2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

November 4, 2014
All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 21 6 Seats won 18 9 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 2,009,444 1,554,274 Percentage 55.13% 42.65% Swing 2.87% 11.00%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain Democratic   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Republican   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   90-100%

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, attorney general, and comptroller of New York.

The candidate filing deadline was April 14 and the primary elections were held on June 24.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014
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

Popular vote Democratic   51.07% Republican   39.50% Other   9.43%

House seats by Party Nomination Democratic   66.67% Working Families   62.96% Independence   37.04% Republican   33.33% Conservative   29.63%

House seats by Party Registration Democratic   66.67% Republican   33.33%

By district

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

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

2014 New York's 1st congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lee Zeldin Tim Bishop Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 94,035 78,722 Percentage 54.4% 45.6%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Bishop Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin Republican

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Bishop also received the Independence and Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Zeldin, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2008

Eliminated in primary

• George Demos, former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor and candidate for this seat in 2010

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary results

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

Zeldin also received the Conservative nomination.

General election

Campaign

In September 2013, the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further review of an August 2012 incident in which Bishop was accused of soliciting a campaign contribution from hedge fund magnate Eric Semler in exchange for acting in an official capacity to obtain a fireworks permit for Semler's son's bar mitzvah on Long Island. Bishop denied the allegations as "outrageous, unfounded attacks on my character and my family". After the incident was picked up by the media, Semler called the allegations a "nonstory".

Despite the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigating the incident, in September the Justice Department closed its investigation without filing charges.

However the NRCC and other right wing groups exploited the incident to paint Bishop as a corrupt Washington insider.

Endorsements

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%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	324	± 9.0%	40%	45%	15%
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%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Tossup	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean R (flip)	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Tossup	November 4, 2014

Results

New York's 1st congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 2nd congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Peter T. King Patricia Maher Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Popular vote 95,177 41,814 Percentage 68.3% 30.0%

U.S. Representative before election Peter T. King Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter T. King Republican

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative

King also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patricia Maher, civic association president and former health-care executive

Declined

• Kathleen Rice, Nassau County District Attorney

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William D. Stevenson

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Peter King (R)	Patricia Maher (D)	William Stevenson (G)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	101	± 13.0%	54%	42%	1%	3%

Results

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 3rd congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Steve Israel Grant Lally Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Working Families Conservative Popular vote 90,032 74,269 Percentage 54.8% 45.2%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Israel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Steve Israel Democratic

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

Like King in the neighboring 2nd district, Israel had consistently performed well despite his district's swing nature.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative

He also received the Independence and Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Grant Lally, attorney and nominee for the 5th district in 1994 & 1996

Eliminated in primary

• Stephen Labate, U.S. Army reservist, financial planning advisor and nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Republican primary results

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

Lally also received the Conservative nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Israel (D)	Grant Lally (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	108	± 13.0%	54%	29%	17%

Results

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2014

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
	Democratic hold

District 4

2014 New York's 4th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Kathleen Rice Bruce Blakeman Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 89,793 80,127 Percentage 52.8% 47.2%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn McCarthy Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice Democratic

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

Democratic primary

On January 8, 2014, McCarthy announced that she would not seek re-election due to complications from lung cancer. She would instead endorse Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathleen Rice, Nassau County District Attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Kevan Abrahams, Democratic Leader in the Nassau County Legislature

Declined

• Dave Denenberg, Nassau County Legislator
• Laura Gillen, attorney and nominee for Nassau County clerk in 2013
• Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Patricia Norris-McDonald, Mayor of Malverne
• Carmen Piñeyro, Freeport trustee

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Rice also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Blakeman, former Nassau County Legislative Majority Leader and Presiding Officer, nominee for New York State Comptroller in 1998 and the Tax Revolt Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Frank Scaturro, attorney, historian and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Declined

• Fran Becker, Nassau County Legislator and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012
• Kate Murray, Hempstead Town Supervisor

