In the excitement over the presidential race, local races have been somewhat obscured to say the least. But there are local races for Assembly, state Senate and Congress, despite their low profile and the usual lack of competitiveness in a heavily Democratic borough.
Here are all the candidates for these offices. Incumbents are noted and candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Don’t forget to vote on Nov. 4!
78th Assembly District: Robert Lupo (C); Jose Rivera (D-incumbent); Jose Torres (R)
80th A.D.: Louise DeLucia (R); Patrick McManus (C); Naomi Rivera (D-incumbent)
81st A.D.: Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-incumbent); Jeffrey Klapper (C)
33rd Senate District: Pedro Espada (D); William Sullivan (C)
16th Congressional District: Ali Mohamed (R); Jose Serrano (D-incumbent)
17th C.D.: Eliot Engel (D-incumbent); Robert Goodman (R)
Voter information
For more info on these candidates, go to the League of Women Voters Web site at: lwvny.www.capwiz.com/election/guide/ny.
Don’t like any of these candidates? Well, then you have the right to write in the candidate of your choice. There are instructions on the far left side of the ballot that explains how to do this. They are a little complicated. If you need help, ask a poll worker to show you.
To find your polling place, go to www.vote.nyc.ny.us and click on the poll site locator button (second button at left). To make sure you’re registered, check www.canivote.org (a national site that checks local registrations across the country). And www.866ourvote.org has tons of information state-by-state on your voting rights and what to look out for.
Important phone numbers:
(866) VOTE-NYC. Board of Elections hotline. Call to check your registration status or have any problems on Election Day.
(866) OUR-VOTE (connected to the Web site listed above). Largest national election protection hotline. For Spanish, call (888) VE-Y-VOTA.
(212) 822-0282. This NYPIRG hotline has specialists trained in NYS election law available to assist voters from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
