CalledUnofficial results
New York Assembly District 146
New York State Assembly · New York
Karen McMahon won re-election by 23.8 points over George McNerny.
Fusion voting
Karen McMahonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%30,642
George McNernyRepublican
38.0%18,837
Write-inOther party
0.1%40
49,519 votes
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.
Karen McMahonGeorge McNerny
$103.7K
Raised by the campaign
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$110.1K
Public matching funds
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$326.2K
Spent by the campaign
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51%
Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
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474
Contributions
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Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| UUP Higher Education Action FundTo McMahon's campaign | $3K | |
| 1199 Seiu Nys Political Action FundTo McMahon's campaign | $3K | |
| Zellner for ECDC ChairTo McMahon's campaign | $3K | |
| Womens TAP FundTo McMahon's campaign | $3K | |
| NYSPT PACTo McMahon's campaign | $3K |
Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 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.
- Karen McMahon
- >99%
- George McNerny
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.8
The candidates
Karen McMahon (D)
Incumbent assemblymemberGeorge McNerny (R)
Western New York regional director for Congresswoman Claudia Tenney
Incumbent assemblymemberGeorge McNerny (R)
Western New York regional director for Congresswoman Claudia Tenney
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%