DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Aaron Gies

Lost the 2026 race for New York's 23rd District.

Last margin
−20.5
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Background

As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.

On the ballot as
professor at St. Bonaventure University

Source: Wikidata (CC0) and the official candidate list

Every race Gies has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Gies won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026New York's 23rd DistrictGeneralLostNick Langworthy (R), Write-in (I)39.7%R+20.5$678.5KR+21.2+0.7

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New York State Board of Elections and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Gies’s campaign fundraising, and outside money in Gies’s races this cycle.

Raised, 2025–26
$678.5K
Outside, for Gies
$3K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

AARON GIES FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Polls of Gies’s races

The 2026 general average had Gies behind by 20.8; Gies lost by 20.5.

RaceAverageResult
2026 · 1 pollR+20.8R+20.5
Gies’s polls in the database →

Source: 99chambers polling average on Election Day; 2026 results: New York State Board of Elections and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Who Gies has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New York State Board of Elections and civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

FEC H6NY23559

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC