Non-Partisan August 23 Primary Voting Information Now Available

August 9, 2022

On August 23, 2022, the state of New York will hold primaries in congressional races and State Senate races, as well as special elections in two vacant congressional districts. This page is New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation’s voter information page pertaining to these elections.

To find out whether an election is being held in your area on August 23, please see below or visit the website of your county board of elections.

For information on polling places and absentee ballots, please visit the website of your county board of elections.

If you are an independent voter (not registered with any political party), you may vote in the August 23 special elections but not in the August 23 primary elections.

Special Elections: U.S. House of Representatives

At present, two of New York’s congressional seats are vacant. In New York’s 19th congressional district (NY-19), a vacancy was created when Rep. Antonio Delgado resigned from office after having been appointed lieutenant governor of New York by Gov. Kathy Hochul. In New York’s 23rd congressional district (NY-23), a vacancy was created when Rep. Tom Reed resigned from office to take a private sector position.

The winners of the special elections in NY-19 and NY-23 will hold office until January 2023, when the candidates elected in the November 2022 elections will take office.

Congressional District 19 (NY-19) (Catskills; Hudson Valley; Southern Tier)

District map

Current representative: None

Special election candidates:

  • Marcus Molinaro (running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines)
  • Pat Ryan (running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines)
Further Analysis Of This Race

NY-23 (Finger Lakes; Southern Tier)

District map

Current representative: None

Special election candidates:

  • Max Della Pia (running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines)
  • Joseph Sempolinski (running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines)
Further Analysis Of This Race

Primary Elections: U.S. House of Representatives

Primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives will be held on August 23 in many congressional districts across New York. The winners of these primary elections will advance to the general election on November 8, 2022.

Please note that due to legislative redistricting, district boundaries have changed since the last time you voted. The district maps being used in the August 23 primary elections are different from the district maps being used in the August 23 special elections. To view the new congressional district maps, please click here.

Important: If you do not see your district listed below, that means that there are no congressional primary elections being held in your district on August 23, 2022.

Congressional District One (CD-1) (eastern Suffolk County)

Current representative: Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) (not seeking re-election)

Republican primary candidates:

CD-2 (southern Nassau and Suffolk Counties)

Current representative: Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R) (seeking re-election)

Republican primary candidates:

CD-3 (northern Nassau and Queens Counties)

Current representative: Rep. Tom Suozzi (D) (not seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-4 (southern Nassau County)

Current representative: Rep. Kathleen Rice (D) (not seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-7 (southern Queens County and northern Kings County)

Current representative: Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-8 (central and southern Brooklyn)

Current representative: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-10 (western Kings County and southern New York County):

Current representative: Rep. Jerry Nadler (D) (seeking election in a different district)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-11 (southern Kings County; Richmond County):

Current representative: Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

Republican primary candidates:

CD-12 (portions of New York County)

Current representative: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-13 (northwestern Bronx County and northern New York County)

Current representative: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candiates:

CD-14 (eastern Bronx County and northwestern Queens County)

Current representative: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) (seeking re-election)

Republican primary candidates:

CD-16 (northeastern Bronx County and southern Westchester County)

Current representative: Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-17 (Putnam County, Rockland County, and parts of Dutchess and Westchester Counties)

Current representative: Rep. Mondaire Jones (D) (seeking election in a different district)

Democratic primary candidates:

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Republican primary candidates:

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CD-18 (Hudson Valley)

Current representative: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) (seeking election in a different district)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-19 (Catkills, Hudson Valley and Southern Tier)

Current representative: None

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-20 (Capital District)

Current representative: Rep. Paul Tonko (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-21 (Capital District; North Country)

Current representative: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

CD-22 (Central New York)

Current representative: Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) (seeking election in a different district)

Democratic primary candidates:

Republican primary candidates:

Further Analysis Of This Race

CD-23 (Southern Tier and Western New York)

Current representative: None

Republican primary candidates:

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CD-24 (Finger Lakes; North Country; Western New York)

Current representative: Rep. John Katko (R) (not seeking re-election)

Republican primary candidates:

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CD-26 (Western New York)

Current representative: Rep. Brian Higgins (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

Additional information on congressional primaries is available here.

Primary Elections: New York State Senate

Primary elections for the New York State Senate will be held on August 23 in many State Senate districts across New York. The winners of these primary elections will advance to the general election on November 8, 2022.

Please note that due to legislative redistricting, district boundaries have changed since the last time you voted. To view the new State Senate district maps, please click here.

Important: If you do not see your district listed below, that means that there are no State Senate primary elections being held in your district on August 23, 2022. If you believe that an August 23 primary is missing from the list below, kindly contact our office at (585) 225-2220 or info@NewYorkFamilies.org.

State Senate District 4 (SD-4) (southern Suffolk County)

Current senator: Sen. Phil Boyle (Republican) (not seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-7 (northern Nassau County)

Current senator: Sen. Anna Kaplan (Democrat) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-15 (southwestern Queens County)

Current senator: Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-21 (central and southern Kings County)

Current senator: Sen. Kevin Parker (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-23 (southern Kings County and northern Richmond County)

Current senator: Sen. Diane Savino (not seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

Republican primary candidates:

SD-25 (portions of Kings County)

Current senator: Sen. Jabari Brisport (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

Further Analysis Of This Race

SD-26 (western Kings County and Governors Island)

Current senator: Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D) (seeking election in SD-27)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-27 (southern New York County)

Current senator: Sen. Brad Hoylman (D) (seeking election in NY-47)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-30 (portions of New York County)

Current senator: Sen. Cordell Cleare (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-31 (western Bronx County and northern New York County)

Current senator: Sen. Robert Jackson (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-33 (parts of northwestern Bronx County)

Current senator: Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D) (seeking re-election)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-34 (eastern Bronx County and southeastern Westchester County)

Current senator: Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D) (seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-44 (Saratoga County and southeastern Schenectady County)

Current senator: Sen. Neil Breslin (D) (seeking election in SD-46)

Republican primary candidates:

Conservative primary candidates:

* Sen. Jordan’s name will appear on the primary ballot, but she has ended her campaign.

SD-47 (western New York County)

New district.

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-48 (Cayuga County and portions of Onondaga County)

Current senator: Patty Ritchie (R) (not seeking re-election)

Conservative primary candidates:

SD-51 (Central New York and Southern Tier)

Current senator: Sen. Peter Oberacker (R) (seeking re-election)

Republican primary candidates:

Further Analysis Of This Race

SD-52 (Cortland County, Tompkins County, and portions of Broome County)

Current senator: Sen. Fred Akshar (seeking election as Broome County Sheriff)

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-59 (portions of Kings, New York, and Queens Counties)

New district.

Democratic primary candidates:

SD-61 (portions of Erie County)

Current senator: Sen. Ed Rath

Democratic primary candidates:

Republican primary candidates:

Conservative primary candidates:

Giambra’s name will appear on the primary ballot, but he has ended his campaign.

Additional information on State Senate primaries is available here.