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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Pelham Board of Trustees Election 2026

3 of 7 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

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Voters in the Village of Pelham choose up to three Village Trustees; the mayor and three other trustees are not on this ballot.

Registration deadline for the general election · Oct 24

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Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

What the next council decides

01Flood mitigation and its cost4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe village is designing flood projects for the North Pelham and Highbrook Avenue watersheds and seeking outside funding.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide whether to bid the projects and how to pay the village's share, including any borrowing.

02Budget, taxes and debt3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe board passed a local law to exceed the state tax levy limit and adopted a $20.5 million 2026-27 budget.

What's on the tableThe next board will write the 2027-28 budget and decide whether to exceed the tax cap again.

03Downtown development and North Pelham zoning3 sourced facts

Where it standsA memorandum of understanding with a preferred developer for Wolfs Lane sites was ended in March 2026, and trustees have discussed updating the Business District Floating Zone.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide whether to change the Business District Floating Zone and how to handle future redevelopment proposals.

04Traffic and pedestrian safety2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe state approved home-rule legislation for school-zone speed cameras in the village, and the board is planning next steps.

What's on the tableThe next board will set up the school-zone camera program and other traffic safety measures.

3 notes on these statements

This is the first contested Village of Pelham trustee election since 2019, according to the Pelham Examiner. Pelham Examiner, Long, Speros and Anzilotti launch bids for seats on Village of Pelham Board of Trustees · Jul 13, 2026

The three seats on the ballot are held by Hanan Eldahry, Russell Solomon and Krystal Howell, who were each elected to two-year terms in 2024. Pelham Examiner, Long, Speros and Anzilotti launch bids for seats on Village of Pelham Board of Trustees · Jul 13, 2026

Krystal Howell, Russell Solomon and Kristen Burke appear on both the Democratic and Community Party lines. Westchester County Board of Elections, 2026 unofficial general election candidate list

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  1. 1. How should the village move forward on the flood mitigation project?

  2. 2. Should the village board exceed the state property tax cap when it decides it needs to?

  3. 3. What should happen to the Business District Floating Zone in North Pelham?

  4. 4. Should the village put speed cameras in school zones?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted6 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Allison Anderson, Michael Carpenter, Chance Mullen, Donald Otondi3 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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