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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NY-10

Brad Lander

DemocraticFEC H6NY10176VM-D0T-089P

American politician (born 1969)

WonCounts not on file
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 +49.7, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Bradford Scott Lander is an American politician and urban planner who is the Democratic Party nominee for New York's 10th congressional district in 2026, having defeated incumbent representative Dan Goldman in the primary.

More

A progressive Democrat, he previously served as New York City comptroller from 2022 until 2025, and before that served on the New York City Council from 2010 to 2021, representing the 39th district, which is partly based in Brooklyn.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
July 8, 1969 (age 57)
Education
  • University College London
  • University of Chicago
  • Pratt Institute
Occupation
Not on file

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, NY-10. Won.

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  3. Brad Lander 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 +49.7, 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

$2.79Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$2.71Mspent
$81Kcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: LANDER FOR CONGRESS. Covers December 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

26.0% of the $2,681,104 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)25.0%$697,455
  • Individuals, itemized71.2%$1,983,649
  • Other political committees (PACs)3.4%$95,000
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.4%$9,863

Employers donors listed

  1. ANTHROPIC$35,00010 contributions
  2. GOOGLE$21,88528 contributions
  3. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$14,67016 contributions
  4. CITY OF NEW YORK$8,7009 contributions
  5. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP$7,2004 contributions
  6. ARIEL INVESTMENTS$7,0003 contributions
  7. ART ADVISORS LLC$7,0003 contributions
  8. CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP$7,0003 contributions
  9. COEFFICIENT GIVING$7,0002 contributions
  10. LILY AUCHINCLOSS FOUNDATION$7,0003 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 4b6d1dea2288

Industries

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Record

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Contact and links

Campaign email
brad@landerfornyc.com · source

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET
  2. 2022 to 2025New York City Comptroller Wikidata
  3. 2010 to 2021member of the New York City Council Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q15109509). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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