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Member brief No. NY-16

Reviewed October 31, 2026

NY-16 · New York

George Latimer

Democrat. Harris won New York in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028
74
Born November 22, 1953.
Lean
D+18
Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since
2025
Served since January 3, 2025.
Cash on hand
$134K
$133,518. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026
Re-elected

Over Joseph J. Cinquemani (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary
Unopposed

No primary was held.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: New York, 7.49 million homes. The district is 3.5% of the market.

2026 primary: no primary held

2024 general: $883K spent, $2.89 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Committees: Foreign Affairs · Small Business

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share
71.35%
Victory margin
+43.02 pts
Harris, 2024
66.25% · +33.11 pts

Margin 9.92 points above Harris. Vote share 5.10 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Miriam Levitt Flisser. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
CycleRaisedFrom individualsCash at year end
2024$6.7M97%$193K

Scorecards and grades

Conservative average, out of 100
15.4
Progressive average, out of 100
97.8 (LCV 100, Progressive Punch 93, Stop Corruption Now 100)
IAP Action score, immigration
-142, rank 391 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
F

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