2016 United States Senate election in New York
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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 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 correct, with Schumer winning around 71% of the vote and all but 5 of the state's 62 counties: Hamilton, Orleans, Wyoming, Allegany and Steuben.
As of 2021, this is the last election where Jefferson, Oswego, Delaware, Schoharie, Herkimer, Genesee, Wayne, Livingston, Yates, Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga, Lewis and Chenango counties voted Democratic.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
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[]
| Dates | Location | Schumer | Long | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2016 | Schenectady, New York | Participant | Participant | Full debate - C-SPAN |
Predictions[]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe D | November 2, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[10] | Safe D | November 3, 2016 |
| Daily Kos[11] | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics[12] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chuck Schumer (D) |
Wendy Long (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 2,208 | ± 4.6% | 71% | 25% | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 2,132 | ± 4.6% | 71% | 25% | — | 4% |
| Siena College | November 3–4, 2016 | 617 | ± 4.5% | 67% | 25% | — | 8% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 1,949 | ± 4.6% | 71% | 26% | — | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 1,755 | ± 4.6% | 70% | 26% | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 1,645 | ± 4.6% | 70% | 27% | — | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,734 | ± 4.6% | 68% | 28% | — | 4% |
| Siena College | October 13–17, 2016 | 611 | ± 4.6% | 66% | 27% | 1% | 6% |
| NBC 4 NY/WSJ/Marist | September 21–23, 2016 | 676 | ± 3.8% | 70% | 24% | 1% | 6% |
| Siena College | September 11–15, 2016 | 600 | ± 5.0% | 69% | 23% | — | 8% |
| Emerson College | August 28–30, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.4% | 60% | 23% | 4% | 12% |
| Siena College | August 7–10, 2016 | 717 | ± 4.3% | 63% | 24% | — | 13% |
| Quinnipiac University | July 13–17, 2016 | 1,104 | ± 3.0% | 60% | 28% | 1% | 8% |
| Siena College | June 22–28, 2016 | 803 | ± 4.0% | 66% | 23% | — | 11% |
| Siena College | May 22–26, 2016 | 825 | ± 3.9% | 64% | 22% | — | 14% |
| Siena College | April 24–27, 2016 | 802 | ± 4.1% | 64% | 24% | — | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 7–10, 2016 | 1,403 | ± 2.6% | 55% | 23% | — | 22% |
| Quinnipiac University | March 22–29, 2016 | 1,667 | ± 2.4% | 63% | 24% | — | 11% |
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chuck Schumer | 4,784,218 | 64.72% | +6.25% | |
| Working Families | Chuck Schumer | 241,672 | 3.27% | -0.73% | |
| Independence | Chuck Schumer | 150,654 | 2.04% | -1.82% | |
| Women's Equality | Chuck Schumer | 45,401 | 0.61% | N/A | |
| Total | Chuck Schumer (incumbent) | 5,221,945 | 70.64% | +4.31% | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 1,723,920 | 23.32% | -3.65% | |
| Conservative | Wendy Long | 267,622 | 3.62% | -1.62% | |
| Reform | Wendy Long | 17,813 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| Total | Wendy Long | 2,009,355 | 27.18% | -5.03% | |
| Green | Robin Laverne Wilson | 113,413 | 1.53% | +0.61% | |
| Libertarian | Alex Merced | 48,120 | 0.65% | +0.11% | |
| Total votes | 7,392,833 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References[]
- ^ a b Emily Cahn; Alexis Levinson (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ Tumulty, Brian (March 3, 2016). "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.
- ^ "Candidates 2016". Libertarian Party of New York.
- ^ "Dr. Jill Stein Wins 89% of GPNY Presidential Convention Vote, Robin Laverne Wilson Rallies For US Senate". Green Party of New York. June 12, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Senate Race Ratings for November 2, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Daily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Battle for the Senate 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "New York State Official Election Night Results" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
External links[]
- Official campaign websites
Categories:
- 2016 New York (state) elections
- 2016 United States Senate elections
- United States Senate elections in New York (state)