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

New York District 01 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New York District 01 House race

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

Candidates in the New York District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $3.1M between them. Nick LaLota reports $2.3M and Christopher Gallant reports $647,598, a gap of $1.6M. Of what Nick LaLota reports, 51% came from individuals and 42% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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.

Labor / Unions$50K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Defense & Aerospace$30K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION · super pac$10K
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) · pac$10K
  • HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC · pac$10K
  • LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC · pac$10K

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+. 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.

Labor / Unions$50K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Defense & Aerospace$30K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
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