You’re Not Just Voting For The Next President On Tuesday — Here’s What You Need To Know

Besides the obvious two choices that voters will have to pick on Tuesday, November 8, there is a number of important local races that should not be ignored.

We’ve compiled a list of candidates that folks in our area will decide between and the positions they’re running for to help voters know what to expect when they get to the voting booth.

New York State Assembly Races:

District 41 — Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach, and parts of Marine Park.
Helene Weinstein (Incumbent, Working Families, Democrat) vs. Ramona Johnson (Republican, Conservative)

District 45 — Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach.
Steven Cymbrowitz (Incumbent, Democrat, Working Families, Independence) vs. Boris Gintchanski (Conservative)

District 46 — Coney Island, and Gravesend
Pamela Harris (Democrat, Incumbent) vs. Lucretia Regina-Potter (Republican, Reform) vs. Mikhail Usher (Conservative) vs. Patrick Dwyer (Green Party)

District 59 — Marine Park, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, and Canarsie
Jaime Williams (Democrat, Incumbent, Working Families) vs. Jeffery Ferretti (Republican, Conservative)

U.S. House of Representatives:

District 8 — Marine Park, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, eastern Sheepshead Bay, and Gerritsen Beach
Hakeem Jeffries (Incumbent, Democrat, Green Party) vs. Daniel Cavanagh (Conservative)

District 9 — Mid-Sheepshead Bay
Yvette Clarke (Incumbent, Democrat, Green) vs. Alan Bellone (Conservative)

District 11 — west Sheepshead Bay, and Gravesend
Daniel Donovan (Incumbent, Republic, Conservative, Independence, Reform) vs. Richard Reichard (Democrat) vs. Henry Bardel (Green)

New York State Senate:

District 17 — Parts of Sheepshead Bay (North and West)
Simcha Felder (Democrat, Incumbent) running unopposed.

District 19 — Sheepshead Bay
Roxanne Persaud (Democrat, Incumbent) running unopposed.

District 22 — Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Manhattan Beach, south and west Sheepshead Bay
Martin Golden (Republican, Incumbent) running unopposed.

U.S. Senate:

Chuck Schumer (Democrat, Incumbent, Working Families, Women’s Equality, Independence) vs. Wendy Long (Republican, Conservative, Reform) vs. Robin Laverne Wilson (Green) vs. Alex Merced (Libertarian)

New York Supreme Court Justices:

District 2 — King’s County, six seats are open
Mark I. Partnow (Incumbent, Democratic, Conservative)
Leon Ruchelsman (Incumbent, Democratic, Conservative)
Katherine A. Levine, (Democratic, Conservative)
Reginald A. Boddie, (Democratic, Conservative)
ShawnDya L. Simpson, (Democratic, Conservative)
Peter Sweeny (Democratic)
Philip J. Smallman (Conservative)

New York Civil Court Judges

Kings County — Three seats are open
Dena E. Douglas (Incumbent, Democrat)
Vincent F. Martusciello (Conservative)
John Meringolo (Reform)
Odessa Kennedy (Democrat)
Jacqueline D. Williams (Incumbent, Democrat)
Susan Quirk (Democrat)
Rachel Freier (Democrat)
Morton Avigdor (Conservative, Independence)

New York City Housing Court

Sabrina B. Kraus (Incumbent) running unopposed.