Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Brian Higgins

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New York District 26
Filing address
Buffalo, (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HIGGINS, BRIAN
Next election
Primary June 23, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New York with the 2020 district highlighted

New York, District 26

DemocraticU.S. House · New York District 26IncumbentLost the general election (63.3%)

FEC candidate ID H4NY27076 · Principal campaign committee: BRIAN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · New York District 26—Not running (declined to run)
2021–2022U.S. House · New York District 26$1,546,746.45Lost the general election (57.8%)
2019–2020U.S. House · New York District 26$1,128,729.72Lost the general election (63.3%)
Total raised$1,128,729.72
Total spent$988,667.46
Cash on hand$1,111,052.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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: $310,418.51PACs and other committees: $814,785.68Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,525.53
  • Individual contributions$310,418.5128%
  • PACs and other committees$814,785.6872%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,525.530%

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

229 committees reported giving $800,989.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Brian Higgins$6,069.76
  • Independent expenditures opposing Brian Higgins$0.00

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

New York U.S. House, District 26, 2020 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Brian Higgins (D)$1,128,729.72$1,111,052.002020-12-31
Emin Egriu (D)$27,945.00$0.002020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe DApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: BRIAN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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