New York Assembly District 126
New York State Assembly · New York
Ian Phillips leads John Lemondes Jr. by 0.38 points in the state's complete count, within recount range. The race is not called until the state certifies its results.
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 campaigns on one scale.
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Gary DowerTo Phillips's campaign | $3K | |
| UUP Higher Education Action FundTo Phillips's campaign | $3K | |
| NASRCC Political Education CommitteeTo Phillips's campaign | $3K | |
| Voice Of Teachers For EducationTo Phillips's campaign | $3K | |
| 1199 SEIU - NYS Poitical Action FundTo Phillips's campaign | $3K | |
| ACCESS TO HOME CARE SERVICES INTo Lemondes's campaign | $1.2K | |
| Afscme Afl-Cio PacTo Lemondes's campaign | $1.2K | |
| NYS Correctional Officers and Police PACTo Lemondes's campaign | $1K | |
| John SimmonsTo Lemondes's campaign | $1K | |
| Baxter Healthcare CorpTo Lemondes's campaign | $1K |
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Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 2026; New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 16, 2026.
Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ian Phillips
- 67%
- John Lemondes Jr.
- 33%
- Projected margin
- D+3.1
The candidates
Former Auburn City School Board president and nominee for this seat in 2024John Lemondes Jr. (R)
Incumbent assemblymember (previously ran for US House of Representatives)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%