Candidate · November 3, 2026

Blake Gendebien

On the ballot for U.S. House · New York's 21st District

DemocraticOpen seat
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$7.7M
cash on hand
$364K
outside spending for or against
$783K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · New York's 21st District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusOpen seat — no incumbent is running for this seat.
Also on the ballot

§2Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.2

Raised$7,655,529
Spent$7,543,859
Cash on hand$364,012
Debts owed by the campaign$66,589

Where the money came from

Individual donors$7.2M · 94%
PACs and other political committees$214K · 3%
Political party committees$4,175 · 0%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$125 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$159K · 2%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$58K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $643,296 supporting and $140,000 opposing Blake Gendebien this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.3

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
EDUCATORS UNITED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS$508,709—
SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM—$140,000
RP PAC$40,160—
BLUEWAVEAMERICA$39,088—
American Democracy Project$33,413—
RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK$21,926—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§3Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.