May 7, 2026 — Four Executive Board seats were filled during the April 2026 special election.
Tanya Oliver was elected to Seat 50 (DOCCS); Cortney Edwards to Seat 200 (Health Main Office); Kevin Dobies to Seat 210 (SIF); and Jessica Schrufer to Seat 510 (DOT).
Seat 25 (DOCCS) and Seat 300 (OPWDD) will go to balloting. Vying for Seat 25 are Shana Koch and Shaun Wentland and for Seat 300 are Victoria Maunder and Megan Otis.
For those in contested elections, ballots will be mailed on May 18, 2026, from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and must be returned to the address listed on the return envelope no later than 5 p.m. on June 9. Returned means in hand, not date mailed or postmarked. If an eligible voter has not received a ballot by May 26, 2026, please call AAA at (800) 529-5218 for a duplicate ballot packet (do not call prior to that date).
Ballots will be counted on June 10, 2026, by AAA in New York City starting at 10 a.m. If you would like to observe the count, email SpecialElections@pef.org.
Ten vacant seats will be up for election in the next special election:
- Seat 1, Agriculture & Markets
- Seat 15, Civil Service
- Seat 80, SUNY
- Seat 103, SUNY
- Seat 115, ENCON
- Seat 127, Homeland Security
- Seat 161, Executive
- Seat 169, Executive
- Seat 385, OMH
- Seat 560, Roswell Park
The PEF Special Elections Committee is finalizing dates and those will be communicated as soon as they are available. For more information, visit www.pef.org/elections.