Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NY-1New York's 1st district 2026 · held by Republicans

Nick LaLota is slightly favored in NY-1

Christopher Gallant36%Democrat
Nick LaLota64%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+2.080%: R+10.0 to D+6.0
Cook PVIR+42026 lines
Tipping point0.9%decides the majority
District pollsNonefundamentals only

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookSolid R
Inside ElectionsSolid R
SabatoLikely R
Race to the WHLikely R
EconomistLean R
Split TicketLean R
DDHQLean R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsLikely R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
No public district polls found.