# Blake Gendebien **Blake Gendebien** is a dairy farmer and the **Democratic nominee in [[NY-21-2026]]**. He won the June 2026 Democratic primary with **65%** over Stuart Amoriell. Despite NY-21 being a heavily Republican Northern New York district — over 215,000 registered Republicans against roughly 133,700 Democrats — public polling through the autumn showed him level with or narrowly ahead of [[Anthony Constantino]], including a Times Union/Siena poll putting him up **46% to 42%**. Governor Kathy Hochul has said Democrats see a path to retaking the seat. > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. ## Outside money against him On **2026-10-28**, [[Safety and Affordability PAC]] spent **$481,280.31** opposing him — $360,000.00 of it dollar-matched against an identical $360,000.00 supporting [[Anthony Constantino]]. See [[Safety and Affordability PAC 22.4M House IE October 2026]]. ## See Also - [[NY-21-2026]] · [[Anthony Constantino]] - [[2026 Midterms Hub]] · [[People Hub]]