2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York


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 each of the state's 26 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with 2026 [United States House of Representatives elections|other elections] to the House of Representatives, 2026 [United States Senate elections|elections] to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election will take place on June 23, 2026. As New York State has closed primary elections, only registered party members are allowed to vote in each party's primary.

District 1

The 1st district is based on the eastern end and North Shore of Long Island, including the Hamptons, the North Fork, Riverhead, 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.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Chris Gallant, air traffic controller
  • Lukas Ventouras, member of the Huntington Democratic Committee

Declined

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Jordan Maggio
  • Thomas Sorensen

General election

Polling

Nick LaLota vs. Chris Gallant
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Nick
LaLota 		Chris
Gallant 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling December 10–11, 2025579 –41%38%20%

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.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Jess Murphy, real estate investment manager
  • Edwin Osorio, president of AFGE Local 3369
  • Joshua Taveras, store manager

District 3

The 3rd district is based on the North Shore of Nassau County, including all of Glen Cove and North Hempstead, parts of Oyster Bay, and Hempstead, and the Northeast Queens neighborhoods of Whitestone, Beechhurst, Little Neck, and Douglaston. The incumbent is Democrat Tom Suozzi, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Declared

  • Greg Hach, attorney and candidate for this district in 2024

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

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 flipped the district and was elected with 51.1% of the vote in 2024. She is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Laura Gillen, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Nick Sciretta, stagehand

Filed paperwork

  • Kiana Bierria-Anderson
  • Gian Jones, businessman and candidate for this district in 2024

Republican primary

Publicly expressed interest

Filed paperwork

  • Dennis McGrath, attorney
  • Brian Miller, auto salesman
  • Martin Smithmyer, businessman
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

District 5

The 5th district is based in Southeast Queens, including the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Hollis, Laurelton, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and the Rockaways. The district is currently represented by Gregory Meeks, first elected in 1998, who was re-elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Salvatore Padellaro, entrepreneur

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Aaron Cherry

District 6

The 6th district is based in Central and Eastern Queens, including the neighborhoods of Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Kew Gardens, Flushing, Bayside, and Fresh Meadows. The incumbent was Democrat Grace Meng, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

District 7

The 7th district is based in Brooklyn and Queens, including the neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, Woodhaven, Maspeth, Sunnyside, and Long Island City. The district is currently represented by Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who was elected with 78.1% of the vote in 2024. Velázquez is not seeking re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Potential

Declined

Fundraising

Italics indicate withdrawn candidate

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. This district is currently represented by Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority Leader in the House, who was re-elected with 75.4% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Hakeem
Jeffries		Chi
Ossé		Undecided
Z to A September 15–30, 2025371 ± 5.0%72%21%7%

Independent and third party candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Soyoung Kim

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 district is currently represented by Yvette Clarke, first elected in 2006, who was re-elected with 81.3% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Michael Goldfarb, financial technology executive

Filed paperwork

  • Joshua Bristol, retail cashier and activist
  • Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Joshua Kaitan Lucas

Republican primary

Declared

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah, bus company owner and perennial candidate

District 10

The 10th district is based in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Gowanus, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Sunset Park, the Lower East Side, Greenwich Village, and the Financial District. The district is currently represented by Democrat Dan Goldman, first elected in 2022, who was re-elected with 82.3% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

Polling

Dan Goldman vs. Brad Lander
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Dan
Goldman		Brad
Lander		Undecided
Data For Progress September 2–8, 2025553 ± 4.0%33%52%15%

Dan Goldman vs. Alexa Avilés
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Dan
Goldman		Alexa
Avilés		Undecided
Stand Up Action, IncNovember 3–6, 2025500 45%16%39%

Dan Goldman vs. another Democratic candidate
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Dan
Goldman		Another
Democratic candidate		Undecided
Data For Progress September 2–8, 2025553 ± 4.0%41%32%28%

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

District 11

The 11th district includes all of Staten Island as well as the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, and Bensonhurst. The incumbent is Republican Nicole Malliotakis, who was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Troy McGhie, educator

Filed paperwork

  • Michael DeCillis
  • Umar Usman

Publicly expressed interest

District 12

The 12th district is entirely based in Manhattan, comprising the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Midtown, 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. He is not running for re-election in 2026.

