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New York › U.S. House of Representatives · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

New York's 22nd District

Fusion

Mannion is very likely to win: Mannion wins in more than 99 of every 100 simulations.

Mannion (D)
99%
chance of winning
Buller (R)
1%
Average margin
D+19.4
80% of outcomes
D+11 to D+28
Partisan lean
D+9
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Mannion is very likely to win: Mannion wins in 19 of every 20 simulations.

Mannion (D)
96%
chance of winning
Buller (R)
4%
Average margin
D+16.4
80% of outcomes
D+5 to D+28
Partisan lean
D+9
Polls
No pollsmodel only

How this race is decided

Fusion voting

Candidates can run on several party lines, such as Working Families or Conservative, and their votes on every line are added together. The forecast counts all of a candidate's lines.

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+19.4R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
D+16.4R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Mannion 99%Buller 1%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Mannion 96%Buller 4%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

DemocraticIncumbent

John Mannion

Incumbent U.S. representative

Experience
Statewide office or Congress
Raised
$3.1M
From individuals
$2M
Spent
$1.9M
Cash on hand
$1.4M

Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.

Profile and career · Wikipedia

Republican

Kailee Buller

Former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Experience
No elected office
Raised
$429K
From individuals
$356.6K
Spent
$228.7K
Cash on hand
$200.3K

Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.

Profile and career

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast; federal races run in it
Swing reaching this office
78%Of a shift in the environment, from past House races since 2016
Mid-Atlantic adjustment
+0.5How House races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 78% of the environment andthe Mid-Atlantic adjustmentD+16.6Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+19.2Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in New York andlook-alike placesD+19.8Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+19.4Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+16.4

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)1.46
Elected-experience edge1
First-term incumbent1
Seat's last result vs. expectation3.02
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation3.02

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places.

The district

Lean D+9: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+6.1D+3.9 vs. nation2020 presidentD+11.6D+7.1 vs. nation2024 presidentD+7.7D+9.2 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
767,845
People per km²
119
Adults with a B.A.+
36%
White, no degree
51%of adults
  • White 77%
  • Hispanic 6%
  • Black 8%
  • Asian 4%
  • Other / multiracial 6%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

356,835 votes · D+9.1
✓ John W. Mannion (D)54.5%
Brandon Williams (R)45.4%

2024 President Vote in this district

360,448 two-party votes · D+7.7 · D+9.2 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)53.8%
Donald Trump (R)46.2%

2022 Earlier district lines

268,610 votes · R+1.0
✓ Brandon M Williams (R)50.5%
Francis Conole (D)49.5%

2020 Earlier district lines

319,009 votes · Even
✓ Claudia Tenney (R)48.9%
Anthony J Brindisi (D)48.9%
Keith D Price Jr (L)2.1%

2020 President Vote in this district

363,562 two-party votes · D+11.6 · D+7.1 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)55.8%
Donald Trump (R)44.2%

2018 Earlier district lines

266,511 votes · D+0.2
✓ Anthony J Brindisi (D)50.1%
Claudia Tenney (R)49.8%

2016 Earlier district lines

278,531 votes · R+6.2
✓ Claudia Tenney (R)46.5%
Kim A Myers (D)41.0%
Martin Babinec (REF)12.4%

2016 President Vote in this district

309,645 two-party votes · D+6.1 · D+3.9 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)53.0%
Donald Trump (R)47.0%