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New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: April 6, 2026
Primary: June 23, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
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6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county
Voting in New York

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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
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Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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A Republican Party primary takes place on June 23, 2026, in New York's 12th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 6, 2026
June 23, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This is one of 56 open races for the U.S. House of Representatives this year in which an incumbent is not running for re-election. Across the country, 21 Democrats and 35 Republicans are not running for re-election. In 2024, 45 incumbents — 24 Democrats and 21 Republicans — did not seek re-election.

This page focuses on New York's 12th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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

Republican primary

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

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 23, 2026.

Candidate
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Kaley Aldrich
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Amy Jordan
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Mike Muñoz
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Caroline Shinkle
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Gavin Solomon
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Lucian Wintrich  Candidate Connection
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Massimiliano Zappone  Candidate Connection

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Candidate profiles

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Lucian Wintrich

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "NY-12 carries the cultural and economic weight of the country, yet we pay more, get less, and are ignored when national decisions are made. I’ve worked inside the federal press corps in Washington, trained under a leading policy strategist, and spent the last decade across policy consulting, media, and New York’s creative industries. I’ve seen how federal decisions hit New Yorkers harder than anyone else, and how often bureaucracy replaces results. I’m running to put New York First with a concrete 24-point platform and a public scorecard, reported quarterly. That means lowering costs by restoring SALT, fixing NYC cost-of-living tax penalties, expanding housing supply, and forcing healthcare price transparency. It means restoring public order with real mental-health capacity, accountability for repeat violent offenders, serious fentanyl enforcement, and clean streets. It means cleaning up Washington by banning congressional stock trading, auditing waste, and protecting privacy with a Digital Bill of Rights. New Yorkers deserve a representative who delivers measurable change."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Lower costs, protect wealth, and unlock housing. NY-12 is the engine of the country, yet we’re punished for living here. I’ll fight to restore SALT, fix federal income caps that penalize high-cost cities, and push real tax relief so a NYC “middle class” paycheck isn’t treated like Midwest “rich.” I’ll crack down on vacant and warehoused units, back a refundable $25,000 first-time co-op or condo credit, and target healthcare middlemen so patients, not PBMs, get the savings.

Make New York safe again without surrendering freedom. Compassion isn’t letting people deteriorate on the subway. I’ll fund real crisis stabilization beds and treatment pathways, push transparency and accountability for reckless release decisions, and hit fentanyl death peddlers with serious federal consequences. We can modernize response while banning facial-recognition dragnet surveillance. I’ll back Clean Streets block grants so basic order returns: lighting, rapid repairs, and sanitation that signals this city belongs to residents again.

Accountability first. Clean up Washington and make government work for New Yorkers. I support a ban on congressional stock trading and a real war on waste, audited and results-based, that stops treating NY-12 like an ATM. I’ll tie federal transit dollars to performance and oppose congestion pricing approvals until the MTA passes a full forensic audit. I’ll pass a Digital Bill of Rights to end data brokers and robocalls and require consent and compensation when AI firms scrape your work. New York First means competence, not excuses.

Massimiliano Zappone

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Affordability for All"

Key Messages

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Affordability for All!

Safety for All!

Equality for All!

Voting information

See also: Voting in New York

Election information in New York: June 23, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: June 13, 2026
  • By mail: Received by June 13, 2026
  • Online: June 13, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: June 22, 2026
  • By mail: Received by June 13, 2026
  • Online: June 13, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: June 23, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by June 23, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

June 13, 2026 to June 21, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (ET)

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Kaley Aldrich Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Amy Jordan Republican Party $51,250 $32,493 $18,757 As of December 31, 2025
Mike Muñoz Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Caroline Shinkle Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Gavin Solomon Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Lucian Wintrich Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Massimiliano Zappone Republican Party $100 $0 $100 As of December 31, 2025

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.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+33. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 33 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 12th the 9th most Democratic district nationally.[3]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in New York's 12th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
81.0%17.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in New York, 2024

New York presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 19 Democratic wins
  • 13 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R D D D R D R R D D D D D D D D D D
See also: Party control of New York state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New York's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New York
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 19 21
Republican 0 7 7
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 26 28

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New York's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in New York, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Kathy Hochul
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Antonio Delgado
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Walter Mosley
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Letitia James

State legislature

New York State Senate

Party As of February 2026
     Democratic Party 41
     Republican Party 22
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 63

New York House of Representatives

Party As of February 2026
     Democratic Party 103
     Republican Party 47
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 150

Trifecta control

New York Party Control: 1992-2025
Nine years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Assembly D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New York in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New York, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
New York U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 5% of voters from the candidate's same party or 1,250, whichever is less N/A 4/6/2026 Source
New York U.S. House Unaffiliated 1% of votes cast for governor in the last election or 3,500, whichever is less N/A 5/26/2026 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 17–102," accessed December 12, 2025
  2. ↑ The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 5–304," accessed December 12, 2025
  3. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


New York's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
Chuck Schumer (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
Pat Ryan (D)
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
Democratic Party (21)
Republican Party (7)


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