United States Senate election in New York, 2016
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The 2016 United States Senate election in New York was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New York, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a fourth term in office.[1] This was considered by many polling aggregate groups to be one of the safest Democratic seats in the nation for this cycle. The prediction turned out to be true, with Schumer winning around 71% of the vote and all but 5 of the state's 62 counties. His final vote total of 5,221,945 makes him the largest vote-getter in the history of statewide elections in New York.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Wendy Long, attorney and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012[2]
Declined
- Richard L. Hanna, U.S. Representative[3]
- Larry Kudlow, economist, television personality and columnist[4][5]
- Adele Malpass, Chairwoman of the Manhattan Republican Party and wife of 2010 Senate candidate David Malpass
Third Party and Independent Candidates
Libertarian Party
- Alex Merced, activist[6]
Green Party
- Robin Laverne Wilson[7]
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe D | September 9, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | September 19, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report[10] | Safe D | September 2, 2016 |
Daily Kos[11] | Safe D | September 16, 2016 |
Real Clear Politics[12] | Safe D | September 15, 2016 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chuck Schumer (D) |
Wendy Long (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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Quinnipiac University | March 22–29, 2016 | 1,667 | ± 2.4% | 63% | 24% | — | 11% |
Public Policy Polling | April 7–10, 2016 | 1,403 | ± 2.6% | 55% | 23% | — | 22% |
Siena College | April 24–27, 2016 | 802 | ± 4.1% | 64% | 24% | — | 12% |
Siena College | May 22–26, 2016 | 825 | ± 3.9% | 64% | 22% | — | 14% |
Siena College | June 22–28, 2016 | 803 | ± 4.0% | 66% | 23% | — | 11% |
Quinnipiac University | July 13–17, 2016 | 1,104 | ± 3.0% | 60% | 28% | 1% | 8% |
Siena College | August 7–10, 2016 | 717 | ± 4.3% | 63% | 24% | — | 13% |
Emerson College | August 28–30, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.4% | 60% | 23% | 4% | 12% |
Siena College | September 11–15, 2016 | 600 | ± 5.0% | 69% | 23% | — | 8% |
NBC 4 NY/WSJ/Marist | September 21–23, 2016 | 676 | ± 3.8% | 70% | 24% | 1% | 6% |
Siena College | October 13–17, 2016 | 611 | ± 4.6% | 66% | 27% | 1% | 6% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,734 | ± 4.6% | 68% | 28% | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | Oct 26 – November 1, 2016 | 1,645 | ± 4.6% | 70% | 27% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | Oct 27 – November 2, 2016 | 1,755 | ± 4.6% | 70% | 26% | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | Oct 28 – November 3, 2016 | 1,949 | ± 4.6% | 71% | 26% | — | 3% |
Siena College | November 3–4, 2016 | 617 | ± 4.5% | 67% | 25% | — | 8% |
SurveyMonkey | Oct 31 – November 6, 2016 | 2,132 | ± 4.6% | 71% | 25% | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 2,208 | ± 4.6% | 71% | 25% | — | 4% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Chuck Schumer | 4,784,218 | 61.34% | N/A | |
Working Families | Chuck Schumer | 241,672 | 3.10% | N/A | |
Independence | Chuck Schumer | 150,654 | 1.93% | N/A | |
Women's Equality | Chuck Schumer | 45,401 | 0.58% | N/A | |
Total | Chuck Schumer | 5,221,945 | 66.95% | +2.97% | |
Republican | Wendy Long | 1,723,920 | 22.10% | N/A | |
Conservative (N.Y.) | Wendy Long | 267,622 | 3.43% | N/A | |
Reform | Wendy Long | 17,813 | 0.23% | N/A | |
Total | Wendy Long | 2,009,335 | 25.76% | -0.58% | |
Green | Robin Laverne Wilson | 113,413 | 1.45% | +0.45% | |
Libertarian | Alex Merced | 48,120 | 0.62% | +0.02% | |
None | Blank/Void/Scattering | 407,786 | 5.22% | N/A | |
Total votes | 7,800,619 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
- 1 2 Emily Cahn; Alexis Levinson (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Tumulty, Brian. Republican Wendy Long will run against Sen. Chuck Schumer. Gannett News Service. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Weiner, Mark (April 7, 2015). "U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna says he won't run against Chuck Schumer in 2016 NY senate race". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ Johnson, Eliana (June 24, 2015). "Larry Kudlow and NRSC Renew Discussions on Senate Run". National Review. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ Burns, Alexander (September 22, 2015). "Larry Kudlow Weighs Run Against Senator Richard Blumenthal in Connecticut". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Libertarian Party of New York - Candidates
- ↑ Green Party of New York 2016 Convention- Jill Stein for President and Robin Laverne Wilson for US Senate
- ↑ "2016 Senate Race Ratings for September 9, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Senate Ratings (September 2, 2016)". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Battle for the Senate 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ "New York State Official Election Night Results" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
External links
- Official campaign websites