Results

Republican primary results

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

Scaturro, who was the Conservative Party nominee in 2012, received their nomination again, but dropped out of the race. Blakeman ultimately received both the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Conservative primary

Results

Conservative Party of New York State primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bruce A. Blakeman	664	66.6
	Conservative	Opportunity To Ballot	333	33.4
Total votes			997	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kathleen Rice (D)	Bruce Blakeman (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	107	± 12.0%	52%	36%	6%
Siena College	October 16–20, 2014	628	± 3.9%	52%	42%	6%
Siena College	September 10–15, 2014	596	± 4.0%	55%	37%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Likely D	November 4, 2014

Results

New York's 4th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 5th congressional district election

Majority party   Candidate Gregory Meeks Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Popular vote 75,712 Percentage 95.1%

U.S. Representative before election Gregory Meeks Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph Marthone, small-business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Meeks also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

No republicans filed

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 5th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 6th congressional district election

Majority party   Candidate Grace Meng Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Popular vote 55,368 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Grace Meng Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Grace Meng Democratic

The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. Incumbent Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. 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 had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• John Liu, former New York City Comptroller and candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013(running for state senate and endorsed Meng)

She also received the Working Families nominations

General election

Meng was unopposed for re-election.

Endorsements

Results

New York's 6th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 7th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nydia Velázquez Jose Luis Fernandez Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 56,593 5,713 Percentage 88.8% 9.0%

U.S. Representative before election Nydia Velázquez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jeff Kurzon, attorney

Declined

• John Liu, former New York City Comptroller and candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia M. Velázquez (incumbent)	7,627	80.9
	Democratic	Jeffrey M. Kurzon	1,796	19.1
Total votes			9,423	100.0

Velázquez also received the nomination of the Working Families Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jose Luis Fernandez

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Allan E. Romaguera

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 7th congressional district, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velázquez	47,142	74.0
	Working Families	Nydia Velázquez	9,451	14.8
	Total	Nydia Velázquez (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

2014 New York's 8th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Hakeem Jeffries Alan Bellone Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 77,255 6,673 Percentage 92.1% 7.9%

U.S. Representative before election Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries Democratic

The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Incumbent Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. 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 had a PVI of D+35.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent U.S. Representative

Jeffries also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

No republicans filed

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Bellone, businessman, Republican nominee for the State Assembly in 2008 and 2010 and nominee for this seat in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 8th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 9th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Yvette Clarke Daniel J. Cavanagh Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 82,659 9,727 Percentage 89.5% 10.5%

U.S. Representative before election Yvette Clarke Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Clarke also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

No republicans filed

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel J. Cavanagh, Republican nominee for this seat in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 9th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 10th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Jerrold Nadler Ross Brady Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 89,080 12,042 Percentage 87.6% 11.8%

U.S. Representative before election Jerrold Nadler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler Democratic

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. Incumbent Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+23.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nadler also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

No republicans filed

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ross Brady, former Republican nominee for the State Assembly, former Conservative nominee for the state senate and the State Supreme Court

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 10th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 11th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Michael Grimm Domenic Recchia Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 58,886 45,244 Percentage 55.1% 42.4%

U.S. Representative before election Michael Grimm Republican Elected U.S. Representative Michael Grimm Republican

The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

On April 25, two weeks after the filing deadline, Grimm was indicted on charges including mail fraud and wire fraud due to a campaign finance investigation from his successful run for the 13th district in 2010. The only way he could have been removed from the ballot was by moving out of the state, running for a judgeship or being convicted before the general election. If Grimm had been removed from the ballot, potential Republican candidates included, 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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Grimm, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Grimm however remained on the ballot and received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Domenic Recchia, former member of the New York City Council

Disqualified

• Erick Salgado, Pastor of the Church of Iglesia Jovenes Cristianos and candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013

Declined

• Michael Cusick, state assembly member
• Michael McMahon, former U.S. Representative
• Debi Rose, former New York City Council member
• Diane Savino, state senator
• Matthew Titone, state assembly member

Results

Recchia won the Democratic nomination unopposed, after Salgado was removed from the ballot after failing to file enough nominating petition signatures. He also received the Working Families nominations.

