2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 26
U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from all 26 of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections
. The primary election will take place on a date that has not yet been announced.
District 1
The 1st district is based on the eastern end and
Port Jefferson, Smithtown, and Shelter Island, all in Suffolk County. The incumbent is Republican Nick LaLota, who was re-elected with 55.52% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Republican primary
Potential
- Nick LaLota, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary
Declared
- Lukas Ventouras, member of the Huntington Democratic Committee[2]
Endorsements
Lukas Ventouras
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid R | March 7, 2025 |
District 2
The 2nd district is based on the South Shore of Suffolk County, including the towns of Babylon, Islip, and most of Brookhaven all in Suffolk County, and Massapequa in Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Andrew Garbarino, who was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Republican primary
Potential
- Andrew Garbarino, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid R | March 7, 2025 |
District 3
The 3rd district is based on the
Douglaston.[8] The incumbent is Democrat Tom Suozzi, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Tom Suozzi, incumbent U.S. representative
Republican primary
Potential
- Mike LiPetri, former state assemblyman from the 9th district (2019–2021) and nominee for this district in 2024[9]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Lean D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Lean D | March 7, 2025 |
District 4
The 4th district is based on the South Shore of Nassau County and is entirely within the town of Hempstead. The incumbent is Democrat Laura Gillen, who was elected with 51.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Laura Gillen, incumbent U.S. representative
Republican primary
Potential
- Anthony D'Esposito, former U.S. representative (2023–2025)[9][10]
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, state senator from the 9th district (2023–present)[11]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Tossup | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Tilt D | March 7, 2025 |
District 5
The 5th district is based in Southeast
the Rockaways. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who was re-elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 6
The 6th district is based in Central and Eastern
Fresh Meadows. The incumbent was Democrat Grace Meng, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 7
The 7th district is based in
Maspeth, Sunnyside, and Long Island City. The incumbent was Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who was elected with 78.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Nydia Velazquez, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 8
The 8th district is based in Southern and Eastern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York, Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, and Coney Island. The incumbent is Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who was re-elected with 75.4% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- House Minority Leader
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 9
The 9th district is based in South and Central Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Midwood, and Borough Park. The incumbent is Democrat Yvette Clarke, who was re-elected with 81.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 10
The 10th district is based in
Gowanus, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Sunset Park, the Lower East Side, Greenwich Village, and the Financial District. The incumbent is Democrat Dan Goldman, who was re-elected with 82.3% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Dan Goldman, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 11
The 11th district includes all of
Bensonhurst. The incumbent is Republican Nicole Malliotakis, who was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Republican primary
Potential
- Nicole Malliotakis, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid R | March 7, 2025 |
District 12
The 12th district is entirely based in
Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, Murray Hill, and Gramercy. The incumbent is Democrat Jerry Nadler, who was re-elected with 80.6% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Publicly expressed interest
- Michael Cohen, attorney and former deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee[12]
Potential
- Alex Bores, state assemblyman (if Nadler retires)[12]
- New York City councilor (if Nadler retires)[12]
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal, state senator (if Nadler retires)[12]
- Micah Lasher, state assemblyman (if Nadler retires)[12]
- New York City councilor (if Nadler retires)[12]
- Jerry Nadler, incumbent U.S. representative
- Rebecca Seawright, state assemblywoman (if Nadler retires)[12]
Declined
- Molly Jong-Fast, journalist and author[13]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 13
The 13th district is based in
Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill, Fordham, Kingsbridge, and Bedford Park. The incumbent is Democrat Adriano Espaillat, who was re-elected with 83.5% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Adriano Espaillat, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 14
The 14th district is based in North
Co-Op City, and City Island. The incumbent is Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was re-elected with 69.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 15
The 15th district is based in the
Morrisania, Highbridge, Tremont, West Farms, Belmont, Norwood, Woodlawn Heights, Riverdale, and Spuyten Duyvil. The incumbent is Democrat Ritchie Torres, who was re-elected with 76.5% of the vote in 2024. Torres has said he is considering a run for governor in 2026.[14]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Ritchie Torres, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined
- Jamaal Bowman, former U.S. representative for the 16th district (2021–2025)[15]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 16
The 16th district is based in southern
New Rochelle, and Rye. It also includes Co-op City in the Bronx. The incumbent is Democrat George Latimer
, who was elected with 71.5% of the vote in 2024.
