The Ithacan’s 2026 guide to New York state midterm elections

The Ithacan’s 2026 guide to New York state midterm elections Categories: News Top stories The Ithacan’s 2026 guide to New York state midterm elections October 15, 2026 Sofia Fitzgerald Matt Garr Candidates for the 2026 New York state midterm elections Click on each candidate’s name to read more. New York Attorney General New York Congressional District 19 New York Comptroller New York state Senate District 52 Governor of New York Lieutenant Governor Assembly District 125 Community commentary: What does Ithaca want? Jeff Iovannone, Public Historian: “The current administration is trying to gut protections for historic properties, which [are protected] under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. I don’t think people are as focused on that as other issues because we’re so overwhelmed by the morass of things and the sheer volume of chaos this administration is throwing at us.” Michele Bracey, Clerical Worker: “The representatives represent the people. Until the people [are] mad and demand a change, the representatives are not going to change. So the change needs to come. We [are] not mad enough.” Peter Malcomson, Retired Tradesman: “The issues [that concern me] specifically would probably be affordable housing [and] no taxation without representation. Meaning, you know, I don’t mind paying taxes, I just want it to be known where that money is going. Infrastructure improvement in this area needs to be improved.” Dillon Meachan, Musician: “[I want] more checks on the power and not being able to just do whatever you want. Having not everything be red and having some blue in there somewhere could hopefully change that, at least clog up the works a little bit so that it’s not just stuff happening all the time with no oversight.” Jackie Kucskar, Veterinarian: “I certainly want to make some progressive changes. You know, as far as focusing on universal health care, or at least making strides in the right direction as far as healthcare not being tied to employment is a huge thing for me.” Audrey Perich, Resident of Ithaca: “I’m looking for a candidate that will speak up for everybody, including women [and] people of color, and [try] to make things cost less. That’s a really big thing for me is to try to counter inflation, which is a hard task, but it can definitely be done.” View Story Comments 0 Like This Story Share on Facebook Share on X Email this Story Print this Story Leave a Comment Donate to The Ithacan $1,925 $3,000 Contributed Our Goal Your donation will support The Ithacan's student journalists in their effort to keep the Ithaca College and wider Ithaca community informed. Your contribution will go toward covering our annual website hosting costs and supplementing other expenses, including travel to conferences. Donate More to Discover More in News Trump rallies midterm support and elicits protest in Syracuse 2026 New York Attorney General candidates 2026 candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York 2026 New York State Assembly District 125 Candidate 2026 New York State Senate District 52 Candidates 2026 candidates for NY Congressional District 19 More in Top stories Ithaca College proposes plan to merge from five to three schools Student groups mourn lives lost in Oct. 7 attacks and genocide in Palestine Ithaca College community rallies together in support of Jane Doe and against IC’s silence Board of trustees provide presidential search updates Students across Ithaca stand with Jane Doe Cayuga Love ditches the algorithm and relies on human connection About the Contributor Sofia Fitzgerald, Assistant Design Editor