Michael Blake

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Michael Blake ran for U.S. House in NY-15 in 2026 as a Democratic (lost).

American politician (born 1982)

U.S. House - NY-15DemocraticLostVugol ID VM-EFS-YXN3 FEC H0NY15194

Ran for U.S. House, NY-15, 2026 · Lost to Ritchie Torres (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table)

On the New York ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Representative in Congress, District 15, 5 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.

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Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Races

2026 · U.S. House, NY-15 · General · Democratic · on the ballot
2025 · Mayor, New York NY · Primary · Democratic · lost · 4,366 votes (0.4%) · source
2020 · U.S. House, NY-15 · Primary · Democratic · lost · 10,725 votes (18.0%) · source
2019 · New York City Public Advocate, New York NY (public advocate) · Special · For The People · lost · 35,416 votes (8.4%) · source
2018 · State House / Assembly, NY District 79 · General · Democratic · won · 24,220 votes (96.3%) · source

Background

Michael Alexander Blake is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He formerly served as a New York Assemblyman from the 79th district and was the Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee from February 25, 2017 to January 21, 2021,…

and a candidate for mayor in 2025. In 2026, he mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge to incumbent Representative Ritchie Torres.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-01 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Blake_(politician)

Campaign finance

$412,123total raised (2026 cycle)

$326,953total spent (2026 cycle)

$85,170cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-03 · Source: FEC

Sources

Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-01 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Blake_(politician)
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NY15194/
photo_headshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Blake_at_Town_Hall,_September_2014.jpg

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