2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
	November 4, 2014
	November 4, 2014
All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Popular vote by congressional district. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district.

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of New York, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of New York, Attorney General of New York, and Comptroller of New York.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	2,009,444	51.07%	18	-3
	Republican	1,554,274	39.50%	9	+3
	Conservative	37,622	0.96%	0
	Green	34,580	0.88%	0
	Others	298,785	7.59%	0
Totals		3,934,705	100.00%	27

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total	Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
District 1	78,722	45.57%	94,035	54.43%	0	0.00%	172,757	Republican Gain
District 2	41,814	30.02%	95,177	68.34%	2,281	1.64%	139,272	Republican Hold
District 3	90,032	54.80%	74,269	45.20%	0	0.00%	164,301	Democratic Hold
District 4	89,793	52.84%	80,127	47.16%	0	0.00%	169,920	Democratic Hold
District 5	75,712	95.14%	0	0.00%	3,870	4.86%	79,582	Democratic Hold
District 6	55,368	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	55,368	Democratic Hold
District 7	56,593	88.84%	5,713	8.97%	1,398	2.19%	63,704	Democratic Hold
District 8	77,255	92.05%	0	0.00%	6,673	7.95%	83,928	Democratic Hold
District 9	82,659	89.47%	0	0.00%	9,727	10.53%	92,386	Democratic Hold
District 10	89,080	87.61%	0	0.00%	12,596	12.39%	101,676	Democratic Hold
District 11	45,244	42.36%	58,886	55.13%	2,687	2.52%	106,817	Republican Hold
District 12	90,603	79.94%	22,731	20.06%	0	0.00%	113,334	Democratic Hold
District 13	68,396	87.46%	0	0.00%	9,806	12.54%	78,202	Democratic Hold
District 14	50,352	88.20%	0	0.00%	6,735	11.80%	57,087	Democratic Hold
District 15	54,906	97.14%	0	0.00%	1,615	2.86%	56,521	Democratic Hold
District 16	99,658	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	99,658	Democratic Hold
District 17	98,150	56.43%	75,781	43.57%	0	0.00%	173,931	Democratic Hold
District 18	88,993	49.73%	85,660	47.87%	4,294	2.40%	178,947	Democratic Hold
District 19	72,470	35.51%	131,594	64.49%	0	0.00%	204,064	Republican Hold
District 20	125,111	61.26%	79,104	38.74%	0	0.00%	204,215	Democratic Hold
District 21	59,063	33.84%	96,226	55.14%	19,238	11.02%	174,527	Republican Gain
District 22	0	0.00%	129,851	100.00%	0	0.00%	129,851	Republican Hold
District 23	70,242	38.31%	113,130	61.69%	0	0.00%	183,372	Republican Hold
District 24	80,304	40.40%	118,474	59.60%	0	0.00%	198,778	Republican Gain
District 25	96,803	50.23%	95,932	49.77%	0	0.00%	192,735	Democratic Hold
District 26	113,210	68.15%	52,909	31.85%	0	0.00%	166,119	Democratic Hold
District 27	58,911	28.94%	144,675	71.06%	0	0.00%	203,586	Republican Hold
Total	2,009,444	55.13%	1,554,274	42.65%	80,920	2.22%	3,644,638

District 1

The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Democrat Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Bishop ran for re-election and received the Democratic, Independence, and Working Families nominations.[3] County Republican committees designated State Senator Lee Zeldin, who was the nominee for the seat in 2008, as their nominee. On June 24, 2014, Zeldin defeated former prosecutor George Demos who had challenged him in a Primary.[4][5][6][7]

Republican primary

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	10,283	61.3
	Republican	George Demos	6,482	38.7
Total votes			16,765	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Bishop (D)	Lee Zeldin (R)	Undecided
Siena College	October 26–29, 2014	670	± 3.8%	45%	50%	5%
Public Opinion Strategies	September 23–25, 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	46%	8%
Harper Polling	September 21–22, 2014	568	± 4.1%	44%	44%	12%
Siena College	September 7–11, 2014	592	± 4%	51%	41%	8%

