2026 results · New York · New York 7th District
Claire Valdez, the Democrat, holds New York's 7th District for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried the district by 46.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 22.3-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire ValdezDemocrat | 135,179 | 83.3% | |
| Melvin RiveraRepublican | 24,370 | 15.0% | |
| Priscilla GhaznaviIndependent | 2,155 | 1.3% | |
| Write-in | 514 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted162,218 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:11 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
New York's 7th District takes in all or part of 2 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+46.0 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 22.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 5 of 26 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+46.0
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+54.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 5 of 26
- Kings County58%
- Queens County42%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 2 counties compared moved 22.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 73% in Queens County to 67% in Kings County.
New York’s ballot
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 3 of New York's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 18–8, now D 20–6, counting the leaders in 3 uncalled seats
- 1R+2.2LaLota
- 2R+2.3Garbarino
- 3D+10.3Suozzi
- 4D+13.4Gillen
- 5D+61.2Meeks
- 6D+38.0Meng
- 7D+68.3Valdez
- 8D+59.3Jeffries
- 9D+65.1Clarke
- 10D+67.3Lander
- 11R+12.3Malliotakis
- 12D+57.2Lasher
- 13D+76.2Chevalier
- 14D+56.7Ocasio-Cortez
- 15D+66.2Torres
- 16D+51.7Latimer
- 17D+6.0Conley
- 18D+25.8Ryan
- 19D+14.6Riley
- 20D+27.2Tonko
- 21R+1.9Constantino
- 22D+16.8Mannion
- 23R+20.5Langworthy
- 24R+20.9Tenney
- 25D+26.0Morelle
- 26D+31.8Kennedy
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.