New York District 7

NY-07 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held June 23, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Claire Valdez ✓ 37,531 56.1%
Antonio Reynoso 23,960 35.8%
Julie Won 4,231 6.3%
Vichal Kumar 1,134 1.7%
Total Write-ins 97 0.1%
92% reporting

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Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Nydia Velázquez)
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
Yes
Cook PVI
D+35

These polls test pre-primary pairings. The PollingSource average is an average of those polls, not a forecast.

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Claire Valdez Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,693,312
Cash on Hand: $206,842

Antonio Reynoso

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,013,107
Cash on Hand: $18,640

Evan Hale Hutchison

Democrat
Total Raised: $15,397
Cash on Hand: $1,225

Julie Jaehee Won

Democrat
Total Raised: $988,935
Cash on Hand: $105,116

Vichal Kumar

Democrat
Total Raised: $191,007
Cash on Hand: $25,747

Priscilla Ghaznavi

Independent
Total Raised: $39,450
Cash on Hand: $27,556

Average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

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Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 NY-07 House race?

Listed poll pairings are pre-primary tests, not a general-election matchup. There is no PollingSource average for a locked general pairing yet.

Is the 2026 NY-07 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 NY-07 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of scientific public polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days. One poll in that week is the average. We do not exclude pollsters. The table lists the polls from that window. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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