General election

Campaign

Despite running against a recently indicted opponent, Recchia and his campaign made a series of errors, some of which received national attention. He was criticized for being unable to explain his position on trade and labor issues, as well as seemingly not understanding what the Trans-Pacific Partnership was. The following day he stated that he had “great knowledge” of foreign affairs, by citing his experience in running a school exchange program more than a decade earlier and trips he had taken to Italy.

These events prompted Jon Stewart to dedicate a segment of The Daily Show to the 11th district's campaign, entitled “Wait, How the F@#k Does That Happen?”, where he mocked Recchia for his repeated verbal flubs.

In its editorial endorsing Grimm, the New York Daily News described Recchia as "a candidate so dumb, ill-informed, evasive and inarticulate that voting for a thuggish Republican who could wind up in a prison jumpsuit starts to make rational sense"

Endorsements

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 17, 2014

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%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	275	± 10.0%	42%	39%	1%	18%
GBA Strategies (D-Recchia)	September 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	46%	—	8%
Siena College	September 9–14, 2014	585	± 4%	44%	40%	4%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Tilt R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Lean R	November 4, 2014

Results

On election night Grimm easily won a third term defeating Recchia by nearly 13%, declaring in his victory speech that “It’s not how hard you can hit, it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done”. By losing to an indicted congressman in a swing district by double figures, The Hill named Recchia as one of their "Top 10 worst candidates of 2014".

New York's 11th congressional district, 2014

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

Aftermath

On December 23, Grimm pled guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion. He initially refused to resign however on December 29 he confirmed that he would resign from Congress on January 5. A special election to replace him was held on May 5, 2015.

On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison. He surrendered on September 22, 2015, ultimately serving seven months before being released on May 20, 2016.

District 12

2014 New York's 12th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Carolyn Maloney Nicholas S. Di Iorio Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 90,603 22,731 Percentage 79.9% 20.1%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Maloney also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nicholas Di Iorio

Di Iorio, also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 12th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 13th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Charles Rangel Daniel Vila Rivera Party Democratic Green Alliance Working Families Popular vote 68,396 9,806 Percentage 87.5% 12.5%

U.S. Representative before election Charles Rangel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Charles Rangel Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles Rangel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Adriano Espaillat, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2012
• Yolanda Garcia, community activist
• Michael Walrond, Jr., pastor

Declined

• Calvin O. Butts, pastor
• David Paterson, former Governor
• Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member and candidate for this seat in 1994 & 2010
• Keith Wright, state assembly member

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 College	May 15–20, 2014	678	± 3.8%	41%	32%	5%	6%	1%	15%

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Daniel Vila Rivera received the Green Party nomination and Kenneth D. Schaeffer, a candidate for the State Supreme Court in 2005 and 2010, received the Working Families Party nomination, until he was removed from the ballot shortly before the election, allowing Rangel to run on the Working Families Party line.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

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

Results

New York's 13th congressional district, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles B. Rangel	63,437	81.1
	Working Families	Charles B. Rangel	4,959	6.4
	Total	Charles Rangel (Incumbent)	68,396	87.5
	Green	Daniel Vila Rivera	9,806	12.5
Total votes			78,202	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2014 New York's 14th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Joseph Crowley Elizabeth Perri Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 50,352 6,735 Percentage 88.2% 11.8%

U.S. Representative before election Joseph Crowley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Crowley also received the Working Families nomination.

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elizabeth Perri, nominee for the state senate in 2012 and the Republican nominee for Bronx borough president in 2013

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 14th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 15th congressional district election

Majority party   Candidate José E. Serrano Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Popular vote 54,906 Percentage 97.1%

U.S. Representative before election José E. Serrano Democratic Elected U.S. Representative José E. Serrano Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sam Sloan, chess player and perennial candidate

Declined

• Rubén Díaz, Sr., state senator
• Annabel Palma, New York City Council member

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Serrano also received the Working Families nomination.

