The 12th district is entirely based in
Manhattan, comprising the
Upper West Side,
Upper East Side,
Midtown,
Hell's Kitchen,
Chelsea,
Murray Hill, and
Gramercy. The incumbent is Democrat
Jerry Nadler, who was re-elected with 80.6% of the vote in 2024. •
Alex Bores,
state assemblymember from the
73rd district (2023–present) •
George Conway, lawyer and activist • Chris Diep • Laura Dunn, attorney •
Jack Schlossberg, political commentator and grandson of President
John F. Kennedy •
Nina Schwalbe, scientist • Patrick Timmons
Withdrawn •
Erik Bottcher, former
New York City Councilmember from the
3rd district (2022–2026)
(endorsed Lasher) • Liam Elkind, non-profit CEO
(endorsed Lasher) •
Jami Floyd, journalist and member of
Manhattan Community Board 7 •
Cameron Kasky, co-founder of
Never Again MSD and
March for Our Lives organizer • Alan Pardee, private equity firm executive • Mathew Shurka, activist
(endorsed Bores) Declined • Lindsey Boylan, former New York State deputy secretary for economic development, candidate for this district in
2020, and candidate for
Manhattan Borough President in 2021 •
Chelsea Clinton, writer and daughter of former
U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton and former
president Bill Clinton •
Andrew Cuomo, former
Governor and candidate for mayor in
2025 •
Dan Goldman, incumbent U.S. representative from the 10th district •
Molly Jong-Fast, journalist and author •
Lina Khan, former
chair of the
Federal Trade Commission (2021–2025) •
Liz Krueger,
state senator from the
28th district (2002–present) •
Carolyn Maloney, former
U.S. representative (1993–2023)
(endorsed Bores) •
Julie Menin,
New York City councilmember from the
5th district (2022–present) •
Jerry Nadler, incumbent U.S. representative
(endorsed Lasher) •
Scott Stringer, former
New York City Comptroller (2014–2021) and candidate for
mayor in
2021 and
2025 (endorsed Lasher) Endorsements Fundraising Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.
Polling Republican primary Presumptive nominee • Caroline Shinkle
Failed to make the ballot • Amy Jordan • Mike Munoz • Gavin Solomon, businessman •
Lucian Wintrich, photographer • Massimiliano Zappone
Endorsements Fundraising Third parties and independents Declared •
Karen Ortiz, former
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission administrative judge (2018–2025) (
Independent)
Filed paperwork • Robb Hur (
Unaffiliated) • Wilneida Negron, political scientist (
Independence Party of New York)
General election Predictions ==District 13==