United States Senate election in New York, 2016
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November 8, 2016 |
June 28, 2016 |
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3] |
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Voters in New York elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated New York's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Chuck Schumer (D) defeated Wendy Long (R), Alex Merced (L), and Robin Laverne Wilson (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[4]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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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.[5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: The election filled the Class 3 Senate seat held by Chuck Schumer (D). He was first elected in 1998.
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Chuck Schumer Incumbent |
70.7% | 5,182,006 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 27.1% | 1,988,261 | |
| Green | Robin Wilson | 1.5% | 112,521 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Merced | 0.7% | 47,666 | |
| Total Votes | 7,330,454 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates:    Chuck Schumer     Wendy Long Alex Merced Robin Laverne Wilson |
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Primary candidates:[7] |
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Democratic Chuck Schumer - Incumbent[4] |
Republican Wendy Long[4] |
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Third Party/Other Robin Laverne Wilson[4] |
Election history
2012
On November 6, 2012, incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand (D) won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Wendy Long (R), Colia Clark (G), Chris Edes (L) and John Mangelli (Common Sense Party) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand Incumbent |
72.2% | 4,822,330 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 26.3% | 1,758,702 | |
| Green | Colia Clark | 0.6% | 42,591 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Edes | 0.5% | 32,002 | |
| CSP | John Mangelli | 0.3% | 22,041 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 2,012 | |
| Total Votes | 6,679,678 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections U.S. Senator Election Returns November 6, 2012," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Schumer was re-elected to the United States Senate for a third term. He defeated Jay Townsend (R/Conservative), Colia Clark (Green) and Randy A. Credico (Anti-Prohibition, Libertarian).[8]
| U.S. Senate, New York General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chuck Schumer Incumbent |
66.3% | 3,047,111 | |
| Republican | Jay Townsend | 32.2% | 1,479,724 | |
| Green | Colia Clark | 0.9% | 42,340 | |
| Anti-Prohibition, Libertarian | Randy A. Credico | 0.5% | 24,863 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,337 | |
| Total Votes | 4,595,375 | |||
2010 special election
On November 2, 2010, Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Joseph J. DioGuardi (R), Cecile A. Lawrence (Green), John Clifton (Libertarian), Joseph Huff (Rent Is 2 Damn High), Vivia Morgan (Anti-Prohibition) and Bruce Blakeman (Tax Revolt) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. Senate, New York Special Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand incumbent |
62.9% | 2,836,361 | |
| Republican | Joseph J. DioGuardi | 35.1% | 1,581,834 | |
| Green | Cecile A. Lawrence | 0.8% | 35,497 | |
| Libertarian | John Clifton | 0.4% | 18,407 | |
| Rent Is 2 Damn High | Joseph Huff | 0.4% | 17,021 | |
| Anti-Prohibition | Vivia Morgan | 0.3% | 11,773 | |
| Tax Revolt | Bruce Blakeman | 0.1% | 4,522 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,211 | |
| Total Votes | 4,506,626 | |||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New York in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| April 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal designating petitions | |
| April 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| June 28, 2016 | Election date | Federal primary election | |
| July 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local designating petitions | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| August 2, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for federal office | |
| August 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for state/local office | |
| September 13, 2016 | Election date | State/local primary election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "Draft 2016 Political Calendar," accessed April 15, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016
- United States Senate elections, 2016
- Chuck Schumer
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 Senate Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 Senate," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "Senate Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 9, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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