General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
NY Senate · Senate District 23
Democratic incumbent Jessica Scarcella-Spanton faces Republican Ruslan Shamal for Staten Island–Brooklyn seat
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton won the seat in 2022 with 50.8% and was re-elected in 2024 with 55.0%; in June 2026 she won the Democratic primary with 72.8% and is also on the Affordable & Safe line. Ruslan Shamal, a 2023 City Council candidate, advanced without a primary on the Republican and Conservative lines.
Raised & cash on hand
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
Scarcella-Spanton$541K
RSShamal
$17K
Who's funding them
Largest contributors to each campaign, people and organizations alike, from NYS Board of Elections filings.
Scarcella-SpantonNew York State Laborers PAC$8KNY Apartment Association PAC$7KVoice of Teachers for Education PAC$7KCWA District One PAC$7KSuffolk County PBA PAC$7KATU NY COPE Fund$6KCorrection Officers Benevolent Association PAC$6KCSA COPE PAC Fund$5KHanys Pac$5KJeffries For Congress$5K
RSShamal
Michael Connors$900George Passariello$500Janet Goronshtein$500Nikita Zelinskiy$450Politika (in-kind contribution)$319.49Victor Rakovich$300Boris Yezersky$275Ramaz Okruashvili$260