Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

New York 1st District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Christopher Gallant
23%
Republican
Nick LaLota
77%
ForecastLean R
Projected margin
R+9.2
80% range
R+25.4 to D+7.0
Partisan lean
R+7.8
Tipping-point chance
0.52%
Uncertainty multiplier
2.18×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 9%Fundamentals 91%
Polling average
R+6.8
Fundamentals
R+8.8
Blended
R+8.6
Similar-race shift
−0.9
Poll–fundamentals gap
2.0 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
December 11, 2025
Democrat
36.1%
Republican
42.9%
Undecided / other
21.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+7.8
Elasticity
1.10
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
−1.3
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
R+7.9

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