New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2026

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New York's 12th Congressional District
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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All U.S. House districts, including the 12th Congressional District of New York, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

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• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Liam Elkind and Gavin Solomon are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Liam Elkind (D)
	Submit photo	Gavin Solomon (R)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in New York

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• Liam Elkind

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Liam Elkind	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Gavin Solomon	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/2/2025	8/26/2025	8/19/2025	8/12/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Jerrold Nadler defeated Mike Zumbluskas in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerrold Nadler (D / Working Families Party)	80.3	260,165
		Mike Zumbluskas (R)	19.4	62,989
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	866

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 324,020
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerrold Nadler advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Zumbluskas advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerrold Nadler advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

2022

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Jerrold Nadler defeated Mike Zumbluskas and Mikhail Itkis in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerrold Nadler (D / Working Families Party)	81.6	200,890
		Mike Zumbluskas (R / Conservative Party / Parent Party)	17.9	44,173
		Mikhail Itkis (Itkis Campaign)	0.3	631
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 246,105
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gil Obler (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Jerrold Nadler defeated incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney, Suraj Patel, and Ashmi Sheth in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerrold Nadler	55.4	49,744
		Carolyn B. Maloney	24.4	21,916
		Suraj Patel	19.0	17,011
		Ashmi Sheth	1.0	937
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	128

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,736
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Cerrotti (D)
• Mike Fitzgerald (D)
• Vladimy Joseph (D)
• Rana Abdelhamid (D)
• Maya Contreras (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Zumbluskas advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mike Zumbluskas advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerrold Nadler advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

2020

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Carlos Santiago-Cano and Steven Kolln in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn B. Maloney (D)	82.1	265,172
		Carlos Santiago-Cano (R / Conservative Party)	16.4	53,061
		Steven Kolln (L)	1.2	4,015
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	773

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,021
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Suraj Patel, Lauren Ashcraft, and Peter Harrison in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn B. Maloney	42.7	40,362
		Suraj Patel	39.3	37,106
		Lauren Ashcraft	13.6	12,810
		Peter Harrison	4.2	4,001
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,477
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erica Vladimer (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Carlos Santiago-Cano advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Carlos Santiago-Cano advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Steven Kolln advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

District analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.

See also

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Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (21)

Republican Party (7)

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