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2026 forecast ยท New York 1st

Nick LaLota is slightly favored to win New York's 1st District.

Chris Gallant vs Nick LaLota. The model has LaLota ahead by 1.6 points, winning 60 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Toss upModel R +1.6Updated October 28, 2026
Chris Gallant
Democrat
49.2%
146,694 projected votes
Nick LaLota
Republican
50.8%
151,279 projected votes
60%LaLota
40%Gallant
LaLota slightly favoredEach square is one simulated election night, LaLota wins about 60 of 100
RatingToss up60% chance for LaLota
Model marginR +1.6No polls in the race
80 percent rangeD +6.3 to R +9.22,000 simulations
Projected votes297,973LaLota 50.8%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

New York districts

26 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Chris GallantDemocrat ยท 40% to win
49.2%
Nick LaLotaRepublican ยท 60% to win
50.8%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

297,973 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Nick LaLota R151,27950.8%
Chris Gallant D146,69449.2%
Total297,973100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%40% Gallant60% LaLota18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The New York governor polling average
25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%MayJunJulAugSepOct52.6Hochul41.8Blakeman
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
Emerson College/PIX11Oct 5 ยท 900 LV ยท Gold17%Hochul +12.0
Quinnipiac UniversityOct 19 ยท 1,167 LV ยท C17%Hochul +14.0
Marist CollegeOct 4 ยท 1,361 RV ยท C15%Hochul +11.0
Quinnipiac UniversitySep 20 ยท 1,026 LV ยท C14%Hochul +19.0
OnMessage for the Komatireddy campaign (R)Oct 14 ยท 1,000 LV ยท A+13%Hochul +4.4
co/efficient (R)Sep 25 ยท 1,046 LV ยท C+9.7%Hochul +7.0
Every other poll together: 15%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageNo polls

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
LaLota +1.6
Chance of winning
Chris Gallant40%
Nick LaLota60%
Simulated vote
Chris Gallant49.2%
Nick LaLota50.8%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +10.0
FundamentalsR +1.4
With pollsR +1.6

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +12R +12Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +10.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +1.4With pollsno pollsR +1.6
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.