2026 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
On Wednesday, January 14th, the East Hampton Democratic Committee held its party nominating convention to select our candidates for the November 2026 local elections. The Committee voted to select Kathee Burke-Gonzalez for Town Supervisor, and Steve Lynch for Highway Superintendent.
Kathee is facing a primary challenge from the Mayor of East Hampton Village, Jerry Larsen. Mayor Larsen has also assembled a slate of candidates to challenge all 38 of the East Hampton Democratic Committee members. The date of the primary is June 23. 2026.
The Official 2026 East Hampton Town Democratic Committee Candidates
The East Hampton Town Democratic Committee is a duly constituted subcommittee of the Suffolk County Democratic Committee. We are official representatives of the Democratic Party for the Town of East Hampton.
- Each of the ten towns in Suffolk County, including East Hampton, has its own Democratic Committee. East Hampton Town has 19 election districts (EDs) with two members from each who are elected to serve two year terms.
- We recommend local candidates to the County Committee for placement on nominating petitions. Democratic voters in East Hampton then sign these petitions to get our recommended candidates on the election ballot. Every two years, we also carry petitions for ourselves in the election districts we serve.
Candidates running for office kick off their campaign by asking voters to sign designating petitions, which are forms nominating, or designating, that candidate for a political party’s ballot line for a particular office.
Signing a petition means that you believe that the candidate should have the right to be on the ballot.
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