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2026 U.S. House

New York's 1st Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · NY-1
Primary: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-1

Nicholas J. LaLota

Nicholas J. LaLota

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • National Security at Home and Abroad
  • A More Affordable, Prosperous Way of Life
  • Fighting for Long Island
About Nicholas J. LaLota

LaLota is a Navy veteran running for U.S. House in New York, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes a service above self approach focused on serving Long Island families, per the campaign site.

Christopher J. Gallant

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Affordability, including housing, energy and everyday costs for Long Island families
  • Protecting Medicare and Medicaid while expanding access and lowering costs for seniors
  • Infrastructure and coastal resilience investment for shoreline communities
About Christopher J. Gallant

Gallant is a military pilot, union leader and volunteer firefighter who has deployed to Kuwait as an Army National Guard Black Hawk pilot and works as an FAA air traffic controller, per his campaign site.

About this race

New York's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The New York primary is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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