New York Elections, 2020

Elections in New York, 2020

Election date: Nov. 3
Registration deadline(s): Oct. 9
Online registration: Yes
Same-day registration: No
Recount laws

Early voting starts: Oct. 24
Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 10 (received)
Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
Voter ID: No ID
Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

2020 election results

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Offices on the ballot[edit]

Below is a list of 2020 New York elections covered by Ballotpedia. Follow the links to learn more about each type.

President of the United States	✓
U.S. Senate	—
U.S. House	✓
Congress special election	✓
Governor	—
Other state executive	—
State Senate	✓
State Assembly	✓
Special state legislative	✓
State Supreme Court	—
Intermediate appellate courts	—
Local judges	✓
School boards	✓
Municipal government	✓
Recalls	—
Ballot measures	—
Local ballot measures	—

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
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Featured elections

The following New York elections were identified as featured elections based on electoral history, competitive polling, campaign finance data, or significant involvement from noteworthy individuals or organizations. The list also includes primary elections that featured conflict between different factions within the political party.

Federal elections

Primary elections

New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 27th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

General elections

There were no featured U.S. Senate general elections in New York in 2020.

New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 11th Congressional District election, 2020

State elections

Primary elections

There were no featured state-level primary elections in New York in 2020.

General elections

There were no featured state-level general elections in New York in 2020.

Local elections

There were no featured local elections in New York in 2020.

Election dates[edit]

New York election dates, 2020

Statewide election dates in New York are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.

Statewide election dates[edit]

June 23, 2020: Consolidated presidential preference and statewide primary
November 3, 2020: General election

Polling hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county

Local election dates

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Historical New York elections[edit]

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