HOUSE
New York NY-20 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Paul Tonko (D)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025D +50
R +50
D +8
Race summary
There’s no indication that Tonko will retire (he raised $300,000 in the first half of the year), but if he doesn’t run in 2026, it’s almost guaranteed that he’d be replaced by another Democrat.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Apr 2, 2026
Primary Election: Jun 23, 2026
INCUMBENT
Sign in to view
First Elected: Sign in to view
Last General Election: Sign in to view
Last Primary Election: Sign in to view
✕
INCUMBENT
Full Bio:
TONKO, Paul, a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 18, 1949; graduated from Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam,
N.Y., 1967; B.S., Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y., 1971; public works
engineer; state transportation agency employee; member of the Montgomery
County, N.Y. board of supervisors, 1976-1983; chairman, Montgomery County, N.Y.
board of supervisors, 1981; member of the New York state assembly, 1983-2007;
president, New York state energy research and development authority, 2007-2008;
elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the four succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 2009-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
DISTRICT DATA
New York - 20
Capital region: Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Sep 19, 2025
Related Articles
RELATED CHARTS
Subscribe Today
Our subscribers have first access to individual race pages for each House, Senate and Governors race, which will include race ratings (each race is rated on a seven-point scale) and a narrative analysis pertaining to that race.