Attorney General Letitia A. James carried Saratoga County on Nov. 3, beating Republican Saritha Komatireddy 51,894 to 48,353 in the county’s unofficial count. James also won reelection statewide, declaring victory on election night as unofficial state returns showed her well ahead.
In Saratoga County, the race was the closest of the three statewide contests. James’s 3.5-point county margin was narrower than Gov. Kathy C. Hochul’s 4.8 points and far narrower than Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s 18.7 points on the same ballots.
Quick Facts
- Office
- New York State Attorney General
- Saratoga County leader
- Letitia A. James (Democratic, Working Families)
- Runner-up
- Saritha Komatireddy (Republican, Conservative)
- County result
- 51,894 to 48,353 (51.8% to 48.2%)
- County margin
- 3,541 votes, 3.5 points
- Statewide
- James reelected
- Status
- Unofficial; absentee, military and affidavit ballots not yet added
THE RESULTS
James won 51.8 percent of the votes cast for candidates in the county, a margin of 3,541 votes. The county cast 101,777 ballots in all, according to the county’s unofficial results, with all 204 county election districts reporting on election night.
Attorney General: how Saratoga County voted
Saratoga County votes only. Bars split by party line. Unofficial.
Letitia A. JamesDemocratic, Working Families
51,894 (51.8%)
Saritha KomatireddyRepublican, Conservative
48,353 (48.2%)
Write-ins
52
Left blank (undervotes)
1,442
DemocraticWorking FamiliesRepublicanConservativeWrite-ins and blanks
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
Letitia A. James led Saritha Komatireddy, 51,894 to 48,353, in Saratoga County. Write-ins: 52. Left blank: 1,442. Overvotes: 17.
Absentee, military and affidavit ballots will be added before the county certifies its count later in November. They will not change the statewide outcome, though a margin this narrow in the county could tighten or widen slightly as those ballots are counted.
HOW THE VOTE BROKE DOWN
James drew 47,753 votes on the Democratic line and 4,141 on the Working Families line. Komatireddy drew 41,898 on the Republican line and 6,455 on the Conservative line, the most Conservative-line votes for any statewide candidate in the county. Voters cast 52 write-ins and left 1,442 blank.
Komatireddy’s Republican line ran about 500 votes ahead of Bruce A. Blakeman’s in the governor’s race, and her Conservative line ran about 900 ahead. That helped make the attorney general’s race the most competitive statewide contest in Saratoga County this year.
Saratoga Springs City Hall at 474 Broadway. James won the county by 3,541 votes. (Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
HOW IT COMPARES
The chart compares the Democratic candidate’s share of the Saratoga County vote across the six statewide, congressional and state Senate races on the county’s 2026 ballot. James’s 51.8 percent ranked fourth of those six, ahead of Blake Gendebien in NY-21 and Sarah F. Rogerson in the 44th Senate District.
Democratic candidate's share of the Saratoga County vote, 2026
Share of votes cast for candidates in Saratoga County only, all party lines combined. Unofficial.
ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli
59.4%
NY-20Paul D. Tonko
58.4%
GovernorKathy C. Hochul
52.4%
Attorney GeneralLetitia A. James
51.8%
NY-21Blake Gendebien
50.7%
Senate 44Sarah F. Rogerson
48.8%
This raceOther 2026 races
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
County results only. District-wide and statewide results differ.
Saratoga County’s state legislators include Republican Sen. Jim Tedisco, who carried the county but lost his seat district-wide, and Democratic Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, who won another term in the 113th District, which includes Saratoga Springs.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
James’s new term begins Jan. 1, 2027. The state Board of Elections will certify the statewide result after every county completes its canvass, and PagPol will update Saratoga County’s numbers when the county certifies its own count later in November.
For results in every Saratoga County race, plus the officials who represent each town, visit PagPol’s Saratoga County page or subscribe to the Saratoga County newsletter. PagPol will update these results when the county adds absentee, military and affidavit ballots and certifies the count.
