
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nicholas J. LaLota (R) and John Avlon (D) are running in the general election for New York’s 1st Congressional District on November 5.
According to City and State New York’s Eliot Force, “The 1st Congressional District has voted for Republican representatives in every election cycle since 2014, and it became slightly more favorable to Republicans after the latest round of redistricting, so cable news pundit John Avlon faces a difficult race against incumbent Rep. Nick LaLota. On the other hand, LaLota’s only been in Congress for one term, and he lacks the name recognition of his predecessor Lee Zeldin.”