The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat · Holds the seat now
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- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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How they won the primary
The primary · 73,389 votes
- Darializa Avila ChevalierWon49.5%36,292
- Adriano Espaillat45.7%33,555
- Oscar Romero3.6%2,631
- Theo Chino-Tavarez0.8%623
- Write-in0.4%288
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.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $4.2M
- Outside money
- $10M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 31%$417K
- Large donors
- 62%$838K
- Bundled
- --
- PACs
- 2%$27K
- Other
- 5%$74K
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.
Who is spending on this race
The 11 groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing. The groups named here account for $9.6M of the $10M total; the rest is smaller filers.
Not on the November ballot
9 filed- Adriano EspaillatDemocrat$2.9M
- Jaliel AmadorDemocrat$5.7K
- Theo Chino-TavarezDemocrat-
- Michael HanoDemocrat-
- James KeithDemocrat-
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
- $54K
- Unemployment
- 11.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 26.1%
- Without health insurance
- 7.1%
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
D+67 in 2024
- Adriano EspaillatWon83%
- Ruben D. Vargas16.4%
218,973 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.
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.