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New York · U.S. House · District 18 · 2026

New York District 18 House race

General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New York District 18 House race

Patrick Ryan has raised more than 47 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the New York District 18 House race, 2026 report raising $4.4M between them. Patrick Ryan reports $4.3M and Jackie Auringer reports $89,698, a gap of $4.2M. Of what Patrick Ryan reports, 85% came from individuals and 12% 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.

Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 12% from PACs.

85% individuals12% PACs3% other
$4.3M
raised
JA

Jackie Auringer

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 10% from PACs.

90% individuals10% PACs0% other
$90K
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$66K
Transportation$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

12%85%
12% PACs85% individuals3% other

The incumbent's record

Patrick Ryan is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$2.7M
$1.1M+. up $20K since 2022.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

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

Labor / Unions$66K
Transportation$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
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The tale of the tape

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

Patrick Ryan
D · incumbent
Patrick Ryan
vs
JA
Jackie Auringer
R · challenger
$4.3M
Raised
$90K
$3.1M
Cash on hand
$61K
12%
From PACs
10%
85%
From individuals
90%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No