It will be a rare Wednesday election when voters in scores of villages across New York state choose candidates for office on March 18.
Village elections in New York are typically held on the third Tuesday in March, but because that date is St. Patrick’s Day, election officials have scheduled a rare Wednesday voting day.
Polls are open from noon until 9 p.m. on March 18.
Voters in Steuben and Allegany counties will fill mayor, trustee and justice offices this year.
Highlights include a two-way race for mayor of Arkport, three candidates running for two open trustee seats in Alfred and Belmont, and two candidates seeking a one-year vacancy in Wayland.
In most villages, candidates were nominated at party caucuses in January, however, a number of villages use the candidate petitions process for ballot spots.
Winners in the March 18 election begin terms in April.
Addison
Voters will elect two trustees to two-year terms in the election.
Incumbent Trustee Lorne Hults and Richard Cilino are both Republican-nominated candidates, with no other names on the ballot.
Where to vote: Addison Community Center, 13 Community Drive.
Alfred
Two seats on the Alfred Board of Trustees will be up for election. The positions are currently occupied by Deputy Mayor Meredith Field and Cathy Powers.
Three candidates are running for two seats, with Powers not seeking reelection. The candidates are Meredith Field, Stewart Yaniger and Jim Cronin.
Field was nominated by both the Republican and Democratic parties.
Yaniger was nominated by the GOP, while Cronin earned the Democratic Party endorsement.
Where to vote: Alfred Village Hall, 7 W. University St.
Almond
Mayor Dennis George is running unopposed for another two-year term.
On the Almond Board of Trustees, incumbents Paul Gabriel and Andrea McMahon are the only candidates for two board seats.
Where to vote: Almond Municipal Building, 1 Marvin Lane.
Arkport
Democratic Arkport Trustee Patricia Amidon emerged as her party’s nominee for a two-year term as mayor, while village Republicans nominated Carson Doorley for the position.
Current Arkport Mayor George Prete, a Democrat who has served two terms, declined to seek reelection.
Two seats on the village board of trustees, both for two-year terms, will also be on the ballot.
The positions are currently held by Amidon and Republican Ryan Beers.
At their party caucus on Jan. 20, Democrats nominated newcomer Timothy Quinlan for trustee.
On Jan. 21, Arkport Republicans nominated Ryan Beers and Eric Houy for the village board positions.
The top two vote-getters earn the two-year terms.
Where to vote: Arkport Village Hall Community Room, 6 Park Ave.
Avoca
Rebekah Abbott, who has served as chair of the Avoca Planning Board, is the only candidate for a two-year term on the board of trustees.
Where to vote: Avoca Village Hall, 3 Chase St.
Bath
Republican Mayor Michael Sweet is running unopposed for a new two-year term.
For trustee, incumbent Melanie Coots and James Spencer are the candidates for two, four-year terms. Both are backed by the GOP.
Where to vote: Bath Village Hall, 110 Liberty St.
Belmont
Republican Mayor Ray DeTine is running unopposed for a new four-year term.
Three candidates are running for two seats on the Belmont Board of Trustees. The Republican candidates are incumbents Linda Healy and Vincent Evans. The Democratic Party candidate is Shannon Harding.
The top two vote-getters win the four-year terms.
Where to vote: The Horn Room, Town/Village Hall, 1 Schuyler St., Belmont
Canaseraga
Two candidates are running for two seats on the board of trustees.
The candidates are incumbent trustee Shawn Brewster and Larene Lang. Both were cross endorsed by Democrats and Republicans.
The trustee terms are for two years.
Where to vote: Canaseraga Village Hall, 10 Main St.
Cuba
Two candidates are running for two seats on the board of trustees. With no incumbents running for reelection, Democrats Donna Raub and Chris Dalton are unopposed for the two-year terms.
Where to vote: First Baptist Church. Use the Spring Street entrance.
Canisteo
Incumbent Republican trustees Greg Woodworth and David Robinson earned their party nominations for new two-year terms at a caucus in January. No other candidates will be on the ballot for trustee.
For village justice, incumbent Republican Madeleine Seaman is the only candidate for a new term.
Where to vote: Canisteo Town Hall, 6 Main St.
Cohocton
Republican incumbent trustees Kathryn Gray and Mathew McCarthy are the only candidates for a pair of two-year terms.
Where to vote: CDC Building, 71 Maple Ave.
Hammondsport
Democrats Deborah Lynch and Jason McLoud are running for the two seats on the village of Hammondsport Board of Trustees. The terms are for two years.
Where to vote: Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St.
North Hornell
Deputy Mayor Joseph Flint is running unopposed for mayor, as he looks to succeed retiring village mayor Mayor J. Joseph Ingalls.
Flint is the only candidate for the four-year term.
Current trustees Elise McCollumn and Frank Libordi are candidates for a pair of two-year terms on the village board.
No other candidates are running for trustee.
Where to vote: North Hornell Village Hall, 4 W. Maplewood Ave.
Wayland
In a race to complete the final year of a board of trustees term, Republican David Pragle is facing Democrat David Stevens.
In a race to fill the remaining three years of a board term, Democrat Melonie Coley is unopposed.
Where to vote: Wayland Village Hall, 15 N. Main St.
No village elections in Dansville in 2026
There are no seats up for election in the village of Dansville this year. The mayor’s position and two trustee seats will be contested in 2027.
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This article originally appeared on The Evening Tribune: Who is running in Steuben, Allegany County village elections in 2026
Reporting by Neal Simon, Hornell Evening Tribune / The Evening Tribune
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