New York 17th District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.
Every seat in the delegation below, in district order. A colored band across the top of a cell means a rater has made a claim about that race. A cell with no band is a settled seat, tinted by its 2024 presidential margin, which is a measured past result and not a 2026 forecast.
All 26 New York House seats carry a rating.
New York races rated Toss-Up
1of 26New York 17th District. It is the only race in New York that either rater declines to call for a party.
New York races no rater covers
0of 26Every New York race carries a rating this cycle.
How a cell is encoded, and on what evidence
Rater judgment A handicapper's published claim about a specific race.
- Toss-Up, band across the top
- Lean D, band
- Likely D, band
- Solid D, band
- Solid R, band
Assumption, with reason What we infer, and why it is not yet a fact.
- Not on the 2026 ballot, per our inventory
Ratings drawn from Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball , current as of September 3, 2026. Settled seats are tinted by their 2024 presidential-vote baseline as of August 10, 2026, sourced from The Downballot, and carry no band, because a baseline is a measured past result and never a rating. Fundraising figures from FEC filings, as of August 8, 2026.
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What the delegation says
New York 17th District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.
How to vote in New York
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- Polling places and election dates · New York’s official election page
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The full New York delegation, all 26 races Open the table · 26 rows
| Race | Rating | Candidates | Raised (D / R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 17th District | Candidates TBD | $20.5M / $8.2M | |
| New York 3rd District | Candidates TBD | $5.5M / $2.3M | |
| New York 4th District | Candidates TBD | $5.2M / $412.1K | |
| New York 19th District | Candidates TBD | $4.8M / $1.2M | |
| New York 1st District | Candidates TBD | $872.9K / $3.8M | |
| New York 2nd District | Candidates TBD | $582.8K / $3.5M | |
| New York 5th District | Candidates TBD | $1.7M / · | |
| New York 6th District | Candidates TBD | $2.5M / · | |
| New York 7th District | Candidates TBD | $4.1M / · | |
| New York 8th District | Candidates TBD | $15.0M / · | |
| New York 9th District | Candidates TBD | $1.3M / $12.4K | |
| New York 10th District | Candidates TBD | $10.8M / · | |
| New York 11th District | Candidates TBD | $277.8K / $2.8M | |
| New York 12th District | Candidates TBD | $22.6M / $229.2K | |
| New York 13th District | Candidates TBD | $4.2M / · | |
| New York 14th District | Candidates TBD | $32.7M / $1.1M | |
| New York 15th District | Candidates TBD | $7.8M / · | |
| New York 16th District | Candidates TBD | $514.0K / · | |
| New York 18th District | Candidates TBD | $4.7M / $89.7K | |
| New York 20th District | Candidates TBD | $957.6K / $29.0K | |
| New York 21st District | Candidates TBD | $6.0M / $15.8M | |
| New York 22nd District | Candidates TBD | $2.7M / $317.0K | |
| New York 23rd District | Candidates TBD | $423.2K / $2.3M | |
| New York 24th District | Candidates TBD | $336.6K / $2.8M | |
| New York 25th District | Candidates TBD | $1.8M / $32.4K | |
| New York 26th District | Candidates TBD | $2.3M / · |