Polls Are Tight as New York House Races Near the Finish Line

Some of the most closely watched races in the nation are down to a few percentage points, with Election Day fast approaching.

(Left) Mike Sapraicone in Binghamton, N.Y., on Feb. 22, 2024. (Courtesy of the Broome County Republican Committee); (Right) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 19, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

New York state’s highly competitive House and Senate races continue to attract national attention as Election Day draws near. The latest polls suggest that the margins of victory in some of the races will be narrow, with polls giving either the Democrat or the Republican candidate a slight edge.

With such narrow majorities prevailing in both the House, with 220 Republicans and 212 Democrats, and the Senate, with 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans, attention is on several races in upstate New York and on Long Island that could determine which way the balance of power tilts in the next Congress.