New York District 19

NY-19 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Republican Primary

Held June 23, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Peter Oberacker ✓ 13,631 77.5%
Alexander Portelli 3,876 22.0%
Total Write-ins 78 0.4%
98% reporting

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Josh Riley
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Tilt D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+2
2024 Margin
D+4

Race Ratings

Cook Political Report

Toss Up
Changed from Toss-up on Feb 1

Inside Elections

Tilt R
Changed from Toss-up on Feb 1

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Likely Democratic
Changed from Toss-up on Jul 29

Candidates

Josh Riley

Josh Riley Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $4,825,666
Cash on Hand: $3,190,954

Peter Karl Oberacker Jr Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $1,237,179
Cash on Hand: $392,868

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? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 NY-19 House race competitive?

the expert consensus currently rates this race Tilt D.

When is the 2026 NY-19 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Upstate NY; flipped D 2024

Independent Expenditures Updated just now

$10,158
Total IE Spending
$6,582
Support
$3,576
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Race News

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