There are plenty of big races that will have real, local impacts on your day-to-day lives despite this Election Day falling on an off-year. Here is a look at the races we're following at News 12.

Incumbent Democrat Ken Jenkins and Republican challenger Christine Sculti face off for the second time this year following Jenkins' convincing win in a special election back in February.

Jenkins is currently filling out the remainder of now-Rep. George Latimer's term, which expires at the end of this year. He said his reelection campaign is focused on boosting the county's affordable housing stock, removing guns from the streets and reducing the county's carbon footprint.

Sculti is no stranger to politics herself. She previously served as former County Executive Rob Astorino's top aide. If elected, she said she plans to crack down on immigration, reduce spending and establish a county office of parental rights.

In February, President Donald Trump tried to give the Republicans a boost when he endorsed her in the special election.

For the first time in 20 years, Westchester will have a new county clerk. It's a position many know very little about, but one that plays a very important community role.

Democrat and current White Plains Mayor Tom Roach announced he would not seek reelection in his current position and instead seek a countywide office. Roach said he hopes to continue modernizing the office if elected.

His opponent is Republican Eastchester Town Councilwoman Sheila Marcotte. Marcotte previously served as a Westchester County legislator but has not run a very public-facing campaign. Marcotte was unable to confirm an interview despite News 12's multiple attempts.

This seat opened up earlier this year after current County Clerk Tim Idoni announced his retirement after first being elected to the position in 2005.

The job includes helping people with land records, immigration issues and other legal forms.

The mayoral race in White Plains is one of the biggest in the Hudson Valley this election season.

The seat opened up when White Plains Mayor Tom Roach announced his campaign for Westchester County Clerk after more than a decade in the office.

Longtime City Councilman and Democrat Justin Brasch is looking to keep the seat blue against Republican and former city Information Technology employee Lenny Lolis.

Brasch's campaign includes building more affordable housing, investing in police to reduce crime and building a state-of-the-art intergenerational community center.

Lolis said he's committed to fixing the city's parking issues, reinvesting in community-oriented policing strategies and slashing wasteful spending.

First elected four years ago as the city's first Black mayor, Vivian McKenzie is seeking a third term leading Peekskill.

She said if reelected, she would continue to grow the city's clean energy infrastructure, invest in more climate resiliency projects and work toward more sustainable development.

Her opponent, City Councilman Ramon Fernandez, is running as an independent on the Local Party line. He criticized McKenzie for failing to make significant progress toward meeting residents' most basic needs, such as clean sidewalks, housing and a transparent government.

The pair had a public falling out last year after McKenzie called on Fernandez to resign after his name appeared in a state ethics report involving an alleged traffic ticket-fixing scandal. Fernandez was accused of using his influence to convince a city judge to drop traffic violations against a friend.

A city of Peekskill Ethics Committee dropped the investigation after determining the statute of limitations on the 2018 alleged incident had expired. At that time, Fernandez called the matter "dirty politics."

Outside of the mayor himself, the Yonkers City Council president is one of the most important and influential positions in the Hudson Valley's largest city.

Current council president, Democrat Lakisha Collins-Bellamy, is looking to lock in her second term after winning a five-way Democratic primary in June. She made history back in 2021 after becoming the city's first African American woman council president.

She's touting her experience and running on educational investments, affordable housing opportunities and addressing quality of life issues.

Her opponent is Republican Dean Politopoulos. The former Yonkers city police lieutenant hopes to leverage his experience working for the city and as a police officer to address public safety, stronger neighborhoods and smarter development.

The city hasn't had a Republican council president since 2017.

Harrison will have a new town supervisor come next year after incumbent supervisor Rich Dionisio was primaried on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines in June and lost all three races.

Three candidates are running in the general election: Democrat Mark Jaffe, Republican Tom Scappaticci and Conservative Mary Malara.

Jaffe, the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce chair, and Scappatcci, who served 12 years on the town council, both said overdevelopment and preserving community character are critical.

Malara declined an interview with News 12 and instead referred us to a community letter outlining her priorities if elected. They include a moratorium on all new buildings, a forensic audit on the budget and a review of all contracts of the last four years.

