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U.S. House · New York's 15th District

The South Bronx, including Concourse, Highbridge, Morrisania, Hunts Point, Soundview, Parkchester, Castle Hill, and Co-op City.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Ritchie Torres, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Ritchie Torres93,81276.8%
Stylo Sapaskis13,00410.6%
Andre Easton10,6478.7%
Jose Vega2,3481.9%
Gonzalo Duran2,0751.7%
Total Write-ins2830.2%

About 90% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Ritchie Torres won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Jose Vega (22.2%) and Michael Blake (19.1%).[1]
  • The Republican primary (Stylo A. Sapaskis) and Conservative Party primary (Gonzalo Duran) were both canceled; each candidate advanced unopposed.[1]
  • John Maynard Harris, who had been listed under the 'What The H.E.C.' party line, withdrew or was disqualified and does not appear on the November 3 general-election ballot.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 5 candidates

Ritchie TorresDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, NY-15 (since 2021)Full profile →Stylo A. SapaskisRFull profile →Gonzalo DuranCFull profile →Andre EastonParty for Socialism and LiberationFull profile →Jose VegaSpeak The TruthFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[41][42]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[39][40]

    Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[26][27][28][29][30][31]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    Opposes[12]

    Vega opposes deporting long-settled immigrants and proposes residency pathways and temporary work visas instead.

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Ritchie Torres
    —
  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    In their own words[10]
    “Encourage landlords to cap rent at an affordable level. Build stronger legislation to protect residents from landlords who drastically raise the rent.”

    On his campaign site platform page, written in a City Council-candidate voice

  • Andre Easton
    Supports[1]

    Easton says new public housing should be capped at 20% of a resident's income and that housing should be removed from the private profit motive.

  • Jose Vega
    —

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Ritchie Torres
    —
  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    In their own words[8]
    “Housing is necessary, but reckless over development is dismantling communities, displacing families, and replacing affordable single family neighborhoods with housing many working residents cannot afford.”

    In a Feb. 6, 2026 campaign press release

  • Andre Easton
    Supports[1]

    Easton calls for repealing the federal Faircloth Amendment so new public housing can be built.

  • Jose Vega
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[27][28][29][35]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[27][28][29][33]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    Supports[11]

    Vega's platform calls for 'a real medicare for all policy.'

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[27][28][29][34][35]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Ritchie Torres
    —
  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    In their own words[9]
    “Increase the amount of NYPD and surveillance to areas with high crime rates.”

    On his campaign site platform page, written in a City Council-candidate voice

  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Ritchie Torres
    Supports[23]

    Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    Supports[7]

    In a 2022 candidate statement on iVoterGuide (his 2022 House run), said he would raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour.

  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    Supports[1]

    Easton would raise the federal minimum wage to $30 an hour.

  • Jose Vega
    —

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Ritchie Torres
    —
  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    Opposes[1]

    Easton says he would end all U.S. military aid to Israel and cut military spending broadly.

  • Jose Vega
    Opposes[13]

    In a statement titled 'Reject AIPAC, and Reject War,' Vega's campaign cited calls, including from Israeli citizens, for American funding of Israel's military campaign to stop until the war ends.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[38]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[34]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[32]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Ritchie Torres
    Recorded votes[36][37]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Stylo A. Sapaskis
    —
  • Gonzalo Duran
    —
  • Andre Easton
    —
  • Jose Vega
    —

Research notes & limits

Federal key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Torres are populated separately by script. Minor-party candidates Sapaskis, Duran, and Vega have limited independent press coverage; their positions above rely primarily on their own campaign statements. No 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses were available from Sapaskis, Duran, or Cinquemani-adjacent sources for this race. Pass 2 (Oct. 2026): reviewed Duran's campaign platform pages (safety, housing, health, education, employment, environment, transportation, veterans), which are written in a City Council-candidate voice and mostly address local issues; one housing statement was added. No 2026 campaign-site statements found for Sapaskis; the only issue statement found for him is the 2022 iVoterGuide answer already cited. Sapaskis and Duran had not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey as of the research date (Duran completed it in 2024 and 2025). No occupation or employer was found for Sapaskis, and Easton has limited press coverage beyond a Bronx Times profile.

Sources · 60

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.New York's 15th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Ritchie Torres (New York), 119th Congress Profile — Committee and Subcommittee Assignments · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Official record
  3. 3.H.R. 6345 — Point-Access Housing Guidelines Act of 2025 · GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) · 2025-12-01 Official record
  4. 4.H.R. 638 — Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025 · GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) · 2025-01-22 Official record
  5. 5.Reps. Torres and Timmons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help More Families Save and Achieve Financial Independence · Office of Rep. Ritchie Torres · 2025-07-14 Official record
  6. 6.Reps. Torres and Latimer Introduce Families Deserve to Know Act · Office of Rep. Ritchie Torres · 2026-08-13 Official record
  7. 7.Voter Guide Profile — Stylo A. Sapaskis, NY U.S. Rep., Dist. 15 · iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Gonzalo Duran Runs for Congress NY-15 With the Bronx Conservative Party to Fight Socialism · Gonzalo Duran for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Safety — Gonzalo Duran for Congress · Gonzalo Duran for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Housing — Gonzalo Duran for Congress · Gonzalo Duran for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Meet Jose — Jose Vega for Congress 2026 · Jose Vega for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
  12. 12.A Robust Immigration Reform — Jose Vega for Congress · Jose Vega for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
  13. 13.Reject AIPAC, and Reject War!! · Jose Vega for Congress campaign site · 2024-06-16 Candidate's own words
  14. 14.Rep. Ritchie Torres on Pres. Trump's Action in Iran · Office of Rep. Ritchie Torres, U.S. House of Representatives · 2026-10-03 Official record
  15. 15.Rep. Ritchie Torres on Senate CR Vote · Office of Rep. Ritchie Torres, U.S. House of Representatives · 2026-10-03 Official record
  16. 16.New York's 15th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  17. 17.Ritchie Torres (New York), 119th Congress Profile — Committee and Subcommittee Assignments · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Official record
  18. 18.About Ritchie · Office of Rep. Ritchie Torres Official record
  19. 19.Congressional Directory, 117th Congress: Ritchie Torres · U.S. Government Publishing Office · 2022-10-26 Official record
  20. 20.Ritchie Torres · Ballotpedia Reference
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  22. 22.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  23. 23.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  24. 24.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  25. 25.H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  28. 28.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
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  30. 30.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  40. 40.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  41. 41.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  42. 42.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
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  48. 48.Gonzalo Duran Runs for Congress NY-15 With the Bronx Conservative Party to Fight Socialism · Gonzalo Duran for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
  49. 49.Gonzalo Duran · Ballotpedia Reference
  50. 50.Bronx Conservative Party holds monthly meeting, Gonzalo Duran announces run for mayor · Bronx Times · 2024-11-27 News report
  51. 51.U.S. House New York's 15th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
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  53. 53.Andre Easton · Ballotpedia Reference
  54. 54.Andre Easton brings classroom-style learning and socialist values to his Congressional campaign · Bronx Times · 2025-12-08 News report
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  57. 57.Meet Jose — Jose Vega for Congress 2026 · Jose Vega for Congress campaign site Candidate's own words
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  59. 59.Michael Blake and Jose Vega debate housing, immigration and Israel in NY-15 race · Bronx Times · 2026-04-08 News report
  60. 60.U.S. House New York's 15th District results 2026 · NBC News News report