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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-24
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Claudia Tenney
Republican
Incumbent
Tenney practiced law in Clinton, New York, working as a partner at a Utica-area firm before opening her own practice, per the official House biography. She was co-owner and legal counsel of Mid-York Press, a commercial printing and manufacturing firm employing about 70 people, and founded Tenney Media Group, publisher of community newspapers later sold to Gannett in 2004, per the official House biography. She served in the New York State Assembly beginning in 2010 before her election to Congress in 2016, per the official House biography.
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Alissa J. Ellman
Democratic
Ellman also holds the certified Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections results. Ellman is a U.S. Army veteran who served overseas and later worked as a special education teacher and at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where her position ended in 2025 amid federal workforce cuts, per her campaign site.
About this race
New York's 24th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The New York primary is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.