Elections Intelligence

New York 8th District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
THE NOVEMBER FIELD
Democratic — SETTLED
Hakeem S. Jeffries Democratic · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 51-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.9¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Safe DD+50.57 in 2024. Market · Safe DD 99.9¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 99.9¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+50.57

Hakeem S. Jeffries (D)

75.08 — 24.51 · 2024 general election

def. John J. Delaney (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Hakeem S. Jeffries$14.90M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-23 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled