2026 results · New York · New York 20th District
Paul Tonko, the Democrat, wins re-election in New York's 20th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 14.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.3-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul TonkoDemocrat, incumbent | 181,761 | 63.6% | |
| Ralph AmbrosioRepublican | 103,904 | 36.3% | |
| Write-in | 249 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted285,914 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 20th District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+14.0 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 13 of 26 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+14.0
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+24.5
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 13 of 26
- Albany County41%
- Saratoga County27%
- Schenectady County19%
- Rensselaer County11%
- Montgomery County3%
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 5 counties compared moved 13.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 76% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Montgomery County to 73% in Schenectady County.
Schenectady County moved most: D+10.5 for president in 2024, D+25.6 this year
The 5 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Saratoga County added 6,667 net votes for Tonko against the 2024 margin, 27% of the district's change
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 24,582 votes toward Tonko: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Saratoga County+6,667 Tonko
- Albany County+6,615 Tonko
- Schenectady County+6,066 Tonko
- Rensselaer County+3,971 Tonko
- Montgomery County+1,263 Tonko
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Tonko this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Montgomery CountyR+11.4D+2.8
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.