The Ontario County Board of Elections has announced that 137 candidates have been designated for local office in the upcoming 2025 election, triggering nine party primary contests scheduled for June 24.
Sixty-eight political party petitions were submitted between March 31 and April 3, with candidates backed by the Democratic, Republican, Conservative, and Working Families parties. Of the nine primaries, eight will involve Republican races, and one will determine the Democratic nominee for a county-level seat in Geneva.
More than 29,000 registered Republicans across the county will help decide the party’s nominee for Ontario County District Attorney. Additional Republican primaries will occur in six towns. In Gorham, voters will select two of three candidates for Town Council Member and one of two for Highway Superintendent. Farmington will see a primary for Highway Superintendent. In Naples, two of three candidates will compete for two Town Council Member seats. Phelps will hold contests for Town Supervisor and Highway Superintendent. Richmond voters will choose a nominee for Town Supervisor.
On the Democratic side, over 900 party members in Wards 5 and 6 of the City of Geneva will cast ballots in a primary for County Supervisor. The winner will secure the Democratic line in November’s general election.
According to the Board, Democrats in most towns nominate candidates through caucus meetings, which must be completed and certified by July 24.
Prospective independent candidates can begin collecting petition signatures on April 15. Those petitions must be filed between May 20 and May 27. Officials strongly advise checking with the Board before gathering signatures to ensure petitions are valid.
The list of all candidates who have filed is available at the Ontario County Board of Elections website and will be updated as additional nominations are received.
The June 24 primary will run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voters may also cast ballots during early voting from June 14 to 22 or vote by mail. Election details, including polling locations and registration status, can be found on the Board of Elections website.
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