Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Steven Lynn Sams II

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · New York District 26
Filing address
Getzville, NY (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SAMS, STEVEN LYNN MR II
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New York with the 2022 district highlighted

New York, District 26

RepublicanU.S. House · New York District 26ChallengerLost the general election (28.7%)

FEC candidate ID H2NY26189 · Principal campaign committee: SAMS FOR THE PEOPLE

Total raised$36,659.11
Total spent$36,659.11
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$16,568.25

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $18,482.00PACs and other committees: $949.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $16,568.25Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $659.86
  • Individual contributions$18,482.0050%
  • PACs and other committees$949.003%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$16,568.2545%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$659.862%

Self-funding: $16,568.25 (45% of money raised): $0.00 given and $16,568.25 lent by the candidate. $2,525.89 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

New York U.S. House, District 26, 2022 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Steven Lynn Sams II (R)$36,659.11$0.002022-12-31
Brian Higgins (D)$1,546,746.45$793,343.642022-12-31
Emin Egriu (D)$113,652.49$12,247.072022-12-01

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DMay 23, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsMay 25, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DMay 25, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid DMay 27, 2022
  • RCPLikely DNovember 1, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQJuly 20, 2022
  • FiveThirtyEightJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe DSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SAMS FOR THE PEOPLE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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