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New York’s Primary Elections Are Tomorrow! Here’s What You Need To Know

Donny Levit

Sep 12, 2016 — 2 min read

Vote Here Sign — Photo by Park Slope Stoop

Tuesday, September 13 is New York’s Primary Elections. Polls will be open from 6am – 9pm.

Our coverage area has variation depending on exactly where you live. To get detailed information based on your exact address, visit Voter’s Edge New York and enter your address.

Here are the races taking place in our the area. The Republican candidates in two separate races are running uncontested.

State Assembly District 44 (Parts of Kensington, Flatbush, Ditmas Park and Windsor Terrace will vote here)

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
Robert C. Carroll, Working Families
R. M. Curry-Smithson
Troy Odendhal

Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
Glenn Nocera, Conservative

State Assembly District 42 (Much of Flatbush, Ditmas Park, Midwood and parts of East Flatbush will vote here)
Rodneyse Bichotte
Victor A. Jordan

Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
Matthew Williams

Judge, Kings County — Democratic Party, 3rd Municipal Court District

Edward Irizarry
Susan Quirk

Judge, Kings County — Democratic Party, 5th Municipal Court District

Morton M. Avigdor
Jill Epstein
Rachel E. Freier

Civil Court Judge, Kings County — Democratic Party

Odessa Kennedy
Consuelo M. Melendez

Here’s some other important information that will help you cast your vote:

Find out where your polling site is with this locator.
There are a number of other races in Brooklyn for judge’s seats. Enter your address here to see a sample ballot. The New York Campaign Finance Board also has a voter guide.
Know your rights! You are not required to show photo identification in order to vote. Learn more about your rights as a voter here.

Additional Information on State Senate Districts:

Parts of Flatbush, Ditmas Park and Kensington are either covered by State Senate District 17 (Incumbent Simcha Felder, unopposed, also running on the Republican and Conservative Party tickets); District 20 (Jesse Hamilton, unopposed, Working Family and Independence Party tickets) or District 21 (Incumbent Kevin Parker unopposed, Working Families).

If you have any questions, visit the Board of Elections FAQ page, or contact them directly at 1-866-868-3692.

Additional reporting by Carly Miller

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