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eduardo Ramirez, candidate for the State Assembly in 2012 and the New York City Council in 2013

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Edstrom, candidate for the State Assembly in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 15th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 16th congressional district election

Majority party   Candidate Eliot Engel Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Popular vote 99,658 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Eliot Engel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Eliot Engel Democratic

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. Incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 76% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+21.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Engel also received the nominations of the Working Families party.

Conservative primary

Patrick A. McManus, 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.

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 16th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 17th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nita Lowey Christopher Day Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 98,150 75,781 Percentage 56.4% 43.6%

U.S. Representative before election Nita Lowey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nita Lowey Democratic

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. Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Lowey also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Day, Afghanistan/Iraq army veteran and private equity/venture capital investment professional

General election

Campaign

The Independence Party line was not active in this election after Lowey's ballot access petitions were rejected by the Board of Elections.

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nita Lowey (D)	Christopher Day (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	124	± 11.0%	61%	37%	3%

Results

New York's 17th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 18th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Sean Patrick Maloney Nan Hayworth Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 88,993 85,660 Percentage 49.7% 47.9%

U.S. Representative before election Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic

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. Incumbent Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Nan Hayworth with 52% of the vote and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Patrick Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Maloney also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Republican primary

Hayworth sort a rematch with Maloney. State Senator Greg 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."

Candidates

Nominee

• Nan Hayworth, former U.S. Representative

Disqualified

• Andre Barnett, businessman and Reform nominee for President of the United States in 2012

Declined

• Greg Ball, state senator

Hayworth also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Independence primary

Results

Independence primary results

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

General election

Campaign

Ball formally endorsed Maloney in September 2014, praising his work on veterans' issues. Another Republican state senator, Bill Larkin, also cited veterans' issues as the reason for his endorsing Maloney.

Endorsements

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 16, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sean Patrick Maloney (D)	Nan Hayworth (R)	Scott Smith (I)	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%	13%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	344	± 8.0%	49%	41%	0%	10%
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%	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%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Lean D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Lean D	November 4, 2014

Results

New York's 18th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 19th congressional district election

Nominee Chris Gibson Sean Eldridge Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 131,594 72,470 Percentage 64.5% 35.5%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Gibson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Gibson Republican

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. Incumbent Republican Chris Gibson, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 53% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Gibson also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Eldridge, investment fund president and political activist

Eldridge also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Campaign

Eldridge faced criticism for not living in the district, having only purchased a $2 million home with his husband Chris Hughes in 2013. They had previously bought a home $5 million in Garrison, New York, in preparation for a run for the 18th district, changing plans after Sean Patrick Maloney's victory in 2012. This prompted one local resident to describe his campaign to the New York Times as "It’s a little bit presumptuous, in a community like this you like to know who your neighbors are. Having ties to your neighbors is important. How can he expect to represent people he doesn’t know?" The NRCC responded "The DCCC’s prized candidate Sean Eldridge may have Nancy Pelosi on speed dial and close to a billion dollars at his disposal, but he knows absolutely nothing about the struggles and needs of the hard working families in the 19th District of New York."

By October 2014, having spent $2.8 million of his money on the campaign and being down by more than 20 points in the polls, The New York Times was describing Eldridge as "'a first-time Democratic candidate with a thin résumé and a thick wallet'", Politico was calling his campaign a "catastrophe" and Vanity Fair opined that his campaign was "overfunded and stacked with expensive consultants".

Endorsements

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 22, 2014

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%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	364	± 7.0%	53%	34%	12%
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%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Likely R	November 4, 2014

Results

On election day Gibson defeated Eldridge by 29 points, despite having been outspent nearly 3-to-1 in a district President Obama won by 6 percentage points. The Hill would name Eldridge as one of their "Top 10 worst candidates of 2014".

