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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-8
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic
Incumbent
Jeffries clerked for U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. and practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and at Godosky & Gentile before serving as in-house counsel at Viacom and CBS, per the official House biography. He served six years in the New York State Assembly, where he authored legislation on affordable housing, civil liberties and reform of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices, per the official House biography.
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Lewis Mizrahi
Republican
Lewis Mizrahi 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. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Lewis Mizrahi.
About this race
New York's 8th 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.