CalledUnofficial results
New York Senate District 26
New York State Senate · New York
Andrew Gounardes won re-election by 66.6 points over Tom Stanten.
Fusion voting
Andrew GounardesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.2%79,625
Tom StantenRepublican
16.6%15,881
Write-inOther party
0.2%173
95,679 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.
Andrew GounardesTom Stanten
$428.4K
Raised by the campaign
$29.7K
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Public matching funds
$149.6K
$312.1K
Spent by the campaign
$141.8K
23%
Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
76%
1,410
Contributions
367
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Michael StamatisTo Gounardes's campaign | $7K | |
| Dov BarnettTo Gounardes's campaign | $5K | |
| Nicholas ElefterakisTo Gounardes's campaign | $5K | |
| OMMLLP PACTo Gounardes's campaign | $5K | |
| CAIPA PACTo Gounardes's campaign | $5K | |
| Kenny FrometaTo Stanten's campaign | $1K | |
| John GallagherTo Stanten's campaign | $550 | |
| Martin GoldenTo Stanten's campaign | $550 | |
| William BoshellTo Stanten's campaign | $500 | |
| Teresa MiccioTo Stanten's campaign | $500 |
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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.
- Andrew Gounardes
- >99%
- Tom Stanten
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+56.0
The candidates
Andrew Gounardes (D)
Incumbent senatorTom Stanten (R)
Veteran
Incumbent senatorTom Stanten (R)
Veteran
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%