Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls are open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Early voting is still available on Nov. 3, 4 and 5. Early voting information can be found at these links: Dutchess County and Columbia County.  

Besides the contests listed below, there are a variety of offices on the ballot, including County Clerk, District Attorney, Family Court Judge and State Supreme Court Justices in Dutchess County; and County Judge, County Treasurer, County Coroner, District Attorney and State Supreme Court Justices in Columbia County. 

Polling Locations and Candidates for Local Offices 

Ancram 

Vote at Ancram Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7 

Candidates for Town Supervisor 

Bonnie Hundt (D)  

James MacArthur (R) 

Candidates for Town Council 

David Boice (R) 

John Ingram (R) 

Colleen Lutz (D) 

Bob Roche (D) 

Other Candidates 

Monica Cleveland, running for Town Clerk, is unopposed. 

James Miller, running for Town Highway Superintendent, is unopposed. 

Pine Plains 

Vote at Stissing Mountain High School, 2829 Church St. 

Candidates for Town Board 

Paul Murphy (R) 

Jeanine Sisco (D) 

Jim Smith (R) 

Kevin Walsh (D) 

Candidates for Town Justice 

Richard Brenner (R) 

Stella Isaza (D) 

Candidates for Town Highway Superintendent

Lisa Ambrose (R)

Carl Baden (D)

Other Candidates 

Brian Walsh, running for Town Supervisor, is unopposed. 

Madelin Dafoe, running for Town Clerk, is endorsed by both parties. 

Stanford 

Vote at Town Hall, 26 Town Hall Rd. 

Candidates for Town Supervisor 

Wendy Burton (D) 

Bill Harklerode (R) 

Candidates for Town Board 

Joe Colclough (R) 

Julia Descoteaux (D) 

Eric Haims (D) 

Adrienne Zetterberg (R) 

Other Candidates 

Dennis Buchal, running for Town Justice, is endorsed by both parties. 

Jim Myers, running for Superintendent of Highways, is endorsed by both parties. 

Ritamary Bell, running for Town Clerk, is endorsed by both parties. 

Milan 

Vote at Town Hall, Wilcox Drive off Rte. 199 

Alfred LoBrutto, running for Town Supervisor, is endorsed by both parties. 

Debra Blalock and Kevin Pike, running for Town Board, are endorsed by both parties. 

Glenn Butler, running for Superintendent of Highways, is endorsed by both parties. 

Elizabeth Burns, running for Town Assessor, is endorsed by both parties. 

Michael Ferrante, running for the second Town Assessor position, is unopposed. 

Gallatin 

Vote at Gallatin Town Hall, 667 County Rte. 7  

John Reilly, running for Town Supervisor, is unopposed. 

Jeff Jorve and Sara McGhee, running for Town Council, are unopposed. 

Eric Mortenson, running for Town Justice, is unopposed. 

Lisa DeLeeuw, running for Town Clerk, is unopposed. 

Candidates for Dutchess County Legislature, District 19 

Gregg Pulver (R, CG) 

Chris Drago (D, WF) 

Ballot Proposals

All towns have Proposals #1 and #2 which are proposed state constitution amendments. Pine Plains has Proposal #3 dealing with funding for the Pine Plains Free Library. 

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