Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · New York's 7th District

3 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Claire Valdez
Democratic, Working Families · Open seat
Melvin Rivera
Republican, Conservative · Open seat
Priscilla Ghaznavi
Our Future · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Claire ValdezMelvin RiveraPriscilla Ghaznavi
Party on the ballotDemocratic, Working Families1Republican, Conservative1Our Future1
StatusOpen seatOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$1,915,867 through October 14, 20262Not found in the public sources we checked$40,055 through October 14, 20263
Cash on hand$110,4302Not found in the public sources we checked$13,1793
Outside spending$957,161 for · $0 against4Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked