The incumbents in New York’s competitive congressional districts are banking sizable campaign cash, more than a year out from the 2026 midterm elections.
New York was a critical battleground for control of the House last cycle. Democratic pickups in battleground districts across the state helped their party keep the margins close in the GOP-controlled U.S. House.
So far, few of the battleground incumbents have garnered notable challengers – with the exception of New York’s 17th congressional district in the lower Hudson Valley. There, seven Democrats have launched bids to take on incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who is now serving his second term.
The latest fundraising totals, including the quarter stretching from April to June, are below.
NY-1
Rep. Nick Lalota is currently serving his second term in the Suffolk County-centered district. Last fall, he bested Democratic challenger John Avlon by roughly 10 points. So far, he has drawn one Democratic challenger, Lukas Ventouras, who has raised only a few thousand dollars, according to their most recent filing.
Nick LaLota (R) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: 737,464.79
- Spent in Q2: $105,447.64
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $1,742,196.43
NY-3
So far, no Republicans have formally filed to challenge Rep. Tom Suozzi. The moderate Democrat won this seat by roughly 3.5 points in 2024. Suozzi has more than $3 million in his coffer.
Tom Suozzi (D) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: $825,022.93
- Spent in Q2: $187,765.22
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $3,049,219.50
NY-4
Last year, Democrat Laura Gillen flipped this Nassau County district, beating incumbent Republican Congressman Anthony D’Esposito. D’Esposito has since been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Inspector General at the Department of Labor. Gillen starts the second half of 2025 with $1 million cash-on-hand.
Laura Gillen (D) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: $741,473.01
- Spent in Q2: $166,069.10
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $1,050,434.85
NY-17
Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who represents a district in the lower Hudson Valley and is a prime Democratic target heading into next year’s midterms, has drawn seven Democratic challengers in his reelection bid. (Lawler is also publicly toying with a bid for governor.) In the second quarter, he raised $1.4 million — more than any of those Democrats — and has $2.2 million cash on hand at the start of July. The Democrat with the largest quarter, Peter Chatzky, brought in nearly $700,000 — $500,000 of that came in the form of a loan from the candidate himself. Filings show Effie Phillips-Staley and Jessica Reinmann each loaned their campaigns $100,000.
Mike Lawler (R) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: $1,358,705.33
- Spent in Q2: $459,223.37
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $2,200,367.18
- Receipts in Q2: $680,192.94
- Spent in Q2: $5,839.51
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $674,353.43
- Receipts in Q2: $480,363.99
- Spent in Q2: $182,355.11
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $613,787.36
- Receipts in Q2: $352,231.18
- Spent in Q2: $237,391.32
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $489,318.86
- Receipts in Q2: $151,864.64
- Spent in Q2: $52,624.53
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $99,240.11
- Receipts in Q2: $224,006.54
- Spent in Q2: $77,245.16
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $442,572.73
- Receipts in Q2: $212,160.46
- Spent in Q2: $110,453.39
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $101,707.07
- Receipts in Q2: $300,887.56
- Spent in Q2: $136,874.21
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $164,013.35
NY-18
Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan comfortably defended this battleground seat in the central Hudson Valley last year, besting his Republican challenger by more than 14 points. He enters the second half of 2025 with more than $1.6 million cash-on-hand.
Pat Ryan (D) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: $759,796.28
- Spent in Q2: $274,590.77
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $1,650,175.45
NY-19
Freshman Democrat Josh Riley, who represents a district stretching from Ithaca to the Hudson Valley, had nearly $1.2 million cash on hand at the start of July. He flipped this seat with an electoral margin of 2 points in 2024.
Josh Riley (D) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: $726,328.83
- Spent in Q2: $224,434.86
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $1,179,496.98
NY-22
In the Syracuse area, freshman Democratic Congressman John Mannion raised just shy of half a million during the past quarter. A Republican challenger, John Salka, has filed paperwork to run against him, but so far has raised just a few thousand dollars.
John Mannion (D) — incumbent
- Receipts in Q2: $484,551.06
- Spent in Q2: $144,865.89
- Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $751,169.12