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The New York U.S. Senate contest
New York’s 2026 U.S. Senate race is contested, with four candidates running in the general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The field includes two candidates identified as Democrats, one Republican and one candidate running under the NYC label.
The candidates are Racheal Alisa Johnson, Joseph Anthony Kohler, Patricia Annette Miss Mance and Gavin Solomon. Johnson and Kohler are running as Democrats, Mance is running under the NYC label, and Solomon is running as a Republican.
None of the four candidates has a documented policy position in this contest. That means the current distinctions among them are their names and political labels rather than stated positions on specific issues.
Who is running
Racheal Alisa Johnson — Democrat
Racheal Alisa Johnson is a Democratic candidate for New York’s U.S. Senate seat. Johnson is one of two candidates in the four-person field running with the Democrat label. Johnson has no documented policy positions in the race.
Joseph Anthony Kohler — Democrat
Joseph Anthony Kohler is a Democratic candidate for New York’s U.S. Senate seat. Kohler is one of two candidates in the four-person field running with the Democrat label. Kohler has no documented policy positions in the race.
Patricia Annette Miss Mance — NYC
Patricia Annette Miss Mance is an NYC candidate for New York’s U.S. Senate seat. Mance is the only candidate in the four-person field running under the NYC label. Mance has no documented policy positions in the race.
Gavin Solomon — Republican
Gavin Solomon is a Republican candidate for New York’s U.S. Senate seat. Solomon is the only candidate in the four-person field running with the Republican label. Solomon has no documented policy positions in the race.
Why the race is contested
The race is contested because more than one candidate is seeking the same U.S. Senate seat. Voters will have a choice among four candidates in the Nov. 3 general election rather than a contest with only one candidate.
The political labels also create competition within the field. Johnson and Kohler share the Democrat label, while Mance and Solomon each have a different label. The candidate list does not establish policy differences among them because none has a documented position on an issue in this race.
The contest is part of New York’s 2026 general election. All four candidates are seeking the same office on the same election date.
What voters can compare
At this stage, voters can identify each candidate by name and political label. The field contains two Democrats, one Republican and one NYC candidate. No documented issue positions separate the candidates, and there are no documented campaign finance figures for any of the four.
As the election process continues, the key questions will be whether the candidate field changes, whether the campaigns publish policy positions, and whether campaign finance totals become documented. Those developments could give voters more ways to compare the four candidates before Nov. 3, 2026.
