United States 2026 / By state / New York
New York · Midterm elections · 3 November 2026
Who paid to reach New York voters
The Democratic side outspent the Republican side in New York, $7.6M to $4.3M. The costliest race: State legislature, at $3.4M. Kathy Hochul was the most-attacked name in the state.
Ads delivered from 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026 · Results: unofficial count as of 6 November 2026
The races
Each race links to its candidates’ pages, with the unofficial count above its spend. Spend counts every ad about the race, the candidates’ own and outside groups’.
Democratic sideRepublican sideNo side (white figures)
U.S. Senate
Kirsten Gillibrand
$45K · 107 ads · 5 pages
- Kirsten Gillibrand$8.8K own
- Outside groups and others$36.2K
Largest pages
- Rory I. Lancman$29.5K
- Kirsten Gillibrand$8.8K
- New York Future$5.5K
Governor
Hochul vs Blakeman
$3.1M · 1,257 ads · 40 pages
Largest pages
U.S. House
House · 24 districts
$4.7M · 9,529 ads · 90 pages
- NY-21 · Anthony Constantino$928.5K
- NY-14 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez$903.3K
- NY-17 · Cait Conley$379.5K
- 21 other districts, and ads naming none$2.5M
Other statewide offices
$737.9K · 2,344 ads · 30 pages
Largest pages
- Letitia James$319.2K
- Raj Goyle$174.3K
- Hernandez for NY$92.8K
State legislature
$3.4M · 5,178 ads · 308 pages
Largest pages
Ballot measures
$41.4K · 185 ads · 21 pages
Largest pages
- NYC Votes$20.1K
- NYSUT - A Union of Professionals$14K
- New York Delivers$2.7K
Local races
$762.1K · 4,698 ads · 362 pages
Largest pages
- Zohran Kwame Mamdani$117K
- New York Fights$53.6K
- Nassau First$34.5K
U.S. House, district by district
24 districts with ads. A district is placed only when the ad names it, or the candidate’s FEC record does.
Who paid
The pages that spent the most on New York’s races; spend here is what each page spent in this state.
| # | Advertiser | Side | Race | Ads | Spend | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Blakeman for Governor - Make New York AffordablePaid for by Blakeman for New York | Rep. | Governor | 329 | $1.9M | 60% |
| 2 | Alexandria Ocasio-CortezPaid for by ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS | Dem. | House NY-14 | 2,539 | $909.9K | 10% |
| 3 | Kathy HochulPaid for by Friends for Kathy Hochul | Dem. | Governor | 549 | $773.7K | 64% |
| 4 | Constantino for Congress | Rep. | House NY-21 | 1,695 | $725.8K | 34% |
| 5 | New York Future | Dem. | Legislature | 165 | $402.3K | 7.9% |
| 6 | Letitia JamesPaid for by James for NY 2026 | Dem. | Other statewide | 1,975 | $319.2K | 27% |
| 7 | NYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC)Paid for by NYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee | Dem. | Legislature | 79 | $239.6K | 76% |
| 8 | Raj GoylePaid for by Raj Goyle for New York | Dem. | Other statewide | 30 | $187.3K | 44% |
| 9 | You Can Push Back | Dem. | House, district not named | 167 | $171.7K | 1.2% |
| 10 | Blake Gendebien for the North CountryPaid for by BLAKE FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY | Dem. | House NY-21 | 224 | $166.3K | 26% |
| 11 | Cait ConleyPaid for by Cait for New York | Dem. | House NY-17 | 86 | $157.6K | 49% |
| 12 | Jobs and Democracy PAC | Dem. | House, district not named | 136 | $141K | 0.0% |
| 13 | George ConwayPaid for by GEORGE CONWAY FOR CONGRESS | Dem. | House NY-12 | 614 | $125.4K | 81% |
| 14 | Mike LawlerPaid for by Lawler for Congress | Rep. | House NY-17 | 133 | $118.5K | 44% |
| 15 | Zohran Kwame MamdaniPaid for by Zohran for NYC 2029 | Dem. | Local | 1,562 | $117K | 15% |
| 16 | New Yorkers for a Balanced AlbanyPaid for by New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany. Not expressly authorized or requested by any candidate, candidate's political committee, or any of its agents. | Dem. | Legislature | 65 | $111.5K | 0.0% |
| 17 | Greater Empire State | Dem. | Governor | 44 | $110.4K | 73% |
| 18 | Chris Gallant for CongressPaid for by GALLANT FOR CONGRESS | Dem. | House NY-1 | 23 | $99.8K | 4.3% |
| 19 | Jack for New YorkPaid for by Jack For New York | Dem. | House NY-12 | 209 | $96.9K | 19% |
| 20 | New York Future | Dem. | Legislature | 41 | $94.4K | 7.3% |
| 21 | Hernandez for NYPaid for by Hernandez for New York | Rep. | Other statewide | 110 | $92.8K | 62% |
| 22 | Strong and Safe New YorkPaid for by Strong and Safe New York Inc | Rep. | Governor | 42 | $91.4K | 90% |
| 23 | Sarah for State SenatePaid for by NYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee | Dem. | Legislature | 31 | $90.7K | 80% |
| 24 | New York Accountability CoalitionPaid for by New York Accountability Coalition | Dem. | Other statewide | 50 | $87.4K | 28% |
| 25 | New York League of Conservation VotersPaid for by NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | Dem. | Governor | 102 | $77.9K | 100% |
Every page with ads about New York, with search and the CSV: the advertisers.
Who was attacked
| Target | Attack spend | Mostly by |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Hochul | $1.2M | Republican side |
| Bruce Blakeman | $282.1K | Democratic side |
| Hochul | $244.3K | Republican side |
| Blake Gendebien | $236.1K | Republican side |
| Donald Trump | $200.9K | Democratic side |
| Mike Lawler | $170.1K | Democratic side |
| Bruce Blakeman, Trump | $166K | Democratic side |
| Cait Conley | $79.4K | Republican side |
Google and YouTube
Google’s register holds 3,532 election ads from 279 verified advertisers aimed at New York alone since 4 May 2026, worth $20.2–24.8M by Google’s ranges, and 1,085 more named the state among others. Democratic committees and their allies bought the most.
3,532
Google ads aimed at New York alone
$20.2–24.8M
spent, by Google’s ranges
279
verified advertisers
73 / 27
% Dem. / Rep. side, of placed Google spend
| Advertiser | Side | Ads | Google spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends for Kathy Hochul | Dem. | 453 | $2.9–3.5M |
| Stand for New York PAC | Dem. | 138 | $1.2–1.5M |
| BLAKEMAN FOR NEW YORK | Rep. | 17 | $948.1K – $1.1M |
| HMP | Dem. | 30 | $791–962.5K |
| CLF | Rep. | 71 | $660.1–841.8K |
An ad counts for the state only when its targeting named no other; Google’s state split is cumulative since 2018 and is not used. Spend is a sum of Google’s per-ad ranges; a side comes from the advertiser’s FEC committee, or failing that from a web search of its verified name. No ad text is published, so Google ads are not placed in races.
A state’s page counts ads about its races and measures; the state comes from the ad’s text, page and payer, or the candidate’s FEC record. Ads about no single state are not here. Candidates are those whose FEC committees paid; state and local candidates appear through their pages.