New York, where seven races will be held for the US House of Representatives, will again play a key role in deciding which party controls the chamber.

Republicans hold a slim 220-212 seat advantage in the House of Representatives, thanks in large part to congressional Democrats losing four New York seats in 2022.

On Long Island, Democrats are gunning to unseat freshman GOP incumbents Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLota.

Former President Donald Trump tops Republican ticket Trendy pieces of Long Island redLaLota positioned to beat Democrat John Avlon is in the No. 1 spot, covering two-thirds of Suffolk County.

In the race for 4th place in Nassau County, a recent survey D’Esposito and Democrat Laura Gillen are deadlocked.

But a Newsday/Siena College investigation Posted days ago, it showed Gillen: A staggering 12 point lead. It’s in the district that President Biden won easily in 2020.

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is trying to keep former state Assemblyman Mike LiPetri at bay and continue representing District 3, which covers Nassau County’s wealthy north shore and parts of Queens.

In other swing districts, Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan and Republican Rep. Mike Lawler are favored to retain their Hudson Valley House seats. According to the latest polls. Ryan’s Republican opponent is retired NYPD deputy inspector Alison Esposito, while Lawler is facing a former Democratic Party candidate. Representative Mondaire Jones.

But the upstate seats of Republican Reps. Marc Molinaro and Brandon Williams are in danger of swinging to Democrats without a significant boost from Trump on Election Day.

Williams will face state Sen. John Mannion (D-Syracuse) as Democrat Josh Riley tries to unseat Molinaro after losing the same race by less than two percentage points two years ago.

Hank Sheinkopf, a longtime Democratic political strategist, said it would be a “national embarrassment” for Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs and House Minority Leader and Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries if Democrats fail to regain control of the House. .

“New York will once again be blamed for destroying Democrats’ chances of taking control of Congress,” he said.

He added that Republicans are gaining ground in suburban areas of the predominantly Democratic Empire State, partly due to New York’s sanctuary city laws.

“There’s a general fear in the suburbs that immigrants, New York City crime and chaos will seep into the Hudson Valley across the Nassau County border, across the Westchester County border,” he said.