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How to Vote in Yonkers
Campaign 2026 · Yonkers
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Early voting runs Saturday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 1.
Sat., Oct. 24
Registration deadline
Last day to register, and for the Board of Elections to receive a mail ballot application sent online or by mail.
Oct. 24–Nov. 1
Early voting
Any of Westchester County’s 25 early voting sites, three of them in Yonkers.
Mon., Nov. 2
Mail ballot, in person
Last day to apply in person at the county Board of Elections in White Plains.
Tue., Nov. 3
Election Day
Polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at your assigned polling place.
Early voting in Yonkers
Oct. 24 through Nov. 1. Any registered voter can use any site.
Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tue. and Thu.: noon–8 p.m.
You can vote at any of the county’s 25 early voting sites. All sites
On the ballot: the races we’re following
State Senate, District 35
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) vs. Anthony Merante (R)
Follow the MoneyThe Money Behind the Campaigns
Assembly, District 90
Frank Jereis (D) vs. John Isaac (R)
Follow the MoneyYoung Party Insider: Big Donors and $254K in Public Funds
County Legislature, District 15
James Nolan (R) vs. Kisha Skipper (D)
Follow the MoneyStory coming soon
County Legislature, District 17
Wilson Terrero (D) vs. Leslye Oquendo-Thomas (WFP)
Follow the MoneyInsider Terrero Outspends Oquendo-Thomas
Also on the Yonkers ballot
Voting by mail
Apply online or by mail by Oct. 24, or in person by Nov. 2 at the Board of Elections, 445 Hamilton Ave., 8th Floor, White Plains.
Return it postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by Nov. 10, or drop it at a polling place or the Board of Elections by 9 p.m. on Election Day.
Already have a mail ballot? You can’t vote on a machine in person, but you can vote by affidavit ballot at the polls.
Sources: Westchester County Board of Elections; NYS Board of Elections, including its Oct. 7, 2026 candidate certification; NYS Attorney General.
Yonkers in Brief
Complaints about Bus Company Aired at Second Meeting
South Broadway Public Meeting Set for Nov. 5
Meeting to Discuss Wastewater Issues
Son Charged in Father’s Fatal Stabbing
On The Agenda
Politics
Economy
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