204A County Road 36, Afton.

Bainbridge: Supervisor: Dolores Nabinger (D). Polling place: Bainbridge Town Hall, 15 N. Main St., Bainbridge.

Columbus: Supervisor: Charles Edmonds (For the People). Clerk: Elizabeth Vermeulen (Columbus Clerk). Highway superintendent: Kevin D. Cross (R). Polling place: Town of Columbus Courtroom, 4340 State Highway 80, Columbus.

Coventry: Supervisor: Cammie Wyckoff (Forward Movement). Highway superintendent: Richard Granger (Better Roads). Polling place: Coventry Town Hall, 1839 State Highway 235, Coventry.

German: Supervisor: Patricia Pittsley (D). Clerk: Ellen Maroney (D). Council member, one-year vacancy: Michele McDonald (R). Justice: Morgan Feliciano (German Justice). Polling place: German Town Hall, 206 County Road 5, German.

Greene: No town offices on the ballot. State, federal and county races remain on the ballot. Polling place: Church of the Immaculate Conception, 1180 State Highway 206, Greene; districts 1 and 2.

Guilford: Supervisor: Gilda P. Ward (R, Common Sense). Clerk: Jodie M. Ives (R). Polling place: Guilford Town Hall, 223 Marble Road, Guilford.

Lincklaen: No town offices on the ballot. Voters will decide a highway superintendent proposition, in addition to state, federal and county races. Polling place: Lincklaen Town Hall, 651 Union Valley-Lincklaen Road, Lincklaen.

McDonough: Supervisor: Raymond E. Wakefield Jr. (R). Clerk: Shirley R. Cook (R). Highway superintendent: Todd Tefft (R). Justice: no printed candidate. Polling place: McDonough Town Hall, 1178 County Road 5, McDonough.

New Berlin: Supervisor: Wendy Rifanburg (C). Justice: no printed candidate. Two town propositions are also on the ballot. Polling place: Chobani Community Center, 75 S. Main St., New Berlin.

North Norwich: Supervisor: Robert E. Wansor (R). Polling place: North Norwich Town Hall, 188 County Road 23, North Norwich.

Norwich city: No city offices on the ballot. State, federal and county races remain on the ballot. Polling place: Guernsey Memorial Library, 3 Court St., Norwich; all six wards.

Norwich town: Supervisor: Stanley D. Foulds (R). Clerk: Amy A. Winton (R). Highway superintendent: Barry D. Christophersen (R) and Tim Laughlin (Vote for Tim). Tax collector: Theodore W. Guinn (R). Polling place: Norwich Town Hall, 157 County Road 32A, Norwich; districts 1 and 2.

Otselic: Supervisor: Michael Foor-Pessin (D, R). Clerk: Cynthia J. Neal (D, R). Council member, two-year vacancy: Linda Bailey (D) and Kevin A. Whritenour (R). Council member, one-year vacancy: Cal Hite (D) and Sarah Grisolini (R). Highway superintendent: Jeffrey Forrest (D, R) and Jay R. Anderson (JAY). Polling place: Otselic Town Hall, 133 County Road 13, South Otselic.

Oxford: Supervisor: Alan Davis (R). Clerk: Mary Olmsted (Mary 4 Clerk). Justice: Susan Ross (R). Polling place: Oxford Firehouse, 20 Main St., Oxford; districts 1 and 2.

Pharsalia: Supervisor: Jeremiah Micklas (D), with Jason Storrs running a write-in campaign, as previously reported by The Evening Sun. Clerk: no printed candidate. Highway superintendent: Thomas Slate (D). Polling place: Pharsalia Town Hall, 1040 County Road 8, East Pharsalia.

Pitcher: Supervisor: Jeffrey B. Blanchard (R). Polling place: Pitcher Town Hall, 145 Town Hall Road, Pitcher.

Plymouth: Supervisor: Timothy Manwarren (R, Moving Forward). Council member, one-year vacancy: Tameka L. Leib (Citizens). Highway superintendent: Louis Redenback (R, Progress) and Brett Wightman (C). Polling place: Plymouth Fire Station, 3461 State Highway 23, South Plymouth.

Preston: Supervisor: Eileen Gyles Andrews (D, We the People) and Steven Jon Palmatier (R). Clerk: Jennifer Funk (R). Highway superintendent: Daniel L. Franklin (R). Justice: Andrew Wheatley (Preston Justice). Polling place: Preston Town Hall/Highway Garage, 685 Tamarac Road, Preston.

Sherburne: Supervisor: Charles A. Mastro (R). Library trustee, five-year term: Angela Foster (SPL Board). Library trustee, one-year vacancy: Carol Duca (SPL Board). Polling place: Sherburne American Legion, 15 S. Main St., Sherburne; districts 1 and 2.

Smithville: Supervisor: John J. Cammarata (R). Clerk: no printed candidate. Highway superintendent: Robert M. Whitmore (R). Justice: Rachel E. Miller (R). A town clerk proposition is also on the ballot. Polling place: Genegantslet Fire House, 5333 State Highway 41, Smithville Flats.

Smyrna: Supervisor: Matthew B. Powrie (R). Clerk: Geraldine W. Day (R). Highway superintendent: Christopher Whitehead (R). Polling place: Smyrna Town Hall, 3 Academy St., Smyrna.

Town propositions

Lincklaen voters will decide whether to change the highway superintendent’s position from elected to appointed, with a two-year appointment beginning Jan. 1, 2027.

New Berlin has two propositions. The first would replace the elected town clerk with an appointed clerk serving a two-year appointment beginning Jan. 1, 2028. The second would extend the town supervisor’s term from two years to four years, beginning Jan. 1, 2029.

Smithville voters will decide whether to replace the elected town clerk’s position with an appointed position.

Voters should check both sides of their ballots. To cast a write-in vote, the county’s sample ballot instructions say to mark the oval beside the write-in option and clearly print the candidate’s name inside the designated box. Voters who make a mistake can ask a poll worker for a replacement ballot.

Information from the Chenango County Board of Elections.