Results

New York's 1st congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	77,062	44.6
	Conservative	Lee Zeldin	16,973	9.8
	Total	Lee Zeldin	94,035	54.4
	Democratic	Tim Bishop	68,387	39.6
	Working Families	Tim Bishop	5,457	3.2
	Independence	Tim Bishop	4,878	2.8
	Total	Tim Bishop (incumbent)	78,722	45.6
Total votes			172,757	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Democrats would like to pick up this seat, but King has consistently performed well, despite the district's swing nature. He has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3] Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was a potential Democratic candidate, but chose to run in the neighboring 4th district instead.[10] Civic Association President and former health-care executive Patricia Maher has received the Democratic nomination. She ran her last race winning the Democratic primary by 60% of the vote against a very well funded former Nassau County Supreme Court Justice. William D. Stevenson has received the Green nomination.[3]

Results

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter T. King	76,659	55.0
	Conservative	Peter T. King	13,789	9.9
	Independence	Peter T. King	4,729	3.4
	Total	Peter T. King (incumbent)	95,177	68.3
	Democratic	Patricia Maher	41,814	30.0
	Green	William D. Stevenson	2,281	1.7
Total votes			139,272	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island. It expands from northwestern Suffolk County, across northern Nassau County, and into far northeastern Queens. The incumbent is Democrat Steve Israel, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 2nd district from 2001 to 2013. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012 and the district has an even PVI.

Like King in the neighboring 2nd district, Israel has consistently performed well, despite his district's swing nature. He has received the Democratic, Independence and Working Families nominations.[3] Attorney Grant Lally, who was the nominee for the 5th district in 1994 and 1996, has received the Republican and Conservative nominations.[11]

Republican primary

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grant M. Lally	3,439	50.1
	Republican	Stephen A. Labate	3,428	49.9
Total votes			6,867	100.0

Results

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Israel	80,393	48.9
	Working Families	Steve Israel	5,191	3.2
	Independence	Steve Israel	4,448	2.7
	Total	Steve Israel (incumbent)	90,032	54.8
	Republican	Grant Lally	63,219	38.5
	Conservative	Grant Lally	11,050	6.7
	Total	Grant Lally	74,269	45.2
Total votes			164,301	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

The 4th district is located in central and southern Nassau County. The incumbent is Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who has represented the district since 1997. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

McCarthy announced that she would not seek re-election on January 8, 2014, due to complications from lung cancer.[12] Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has the endorsement of McCarthy and has also received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations.[3][13][14]

Results

Democratic primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen M. Rice	7,770	57.3
	Democratic	Kevan M. Abrahams	5,791	42.7
Total votes			13,561	100.0

Republican primary

Attorney Frank Scaturro, who lost the Republican primary for the seat in 2010 and 2012 and was the Conservative Party nominee in 2012, received the Conservative Party nomination, but dropped out of the race. Former Nassau County Legislative Majority Leader and Presiding Officer Bruce Blakeman, who was the Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller in 1998 and the Tax Revolt Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010, has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[15] Republican Nassau Legislator and nominee for the seat in 2010 and 2012 Fran Becker and Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray considered a bid, but didn't run.[16][17]

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce A. Blakeman	9,083	66.0
	Republican	Frank J. Scaturro	4,687	34.0
Total votes			13,770	100.0

Conservative primary

Conservative Party of New York State primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bruce A. Blakeman	664	66.6
	Conservative	Opportunity To Ballot	333	33.4
Total votes			997	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kathleen Rice (D)	Bruce Blakeman (R)	Undecided
Siena College	October 16–20, 2014	628	± 3.9%	52%	42%	6%
Siena College	September 10–15, 2014	596	± 4%	55%	37%	8%

Results

New York's 4th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Rice	83,772	49.3
	Working Families	Kathleen Rice	6,021	3.5
	Total	Kathleen Rice	89,793	52.8
	Republican	Bruce Blakeman	67,811	39.9
	Conservative	Bruce Blakeman	9,879	5.9
	Independence	Bruce Blakeman	2,437	1.4
	Total	Bruce Blakeman	80,127	47.2
Total votes			169,920	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

The 5th district is mostly located entirely within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent is Democrat Gregory Meeks, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+35.

