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New York · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

New York District 01 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New York District 01 House race

Nick LaLota has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Republican Nick LaLota has raised about $2.3M, more than 3 times any rival.

Christopher Gallant reports 98% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Nick LaLota

Nick LaLota

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 42% from PACs and 51% from individuals.

51% individuals42% PACs7% other
$2.3M
raised
CG

Christopher Gallant

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other
$648K
raised
LV

Lukas Ventouras

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

95% individuals0% PACs5% other
$128K
raised
JJ

Jonathan Jacobs

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$97K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$159K
Labor / Unions$40K
Banking & Financial$33K
Tech & Telecom$24K
Law & Lobbying$20K
Ideological / Leadership$20K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Health & Pharma$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • ATTORNEY · company$20K
  • CEO · company$20K
  • NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL · company$14K
  • STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES · company$14K
  • PRESIDENT · company$14K
  • BLUFF POINT ASSOCIATES · company$13K
  • NYCBS · company$13K
  • ACCESS INDUSTRIES · company$12K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

30%64%
30% PACs64% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Nick LaLota is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
−$413K
−$836K - $10K. up $84K since 2023.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$159K
Labor / Unions$40K
Banking & Financial$33K
Tech & Telecom$24K
Law & Lobbying$20K
Ideological / Leadership$20K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Nick LaLota
R · incumbent
Nick LaLota
vs
CG
Christopher Gallant
D · challenger
$2.3M
Raised
$648K
$3.3M
Cash on hand
$172K
42%
From PACs
2%
51%
From individuals
98%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No