Who is running in New York’s 12th District House race

Twelve candidates are running for New York’s 12th Congressional District in the 2026 election. The field includes 10 Democrats and two Republicans, making NY-12 a contested U.S. House race. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

Race at a glance

NY-12 voters will choose a representative to serve the district in the U.S. House. The candidates currently identified with the race are George Conway, Christopher Diep, Laura L. Ms. Esq. Dunn, Liam Elkind, Jami Floyd, Amy Jordan, Kaley Marie MS Aldrich, Cameron Kasky, Micah Bergdale, Micah Charles Lasher, Alexander Bores and Erik Bottcher.

The party field is uneven in size, with 10 candidates running as Democrats and two running as Republicans. No policy positions are documented for any of the 12 candidates in this race. That leaves the campaign’s substantive differences—what each candidate proposes and how they would approach the job—to be established as the election process continues.

Democratic candidates

The Democratic side of the field contains the following 10 candidates:

• George Conway — Democrat: George Conway is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for George Conway in this race.
• Christopher Diep — Democrat: Christopher Diep is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Christopher Diep in this race.
• Laura L. Ms. Esq. Dunn — Democrat: Laura L. Ms. Esq. Dunn is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Laura L. Ms. Esq. Dunn in this race.
• Liam Elkind — Democrat: Liam Elkind is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Liam Elkind in this race.
• Jami Floyd — Democrat: Jami Floyd is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Jami Floyd in this race.
• Cameron Kasky — Democrat: Cameron Kasky is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Cameron Kasky in this race.
• Micah Bergdale — Democrat: Micah Bergdale is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Micah Bergdale in this race.
• Micah Charles Lasher — Democrat: Micah Charles Lasher is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Micah Charles Lasher in this race.
• Alexander Bores — Democrat: Alexander Bores is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Alexander Bores in this race.
• Erik Bottcher — Democrat: Erik Bottcher is running as a Democrat for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Erik Bottcher in this race.

Republican candidates

The Republican side of the field contains the following two candidates:

• Amy Jordan — Republican: Amy Jordan is running as a Republican for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Amy Jordan in this race.
• Kaley Marie MS Aldrich — Republican: Kaley Marie MS Aldrich is running as a Republican for New York’s 12th Congressional District. No policy position is documented for Kaley Marie MS Aldrich in this race.

What makes the race contested

A contested election is one in which more than one candidate is seeking the office. In NY-12, voters have candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties, while each party also has more than one candidate associated with the race.

The next major questions concern the election process and the candidates’ priorities. Changes to the field, the candidates who advance to the general election and the policy positions they set out will help define the choice before voters. The final decision in the general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.