Joseph Marthone, who ran against Meeks in the primary in 2012, ran against Meeks again, but lost to Meeks in the primary, making Meeks unopposed for re-election. No other candidate filed to run.[3] Meeks has also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory W. Meeks (incumbent)	8,119	80.1
	Democratic	Joseph R. Marthone	2,023	19.9
Total votes			10,142	100.0

Results

New York's 5th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	75,712	95.1
	Allen 4 Congress	Allen F. Steinhardt	3,870	4.9
Total votes			79,582	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. The incumbent is Democrat Grace Meng, who has represented the district since 2013. She was elected in 2012, winning the Democratic primary with 53% of the vote and the general election with 68% of the vote. The district has a PVI of D+13.

John Liu, the former New York City Comptroller and a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013, had considered challenging Meng in the primary.[18] However, he decided against it (instead opting to run for New York State Senate) and endorsed her for re-election.[19] She has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations and is unopposed for re-election.[3]

Results

New York's 6th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Meng	49,227	88.9
	Working Families	Grace Meng	6,141	11.1
	Total	Grace Meng (incumbent)	55,368	100.0
Total votes			55,368	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. The incumbent is Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2012 with 95% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+34.

Velázquez has received the nomination of the Working Families Party and Attorney Jeff Kurzon is challenging her in the Democratic primary.[3][20] John Liu, the former New York City Comptroller and a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013, also considered challenging Velázquez in the primary;[18] but he decided not to run. Allan E. Romaguera has received the Conservative nomination and Jose Luis Fernandez has received the Republican nomination.[3]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia M. Valezquez (incumbent)	7,627	80.9
	Democratic	Jeffrey M. Kurzon	1,796	19.1
Total votes			9,423	100.0

Results

New York's 7th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	47,142	74.0
	Working Families	Nydia Velazquez	9,451	14.8
	Total	Nydia Velazquez (incumbent)	56,593	88.8
	Republican	Jose Luis Fernandez	5,713	9.0
	Conservative	Allan E. Romaguera	1,398	2.2
Total votes			63,704	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The incumbent is Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, winning the Democratic primary with 71% of the vote and the general election with 90% of the vote, succeeding retiring Democrat Edolphus Towns. The district has a PVI of D+35.

Jeffries has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations. Businessman Alan Bellone, a Republican nominee for the State Assembly in 2008 and 2010 and a candidate for the district in 2012, has received the Republican nomination.[3]

Results

New York's 8th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	70,469	84.0
	Working Families	Hakeem Jeffries	6,786	8.1
	Total	Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent)	77,255	92.1
	Conservative	Alan Bellone	6,673	7.9
Total votes			83,928	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

The 9th district is located entirely within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The incumbent is Democrat Yvette Clarke, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2012 with 87% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+32.

Clarke has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations. Daniel J. Cavanagh, the Republican nominee for the seat in 2012, has received the Conservative Party nomination.[3]

Results

New York's 9th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	70,997	76.9
	Working Families	Yvette Clarke	11,662	12.6
	Total	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	82,659	89.5
	Conservative	Daniel J. Cavanagh	9,727	10.5
Total votes			92,386	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

The 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District, and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. The incumbent is Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+23.

Nadler has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations. Lolita M. Ferrin has received the Independence Party nomination and Ross Brady, a former Republican nominee for the State Assembly and former Conservative nominee for the state senate and the State Supreme Court, has received the Conservative Party nomination.[3]

Results

New York's 10th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	73,945	72.7
	Working Families	Jerrold Nadler	15,135	14.9
	Total	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	89,080	87.6
	Conservative	Ross Brady	12,042	11.8
	Flourish Every Person	Michael J. Dilger	554	0.6
Total votes			101,676	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. The incumbent is Republican Michael Grimm, who has represented the district since 2011. He was elected in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Michael McMahon with 51% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+2.

