United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected 27 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the federal primary, voters had to register by May 30, 2014. To vote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.[3]
- See also: New York elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held 21 of the 27 congressional seats from New York.
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 21 | 18 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 9 | |
| Total | 27 | 27 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 27 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 27 seats up for election in 2014 in New York. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Lee Zeldin |
8.7% | 176,719 | Tim Bishop |
| District 2 | Peter King |
36.4% | 146,617 | Patricia M. Maher |
| District 3 |  Steve Israel |
9.2% | 171,163 | Grant Lally |
| District 4 | Kathleen M. Rice |
5.5% | 175,305 | Bruce Blakeman |
| District 5 | Gregory Meeks |
76.1% | 94,400 | Allen Steinhardt |
| District 6 | Grace Meng |
100% | 77,306 | Unopposed |
| District 7 | Nydia Velazquez |
74.3% | 68,522 | Jose Luis Fernandez |
| District 8 | Hakeem Jeffries |
74.2% | 95,113 | Alan Bellone |
| District 9 | Yvette Clarke |
71.8% | 101,606 | Daniel Cavanagh |
| District 10 | Jerrold Nadler |
68% | 113,226 | Ross Brady |
| District 11 | Michael Grimm |
12.3% | 110,999 | Domenic Recchia |
| District 12 | Carolyn Maloney |
57.8% | 117,420 | Nick Di Iorio |
| District 13 | Charles Rangel |
63.8% | 91,834 | Daniel Vila Rivera |
| District 14 | Joseph Crowley |
64.7% | 67,372 | Elizabeth Perri |
| District 15 | Jose Serrano |
87.9% | 61,268 | Eduardo Ramirez |
| District 16 | Eliot Engel |
100% | 138,655 | Unopposed |
| District 17 | Nita Lowey |
12.3% | 181,674 | Chris Day |
| District 18 | Sean Maloney |
1.8% | 186,640 | Nan Hayworth |
| District 19 | Chris Gibson |
28.1% | 210,351 | Sean Eldridge |
| District 20 | Paul Tonko |
21.7% | 211,965 | Jim Fischer |
| District 21 | Elise Stefanik |
20.5% | 181,558 | Aaron Woolf |
| District 22 | Richard Hanna |
100% | 175,372 | Unopposed |
| District 23 | Tom Reed |
21.9% | 195,874 | Martha Robertson |
| District 24 | John Katko |
18.8% | 203,417 | Dan Maffei |
| District 25 | Louise Slaughter |
0.4% | 196,516 | Mark Assini |
| District 26 | Brian Higgins |
34.7% | 173,911 | Kathy Weppner |
| District 27 | Chris Collins |
39.9% | 215,147 | Jim O'Donnell |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
The 1st Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tim Bishop (D) was defeated by Lee Zeldin (R), switching the partisan control of the seat from Democratic to Republican. Bishop ran uncontested in the Democratic, Working Families and Independence Party primaries on June 24, 2014. Zeldin defeated George Demos in the Republican primary and also ran uncontested for the Conservative Party nomination.
New York's 1st was considered a battleground district in 2014. Bishop had been in office for 10 years, but in 2012 he won re-election by a mere 4.6 percent margin of victory. The 2012 presidential elections leaned Democratic as well, but President Barack Obama won the district by only 0.5 percent. Bishop's seat was viewed as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Bishop was a member of their Frontline Program to protect vulnerable incumbents. Zeldin received help from his party as well, as the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) added him to their "On the Radar" list.
General election candidates
Lee Zeldin
Tim Bishop - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Peter King - Incumbent
- Patricia M. Maher
William D. Stevenson
June 24, 2014, primary results
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Grant Lally
- Steve Israel - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
Disqualified
5th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Gregory Meeks - Incumbent
Allen Steinhardt ("Allen 4 Congress")[17]
June 24, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Gregory Meeks - Incumbent[11]
- Joseph Marthone[11]
6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Grace Meng - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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7th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jose Luis Fernandez
- Nydia Velazquez - Incumbent
- Allan Romaguera
June 24, 2014, primary results
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8th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Hakeem Jeffries - Incumbent
- Alan Bellone
June 24, 2014, primary results
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9th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Yvette Clarke - Incumbent
- Daniel Cavanagh
June 24, 2014, primary results
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10th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jerrold Nadler - Incumbent
- Ross Brady
- Michael Dilger ("Flourish Every Person")[18]
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
11th Congressional District
The 11th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Michael Grimm (R) defeated challengers Domenic Recchia (D) and Henry Bardel (G).[19] All three candidates ran unopposed in the primary election on June 24, 2014. Grimm appeared on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party tickets in the general election, while Recchia appeared on the Democratic and Working Families Party tickets. Bardel ran for the Green Party.
New York's 11th was considered a battleground district in 2014. Grimm won re-election in 2012 with a 5 percent margin of victory, but the district went Democratic in the 2012 presidential race, voting for President Barack Obama with a 4.3 percent margin of victory. Grimm's chances for re-election could also have been affected by the negative media attention he received after being indicted for 20 crimes involving his restaurant, Healthalicious, including tax fraud and hiring illegal immigrants.[20]
General election candidates
- Michael Grimm - Incumbent
- Domenic Recchia
- Henry Bardel
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
12th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Nick Di Iorio
- Carolyn Maloney - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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13th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Charles Rangel - Incumbent
- Daniel Vila Rivera
Note: Although Kenneth Schaeffer was set to be on the Working Families Party line, he was removed from the ballot shortly before the election, allowing Rangel to run for the Working Families Party in addition to the Democratic Party.[23][19]
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
Failed to file
- Adam Clayton Powell - Former New York State Assemblyman[25][26][24][11]
- David Paterson - Former governor[24][11]
- Keith Wright - State assemblyman[24][11]
14th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Joseph Crowley - Incumbent
- Elizabeth Perri
June 24, 2014, primary results
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15th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jose Serrano - Incumbent
- Eduardo Ramirez
- William Edstrom
June 24, 2014, primary results
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16th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Eliot Engel - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
17th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Chris Day
- Nita Lowey - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
18th Congressional District
The 18th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sean Maloney (D) defeated Nan Hayworth (R) and Scott Smith ("Send Mr. Smith") in the general election. In the primary election on June 24, 2014, Maloney ran uncontested for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations, but Hayworth defeated him in the Independence Party primary. Hayworth also ran unopposed for the Republican and Conservative Party nominations. Smith did not run in the primary, but he ran as an independent ("Send Mr. Smith") candidate in the general.
