This week, candidates in New York’s critical congressional races filed their latest finance reports, detailing the size of their campaign coffers at the start of 2024.
The filings include fundraising and spending totals from the fourth quarter of 2023, which stretched from October to December. Here’s a breakdown of the data.
NY-1
In this Suffolk County district, Democratic challenger Nancy Goroff, who previously ran for the seat in 2020, outpaced incumbent Republican Nick LaLota in fourth-quarter fundraising. However, LaLota entered the year with more than double the amount of cash on hand.
Nick LaLota (R) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $407,007.97
- Spent in Q4: $124,253.42
- Cash on hand at the end of 2023: $1,283,453.46
- Raised in Q4: $610,917.33
- Spent in Q4: $81,270.42
- Cash on hand: $529,646.91
- Raised in Q4: $72,790.49
- Spent in Q4: $56,655.32
- Cash on hand: $125,994.94
- Raised in Q4: $153,616.69
- Spent in Q4: $27,988.64
- Cash on hand: $125,628.05
- Raised in Q4: $138,749.18
- Spent in Q4: $48,362.53
- Cash on hand: $194,835.91
NY-4
At the start of 2024 in this Nassau County district, incumbent Republican Anthony D’Esposito had more than twice as much in the bank than his nearest Democratic competitor. In the Democratic primary, Laura Gillen, who was the party’s nominee in the 2022 cycle, outraised state Sen. Kevin Thomas in the past three months of 2023.
Anthony D’Esposito (R) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $366,993.03
- Spent in Q4: $232,394.93
- Cash on hand: $1,247,942.33
- Raised in Q4: $252,602.22
- Spent in Q4: $143,100.17
- Cash on hand: $500,838.33
- Raised in Q4: $141,529.38
- Spent in Q4: $106,553.69
- Cash on hand: $146,090.35
NY-16 Democratic primary
In his Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Westchester County Executive George Latimer raised nearly twice as much as the incumbent in the fourth quarter. At the start of the year, Latimer’s cash on hand advantage was more than double that of Bowman.
Jamaal Bowman (D) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $735,831.78
- Spent in Q4: $286,850.25
- Cash on hand: $630,663.08
- Raised in Q4: $1,429,879.22
- Spent in Q4: $108,792.2
- Cash on hand: $1,321,087.02
NY-17
In his bid to win back his old seat, former Rep. Mondaire Jones, a Democrat, raised more than incumbent Republican Mike Lawler in the fourth quarter of 2023. However, Lawler started the year off with $900,000 more in the bank than Jones.
Mike Lawler (R) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $733,238.14
- Spent in Q4: $285,752.77
- Cash on hand: $2,500,119.73
- Raised in Q4: $996,597.56
- Spent in Q4: $264,261.29
- Cash on hand: $1,579,897.33
NY-18
Kicking off 2024, Pat Ryan, the incumbent Democrat in this Hudson Valley district, had more than 11 times as much money in his campaign coffer than his main Republican rival, Alison Esposito. Esposito, who was Lee Zeldin’s running mate in the 2022 New York gubernatorial election, had less than $200,000 cash on hand.
Pat Ryan (D) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $761,394.25
- Spent in Q4: $227,848.44
- Cash on hand: $2,211,915.48
- Raised in Q4: $250,194.31
- Spent in Q4: $52,100.67
- Cash on hand: $198,093.64
NY-19
Republican incumbent Marc Molinaro started off the election year with more cash on hand than Democratic challenger Josh Riley, but Riley raised more in the fourth quarter of 2023. Molinaro and Riley faced off previously in the 2022 cycle.
Marc Molinaro (R) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $447,736.53
- Spent in Q4: $177,751.25
- Cash on hand: $1,618,916.78
- Raised in Q4: $696,556.98
- Spent in Q4: $234,777.78
- Cash on hand: $1,468,507.46
NY-22
Brandon Williams, the incumbent Republican in this Syracuse-area district, started 2024 with more cash in his campaign coffer than his main two Democratic opponents combined.
Brandon Williams (R) — Incumbent
- Raised in Q4: $378,564.20
- Spent in Q4: $326,624.99
- Cash on hand: $913,070.56
- Raised in Q4: $240,345.26
- Spent in Q4: $220,331.14
- Cash on hand: $272,054.71
- Raised in Q4: $157,875.71
- Spent in Q4: $84,316.05
- Cash on hand: $224,801.94