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Elections · U.S. House · New York

2026 New York House race, District 18

Pat Ryan (Democrat) and Jacqueline Auringer (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in New York District 18, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the New York State Board of Elections.

The November ballot

Ryan
$4.7M
Auringer
$90K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Certified list: New York State Board of Elections. Not a prediction.

The seat

Pat Ryan

Democrat · Holds the seat now

First took office 2022 · Age 44

1
Trades disclosed
$33K
Estimated volume
Cosponsored H.R. 396, the TRUST in Congress Act

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

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How to vote in New York

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 10 days before the election. Same-day registration is available only on the first day of early voting, at an early-voting site.

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The money on this race

Raised by candidates
$4.8M
Outside money
$906

Outside money, for and against

Supporting Ryan$906
Opposing Ryan-
Supporting Auringer-
Opposing Auringer-

Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.

Where each candidate's money comes from

5%$246KSmall donors$11K12%
71%$3.4MLarge donors$70K78%
11%$527KPACs$8.8K10%
13%$593KOther--

Small donors give $200 or less; 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 largest 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.

Not on the November ballot

1 filed

None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.

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.

How this seat voted last time

D+14 in 2024

  • Pat Ryan Won: 57.1%
  • Alison Esposito: 42.8%

362,509 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.

The district

Census context
People
786K
Median household income
$94K
Unemployment
5.3%
Living below the poverty line
11.6%
Without health insurance
4.6%

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

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.