Democratic primary
Publicly expressed interest
- Jamaal Bowman, former U.S. representative (2021–2025)[15]
Potential
- George Latimer, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 17
The 17th district is based in the
Dutchess County. The incumbent is Republican Mike Lawler, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2024.[1] Lawler has said he is considering a run for governor in 2026.[16]
Republican primary
Potential
- Mike Lawler, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary
Declared
- Cait Conley, former senior advisor to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency[17]
- Beth Davidson, Rockland County legislator[18]
- Jessica Reinmann, nonprofit CEO[18]
- Mike Sacks, former WNYW political reporter[19]
Potential
- Effie Phillips-Staley, Tarrytown village trustee[18]
- Liz Whitmer Gereghty, former Katonah–Lewisboro School District trustee, sister of Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, and candidate for this district in 2024[20]
- Neal Zuckerman, Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member[18][21]
Endorsements
Beth Davidson
- U.S. representatives
- Mondaire Jones, NY-17 (2021–2023)[23]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Lean R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Tossup | March 7, 2025 |
District 18
The 18th district is based in the mid-
Ulster counties. The incumbent is Democrat Pat Ryan, who was re-elected with 57.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Pat Ryan, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Likely D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Likely D | March 7, 2025 |
District 19
The 19th district stretches from the
Ulster counties. The incumbent is Democrat Josh Riley
, who was elected with 51.1% of the vote in 2024.
Democratic primary
Potential
- Josh Riley, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Lean D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Lean D | March 7, 2025 |
District 20
The 20th district is based in the
Rensselaer, and Montgomery counties. The incumbent is Democrat Paul Tonko, who was re-elected with 61.1% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 21
The 21st district is based in the
Herkimer, and Rome. The incumbent is Republican Elise Stefanik
, who was re-elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2024.
Republican primary
Publicly expressed interest
- Anthony Constantino, printing company CEO[24]
Potential
- Elise Stefanik, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary
Declared
- Blake Gendebien, dairy farmer and nominee for this district in the cancelled 2025 special election[25]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid R | March 7, 2025 |
District 22
The 22nd district is based in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley, including Syracuse and Utica. It includes all of Onondaga and Madison counties and parts of Oneida, Cayuga, and Cortland counties. The incumbent is Democrat John Mannion, who was elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2024.
Democratic primary
Potential
- John Mannion, incumbent U.S. representative
Republican primary
Publicly expressed interest
- John Salka, former state assemblyman from the 121st district (2019–2023)[26]
Potential
- Julie Abbott, Onondaga County legislator (2019–present) and nominee for SD-48 in 2022 (currently running for re-election)[26]
Declined
- John Lemondes Jr., state assemblyman from the 126th district (2021–present) and candidate for this district[a] in 2014[26]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Likely D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Likely D | March 7, 2025 |
District 23
District 23 is based in the Southern Tier and Western New York, including Elmira, Corning, Jamestown, and outer Erie County. The incumbent is Republican Nick Langworthy, who was re-elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Republican primary
Potential
- Nick Langworthy, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid R | March 7, 2025 |
District 24
The 24th district is based along the Lake Ontario coast (minus Rochester) and the upper Finger Lakes, including Watertown, Oswego, Seneca Falls, and Batavia. The incumbent is Republican Claudia Tenney, who was re-elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Republican primary
Potential
- Claudia Tenney, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid R | March 7, 2025 |
District 25
The 25th district is based in the Rochester area, including all of Monroe County and part of Ontario County. The incumbent is Democrat Joseph Morelle, who was re-elected with 60.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Joseph Morelle, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
District 26
The 26th district is based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, including the more urban parts of Erie County and western Niagara County. The incumbent is Democrat Tim Kennedy, who was re-elected with 65.2% of the vote in 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Tim Kennedy, incumbent U.S. representative
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[6]
|
Solid D | February 6, 2025 |
Inside Elections[7]
|
Solid D | March 7, 2025 |
Notes
- ^ This district was numbered as the 24th district prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle.
