2016 United States Senate election in New York

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. This was the last time any U.S. Senate candidate in New York won a general election by more than 35 percentage points.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a fourth term in office. 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 five of the state's 62 counties: Hamilton, Orleans, Wyoming, Allegany and Steuben.

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican primary Candidates Declared Wendy Long, attorney and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012

Declined Richard L. Hanna, U.S. Representative Larry Kudlow, economist, television personality and columnist 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

Green Party Robin Laverne Wilson

Conservative Party Wendy Long, attorney and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012

General election Debates Dates Location Schumer Long LinkOctober 30, 2016Schenectady, New YorkParticipantParticipantFull debate

Endorsements

Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 2, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016 Daily Kos November 8, 2016 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2016

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChuckSchumer (D) WendyLong (R) Other UndecidedSurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 2,208 ± 4.6% 71% 25% — 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 31–November 6, 2016 2,132 ± 4.6% 71% 25% — 4%Siena CollegeSiena College November 3–4, 2016 617 ± 4.5% 67% 25% — 8%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 28–November 3, 2016 1,949 ± 4.6% 71% 26% — 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 27–November 2, 2016 1,755 ± 4.6% 70% 26% — 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 26–November 1, 2016 1,645 ± 4.6% 70% 27% — 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 1,734 ± 4.6% 68% 28% — 4%Siena CollegeSiena College October 13–17, 2016 611 ± 4.6% 66% 27% 1% 6%NBC 4 NY/WSJ/MaristNBC 4 NY/WSJ/Marist September 21–23, 2016 676 ± 3.8% 70% 24% 1% 6%Siena CollegeSiena College September 11–15, 2016 600 ± 5.0% 69% 23% — 8%Emerson CollegeEmerson College August 28–30, 2016 800 ± 3.4% 60% 23% 4% 12%Siena CollegeSiena College August 7–10, 2016 717 ± 4.3% 63% 24% — 13%Quinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac University July 13–17, 2016 1,104 ± 3.0% 60% 28% 1% 8%Siena CollegeSiena College June 22–28, 2016 803 ± 4.0% 66% 23% — 11%Siena CollegeSiena College May 22–26, 2016 825 ± 3.9% 64% 22% — 14%Siena CollegeSiena College April 24–27, 2016 802 ± 4.1% 64% 24% — 12%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling April 7–10, 2016 1,403 ± 2.6% 55% 23% — 22%Quinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac University March 22–29, 2016 1,667 ± 2.4% 63% 24% — 11%

