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New York, U.S. Senate

Voters in New York elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 6, 2018.

The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand (D). She was first appointed in 2009.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic Party $17,940,045 $9,891,307 $10,315,402 As of December 31, 2018
Chele Farley Republican Party $1,400,440 $1,385,101 $15,338 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Election history

2016

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.

U.S. Senate, New York General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChuck 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

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.

U.S. Senate, New York General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKirsten Gillibrand Incumbent 67.6% 4,808,878
Republican Wendy Long 24.7% 1,755,466
Green Colia Clark 0.6% 42,442
Libertarian Chris Edes 0.4% 31,894
CSP John Mangelli 0.3% 21,985
N/A Blank/Void/Scattering 6.4% 455,963
Total Votes 7,116,628
Source: New York State Board of Elections "U.S. Senate Results"

Demographics

Demographic data for New York

New YorkU.S.
Total population:19,747,183316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):47,1263,531,905
Gender
Female:51.5%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:64.6%73.6%
Black/African American:15.6%12.6%
Asian:8%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:18.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:85.6%86.7%
College graduation rate:34.2%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$59,269$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.5%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New York.

As of July 2016, New Yorks' three largest cities were New York (pop. est. 8,622,698), Hempstead (pop. est. 774,959), and Brookhaven (pop. est. 486,170).