With just four months to go until the fall election, financial disclosure filings show Democrats have the cash-on-hand advantage in most of the competitive congressional seats across New York.

In many cases, the Democrats outraised their Republican opponents in those contests in the second quarter, which includes all of April, May and June.

New York proved pivotal in 2022, with Republican pickups there contributing to Democrats losing control of the U.S. House. 

Fundraising alone, of course, is not indicative of which candidate will win. And the numbers below do not include outside spending from groups like Political Action Committees and SuperPACs, which stand to pour money into these closely watched races.

Here is where the candidates stand financially as of the end of the second quarter:

NY-1

Last month, John Avlon bested Nancy Goroff in a hard-fought Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District, which makes up the East End of Long Island. He now faces freshman Congressman Nick LaLota. Avlon outraised LaLota but also outspent him last quarter, leaving Avlon with roughly $1.5 million less cash on hand.

Nick LaLota (R) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $781,891.53
  • Spent in Q2: $319,825.35
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $2,194,541.68

John Avlon (D)

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,146,541.28
  • Spent in Q2: $1,581,023.12
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $596,561.16

NY-3

Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi, who just returned to Capitol Hill earlier this year after winning a special election to replace George Santos, outraised his Republican challenger Michael LiPetri in this Nassau County district. He has a war chest advantage of nearly $1.5 million heading into the final four months of the race.

Tom Suozzi (D) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $927,593.28
  • Spent in Q2: $330,267.61
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $1,706,974.89

Michael LiPetri (R)

  • Receipts in Q2: $346,850.27
  • Spent in Q2: $139,422.22
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $212,790.97

NY-4

In this Nassau County seat, where there was no serious Democratic primary last month, Democratic challenger Laura Gillen outraised incumbent Republican Anthony D’Esposito in the second quarter of 2024 and ended the quarter with a cash advantage of several hundred thousand dollars.

Anthony D’Esposito (R) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,120,803.03
  • Spent in Q2: $272,421.06
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $2,171,543.65

Laura Gillen (D)

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,902,131.84
  • Spent in Q2: $263,022.87
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $2,518,691.59

NY-17

In this bitter contest just north of the five boroughs, former congressman and Democratic nominee Mondaire Jones outraised incumbent Republican Mike Lawler. Jones has a cash-on-hand advantage of a few hundred thousand dollars heading into the final four months of the race.

Mike Lawler (R) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,556,943.74
  • Spent in Q2: $648,972.68
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $3,930,455.81

Mondaire Jones (D)

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,636,053.21
  • Spent in Q2: $438,681.89
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $4,312,536.71

NY-18

Democratic incumbent Pat Ryan nearly doubled Republican challenger Alison Esposito’s fundraising this quarter, and enters the final four-month stretch of this contest with nearly five times as much cash on hand.

Pat Ryan (D) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,228,328.68
  • Spent in Q2: $452,556.21
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $3,544,698.80

Alison Esposito (R)

  • Receipts in Q2: $631,378.47
  • Spent in Q2: $339,046.34
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $729,459.57

NY-19

Democratic challenger Josh Riley outpaced Republican incumbent Marc Molinaro on fundraising this past quarter. Riley had $4 million cash on hand at the end of the quarter, almost double Molinaro’s bank.

Marc Molinaro (R) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $910,734.63
  • Spent in Q2: $417,673.86
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $2,260,324.76

Josh Riley (D)

  • Receipts in Q2: $1,861,568.65
  • Spent in Q2: $368,648.06
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $4,001,183.14

NY-22

In this Syracuse-area seat, incumbent Republican Brandon Williams outraised his newly minted Democratic challenger John Mannion, who bested Sarah Klee Hood in the primary last month. Williams enters the final four months with nearly a million dollars in additional funding on hand.

Brandon Williams (R) - incumbent

  • Receipts in Q2: $622,015.11
  • Spent in Q2: $338,803.62
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $1,363,587.49

John Mannion (D)

  • Receipts in Q2: $540,118.53
  • Spent in Q2: $572,421.81
  • Cash on hand at the end of Q2: $340,530.93