The electoral landscape for Kingston’s Common Council races resembles more of a formality than a fight, reflecting the city’s strongly progressive, Democratic-leaning electorate. In five of the nine wards, Democratic candidates are running unopposed. Republicans have mustered only two challengers—both considered long shots by any political measure. In the remaining two wards, one incumbent and one first-time Democratic candidate face opposition from candidates running on independent or alternative party lines.

Ward 1 – Sarah Pasti runs unopposed on the Democratic Party line. The former director of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art is seeking a second term representing Kingston’s First Ward, which includes Harry L. Edson Elementary School and the largest privately owned apartment complex in

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