The Race for New York's 20th Congressional District

New York's 20th congressional district in the capital region covers all of Albany and Schenectady counties, as well as parts of Saratoga.

This year's election for the district's congressional representative is between longtime Democratic incumbent Representative Paul Tonko and Republican challenger Ralph Ambrosio.

This is a race that many political and election analysts have characterized with Tonko as the shorefront runner, with many early indications that the incumbent will be victorious.

Prediction markets have Paul Tonko with a 97% chance of winning.

So I think the race is largely a foregone conclusion.

It's looking very likely that Paul Tonko is going to take this contest.

And neither one of these candidates were contested in their primaries.

And Joe Biden carried this district in 2020.

So I really think, you know, Paul Tonko is not going to have a difficult time winning this race.

Representative Tonko, who has led the district since 2013, has a record largely centered around energy policies and community advocacy.

Tonko says leading up to Election Day, he'll be able to point to his legislative record and accomplishments while emphasizing to voters that there's still more work to be done with him in office.

In election time, you'll hear a lot of, here's what I will do when I'm in office.

I will explain what I've done, why, and how it's made a difference for the district.

So I will champion our efforts, our energy, our intellect invested in this district and share that message with folks and say there's still unfinished business and this is what else I want to accomplish.

Andrea Fabozzi, who's lived in NY 20 for over 40 years her entire life, says that she plans to vote for the congressman because of his years of experience.

I will be voting for Paul Tonko because he was born in my hometown and he has always looked out for our district and I feel like he puts the people first.

In the state legislature, State Senator Patricia Fahey, who represents the 46th State Senate District, which overlaps with NY 20, said that Tonko has remained a champion for the district on Capitol

Hill.

In my view, there should be no contest here.

Congressman Paul Tonko is one of the hardest working, smartest people we could hope to

have.

Voters in the district emphasized the importance of their congressional representative focusing on issues directly impacting their community, like social services.

work with us help us you know give us more get us some more funding you know we need some help to help the community help people where we are help us with more jobs housing things like that because that's what's needed here

francine calhoun who is a local business owner in the district says that her business has been feeling the brunt of inflation

it's been a little struggle you know prices have gone up quite a bit since 2021

New York's 20th congressional district in the capital region covers all of Albany and Schenectady counties, as well as parts of Saratoga.

This year's election for the district's congressional representative is between longtime Democratic incumbent Representative Paul Tonko and Republican challenger Ralph Ambrosio.

This is a race that many political and election analysts have characterized with Tonko as the shorefront runner, with many early indications that the incumbent will be victorious.

Prediction markets have Paul Tonko with a 97% chance of winning.

So I think the race is largely a foregone conclusion.

It's looking very likely that Paul Tonko is going to take this contest.

And neither one of these candidates were contested in their primaries.

And Joe Biden carried this district in 2020.

So I really think, you know, Paul Tonko is not going to have a difficult time winning this race.

Representative Tonko, who has led the district since 2013, has a record largely centered around energy policies and community advocacy.

Tonko says leading up to Election Day, he'll be able to point to his legislative record and accomplishments while emphasizing to voters that there's still more work to be done with him in office.

In election time, you'll hear a lot of, here's what I will do when I'm in office.

I will explain what I've done, why, and how it's made a difference for the district.

So I will champion our efforts, our energy, our intellect invested in this district and share that message with folks and say there's still unfinished business and this is what else I want to accomplish.

Andrea Fabozzi, who's lived in NY 20 for over 40 years her entire life, says that she plans to vote for the congressman because of his years of experience.

I will be voting for Paul Tonko because he was born in my hometown and he has always looked out for our district and I feel like he puts the people first.

In the state legislature, State Senator Patricia Fahey, who represents the 46th State Senate District, which overlaps with NY 20, said that Tonko has remained a champion for the district on Capitol

Hill.

In my view, there should be no contest here.

Congressman Paul Tonko is one of the hardest working, smartest people we could hope to

have.

Voters in the district emphasized the importance of their congressional representative focusing on issues directly impacting their community, like social services.

work with us help us you know give us more get us some more funding you know we need some help to help the community help people where we are help us with more jobs housing things like that because that's what's needed here

francine calhoun who is a local business owner in the district says that her business has been feeling the brunt of inflation

it's been a little struggle you know prices have gone up quite a bit since 2021