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New York House race, District 1

Nick LaLota holds this seat and is running to keep it against Chris Gallant.

The November ballot

LaLota
$3.8M
Gallant
$648K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Nick LaLota

Republican · Holds the seat now

Discloses no individual stock trades.

Has not cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

See their record

How to vote in New York

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 10 days before the election. Same-day registration is available only during the early-voting period.

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How they won the primary

Democratic primary

The primary · 19,871 votes

  • Chris GallantWon62.9%12,492
  • Lukas Ventouras37%7,349
  • Write-in0.2%30

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

3%$109KSmall donors$101K16%
28%$1.1MLarge donors$532K82%
25%$941KPACs$11K2%
--Self-funding$3.5K<1%
45%$1.7MOther$15<1%

Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

7 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

The district

Census context
People
778K
Median household income
$134K
Unemployment
4.6%
Living below the poverty line
6.2%
Without health insurance
3.7%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

How this seat voted last time

R+10 in 2024

  • Nick LalotaWon55.2%
  • John P. Avlon44.8%

410,100 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.