New York's 19th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 20th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Paul Tonko James Fischer Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independence Conservative Popular vote 125,111 79,104 Percentage 61.3% 38.7%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Tonko Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul Tonko Democratic

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 had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 68% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Tonko also received the Working Families and Independence Party nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Fischer, businessman

Fischer also received the Conservative Party nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 20th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 21st congressional district election

Majority party Minority party Third party   Candidate Elise Stefanik Aaron Woolf Matthew Funiciello Party Republican Democratic Green Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 96,226 59,063 19,238 Percentage 55.1% 33.9% 11.0%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Owens Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik Republican

The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country and borders Vermont to the east. Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 23rd district from 2009 to 2013, announced he would not seek re-election on January 14, 2014. He had been re-elected in 2012 with 50% of the vote and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

For the Democrats, multiple mooted candidates declined to run. 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. 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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Aaron Woolf, grocery store owner and filmmaker (designated party nominee)

Removed from ballot

• Stephen Burke, Macomb town councilman

Declined

• Darrel Aubertine, former state senator
• Bernie Bassett, Plattsburgh Town Supervisor
• Stuart Brody, former Essex County Demcocratic Chairman
• Jonathan Cardinal, director of economic development for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• Randy Douglas, chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors
• Lee Kindlon, attorney
• Scott Murphy, former U.S. Representative
• Bill Owens, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Addie Jenne Russell, state assembly member
• Dede Scozzafava, former state assembly member and Republican nominee for this seat in 2009
• John T. Sullivan, Jr., former Oswego Mayor

Woolf also received the Working Families nomination.

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. 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. Former 2012 nominee Matt Doheny entered the race. 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.

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. It speculated that he might still run in the general election under the banner of the Constitution Party if he could resolve those problems by June, however this didn't happened.

Candidates

Nominee

• Elise Stefanik, former George W. Bush administration aide (designated party nominee) (also received the Independence Party nomination)

Eliminated in primary

• Matt Doheny, investment fund manager, nominee for this seat in 2012 and nominee for New York's 23rd congressional district in 2010

Withdrawn

• Joe Gilbert, retired army major and Tea Party activist
• Michael Ring, broadcast engineer and computer consultant
• Jamie Waller, former Marine and political consultant

Declined

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

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Doheny	Elise Stefanik	Undecided
Harper Polling Archived July 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	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

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

Doheny and Stefanik also sought the Conservative and Independence Party nominations. Stefanik won the Conservative endorsement and Doheny won the Independence nomination, but after he lost the Republican primary, announced his support for Stefanik. He was eventually removed from the ballot and Stefanik took the Independence Party nomination.

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Funicello, bakery owner and political activist

Removed from ballot

• Donald Hassig, environmental activist and nominee for the seat in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Aaron Woolf (D)	Elise Stefanik (R)	Matt Funicello (G)	Matt Doheny (I)	Undecided
Harper Polling	October 27–28, 2014	560	± 4.1%	33%	47%	14%	—	6%
Siena College	October 20–22, 2014	674	± 3.8%	32%	50%	11%	—	8%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	327	± 8.0%	40%	45%	1%	—	14%
Harper Polling	September 25–29, 2014	674	± 3.8%	37%	45%	8%	—	10%
Siena College	September 4, 7–9, 2014	591	± 4.0%	33%	46%	10%	1%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Safe R (flip)	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely R (flip)	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R (flip)	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Likely R (flip)	November 4, 2014

Results

New York's 21st congressional district, 2014

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 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

2014 New York's 22nd congressional district election

Majority party   Candidate Richard Hanna Party Republican Alliance Independence Popular vote 129,851 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Richard Hanna Republican Elected U.S. Representative Richard Hanna Republican

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Hanna, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Claudia Tenney, state assembly member

Disqualified

• Michael Kicinski, electronics engineer, Tea Party activist and candidate for this seat in 2012

Withdrawn

• Michael Vasquez, founder and president of MV Consulting, Inc.