Results

Results by county County Chuck SchumerDemocratic Wendy LongRepublican Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Albany 98,287 72.5% 33,755 24.9% 3,606 2.7% 64,532 47.6% 135,648 Allegany 7,881 44.1% 9,614 53.8% 376 2.0% −1,733 −9.7% 17,871 Bronx 344,113 91.6% 25,905 6.9% 5,723 1.6% 318,208 84.7% 375,741 Broome 51,929 63.1% 28,156 34.2% 2,216 2.7% 23,773 28.9% 82,301 Cattaraugus 15,297 51.9% 13,495 45.8% 655 2.2% 1,802 6.1% 29,447 Cayuga 19,796 61.9% 11,536 36.1% 667 2.0% 8,260 25.8% 31,999 Chautauqua 29,743 56.8% 21,614 41.3% 1,027 1.9% 8,129 15.5% 52,384 Chemung 18,775 54.5% 14,994 43.5% 698 2.0% 3,781 11.0% 34,467 Chenango 10,111 52.8% 8,463 44.2% 578 3.1% 1,648 8.6% 19,152 Clinton 18,955 62.0% 10,802 35.4% 799 2.6% 8,153 26.6% 30,556 Columbia 18,893 63.3% 10,101 33.8% 849 2.8% 8,792 29.5% 29,843 Cortland 11,857 60.9% 7,048 36.2% 551 2.8% 4,809 24.7% 19,456 Delaware 9,635 50.6% 8,932 46.9% 461 2.5% 703 3.7% 19,028 Dutchess 72,681 58.3% 48,959 39.3% 3,065 2.4% 23,722 19.0% 124,705 Erie 284,110 69.2% 118,072 28.8% 8,323 2.0% 166,038 40.4% 410,505 Essex 8,829 55.3% 6,577 41.2% 562 3.5% 2,252 14.1% 15,968 Franklin 9,640 59.5% 6,116 37.7% 453 2.7% 3,524 21.8% 16,209 Fulton 10,237 51.2% 9,357 46.8% 401 2.0% 880 4.4% 19,995 Genesee 12,343 49.0% 12,245 48.6% 601 2.3% 98 0.4% 25,189 Greene 10,823 51.1% 9,863 46.5% 505 2.4% 960 4.6% 21,191 Hamilton 1,444 47.0% 1,572 51.1% 58 1.8% −128 −4.1% 3,074 Herkimer 13,702 55.6% 10,376 42.1% 571 2.3% 3,326 13.5% 24,649 Jefferson 20,711 56.3% 15,245 41.5% 806 2.2% 5,466 14.8% 36,762 Kings 659,982 86.0% 83,820 10.9% 23,335 3.1% 576,162 75.1% 767,137 Lewis 5,492 51.0% 5,106 47.4% 181 1.7% 386 3.6% 10,779 Livingston 14,984 52.1% 13,090 45.5% 690 2.4% 1,894 6.6% 28,764 Madison 16,706 58.0% 11,363 39.4% 758 2.6% 5,343 18.6% 28,827 Monroe 226,493 67.0% 103,400 30.6% 8,049 2.4% 123,093 36.4% 337,942 Montgomery 10,357 57.2% 7,332 40.5% 432 2.4% 3,025 16.7% 18,121 Nassau 403,274 64.7% 210,823 33.8% 8,876 1.4% 192,451 30.9% 622,973 New York 553,432 86.4% 69,536 10.9% 17,755 2.8% 483,896 75.5% 640,723 Niagara 52,114 59.6% 33,662 38.5% 1,725 2.0% 18,452 21.1% 87,501 Oneida 51,245 59.5% 32,899 38.2% 1,973 2.3% 18,346 21.3% 86,117 Onondaga 143,126 69.9% 57,174 27.9% 4,597 2.2% 85,952 42.0% 204,897 Ontario 29,001 57.3% 20,344 40.2% 1,253 2.4% 8,657 17.1% 50,598 Orange 87,368 59.8% 55,727 38.1% 3,004 2.0% 31,641 21.7% 146,099 Orleans 7,099 45.6% 8,150 52.4% 305 1.9% −1,051 −6.8% 15,554 Oswego 26,172 56.8% 18,780 40.8% 1,107 2.4% 7,392 16.0% 46,059 Otsego 14,059 57.4% 9,758 39.9% 669 2.7% 4,301 17.5% 24,486 Putnam 24,635 53.4% 20,588 44.6% 920 2.0% 4,047 8.8% 46,143 Queens 541,334 82.7% 99,252 15.2% 14,262 2.2% 442,082 67.5% 654,848 Rensselaer 43,897 63.3% 23,577 34.0% 1,928 2.7% 20,320 29.3% 69,420 Richmond 108,147 62.3% 62,979 36.3% 2,593 1.5% 45,168 26.0% 173,719 Rockland 82,386 65.2% 41,894 33.2% 2,023 1.6% 40,492 32.0% 126,303 St. Lawrence 22,755 61.0% 13,633 36.6% 910 2.4% 9,122 24.6% 37,298 Saratoga 65,362 59.0% 42,709 38.6% 2,686 2.4% 22,653 20.4% 110,757 Schenectady 42,649 65.4% 20,985 32.2% 1,569 2.3% 21,664 33.2% 65,203 Schoharie 6,721 49.4% 6,606 48.5% 288 2.1% 115 0.9% 13,615 Schuyler 4,075 48.8% 4,026 48.2% 245 3.0% 49 0.4% 8,346 Seneca 7,746 57.4% 5,364 39.8% 379 2.7% 2,382 17.8% 13,489 Steuben 18,743 46.6% 20,638 51.3% 831 2.0% −1,895 −4.7% 40,212 Suffolk 390,754 60.1% 247,391 38.1% 11,864 1.8% 143,363 22.0% 650,009 Sullivan 16,770 59.7% 10,641 37.9% 658 2.3% 6,129 21.8% 28,069 Tioga 10,661 49.5% 10,345 48.0% 551 2.6% 316 1.5% 21,557 Tompkins 30,349 73.6% 8,815 21.4% 2,096 5.1% 21,534 52.2% 41,260 Ulster 52,598 64.6% 26,029 32.0% 2,764 3.3% 26,569 32.6% 81,391 Warren 17,885 59.5% 11,164 37.2% 986 3.3% 6,721 22.3% 30,035 Washington 13,246 55.8% 9,787 41.3% 693 2.9% 3,459 14.5% 23,726 Wayne 19,704 51.2% 17,929 46.6% 866 2.2% 1,775 4.6% 38,499 Westchester 287,893 71.4% 108,127 26.8% 7,161 1.7% 179,766 44.6% 403,181 Wyoming 7,756 46.0% 8,843 52.4% 280 1.6% −1,087 −6.4% 16,879 Yates 5,205 53.6% 4,297 44.2% 211 2.1% 908 9.4% 9,713Totals5,221,96770.60%2,009,38027.17%165,0242.23%3,212,58743.43%7,396,371

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Tioga (largest municipality: Waverly)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alleghany (largest municipality: Wellsville) Orleans (largest municipality: Albion) Steuben (largest municipality: Corning)

By congressional district Schumer won all 27 congressional districts, including nine that elected Republicans. District Schumer Long Representative 58% 40%Lee Zeldin 61% 38%Peter T. King64%35%Steve IsraelThomas Suozzi 66% 32%Kathleen Rice 90% 9%Gregory Meeks 75% 22%Grace Meng 88% 8%Nydia Velázquez 89% 8%Hakeem Jeffries 89% 9%Yvette Clarke 82% 15%Jerry Nadler 64% 34%Dan Donovan 83% 14%Carolyn Maloney92%5%Charles B. RangelAdriano Espaillat 84% 14%Joe Crowley 95% 4%Jose Serrano 80% 19%Eliot Engel 68% 30%Nita Lowey 59% 39%Sean Patrick Maloney 58% 39%John Faso 68% 30%Paul Tonko 57% 40%Elise Stefanik59%38%Richard L. HannaClaudia Tenney 56% 42%Tom Reed 66% 32%John Katko 68% 30%Louise Slaughter 74% 23%Brian Higgins 55% 43%Chris Collins

References

External links Official campaign websites Chuck Schumer (D) for Senate Wendy Long (R) for Senate Alex Merced (L) for Senate Robin Laverne Wilson (G) for Senate