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New York District 7

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Claire Valdez
Democratic
100 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Melvin Rivera
Republican
0 in 100

Claire Valdez wins in 100 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Claire Valdez +59.6.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Valdez +59.6; 80 in 100 fall between Valdez +52.4 and Valdez +66.9.

Rivera +30Rivera +20Rivera +10Valdez +10Valdez +20Valdez +30Tie

The candidates

Melvin Rivera
Republican
No biography on file yet.
Claire Valdez
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Priscilla Ghaznavi
Independent

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Claire Valdez against Melvin Rivera yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
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Out of 100. Today: Valdez 100, Rivera 0.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+25.0roughly 50 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbencynoneopen seat or incumbent not on ballot
Fundamentals estimateValdez +59.6±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastValdez +59.6±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Claire Valdez 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Claire Valdez 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Claire Valdez 100 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

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