Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NY-08
Hakeem Jeffries
American politician (born 1970)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +38.9, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district. From 2007 to 2012, he represented the 57th district in the New York State Assembly.
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A member of the Democratic Party, Jeffries has served since 2023 as the leader of the House Democratic Caucus and House minority leader.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- August 4, 1970 (age 56)
- Education
- New York University School of Law
- Georgetown University, Master of Public Policy, 1994
- New York University, Juris Doctor, 1997
- Midwood High School
- Binghamton University, Bachelor of Arts, 1992
- Occupation
- lawyer, clerk
- In Congress
- 7 House terms, since January 3, 2013
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NY-08. Won.
- Hakeem Jeffries Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +38.9, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
64.2% of the $12,690,722 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)45.5%$8,147,893
- Individuals, itemized25.4%$4,542,828
- Other political committees (PACs)15.5%$2,765,400
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts13.6%$2,437,230
Employers donors listed
- CAPITAL GROUP$62,68042 contributions
- BLACKSTONE$40,00012 contributions
- THEGROUP$31,5009 contributions
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT, LLC$25,0008 contributions
- INVARIANT$15,83822 contributions
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY$14,1004 contributions
- BAIN CAPITAL$14,0004 contributions
- DAVIDSON KEMPNER$14,0008 contributions
- DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES$14,0004 contributions
- INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATION$14,0004 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 89f761746dda
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
No current committee assignment in the dataset.
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 5 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 32 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.Res. 625: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo Verde and the United States.Introduced August 1, 2025. Latest action August 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 19: Reserved for the Minority Leader.Introduced January 3, 2025
- H.R. 16: Reserved for the Minority Leader.Introduced January 3, 2025
- H.R. 13: Reserved for the Minority Leader.Introduced January 3, 2025
- H.R. 11: Reserved for the Minority Leader.Introduced January 3, 2025
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash af6518b7a0c9
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- jeffries.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-5936
- Washington office
- 2267 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3208
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET
- 2025 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2025 to presentMinority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Wikidata
- 2024U.S. House, NY-08 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2023 to 2025Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Wikidata
- 2022U.S. House, NY-08 · General · won · 99,079 votes (71.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, NY-08 · General · won · 234,933 votes (84.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, NY-08 · General · won · 180,376 votes (94.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2013 to 2025United States representative Wikidata
- 2007 to 2012member of the New York State Assembly Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q5640425). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York&oldid=1384236366
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5640425
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NY10092/
- photo_action http://jeffries.house.gov
- photo_headshot http://jeffries.house.gov
- photo_full_body https://jeffries.house.gov/about/
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