Grimm, who has been indicted on charges including mail fraud and wire fraud due to ongoing campaign finance investigations from his successful run for the 13th district in 2010,[21] has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3] The only way he can be removed from the ballot is by moving out of the state, running for a judgeship or being convicted before the general election.[22] Should Grimm be removed from the ballot, potential Republican candidates include former U.S. Representative Vito Fossella, State Senator Andrew Lanza, State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, State Assemblyman Joseph Borelli, former state assemblyman Matthew Mirones, Richmond County District Attorney and nominee for New York Attorney General in 2010 Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, New York City Council Minority Leader Vincent M. Ignizio and New York City Councilman Steven Matteo. Potential Democratic candidates include State Assemblyman Michael Cusick, former U.S. Representative Michael McMahon, State Senator Diane Savino, New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose and State Assemblyman Matthew Titone.[23][24]

McMahon considering a rematch against Grimm, but decided against it.[25] Domenic Recchia, a former member of the New York City Council,[26][27] and Erick Salgado, Pastor of the Church of Iglesia Jovenes Cristianos and candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013,[28] were running for the Democratic nomination.[3] However, Salgado was removed from the ballot after failing to file enough nominating petition signatures. Recchia thus won the Democratic nomination unopposed.[29]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Grimm (R)	Domenic Recchia (D)	Henry Bardel (G)	Undecided
Siena College	October 26–28, 2014	713	± 3.7%	53%	34%	5%	7%
GBA Strategies (D-Recchia)	September 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	46%	—	8%
Siena College	September 9–14, 2014	585	± 4%	44%	40%	4%	12%

Results

New York's 11th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Grimm	48,291	45.2
	Conservative	Michael Grimm	8,251	7.7
	Independence	Michael Grimm	2,344	2.2
	Total	Michael Grimm (incumbent)	58,886	55.1
	Democratic	Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.	41,429	38.8
	Working Families	Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.	3,815	3.6
	Total	Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.	45,244	42.4
	Green	Henry J. Bardel	2,687	2.5
Total votes			106,817	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

The 12th district is located entirely in New York City and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint and western Queens. The incumbent is Democrat Carolyn Maloney, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2012 with 80% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+27.

Maloney has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations. Nicholas S. Di Iorio has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]

Results

New York's 12th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	78,440	69.2
	Working Families	Carolyn Maloney	12,163	10.7
	Total	Carolyn Maloney (incumbent)	90,603	79.9
	Republican	Nicholas S. Di Iorio	19,564	17.3
	Conservative	Nicholas S. Di Iorio	1,841	1.6
	Independence	Nicholas S. Di Iorio	1,326	1.2
	Total	Nicholas S. Di Iorio	22,731	20.1
Total votes			113,334	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is located entirely in New York City and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western Bronx. The incumbent is Democrat Charles B. Rangel, who has represented the district since 2013, after previously representing the 15th district since 1993. The district has a PVI of D+42.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Charlie Rangel	Adriano Espaillat	Yolonda Garcia	Mike Walrond	Other	Undecided
Siena College	June 14–18, 2014	707	± 3.7%	47%	34%	4%	7%	–	8%
Siena	May 15–20, 2014	678	± 3.8%	41%	32%	5%	6%	1%	15%

Results

Democratic primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles B. Rangel (incumbent)	23,799	47.8
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	21,477	43.1
	Democratic	Michael A. Walrond, Jr.	3,954	7.9
	Democratic	Yolanda Garcia	597	1.2
Total votes			49,827	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Charlie Rangel (D)	Daniel Vila Rivera (G)	Kennith D. Schaeffer (WF)	Undecided
YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	71	± 17%	35%	44%	1%	20%

Results

New York's 13th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles B. Rangel	63,437	81.1
	Working Families	Charles B. Rangel	4,959	6.4
	Total	Charles B. Rangel (Incumbent)	68,396	87.5
	Green	Daniel Vila Rivera	9,806	12.5
Total votes			78,202	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district is located in New York City and includes the eastern Bronx and part of north-central Queens. The incumbent is Democrat Joseph Crowley, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 83% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+26.

Crowley has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations. Elizabeth Perri, a Conservative nominee for the state senate in 2012 and the Republican nominee for Bronx borough president in 2013, has received the Conservative nomination.[3]

Results

New York's 14th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Crowley	45,370	79.5
	Working Families	Joseph Crowley	4,982	8.7
	Total	Joseph Crowley (incumbent)	50,352	88.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Perri	6,735	11.8
Total votes			57,087	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx in New York City and is the smallest district by area in the entire country. The incumbent is Democrat José E. Serrano, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2012 with 97% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+43.