New York's 18th was considered a battleground district in 2014. Maloney beat Hayworth in 2012 by a mere 3.7 percent margin of victory, and President Barack Obama won the district by only 4.3 percent. This election was also expected to be competitive because Maloney and Hayworth faced off only two years prior. Hayworth held a U.S. House seat in the 19th District from 2010-2012, and after New York's redistricting, was defeated by Maloney in the 2012 18th Congressional District election.
General election candidates
- Nan Hayworth
- Sean Maloney - Incumbent
- Scott Smith ("Send Mr. Smith")[27]
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
19th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Chris Gibson - Incumbent
- Sean Eldridge
June 24, 2014, primary results
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20th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jim Fischer
- Paul Tonko - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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21st Congressional District
The 21st Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Because incumbent Bill Owens (D) did not run for re-election, many predicted a close race between Republican, Conservative and Independence Party candidate Elise Stefanik and Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Aaron Woolf. Contrary to expectations, Stefanik defeated Woolf by a wide margin of victory, switching the partisan control of the seat from Democratic to Republican.[19]
Matt Funiciello also ran against Stefanik and Woolf on the Green ticket. Neither Woolf nor Funiciello faced competition in the primary election on June 24, 2014, while Stefanik battled with Matt Doheny for the Republican nomination. Although Doheny won the Independence Party's nomination, he was later nominated for a state Supreme Court judgeship, which removed him from the ballot and allowed the Independence Party to endorse Stefanik.
New York's 21st was considered a battleground district in 2014. Although Democratic President Barack Obama won the district by a fairly safe 6.1 percent margin of victory in 2012, Owens won by a mere 1.9 percent margin of victory that same year. In addition, with New York's 21st being an open seat in 2014, none of the candidates possessed the advantages that often come with incumbency, such as increased campaign finances and name recognition.
General election candidates
- *Although Matt Doheny won the Independence primary, he was later nominated for a state Supreme Court judgeship, removing him from the ballot and allowing the Independence Party to endorse Stefanik.[30]
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
Failed to file
22nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Richard Hanna - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
Failed to file
23rd Congressional District
The 23rd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tom Reed (R) defeated Martha Robertson (D) in the November general election.
Reed ran on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party tickets, while Robertson ran on the Democratic and Working Families Party tickets. Neither Reed nor Robertson faced competitors in the primary on June 24, 2014.
New York's 23rd was considered a battleground district in 2014. The district voted Republican in 2012, but by a small margin, with President Barack Obama (D) losing the district by 1.2 percent and Reed winning U.S. House race by a mere 3.6 percent margin of victory.
General election candidates
- Tom Reed - Incumbent
- Martha Robertson
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
24th Congressional District
General election candidates
- John Katko
- Dan Maffei - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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25th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Mark Assini
- Louise Slaughter - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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26th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Kathy Weppner
- Brian Higgins - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
27th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Chris Collins - Incumbent
- Jim O'Donnell
June 24, 2014, primary results
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York Board of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ George Demos for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lee Zeldin for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bishop for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Newsday, "1st CD: Bishop's man challenges Green Party candidate's petitions," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Newsday, "Green Party candidate disqualified in 1st CD race," accessed October 28, 2014
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- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Steve Israel for Congress, "Home," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "General election contest list," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Politico, "2014 New York House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Staten Island Advance, "Exclusive: Brooklyn Democratic City Councilman Domenic Recchia says he will run for Congress," accessed February 17, 2013
- ↑ SI Live, "Democratic House primary short-circuited as Board of Elections boots Recchia rival Salgado from ballot," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Candidate List," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Politicker, "David Paterson hints at congressional campaign," accessed May 15, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ Bloomberg - Political Capital, "Adam Clayton Powell IV Files For Rangel’s N.Y.C. Seat," accessed March 19, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "'Mr. Smith for Congress' line is back on ballot in N.Y.," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Journal News, "Nan Hayworth considers rematch with Sean Maloney," accessed May 21, 2013
- ↑ Jewish Political News and Updates, "NY18 – Hayworth and Maloney To Face Off In June Primary For The Independence Party Line," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ State of Politics, "Stefanik Lands Indy Line," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Elise Stefanik for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Capitol Confidential, "Matt Doheny to launch third bid for NY-21," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Syracuse.com, "Democrats choose filmmaker Aaron Woolf to run for Congress in North Country," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ WWNY TV, "Macomb's Burke Announces Bid For Congress," accessed March 11, 2014
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- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia on December 30, 2013
- ↑ Syracuse, "Michael Kicinski kicked off GOP ballot; Hanna will battle Tenney for Congress," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ PRWeb, "Michael Vasquez Announces Exploratory Committee for 2014 Congressional Race in New York," accessed May 21, 2013
- ↑ Syracuse, "Michael Vasquez drops GOP primary bid, endorses Claudia Tenney in NY-22 race for Congress," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Egriu designating petitions dealt Board of Elections setback," accessed May 19, 2014