She said she plans to work with whoever wins the race to achieve some of her goals.

It's a rematch of a 2024 special election in the Town of Yorktown.

Incumbent Republican Ed Lachterman is going for his second term against Democrat Jann Mirchandani. Lachterman defeated Mirchandani last year by about 700 votes.

The Republican believes he has a proven track record during his time in office, addressing local community issues such as garbage collection, road pavement and business investment.

Mirchandani, who is running for this seat for a third straight election, said her campaign is centered around fiscal responsibility and common-sense development this time around.

Republican Ed Day is seeking his fourth term as Rockland County executive.

He's banking on voters seeing the financial growth of the county during his tenure as he campaigns on finances, taxes, improving bond ratings and eliminating debt.

Rockland Democrats didn't field a candidate this year, but Day doesn't have a free pass.

Ramapo community activist Michael Parietti launched an independent campaign against Day. Parietti is running on the Good Gov line.

The challenger said he's focused on reducing development and tackling illegal housing if elected.

Republican Town Supervisor George Hoehmann is also seeking his fourth term.

Holding the position since 2015, Hoehmann said his reelection campaign is focused on cutting taxes, fighting over development and investing in infrastructure.

His opponent, Democratic attorney Eugene Bondar, is new to the political arena. Bondar is also focused on overdevelopment concerns as well as more government transparency, code enforcement and term limits.

The latter is a critical point, and Bondar is hoping it resonates with voters.

Hoehmann sued the town over its term limits law back in 2023 when he was, at that time, not allowed to run for reelection. That year, a state court of appeals overturned the eight-year cap, which reopened the door for Hoehmann to run in 2023 and again this year.

The village of Spring Valley will have a new mayor for the first time since 2017.

Schenley Vital won a five-way primary back in June. He's facing off against Republican candidate Aaron Stern. Stern is not running a public-facing campaign.

Vital is running on increasing affordable housing, beautifying public spaces and building back trust in the village's administration.

Simon's tenure as the head of the village was controversial and chaotic at times. He decided not to seek a third term for health reasons.

Things in the village hit a low in 2021 when the state took over the village's Building Department over failed code enforcement. Rockland County still oversees inspections to this day.

Vital hopes he can reverse that.

Republican Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus is facing a tough challenge this year against a Democrat with a lot of name recognition.

Neuhaus is seeking his fourth term at the top of the county.

Civil rights attorney Michael Sussman is challenging him. Sussman said the county has too many problems and blames it on years of "one-party rule." If elected, he wants to fight what he says is corruption within county government, redirect public resources into small businesses and clean up more than 40 brownfields.

Neuhaus said his campaign is about the cost of living and reducing taxes first.

For the first time in eight years, Democrats in Orange County are fielding a candidate against Republican County District Attorney David Hoovler.

Hoovler, if reelected, will secure his fourth four-year term as the county's top prosecutor.

Democrat attorney from Gosh, Alan Joseph, is running against the incumbent.

Hoovler, first elected in 2013, released a five-point plan he plans to tackle if the voters give him another term. It includes implementing a technology-driven approach to address high-impact crimes such as drugs, gun violence and drunk driving, while also tackling issues like fraud and white-collar crime.

Joseph said he would take a community outreach approach to crime prevention, including more investments in training prosecutors and working more closely with law enforcement.

Two candidates are hoping to oversee one of the largest law enforcement jobs in Putnam County.

Acting County Sheriff Brian Hess is running on the Republican line against independent candidate Lawrence Burke, who is running on the Serve and Protect line.

Hess is a former NYPD officer and also served in the Westchester County Police Department before joining the county force. He was named the undersheriff weeks before the late Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville died in August.

McConville had suspended his campaign earlier this year due to his failing health, but remained on the ballot until his death at just 68 years old.

Burke also served with the NYPD and is a member of the Cold Spring Police Department. He believes the office should be independent of any political party.

The pair shared a vision for how to tackle crime but through different approaches.

Hess said crime prevention was most important, while Hess said law enforcement's role has shifted toward a community policing role.

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