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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-5
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Gregory W. Meeks
Democratic
Incumbent
Meeks served as a Queens County assistant district attorney and as a prosecutor on a special anti-narcotics task force before becoming a chief administrative judge in New York's workers' compensation system, per the official House biography. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992 before winning a special election to Congress in 1998, per the official House biography. He earned his law degree from Howard University Law School, per the official House biography.
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George Marsh
Republican
George Marsh is a Rockaway Park, Queens resident who has been campaigning for New York's 5th Congressional District since February 2026, per Queens County Republican Party (central.queens.gop). George Marsh is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Queens United lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for George Marsh.
About this race
New York's 5th 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.