2026 race

NY-08 — U.S. House

2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Hakeem S. Jeffries.

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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Democratic primary · Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Hakeem S. JeffriesWon
Republican primary · Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Called by verified 2026-10-14 (state results / news; corrected)
Lewis MizrahiWon
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.

Disclosed money in race
$18M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Lewis Mizrahi

R
ChallengerFEC H6NY08188

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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
2 defeated candidates — show

Vance Bostic

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NY08139

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Raised this cycle$40K
Cash on hand: $4K

Chi Osse

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NY08147

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Raised this cycle$32K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal

Early read on NY-08 — 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.
Hakeem S. Jeffriesleans negative
8 pos207 neutral27 neg242 articles
Lewis Mizrahilimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
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
$18M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$18M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$10
$10 for · $0 against
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Hakeem S. Jeffries(D)incumbent
+ SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10
$18M$10—$18M
Lewis Mizrahi(R)
$0——$0
2 defeated candidates — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Vance Bostic(D)defeated
$40K——$40K
Chi Osse(D)defeated
$32K——$32K
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.

Hakeem S. Jeffries(D)22% in-state · $5.5M itemized
$1.2M in-state$4.3M out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Vance Bostic(D)defeated0% in-state · $4K itemized
$0 in-state$4K out-of-state
Chi Osse(D)defeated47% in-state · $30K itemized
$14K in-state$16K 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.

StatementJeffriesMizrahiYou
Abortion
A national law should protect access to abortion in every state.
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Abortion
Access to contraception should be guaranteed by federal law in all states (Right to Contraception Act).
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Criminal Justice
Federal minimum sentences for non-violent drug crimes should be reduced or eliminated.
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Criminal Justice
The federal government should send more money to local police departments.
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Economy
The federal minimum wage should be raised.
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Economy
The expanded child tax credit (refundable, paid monthly) should be made permanent.
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Environment
The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Guns
All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check.
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Guns
Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted.
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Guns
Ghost guns and unfinished firearm components should be regulated as firearms under federal law.
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Healthcare
Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
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Healthcare
Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels.
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Housing
The government should spend more building affordable housing.
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Infrastructure
The government should fund more electric vehicle charging stations.
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SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign

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.

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