New York 8th District
Hakeem Jeffries (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 43 of 121 votes and bills.
Raised $17,893,352 since January 2025: 71% from people, 15% from PACs and other committees, 14% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Lewis Mizrahi
Republican · criminal justice data analyst and wildfire firefighter
No gradeNothing on recordI have no votes in Congress to count for Mizrahi, and I found nothing Mizrahi has said or done on any of these questions: no campaign positions and no interview I could check. I went through it on October 19.
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