Serrano has received the Working Families nomination. Eduardo Ramirez, a candidate for the State Assembly in 2012 and the New York City Council in 2013, has received the Conservative nomination. William Edstrom, a candidate for the State Assembly in 2012, has received the Green nomination.[3]

Democratic primary

New York City Councilwoman Annabel Palma had considered challenging Serrano in the primary,[30] but decided against it.[31] Democratic state senator Rubén Díaz, Sr. has also declined to run against Serrano.[30] Chess player and perennial candidate Sam Sloan is running against Serrano in the Democratic primary.[3]

Results

Democratic primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano (incumbent)	10,346	91.9
	Democratic	Sam Sloan	1,004	8.8
Total votes			11,350	100.0

Results

New York's 15th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano	53,128	94.0
	Working Families	Jose E. Serrano	1,778	3.1
	Total	Jose E. Serrano (incumbent)	54,906	97.1
	Conservative	Eduardo Ramirez	1,047	1.9
	Green	William Edstrom	568	1.0
Total votes			56,521	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

The 16th district is located in the northern part of The Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Rye. The incumbent is Democrat Eliot Engel, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2012 with 76% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+21.

Engel has received the nominations of the Democratic and Working Families parties. Patrick A. McManus, a perennial candidate for office, was the Conservative nominee, but the board rejected his petition as invalid, taking him off of the ballot for the primary election.[3] Therefore, Engel is un-opposed for re-election.

Results

New York's 16th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel	90,088	90.4
	Working Families	Eliot Engel	9,570	9.6
	Total	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	99,658	100.0
Total votes			99,658	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

The 17th district contains all of Rockland County and the northern and central portions of Westchester County, including the cities of Peekskill and White Plains. The incumbent is Democrat Nita Lowey, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993. She was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Lowey has received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations. Chris Day, an army veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars and private equity/venture capital investment professional, is challenging her as the Republican and Conservative Party nominee. The Independence Party line will not be active in this election after Lowey's ballot access petitions were rejected by the Board of Elections.[3][32][33]

Results

New York's 17th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nita Lowey	89,295	51.3
	Working Families	Nita Lowey	8,855	5.1
	Total	Nita Lowey (incumbent)	98,150	56.4
	Republican	Christopher Day	63,549	36.6
	Conservative	Christopher Day	12,232	7.0
	Total	Christopher Day	75,781	43.6
Total votes			173,931	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district is located in the northern suburbs and exurbs of New York City and includes all of Orange and Putnam counties, as well as parts of southern Dutchess and northeastern Westchester counties. The incumbent is Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Nan Hayworth with 52% of the vote and the district has an even PVI.

Hayworth is seeking a rematch with Maloney.[34] State Senator Gregory R. Ball declined to seek the Republican nomination, praising Maloney in a statement: "We have a great working relationship and he and his office are to be applauded, for they have bent over backwards to mutually assist shared constituents."[35][36] He formally endorsed Maloney in September 2014, praising his work on veterans' issues.[37] Another Republican state senator, Bill Larkin, also cited veterans' issues as the reason for his endorsing Maloney.[38]

Hayworth has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations and Maloney has received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations.

Independence primary

Independence primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Nan Hayworth	780	53.4
	Independence	Sean Patrick Maloney (incumbent)	682	46.6
Total votes			1,462	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sean Patrick Maloney (D)	Nan Hayworth (R)	Other	Undecided
Siena College	October 24–27, 2014	682	± 3.8%	49%	44%	—	7%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Hayworth)	October 23–25, 2014	400	± 4.9%	42%	42%	3%[39]	13%
Siena College	October 15–16, 2014	253	± 4%	41%	52%	—	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Hayworth)	October 12–13, 2014	400	± 4.9%	43%	39%	2%[39]	16%
Gravis Marketing	September 2014	601	± 4%	46%	40%	—	15%
Siena College	September 12–17, 2014	590	± 4%	50%	42%	—	8%
Gravis Marketing	July 17–19, 2014	523	± 4%	40%	44%	—	16%

Results

New York's 18th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Maloney	76,235	42.6
	Working Families	Sean Patrick Maloney	12,758	7.1
	Total	Sean Patrick Maloney (incumbent)	88,993	49.7
	Republican	Nan Hayworth	66,523	37.2
	Conservative	Nan Hayworth	15,714	8.8
	Independence	Nan Hayworth	3,423	1.9
	Total	Nan Hayworth	85,660	47.9
	Independent	Scott A. Smith	4,294	2.4
Total votes			178,947	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is located in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. The incumbent is Republican Chris Gibson, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 53% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+1.

