Elections

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2025 Primary Election - Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Primary elections lead to general elections. This year there are primary election races for Mayor, five city council At-Large places on the general election ballot and three places on the general election ballot for Commissioners of Schools in the Rochester City School District.

New York is a closed primary state, meaning that only voters registered with a political party can participate in that party’s primary. Democrats can’t vote in the Republican primary, and vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated are completely disenfranchised in New York’s primaries.

Once the Primary is over we will post candidates who will appear on the general election ballot in November.

Look for early voting information <HERE>. Find your polling place <HERE>

2025 Primary Races & Candidates

ROCHESTER-CITY MAYOR - Democratic Party Only

Mary Lupien 463 PARSELLS AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14609
Shashi Ranjan Sinha 209 DARTMOUTH ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14607
Malik D Evans 115 NUNDA BLVD. ROCHESTER, NY 14610

See the below for links to news stories related to this primary race.

ROCHESTER-CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE (5 places) - Democratic Party Only

Stanley Martin 332 MELVILLE ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14609
Victor H Sanchez 898 GARSON AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14609
Clifford A Florence, Jr 95 LEHIGH AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14619
Kevin Stewart 37 MENLO PL. ROCHESTER, NY 14620
Kelly Cheatle 20 DARTMOUTH ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14607
Luis Aponte 47 TRENTO ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14606
Miguel A Melendez, Jr 2200 ST PAUL ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14621
Ann C Lewis 350 CLARISSA ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14608
Lashunda C Leslie-Smith 430 RUGBY AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14619
Josie T McClary 285 CHILI AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14611
Chiara "Kee Kee" Smith 1989 N CLINTON AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14621
Mitch Gruber 13 GREENWOOD ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14608
Miquel Powell 191 WINCHESTER ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14615
Tonya Noel Stevens 383 WEST AVE. ROCHESTER, NY 14611
Niner M Davis 25 FREY ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14612

See the below for links to news stories related to this primary race.

Rochester City School Board (3 places) - Democratic Party Only

Kareem McCullough 46 TRAFALGAR ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14619
Vince Felder 604 UPPER FALLS BLVD. ROCHESTER, NY 14605
Camille A Simmons 74 GLASGOW ST, APT UPPER. ROCHESTER, NY 14608
Heather Feinman 95 S WASHINGTON ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14608

Mayor of Rochester - Democratic Primary

WXXI AM1370 Connections with Evan Dawson - Candidates in Democratic Primary for Mayor of Rochester

Lupien is a current member of Rochester City Council whose priorities for office include guaranteed basic income, access to safe and affordable housing, community responder programs, and funding for youth programs. She joins us in the studio to discuss her background and her platform, and she answers our questions and yours.

Mary Lupien, candidate for Rochester mayor

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans is running for re-election.

Malik Evans, candidate for Rochester mayor

Sinha is an IT executive, real estate investor, and first-time candidate whose priorities for office include lowering taxes and increasing the availability of housing. Earlier this year, he told WXXI's Gino Fanelli, "I'm living a happy life; beside my family, nobody knows me. But if that kind of individual, average people like me don't stand up, who will?”