CalledUnofficial results

New York Senate District 61

New York State Senate · New York

Jonathan Rivera won without an opponent on the ballot.

Fusion voting

Jonathan RiveraDemocrat · winner
98.4%83,611
Write-inOther party
1.6%1,363
Jonathan Rivera won without an opponent on the ballot.84,974 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

EvenD+13.42022 SenateD+23.62024 SenateD+22.12024 Pres.

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jonathan RiveraNo Republican
$367.2K
Raised by the campaign
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$367K
Public matching funds
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$768.7K
Spent by the campaign
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25%
Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
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1,386
Contributions
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Top funders

Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.

Marc PanepintoTo Rivera's campaign$10K
NYS Conference of the IUOE Pol Action AcTo Rivera's campaign$8.5K
New York Apartment Association PACTo Rivera's campaign$8K
LawpacTo Rivera's campaign$6K
John O'DonnellTo Rivera's campaign$5.5K

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.

No Republican was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Jonathan Rivera without simulating it.

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