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The NY-1 field
New York’s 1st Congressional District has a three-candidate contest in the 2026 general election. Jonathan Lewis Jacobs and Christopher Gallant are running as Democrats, while Jordan Smith Maggio is running with the affiliation NNE.
The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. All three candidates are seeking the same U.S. House seat, giving voters a choice between two candidates who share the Democratic affiliation and a third candidate with a different affiliation.
That shared party label does not make Jacobs and Gallant a single option. They are separate candidates in the general-election field, alongside Maggio. Each candidate must be considered individually when voters make their choice.
The candidates
Jonathan Lewis Jacobs is running as a Democrat. No campaign biography, documented policy positions, funds-raised total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is on file. His place in the race is identified by his name and Democratic affiliation, without a documented policy or financial record for comparison.
Jordan Smith Maggio is running with the affiliation NNE. No campaign biography, documented policy positions, funds-raised total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is on file. Maggio’s place in the race is identified by name and the NNE affiliation, without a documented policy or financial record for comparison.
Christopher Gallant is running as a Democrat. No campaign biography, documented policy positions, funds-raised total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is on file. His place in the race is identified by his name and Democratic affiliation, without a documented policy or financial record for comparison.
What is contested
The central contest is who will represent New York’s 1st District in the U.S. House. The current field creates both a choice between affiliations and a choice between two candidates using the same party label.
No documented candidate positions establish differences on specific policy questions. That means the names and affiliations define the field at this stage, but they do not explain how the candidates differ on issues that could come before Congress.
Campaign finance figures also do not yet offer a comparison among Jacobs, Maggio and Gallant. There are no listed totals for money raised, money spent or cash on hand for any of the three candidates.
What voters should watch
The next important developments will be candidate statements that establish positions on federal issues and campaign biographies that explain each person’s background. Those details would give voters more ways to compare the three choices beyond their listed affiliations.
Campaign finance filings are another point to watch. Funds raised, spending and cash on hand can show how each campaign is organizing for the general election, but no figures are currently on file for Jacobs, Maggio or Gallant.
The candidate field itself also remains important as the Nov. 3 election approaches. The contest currently consists of Jacobs, Maggio and Gallant, with each appearing as a separate choice for the same House seat.