Sean Eldridge, an investment fund president and political activist,[40] has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations and Gibson has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Gibson (R)	Sean Eldridge (D)	Undecided
Siena College	October 22–24, 2014	727	± 3.6%	58%	35%	7%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)	October 14–15, 2014	400	± 4.9%	56%	30%	14%
Siena College	September 4, 7–9, 2014	609	± 4%	57%	33%	10%
DFM Research	July 7–12, 2014	405	± 4.9%	56%	29%	15%

Results

New York's 19th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Gibson	102,118	50.1
	Conservative	Chris Gibson	20,420	10.0
	Independence	Chris Gibson	9,056	4.4
	Total	Chris Gibson (incumbent)	131,594	64.5
	Democratic	Sean Eldridge	60,533	29.7
	Working Families	Sean Eldridge	11,937	5.8
	Total	Sean Eldridge	72,470	35.5
Total votes			204,064	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

The 20th district is located in the Capital District and includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselear and Saratoga counties. The incumbent is Democrat Paul Tonko, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 68% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+7.

Tonko has received the Democratic, Working Families and Independence Party nominations. Businessman Jim Fischer has received the Republican and Conservative Party nominations.[3][41]

Results

New York's 20th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	103,437	50.7
	Working Families	Paul Tonko	11,285	5.5
	Independence	Paul Tonko	10,389	5.1
	Total	Paul Tonko (incumbent)	125,111	61.3
	Republican	James Fischer	61,820	30.2
	Conservative	James Fischer	17,284	8.5
	Total	James Fischer	79,104	38.7
Total votes			204,215	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country and borders Vermont to the east. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Owens, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 23rd district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 50% of the vote and the district has an even PVI.

Owens, who has been in Congress since winning a 2009 special election, announced he would not seek re-election on January 14, 2014.[42]

Democratic primary

For the Democrats, former Republican assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors Randy Douglas,[43] Assemblywoman Addie Jenne Russell,[44] Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Bernie Bassett, director of economic development for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Jonathan Cardinal,[45] former Oswego Mayor John T. Sullivan, Jr.[46] and former Congressman Scott Murphy[47] all declined to run. Former state senator Darrel Aubertine initially left open the possibility of running but also eventually declined.[48] The Democratic county committee chairs in the district thus nominated Aaron Woolf, a relatively unknown grocery store owner and filmmaker with a home in Elizabethtown, as their nominee at a meeting on February 12, 2014.[49][50] In response, Macomb town councilman Stephen Burke declared his candidacy, but he was removed from the ballot after he filed insufficient ballot petition signatures. Green candidate Donald Hassig was also removed for the same reason.[51][52] Woolf has received the Working Families Party nomination.[3]

Candidates

Nominee

Aaron Woolf, grocery store owner and filmmaker (designated party nominee)[49]

Removed from ballot

Stephen Burke, Macomb town councilman[51][52]

Declined

Darrel Aubertine, former state senator[48]
Bernie Bassett, Plattsburgh Town Supervisor[45]
Stuart Brody, former Essex County Demcocratic Chairman[53]
Jonathan Cardinal, director of economic development for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand[54]
Randy Douglas, chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors[55]
Lee Kindlon, attorney[53]
Scott Murphy, former U.S. Representative[56]
Bill Owens, incumbent U.S. Representative
Addie Jenne Russell, state assemblywoman[57]
Dede Scozzafava, former Republican state assemblywoman[45][49]
John T. Sullivan, Jr., former Oswego Mayor[46][58]

Republican primary

The county Republican committees endorsed Elise Stefanik, a former aide in the George W. Bush Administration, as their designated candidate in a meeting on February 7, 2014.[59] Michael Ring, a broadcast engineer and political activist from Jefferson County, and Jamie Waller, a former Marine and political consultant, both initially entered the race but withdrew in March.[42] Former 2012 nominee Matt Doheny entered the race.[60][61][62] Actor John James, Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan, State Senator Betty Little and 2009 and 2010 Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman did not run.[60][61][63]

