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How to get on the ballot in New York State
Type any office — Governor down to Fire Commissioner, Library Trustee, Town Justice — and we'll walk you through how candidates actually get on the ballot in New York. Includes the elections most candidates miss: fire districts, school-district libraries, special districts.
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Why it matters
1,134 candidate contests were unopposed in 2025.
That is 68% of 1,661 candidate contests in loaded New York results for the general election. Coverage varies by county, so we present this as a snapshot from ingested official results.
- Unopposed
- 1,134
- 68%
- Contested
- 500
- of 1,661 candidate contests
- Unopposed seats
- 1,404
- 65%
- Counties loaded
- 27/62
- NY counties
Snapshot generated May 11, 2026 from the local election-results database; classification contest_classifications.default_v1.