Campaign

The campaign between Hanna and Tenney turned increasingly negative, with both candidates concerned less about their opponent's political positions and more about each other's personal histories. Hanna also refused to debate Tenney.

Results

Republican primary results

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

Hanna also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

No Democrat filed to run

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

New York's 22nd congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 23rd congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Tom Reed Martha Robertson Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 113,130 70,242 Percentage 61.7% 38.3%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Reed Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Reed Republican

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. Incumbent Republican Tom Reed, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 52% of the vote and the district had a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. Representative

Reed also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Martha Robertson, chair of the Tompkins County legislature

Declined

• Nate Shinagawa, Tompkins County legislator and nominee for this seat in 2012

Robertson also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 23, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Reed (R)	Martha Robertson (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	369	± 8.0%	49%	39%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Likely R	November 4, 2014

Results

New York's 23rd congressional district, 2014

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	Tom Reed (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

2014 New York's 24th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate John Katko Dan Maffei Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Reform Independence Working Families Popular vote 118,474 80,304 Percentage 59.6% 40.4%

County Results Kakto:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Maffei Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Katko Republican

The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Incumbent Democrat Dan Maffei, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 25th district from 2009 to 2011, ran for re-election. 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 had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Maffei, incumbent U.S. Representative

Maffei also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Buerkle initially considered challenging Maffei again in 2014, but declined to run in September 2013. Instead, the Republicans endorsed U.S. Attorney John Katko.

Candidates

Nominee

• John Katko, former Assistant United States Attorney in the Department of Justice

Declined

• Ann Marie Buerkle, former U.S. Representative
• Janet Burman, economist
• Rick Guy, lawyer
• Ian Hunter, businessman
• John Lemondes, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel
• Jason Lesch, accountant
• Jane Rossi, businesswoman
• Randy Wolken, president of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York

Katko also had the Conservative and Independence nominations.

General election

Endorsements

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 27, 2014

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%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	447	± 7.0%	48%	41%	11%
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%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Tilt D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Tossup	November 4, 2014

Results

New York's 24th congressional district, 2014

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 Katko	118,474	59.6
	Democratic	Daniel Maffei	72,631	36.5
	Working Families	Daniel Maffei	7,673	3.9
	Total	Dan Maffei (incumbent)	80,304	40.4
Total votes			198,778	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

2014 New York's 25th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Louise Slaughter Mark Assini Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 96,803 95,932 Percentage 50.2% 49.8%

U.S. Representative before election Louise Slaughter Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter Democratic

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

Democratic primary

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. On January 15, 2014, Slaughter confirmed that she was running again.

Candidates

Nominee

• Louise Slaughter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Lovely Warren, Mayor of Rochester

She also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Assini, Town Supervisor of Gates and the Conservative nominee for the seat in 2004

He also received the Conservative Party nomination.

General election

Independent Tim Dean was also running, but wasn't not the ballot.

Endorsements

Results

Despite being considered a non competitive race, Slaughter was re-elected by only 869 votes.

New York's 25th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 26th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Brian Higgins Kathleen A. Weppner Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 113,210 52,909 Percentage 68.1% 31.9%

U.S. Representative before election Brian Higgins Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brian Higgins Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Higgins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Disqualified

• Emin Egriu

He also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Weppner, former talk radio host

He also received the Conservative nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 26th congressional district, 2014

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

2014 New York's 27th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Chris Collins James D. O'Donnell Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 144,675 58,911 Percentage 71.1% 28.9%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Collins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Collins Republican

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. Incumbent Republican Chris Collins, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul with 51% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Collins also received the Conservative and Independence nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim O'Donnell, police officer

Declined

• Kathy Hochul, former U.S. Representative (running for Lieutenant Governor)

O'Donnell also received Working Families nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Results

New York's 27th congressional district, 2014

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

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections