November 3, 2026
Today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – Election Day 2026. The biggest races in Steuben County are: the congressional race between GOP Congressman Langworthy and Democrat Aaron Gies and the House race between Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney and Democrat Allysa Ellman. Also, Republican State Senator Tom O’Mara faces opposition from Penn Yan Democrat Jim Bobreski. As for local races in Steuben County, most of them are unopposed races. There are contested local races in Corning, Tuscarora, West Union and Pulteney. In Allegany County the biggest races are in Wellsville.
In the Town of Corning there are two Corning Town Council members running: Republicans Donna Gridley and Nick Tammaro, the Democrats running against them are Joan Rosen and Trecell Sweet. Also in Corning there is a town justice race between Republican Gwendalyn VanZile and Conservative Randy Dye.
The contested races in Tuscarora: the Democrat is Stirel Brad Tucker and the Republican is David Joe Bottom. Also in the town of Tuscarrora there is a tax collector race between Republican Kayla Wave and Democrat Marjorie Myers. There’s a Town Supervisor’s race in Rathbone between GOP candidates Russell Morseman III (incumbent) and Independent candidate Ron Brown Jr. Then there i a town of West Union supervisors race between Randy Heckman and Independent David Hallett. This is interesting: former Congressman Randy Kuhl is running as a write-in candidate for Pulteney Town Justice.
In Allegany County, the big local races are in Wellsville. There is a village mayors race in Wellsville between Republican Edward Fahs and Democrat Caleb Fesmire, both are running to succeed Randy Shaler, who has already stepped down. The current mayor is Ed Fahs, who was appointed to take Shaler’s place in September, 2025. In the Town of Wellsville, there is a highway superintendent’s race, it’s Brad Loucks vs. Willis Shutt. Also in Allegany County, there are two state senate races: one between Republican State Senator George Borrello and Democrat Victoria Guite Williams. The other state senate race is between Republican Senator Tom O’Mara and Democrat Jim Bobreski.
It goes without saying that the biggest races in New York State today, are the governors race between Governor Kathy Hochul (D) and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) and the New York State Attorney Generals race between NYS AG Letitia James (D) and her opponent, Saritha Komitareddy (R). Wysl/Wlea will be broadcasting the results as they come in tonight starting in the 9:00 hour.
