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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-6
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Grace Meng
Democratic
Incumbent
Meng is a public interest lawyer who previously served in the New York State Assembly before being elected to Congress, where Meng now serves a seventh term, per the official House biography. Meng graduated from Stuyvesant High School, attended the University of Michigan, and earned a law degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, per the official House biography. Meng serves on the House Appropriations Committee as ranking member of its Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, per the official House biography.
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Joseph Chou
Republican
Joseph Chou describes himself as a naturalized United States citizen whose approach to public service is guided by his Christian faith, per the campaign site. Chou has run for New York's 6th Congressional District before, in the 2024 cycle, and maintains an authorized federal campaign committee, per FEC candidate record. Joseph Chou is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
About this race
New York's 6th 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.