Saratoga SpringsDPW Commissioner: Tuesday is Election Day

SARATOGA SPRINGS —A special city election to seat a Department of Public Works Commissioner through the end of 2025 is underway in Saratoga Springs. 

The nine-day Early Voting period – with voting taking place at the Scott Johnson/ Saratoga Springs Rec Center on Vanderbilt Avenue – takes place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day through Sunday Jan. 26, inclusively. 

Election Day is Tuesday Jan. 28, when ALL city polling sites will be open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

The position of DPW Commissioner position is both departmental and legislative, with responsibilities that include the oversight of Saratoga Springs’ street and highway maintenance, its buildings and grounds, and for ensuring that the water system provides sufficient quantities of safe potable water. The seat also plays a role as one of the five voting seats at the City Council table establishing overall policy for the city.

In the contest, City Republicans are backing Chuck Marshall for the position, while City Democrats are backing Hank Kuczynski, currently the interim DPW commissioner, as a write-in candidate. The winner of the seat will serve for the balance of term, through the end of 2025.   

The nine-day Early Voting period began Saturday, Jan. 18. Through the first four days of voting, the Saratoga County Board of Elections reported just under 2% of eligible city voters overall cast a ballot, with registered Democrats (D) accounting for 42.4%, registered Republicans (R) 37.3%, registered voters unaffiliated with any party (NOP) 15.4%, and other parties collectively accounting for the remaining 4.9% balance.     

There are approximately 21,000 registered voters in Saratoga Springs’ 25 voting districts – about 40% are registered as Democrats, 28% as Republicans, 26% as actively registered with no party affiliation (NOP), and the remaining 6% registered with other parties.