Rep. Paul Tonko carried Saratoga County’s part of New York’s 20th Congressional District on Nov. 3, beating Republican Ralph F. Ambrosio 45,304 to 32,327 in the county’s 154 election districts in the district. Tonko also won reelection district-wide, according to unofficial state results.
Most of Saratoga County’s southern and central towns, including Saratoga Springs, sit in NY-20, while the county’s other 50 election districts are in NY-21. That split means the county’s voters chose between two different congressional races on Nov. 3.
Quick Facts
- Office
- U.S. House, New York's 20th District
- Saratoga County leader
- Paul D. Tonko (Democratic, Working Families)
- Runner-up
- Ralph F. Ambrosio (Republican, Conservative)
- County result
- 45,304 to 32,327 (58.4% to 41.6%)
- County margin
- 12,977 votes, 16.7 points
- District-wide
- Tonko reelected
- Status
- Unofficial; absentee, military and affidavit ballots not yet added
THE RESULTS
Tonko won 58.4 percent of the votes cast for candidates in the county’s part of the district, a margin of 12,977 votes, or 16.7 points. All of the county’s NY-20 election districts reported on election night, according to the county’s unofficial results.
NY-20: how Saratoga County voted
Saratoga County's 154 election districts in NY-20 only. Bars split by party line. Unofficial.
Paul D. TonkoDemocratic, Working Families
45,304 (58.4%)
Ralph F. AmbrosioRepublican, Conservative
32,327 (41.6%)
Write-ins
47
Left blank (undervotes)
889
DemocraticWorking FamiliesRepublicanConservativeWrite-ins and blanks
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
Paul D. Tonko led Ralph F. Ambrosio, 45,304 to 32,327, in Saratoga County’s part of NY-20. Write-ins: 47. Left blank: 889. Overvotes: 19.
Absentee, military and affidavit ballots will be added before the county certifies later in November. With a margin of nearly 13,000 votes in Saratoga County alone, those ballots will not change the outcome there or in the district as a whole.
HOW THE VOTE BROKE DOWN
Tonko drew 41,527 votes on the Democratic line and 3,777 on the Working Families line. Ambrosio drew 27,802 on the Republican line and 4,525 on the Conservative line. Voters cast 47 write-ins and left 889 ballots blank in the county’s NY-20 districts.
Tonko’s Democratic line alone outpolled Ambrosio’s two lines combined by about 9,200 votes. Fewer than 1.2 percent of the ballots cast in the county’s NY-20 districts skipped the race.
Route 9 near Guideboard Road in Halfmoon, one of the Saratoga County towns in NY-20. (Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
HOW IT COMPARES
The chart ranks the leader’s margin in Saratoga County across the 10 state and federal races on the 2026 ballot. Tonko’s 16.7 points was the fourth-widest, behind only Assembly 114, the comptroller’s race and Assembly 113.
Leader's margin in Saratoga County, 2026 state and federal races
Percentage points between the top two candidates in Saratoga County's vote only. Unofficial.
Assembly 114Matthew J. Simpson (R)
20.6 pts
ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli (D)
18.7 pts
Assembly 113Carrie Woerner (D)
18.2 pts
NY-20Paul D. Tonko (D)
16.7 pts
Assembly 108John T. McDonald III (D)
15.3 pts
Assembly 112Mary Beth Walsh (R)
9.3 pts
GovernorKathy C. Hochul (D)
4.8 pts
Attorney GeneralLetitia A. James (D)
3.5 pts
Senate 44James N. Tedisco (R)
2.4 pts
NY-21Blake Gendebien (D)
1.4 pts
This raceOther state and federal races
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
County results only. District-wide and statewide results differ.
In the county’s northern districts, the open NY-21 race was far closer. Democrat Blake Gendebien edged Republican Anthony Constantino by 310 votes in the county, though Anthony Constantino won the seat district-wide, according to unofficial state results.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Tonko’s new term begins Jan. 3, 2027, when the new Congress is sworn in. The state Board of Elections will certify the district-wide result after every county finishes its canvass, and PagPol will update the county’s numbers when it certifies later in November.
For results in every Saratoga County race, plus the officials who represent each town, visit PagPol’s Saratoga County page or subscribe to the Saratoga County newsletter. PagPol will update these results when the county adds absentee, military and affidavit ballots and certifies the count.