References
- ^ Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Klein, Howie (March 29, 2025). "Senate Republicans Passed Another Reverse Robin Hood Bill Yesterday For Their Bankster Buddies". DownWithTyranny! Howie Klein. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
Lukas Ventouras, the New Deal Suffolk County Democrat running for the congressional seat Nick LaLota is wasting, told us that his opponent "has proven once again, that he's not the champion of the working class Long Islander he claims to be.
- ^ "Endorsement by Howie Klein". X Corp.
- ^ "Endorsement by Harvey Kaye". X Corp.
- ^ "Blue America Endorsement Alert On Long Island— Meet Lukas Ventouras". Blue America PAC.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
- ^ "Elected Officials & District Map | New York State Board of Elections".
- ^ a b Coltin, Jeff; Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily (January 27, 2025). "X-ing Latinx". Politico. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
Nassau GOP Chair Joe Cairo said in an interview that Suozzi and Gillen's 2024 opponents, Mike LiPetri and [Anthony] D'Esposito, could potentially run again in 2026.
- ^ Goba, Kadia (March 10, 2025). "Trump flexes control over midterm recruitment". Semafor. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
There's expected to be a third matchup between former GOP Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, and Democrat Rep. Laura Gillen of New York's 4th congressional district, according to two sources familiar with the plans.
- ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (April 3, 2025). "Morning Digest: Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court race tops strong night for Democrats". The Downballot. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Coltin, Jeff (February 21, 2025). "Molly Jong-Fast is thinking about challenging Jerry Nadler". Politico. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ Jong-Fast, Molly (February 24, 2025). "I'm Not Running for Congress". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ Sheehan, Kevin; Campanile, Carl; McCarthy, Craig; Troutman, Matt (November 25, 2024). "Rep. Ritchie Torres 'considering' run for governor as he turns up heat on Hochul — and doesn't rule out bid for NYC mayor". New York Post. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Frey, Kevin (December 13, 2024). "'I wish I didn't pull that damn fire alarm': Rep. Bowman reflects on his time in Congress, primary loss". NY1. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ Parsnow, Luke; Lisa, Kate (January 14, 2025). "Mulling a run for governor, Rep. Mike Lawler criticizes Hochul on day of her State of the State address". Spectrum News. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ Oreskes, Benjamin (March 24, 2025). "Cait Conley, a Democrat, Enters House Race in Mike Lawler's District". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Fandos, Nicholas (February 18, 2025). "As a G.O.P. Congressman Takes Aim at Hochul, a Democrat Eyes His Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ McKenna, Chris (April 9, 2025). "Former TV reporter Mike Sacks joins field of Democrats running for Rep. Mike Lawler's seat". The Journal News. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Downs, James (December 12, 2024). "House Democrats' silver lining playbook". National Journal. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Davidson in, Zuckerman non-committal on challenge to Lawler". Mid-Hudson News. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ "Endorsed Candidates". LPAC. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ^ Coltin, Jeff; Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily (February 26, 2025). "From 'Defund' to 'Now Hiring'". Politico. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ Hodgman, Lucy (January 30, 2025). "Constantino goes on offensive in NY-21 bid to succeed Stefanik". Times Union. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ Moore, John (April 3, 2025). "Gendebien has $3M war chest to run for Congress next year". WWNY-TV. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
Gendebien says he's still running in the regular election in 2026
- ^ a b c Weiner, Mark (April 3, 2025). "Two Republicans consider challenging Rep. John Mannion in 2026 election". The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
External links
- Official campaign websites for 17th district candidates