New York's 7th District
U.S. House · New York
Claire Valdez held the seat for Democrats, winning by 68.3 points over Melvin Rivera.
Fusion voting
Source: New York State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)For Valdez | $427.9K | |
| Justice Democrats PACFor Valdez | $278.5K | |
| Leaders We DeserveFor Valdez | $175K | |
| NEW YORKERS FOR LOWER COSTSFor Valdez | $70K | |
| Christopher Street Project PACFor Valdez | $3.3K | |
| MAKE THE ROAD ACTION POLITICAL COMMITTEEFor Valdez | $2.5K |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. No FEC filings matched for Melvin Rivera. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Claire Valdez
- >99%
- Melvin Rivera
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+58.3
The candidates
State assemblymember from the 37th district (2025–present)Melvin Rivera (R)
Activist and tenant organizer
Also on the ballot: Priscilla Ghaznavi (Other party), 1.3%; Write-in (Other party), 0.3%