Joseph Gilbert, the former emergency services director for St. Lawrence County and a local Tea Party activist, withdrew from the Republican primary on April 11, 2014, due to personal and family problems. He may still run in the general election under the banner of the Constitution Party if he can resolve those problems by June.[64] Doheny and Stefanik also sought the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3] Stefanik won the Conservative endorsement[65] and Doheny won the Independence nomination, but after he lost the Republican primary, announced his support for Stefanik.[66] He was eventually removed from the ballot and Stefanik took the Independence Party nomination.[67]

Candidates

Declared

Matt Doheny, investment fund manager, nominee for the seat in 2012 and nominee for New York's 23rd congressional district in 2010 (defeated in primary)[68][69]
Elise Stefanik, former George W. Bush administration aide (designated party nominee; also received Conservative Party nomination);[70] (has received the Independence Party nomination).

Withdrew

Joe Gilbert, retired army major and Tea Party activist (still in the general election; has received the Constitution Party nomination)[64][71]
Michael Ring, broadcast engineer and computer consultant[72][73]
Jamie Waller, former Marine and political consultant[74][75]

Declined

Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party nominee for New York's 23rd congressional district in 2009 and Republican candidate for the seat in 2010[60]
Kate Hogan, Warren County District Attorney[60]
John James, actor[60]
Betty Little, state senator[61][63]
Paul Maroun, mayor of Tupper Lake and Franklin County Legislator[76]

Endorsements

Matt Doheny

Individuals

Bill Paxon, former U.S. Representative and former Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee[77]

Elise Stefanik

Individuals

Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party nominee for New York's 23rd congressional district in 2009 and Republican candidate for the seat in 2010[60]
Raymond Meier, former state senator[78]
Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and nominee for President of the United States in 2012[79]
Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative (WI-01), Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012[80]
Freda Solomon, widow of former U.S. Representative Gerald Solomon[81]

Joe Gilbert

Individuals

Susan D. Harris, columnist[82]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Doheny	Elise Stefanik	Undecided
Harper Polling	June 16–18, 2014	498	± 4.39%	37%	45%	18%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Doheny)	January 20–21, 2014	283	± 5.83%	49%	13%	38%

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elise Stefanik	16,489	60.8
	Republican	Matt Doheny	10,620	39.2
Total votes			27,109	100.0

Candidates

Declared

Matt Funicello, bakery owner and political activist[83]

Removed from ballot

Donald Hassig, environmental activist and nominee for the seat in 2012[83][52]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Elise Stefanik (R)	Aaron Woolf (D)	Matt Funicello (G)	Matt Doheny (I)	Undecided
Harper Polling	October 27–28, 2014	560	± 4.14%	47%	33%	14%	—	6%
Siena College	October 20–22, 2014	674	± 3.76%	50%	32%	11%	—	8%
Harper Polling	September 25–29, 2014	674	± 3.76%	45%	37%	8%	—	10%
Siena College	September 4, 7–9, 2014	591	± 4%	46%	33%	10%	1%	12%

Results

New York's 21st congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elise M. Stefanik	79,615	45.6
	Conservative	Elise M. Stefanik	12,207	7.0
	Independence	Elise M. Stefanik	4,404	2.5
	Total	Elise M. Stefanik	96,226	55.1
	Democratic	Aaron G. Woolf	53,140	30.5
	Working Families	Aaron G. Woolf	5,923	3.4
	Total	Aaron G. Woolf	59,063	33.9
	Green	Matthew J. Funiciello	19,238	11.0
Total votes			174,527	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 22

The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and Tioga counties.

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Richard L. Hanna, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 24th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+3.

Republican state assemblywoman Claudia Tenney ran against Hanna in the Republican primary, but Hanna defeated Tenney in the primary election. No Democrat filed to run for the seat.[84] Hanna has also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations as well.[3]

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna (incumbent)	16,119	53.5
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	14,000	46.5
Total votes			30,119	100.0

Results

New York's 22nd congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna	113,574	87.5
	Independence	Richard L. Hanna	16,277	12.5
	Total	Richard L. Hanna (incumbent)	129,851	100.0
Total votes			129,851	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties. The incumbent is Republican Tom Reed, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 52% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+3.

