The Winner
If you live in New York's 6th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Grace Meng (D-NY), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Meng took about 68.6% of the vote to about 30.6% for Republican Joseph Chou, a margin of about 38 points or about 51,249 votes, according to official results from the New York State Board of Elections as of Nov. 10.
The winner rests on the Associated Press call, and the vote figures are preliminary and may change until the state certifies them.
The Race
Joseph Chou was the Republican opponent on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic before the election.
The district has about 733,300 residents, according to Geographies data for the district, with a median household income of about $80,300 and a median age of about 43.
About 38.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the population is about 41.2% Asian, 27.1% white, 26.4% Hispanic, and 4.8% Black. Unemployment is about 6%, and about 13.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
The district lies entirely in Queens, covering west, central, and northeast Queens, according to the U.S. House of Representatives website of Congresswoman Grace Meng.
What's Next
Meng is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, according to the House Clerk. The vote counts are unofficial and not yet certified.
Meng, who is from Elmhurst, New York, said in a June 22 interview with the Queens Ledger that ICE "needs extreme and massive reform." She described her proposed legislation to let immigrants complete routine check-ins online.
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