Saratoga County voters helped fill four seats on the State Supreme Court in the 4th Judicial District on Nov. 3. Kate Hogan, on the Republican and Conservative lines, led the county with 56,586 votes, followed by Christine M. Clark, Keith S. Massey Jr. and Bradley M. Wanner.
District-wide, the outcome was different. Unofficial results across the district’s counties put Hogan, Tom Buchanan, Massey and Clark in the four seats, with incumbent John T. Ellis and Wanner falling short. Buchanan finished fifth in Saratoga County but second in the district.
Quick Facts
- Office
- State Supreme Court justice, 4th Judicial District (four seats)
- Saratoga County leader
- Kate Hogan (Republican, Conservative)
- Elected district-wide
- Hogan, Buchanan, Massey, Clark (unofficial)
- Not elected
- John T. Ellis, Bradley M. Wanner (unofficial)
- Closest county gap
- Wanner over Buchanan by 450 votes
- Status
- Unofficial; absentee, military and affidavit ballots not yet added
- Takes office
- Jan. 1, 2027
THE RESULTS
In Saratoga County, Hogan won 19.1 percent of the votes cast for the six candidates, Clark 17.0 percent, Massey 16.5 percent and Wanner 16.2 percent. Buchanan trailed Wanner in the county by 450 votes, according to the county’s unofficial results.
State Supreme Court, 4th District: how Saratoga County voted
Saratoga County votes only. Voters could choose up to four. Bars split by party line. Unofficial.
Kate HoganRepublican, Conservative
56,586 (19.1%)
Christine M. ClarkDemocratic
50,572 (17.0%)
Keith S. Massey Jr.Republican, Conservative
48,977 (16.5%)
Bradley M. WannerDemocratic
48,202 (16.2%)
Tom BuchananRepublican, Conservative
47,752 (16.1%)
John T. EllisRepublican, Conservative
44,881 (15.1%)
Write-ins
1,269
Left blank (undervotes)
108,649
RepublicanConservativeDemocraticWrite-ins and blanks
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
Saratoga County votes for six candidates, up to four per voter. Write-ins: 1,269. Left blank: 108,649. Overvotes: 144.
Because the 4th Judicial District covers several counties, the winners are decided by the district-wide count. Clark finished about 2,700 votes ahead of Ellis for the last seat in election night results, which did not yet include all absentee ballots across the district.
HOW THE VOTE BROKE DOWN
Hogan drew 46,820 votes on the Republican line and 9,766 on the Conservative line in the county. Massey, Buchanan and Ellis also ran on both lines. Clark and Wanner ran as Democrats, and the county report lists each on a single line. Voters cast 1,269 write-ins.
Voters could choose up to four candidates, and many did not. The county counted 108,649 blank votes in the race, a sign that many voters skipped one or more of their four choices in a low-profile judicial contest further down the ballot.
The Milton Avenue business district in Ballston Spa, the Saratoga County seat. (Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
HOW IT COMPARES
The chart below shows the district-wide unofficial count. Hogan led the district as she did Saratoga County, while Buchanan’s strength outside Saratoga lifted him from fifth in the county to second district-wide. Clark, a Democrat, held the fourth seat narrowly.
State Supreme Court, 4th Judicial District: district-wide unofficial results
Votes in all counties of the district, election night count. Four seats; the top four win.
Kate HoganRepublican, Conservative
185,198
Tom BuchananRepublican, Conservative
165,729
Keith S. Massey Jr.Republican, Conservative
157,569
Christine M. ClarkDemocratic
156,492
John T. EllisRepublican, Conservative (incumbent)
153,810
Bradley M. WannerDemocratic
147,147
Elected (unofficial)Not elected
Source: unofficial district-wide election night results
District-wide totals are unofficial election night results and may change as absentee ballots are added.
The court race shared the county’s ballot with Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, who won another term in the 113th District. State Supreme Court justices serve 14-year terms and hear major civil lawsuits, divorces and other cases in the district’s counties, including Saratoga County.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
The new justices take office Jan. 1, 2027. The state Board of Elections will certify the district-wide result after every county in the 4th Judicial District completes its canvass, and PagPol will update Saratoga County’s numbers when the county certifies.
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.