Reed has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations. Democrat Martha Robertson, the chairman of the Tompkins County legislature, has received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations.[85]

Results

New York's 23rd congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas W. Reed, II	94,375	51.5
	Conservative	Thomas W. Reed, II	13,917	7.6
	Independence	Thomas W. Reed, II	4,838	2.6
	Total	Thomas W. Reed, II (incumbent)	113,130	61.7
	Democratic	Martha Robertson	60,233	32.8
	Working Families	Martha Robertson	10,009	5.5
	Total	Martha Robertson	70,242	38.3
Total votes			183,372	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. The incumbent is Democrat Dan Maffei, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 25th district from 2009 to 2011. He was re-elected in 2012 with 49% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Ann Marie Buerkle, who had beaten Maffei in 2010. The district has a PVI of D+5.

Maffei has received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations. Buerkle initially considered challenging Maffei again in 2014,[86] but declined to run in September 2013. Instead, the Republicans endorsed U.S. Attorney John Katko.[87] Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel John Lemondes had considered running against Katko in the Republican primary, but decided against it.[88][89][90] Katko also has the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Maffei (D)	John Katko (R)	Undecided
Siena College	October 22–24, 2014	704	± 3.7%	42%	52%	6%
Global Strategy Group (D-Maffei)	October 20–22, 2014	400	± 4.9%	45%	40%	15%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Katko)	September 22–23, 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	43%	11%
Siena College	September 17–18, 2014	598	± 4%	50%	42%	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Katko)	July 27–29, 2014	400	± 4.9%	45%	40%	15%

Results

New York's 24th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Katko	93,881	47.2
	Conservative	John M. Katko	17,768	9.0
	Independence	John M. Katko	6,825	3.4
	Total	John M. Katko	118,474	59.6
	Democratic	Daniel Maffei	72,631	36.5
	Working Families	Daniel Maffei	7,673	3.9
	Total	Daniel Maffei (incumbent)	80,304	40.4
Total votes			198,778	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

The 25th district located entirely within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester. The incumbent is Democrat Louise Slaughter, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993. She was re-elected in 2012 with 57% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+7.

Due to Slaughter's age and recent health problems, there was speculation that she might retire, with Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren considered likely to run for the Democrats.[91] On January 15, 2014, Slaughter confirmed that she was running again.[92] She has received the Democratic and Working Families nominations.[3]

Republican Mark Assini, the Town Supervisor of Gates and the Conservative nominee for the seat in 2004, has received the Republican and Conservative Party nominations.[3] Independent Tim Dean is also running.[93]

Results

New York's 25th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Slaughter	87,264	45.3
	Working Families	Louise Slaughter	9,539	4.9
	Total	Louise Slaughter (incumbent)	96,803	50.2
	Republican	Mark Assini	75,990	39.4
	Conservative	Mark Assini	19,942	10.4
	Total	Mark Assini	95,932	49.8
Total votes			192,735	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 26

The 25th district located in Erie and Niagara counties and includes the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The incumbent is Democrat Brian Higgins, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 27th district from 2005 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 75% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+12.

Higgins has received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations. Kathy Weppner, a former talk radio host, has received the Republican and Conservative Party nominations.[3][94]

Results

New York's 26th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	100,648	60.6
	Working Families	Brian Higgins	12,562	7.5
	Total	Brian Higgins (incumbent)	113,210	68.1
	Republican	Kathleen A. Weppner	38,477	23.2
	Conservative	Kathleen A. Weppner	14,432	8.7
	Total	Kathleen A. Weppner	52,909	31.9
Total votes			166,119	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

The 27th district is located in Western New York and includes all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties. The incumbent is Republican Chris Collins, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul with 51% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+8.

Collins has received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3] Hochul has terminated her campaign committee; she is instead running for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 2014.[95] Jim O'Donnell, a Buffalo police officer, has received the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations.[3][96]

Results

New York's 27th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Collins	109,171	53.6
	Conservative	Chris Collins	27,605	13.6
	Independence	Chris Collins	7,899	3.9
	Total	Chris Collins (incumbent)	144,675	71.1
	Democratic	James D. O'Donnell	50,939	25.0
	Working Families	James D. O'Donnell	7,972	3.9
	Total	James D. O'Donnell	58,911	28.9
Total votes			203,586	100.0
	Republican hold

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