Laura A. Gillen
DIncumbentFEC H2NY04244
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Raised this cycle$6.2M
Cash on hand: $3.2M
2026 race
NY-04 — U.S. House
3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Laura A. Gillen.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the New York State Board of Elections.
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Disclosed money in race
$7.2M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Jeanine C. Driscoll
RChallengerFEC H6NY04211
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Raised this cycle$685K
Cash on hand: $3K
Blay Tarnoff
IChallengerFEC H6NY04237
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Raised this cycle$25K
Cash on hand: $66
5 defeated candidates — show
Marvin Suber Williams
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6NY04195
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Raised this cycle$137K
Cash on hand: $1K
Taylor Darling
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6NY04203
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Raised this cycle$34K
Cash on hand: $139
Kiana Bierria-Anderson
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6NY04187
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Raised this cycle$27K
Cash on hand: $9K
Dennis Joseph McGrath
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6NY04179
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Raised this cycle$10K
Cash on hand: $1K
Gian Jones
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H4NY04174
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Raised this cycle$7K
Cash on hand: $12K
Local signal
Early read on NY-04 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Laura A. Gillenleans negative
1 pos13 neutral2 neg16 articles
Jeanine C. Driscollmixed
0 pos3 neutral0 neg3 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$7.2M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$7.1M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$4K
$4K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laura A. Gillen(D)incumbent + PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES $3K + FIELD TEAM 6, INC. $1K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $71 | $6.2M | $4K | — | $6.2M |
Jeanine C. Driscoll(R) | $685K | — | — | $685K |
Blay Tarnoff(I) | $25K | — | — | $25K |
5 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marvin Suber Williams(R)defeated | $137K | — | — | $137K |
Taylor Darling(D)defeated | $34K | — | — | $34K |
Kiana Bierria-Anderson(D)defeated | $27K | — | — | $27K |
Dennis Joseph McGrath(R)defeated | $10K | — | — | $10K |
Gian Jones(D)defeated | $7K | — | — | $7K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NY versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Laura A. Gillen(D)51% in-state · $3.7M itemized
$1.9M in-state$1.8M out-of-state
Jeanine C. Driscoll(R)83% in-state · $150K itemized
$125K in-state$26K out-of-state
Blay Tarnoff(I)0% in-state · $25K itemized
$0 in-state$25K out-of-state
4 defeated candidates — show
Marvin Suber Williams(R)defeated75% in-state · $11K itemized
$9K in-state$3K out-of-state
Taylor Darling(D)defeated100% in-state · $22K itemized
$22K in-state$0 out-of-state
Kiana Bierria-Anderson(D)defeated79% in-state · $20K itemized
$15K in-state$4K out-of-state
Gian Jones(D)defeated100% in-state · $5K itemized
$5K in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Gillen | Driscoll | Tarnoff | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | |||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Jeanine C. Driscoll
- Long Island Votes 2026: New York governor's race, control of Congress up for grabs today for Election Day - NewsdayNewsdayNov 3
- How Long Island and New York House races factor into national battle for control - NewsdayNewsdayOct 31
- In shift, GOP and MAGA. Inc-aligned PACs pause ads attacking Long Island Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi in his race against Michael LiPetriNewsdayOct 15
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.