The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Certified list: New York State Board of Elections. Not a prediction.
The seat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2018 · Age 69
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in New York
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
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How they won the primary
The primary · 38,824 votes
- Joseph Morelle Won: 63.3% 24,567
- Robin Wilt: 30.6% 11,866
- Sherita Traywick: 6.0% 2,332
The total includes 59 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: New York State Board of Elections certified primary results workbook. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $1.9M
- Outside money
- $625K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
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.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Joseph Morelle $188K.
Who is spending on this race
The largest group 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
5 filedPrimary 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
- 771K
- Median household income
- $77K
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.4%
- Without health insurance
- 3.1%
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+22 in 2024
- Joseph Morelle Won: 60.8%
- Gregg A. Sadwick: 39.2%
360,633 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. 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.