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Christopher Diep, software engineer

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Withdrawn

Declined

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Amy Jordan
  • Zappone Massimiliano
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman
  • Lucian Wintrich, photographer

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Wilneida Negron, political scientist

District 13

The 13th district is based in Upper Manhattan and the Northwest Bronx, including the neighborhoods of Harlem, Morningside Heights, Spanish Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill, Fordham, Kingsbridge, and Bedford Park. The incumbent is Democrat Adriano Espaillat, first elected in 2016, who was re-elected with 83.5% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Darializa Avila Chevalier, community organizer
  • Oscar Romero, Chief Information Officer of the New York City Civic Engagement Commission

Filed paperwork

  • Jaliel Amador, healthcare sales executive
  • Theo Chino-Tavarez, candidate for the 2021 [New York City Public Advocate election|New York City Public Advocate in 2021]
  • Adriano Espaillat, incumbent U.S. representative
  • James Felton Keith, businessman and candidate for this district in 2018 and 2020
  • Matt Miller, grocery worker and writer
  • Megan Rodriguez

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

District 14

The 14th district is based in North Queens and the East Bronx, including the neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, Astoria, College Point, Hunts Point, Castle Hill, Throggs Neck, Parkchester, Country Club, Co-Op City, and City Island. The district is currently represented by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was re-elected with 69.2% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Declared

  • Diamant Hysenaj, real estate developer

Filed paperwork

  • Aurelio Arcabascio, retired project manager and perennial candidate
  • Tina Forte, social media influencer and nominee for this district in 2022 and 2024
  • Ariel Rivera-Diaz, NYC Board of Elections worker and candidate for State Assembly in 2018

District 15

The 15th district is based in the West Bronx, including the neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose, Morrisania, Highbridge, Tremont, West Farms, Belmont, Norwood, Woodlawn Heights, Riverdale, and Spuyten Duyvil. The district is currently represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres, first elected in 2020, who was re-elected with 76.5% of the vote in 2024. He is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Jon LaTona

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Jamaal Bowman, former U.S. representative for the 16th district
    Endorsements

Third party candidates and Independents

Declared

  • Andre Easton, teacher

District 16

The 16th district is based in southern Westchester County, including Yonkers, White Plains, 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

Filed paperwork

Declined

District 17

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Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Jessica Reinmann, nonprofit CEO
  • John Sullivan, former FBI intelligence analyst

Declined

District 18

The 18th district is based in the mid-Hudson Valley, including all of Orange County and most of Dutchess and Ulster counties. The incumbent is Democrat Pat Ryan, who was re-elected with 57.2% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Declared

  • Sharanjit Thind, former editor of ''The South Asian Insider''

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

District 19

The 19th district stretches from the Upper Hudson Valley across the Catskill Mountains to parts of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, including Hudson, Monticello, Oneonta, Binghamton, and Ithaca. It includes all of Columbia, Greene, Sullivan, Delaware, Otsego, Chenango, Broome, and Tompkins counties, and parts of Rensselaer, Cortland, and Ulster counties. The incumbent is Democrat Josh Riley, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.1% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Alexander Portelli, small business owner
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

Declined

District 20

The 20th district is based in the Capital Region, including Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, and Amsterdam. It includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and parts of Saratoga, Rensselaer, and Montgomery counties. The incumbent is Democrat Paul Tonko, who was re-elected with 61.1% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Declared

  • Ralph Ambrosio, attorney

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

District 21

The 21st district is based in the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains, and also includes parts of the Mohawk Valley and the Capital District. It includes Glens Falls, Lake George, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Herkimer, and Rome. The incumbent is Republican Elise Stefanik, who was re-elected with 62.1% of the vote in 2024. She is not seeking re-election.

Republican primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Stuart Amoriell, restaurant owner
  • Blake Gendebien, dairy farmer and nominee for this district in the cancelled 2025 special election
  • Maylon Haller, hip hop and folk artist
  • Dylan Hewitt, former trade official

Filed paperwork

  • John Gunther
  • Andrew Hanson
  • Pamela Marshall

Potential

  • Bridie Farrell, candidate for this district in 2022

Declined

  • Matt Castelli, nominee for this district in 2022
  • Paula Collins, nominee for this district in 2024 ''''

Third parties and independents

Filed paperwork

  • Richard Grayson
  • Christopher Schmidt

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 flipped the district and was elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman

Withdrawn

Declined

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • William Staton, educational consultant

District 23

District 23 is based in the Southern Tier and Western New York, including Elmira, Corning, Jamestown, and outer Erie County. The district is currently represented by Republican Nick Langworthy, who was re-elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Aaron Gies, college professor
  • Kevin Stocker, attorney and perennial candidate

Filed paperwork

  • Stephen Collins, attorney and perennial candidate

District 24

The 24th district is based along the Lake Ontario coast 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.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Steven Holden, financial management consultant and nominee for this district in 2022

Independents

Declared

  • Ken Estes, farmer

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.

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

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.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork