New York elections, 2014

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Thestate ofNew York held elections in 2014.Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in New York
Filing deadline for federal candidatesApril 10, 2014Red padlock.png
School board election (1)May 6, 2014Red padlock.png
School board elections (15)May 20, 2014Red padlock.png
Voter registration deadline for federal primary electionMay 30, 2014Red padlock.png
Federal primary election dateJune 24, 2014Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for state and local candidatesJuly 10, 2014Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for independent candidates for federal officeAugust 5, 2014Red padlock.png
Voter registration deadline for state primary electionAugust 15, 2014Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for independent candidates seeking state officeAugust 19, 2014Red padlock.png
Primary election for state officialsSeptember 9, 2014Red padlock.png
General election dateNovember 4, 2014Red padlock.png
Statewide ballot measure electionNovember 4, 2014Red padlock.png

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled inNew York in 2014:

On the 2014 ballot
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U.S. SenateUnscheduled electiond
U.S. HouseScheduled electiona
State ExecutivesScheduled electiona
State SenateScheduled electiona
State AssemblyScheduled electiona
Statewide ballot measures (3 measures)Scheduled electiona
Local ballot measuresUnscheduled electiond
School boardsScheduled electiona
State courtsScheduled electiona

2014 elections

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Races to watch in New York

U.S. Congress

  • 1st Congressional District
See also:New York's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
Rep.Tim Bishop (D) sought re-election in a district that slowly became moreconservative over the past decade. State Sen.Lee Zeldin was theRepublican front-runner. With Zeldin's name recognition and both candidates' ability to win elections with the 1st District constituency, the district was the scene of one of the more competitive races of 2014. Zeldin defeated Bishop in the general election.
  • 11th Congressional District
See also:New York's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014
Rep.Michael Grimm (R) was redistricted to the11th District for his 2012 re-election campaign. Despite the district voting for PresidentBarack Obama by 4.3 percentage points, Grimm won his bid by 5 percentage points. However, the 2014 campaign started early with numerous outside groups dumping money and attention into the race beginning in 2013. Grimm still won the general election on November 4, 2014.
  • 18th Congressional District
See also:New York's 18th Congressional District elections, 2014
Rep.Sean Maloney defeated the19th District incumbentNan Hayworth (R) in the newly drawn18th District by 3.7 percentage points. In 2014, with a better idea of the district's constituency, Hayworth and Maloney were set for a rematch. Maloney defeated Hayworth in the general election.
  • 23rd Congressional District
See also:New York's 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014
Rep.Tom Reed (R) faced a challenge fromMartha Robertson (D) in the general election. The 23rd ranked as competitive on every one of Ballotpedia's measures for themost competitive districts in 2014. Reed defeated Robertson in the general election.


New York State Legislature

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2014 andNew York State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for theNew York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took placeNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Heading into the election, theDemocratic Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, New York State Senate
DistrictWinnerMargin of VictoryTotal VotesTop Opponent
District 46Democratic PartyCecilia F. Tkaczyk0%126,245George Amedore
District 41Democratic PartyTerry W. Gipson1.7%122,328Stephen Saland
District 40Republican PartyGreg Ball2.1%127,316Justin R. Wagner
District 7Republican PartyJack Martins3.6%112,026Daniel S. Ross
District 6Republican PartyKemp Hannon3.9%113,225Ryan E. Cronin
District 55Democratic PartyTed O'Brien4%134,592Sean Hanna
District 39Republican PartyWilliam Larkin4.9%104,667Christopher W. Eachus
District 4Republican PartyPhilip Boyle5.2%103,263Ricardo Montano
District 37Democratic PartyGeorge Latimer8.1%118,810Bob Cohen
District 43Republican PartyKathleen A. Marchione10.7%128,807Robin Andrews

Elections for theNew York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Heading into the election, theDemocratic Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, New York State Assembly
DistrictWinnerMargin of VictoryTotal VotesTop Opponent
District 3Democratic PartyEdward J. Hennessey0.6%38,351Dean Murray
District 145Republican PartyJohn Ceretto1.9%50,912Robert M. Restaino
District 135Republican PartyMark Johns2.2%68,267David R. Koon
District 107Republican PartySteven McLaughlin3.6%58,390Cheryl A. Roberts
District 113Republican PartyTony Jordan5.6%54,233Carrie Woerner
District 21Republican PartyBrian Curran7.3%51,472Jeffrey S. Friedman
District 146Republican PartyRaymond Walter8.3%56,104Joanne A. Schultz
District 106Democratic PartyDidi Barrett8.6%52,094David Byrne
District 94Republican PartySteve Katz8.6%54,481Andrew I. Falk
District 93Democratic PartyDavid Buchwald8.9%54,003Robert Castelli

Elections by type

U.S. House

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U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York

See also:United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014 andUnited States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections inNew York took place onNovember 4, 2014. Voterselected 27 candidates to serve in theU.S. House, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts.

Candidate Filing DeadlinePrimary ElectionGeneral Election
April 14, 2014
June 24, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes aclosed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.

Voter registration: Tovote in the federal primary, voters had to register by May 30, 2014. Tovote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.[3]

See also:New York elections, 2014


Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held 21 of the 27 congressional seats fromNew York.

Members of the U.S. House from New York -- Partisan Breakdown
PartyAs of November 2014After the 2014 Election
    Democratic Party2118
    Republican Party69
Total2727

Incumbents

Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 27 congressional districts were:

NamePartyDistrict
Tim BishopElectiondot.pngDemocratic1
Peter T. KingEnds.pngRepublican2
Steve IsraelElectiondot.pngDemocratic3
Carolyn McCarthyElectiondot.pngDemocratic4
Gregory MeeksElectiondot.pngDemocratic5
Grace MengElectiondot.pngDemocratic6
Nydia VelazquezElectiondot.pngDemocratic7
Hakeem JeffriesElectiondot.pngDemocratic8
Yvette ClarkeElectiondot.pngDemocratic9
Jerrold NadlerElectiondot.pngDemocratic10
Michael GrimmEnds.pngRepublican11
Carolyn MaloneyElectiondot.pngDemocratic12
Charles RangelElectiondot.pngDemocratic13
Joseph CrowleyElectiondot.pngDemocratic14
Jose E. SerranoElectiondot.pngDemocratic15
Eliot EngelElectiondot.pngDemocratic16
Nita LoweyElectiondot.pngDemocratic17
Sean MaloneyElectiondot.pngDemocratic18
Chris GibsonEnds.pngRepublican19
Paul TonkoElectiondot.pngDemocratic20
Bill OwensElectiondot.pngDemocratic21
Richard HannaEnds.pngRepublican22
Tom ReedEnds.pngRepublican23
Dan MaffeiElectiondot.pngDemocratic24
Louise SlaughterElectiondot.pngDemocratic25
Brian HigginsElectiondot.pngDemocratic26
Chris CollinsEnds.pngRepublican27

List of candidates by district

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1st Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


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Green PartyGreen Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Disqualified


2nd Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


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Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Green PartyGreen Primary

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

4th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Failed to file

Disqualified

5th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary

6th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary

Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

7th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

8th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

9th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

10th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Disqualified

11th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary


Green PartyGreen Primary

Disqualified

12th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

13th Congressional District

General election candidates

Note: AlthoughKenneth Schaeffer was set to be on theWorking Families Party line, he was removed from the ballot shortly before the election, allowing Rangel to run for the Working Families Party in addition to theDemocratic Party.[21][22]

June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary

Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary


Green PartyGreen Primary

Disqualified

Failed to file

14th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

15th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Green PartyGreen Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

16th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary

Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Disqualified

17th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary


Disqualified

18th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Disqualified

19th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

20th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

21st Congressional District

General election candidates

*AlthoughMatt Doheny won theIndependence primary, he was later nominated for astate Supreme Court judgeship, removing him from the ballot and allowing the Independence Party to endorse Stefanik.[29]


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary


Green PartyGreen Primary

Disqualified

Failed to file


22nd Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary

Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Disqualified

Failed to file

  • Republican Party Michael Vasquez - Founder and President of M V Consulting, Inc.[38][39]


23rd Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Disqualified


24th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

25th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

26th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

Disqualified


27th Congressional District

General election candidates


June 24, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary


Darkred.pngConservative Primary


Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Working Families PartyWorking Families Primary

State Executives

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State executive official elections in New York

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See also:New York state executive official elections, 2014 andState executive official elections, 2014

Four state executive positions were up for election in2014 in the state ofNew York.

The following offices were elected in 2014 inNew York:

List of candidates by office

Governor

General election

Democratic PartyAndrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul(also ran on theWorking Families Party, the Women's Equality Party and theIndependence Party of AmericaIndependence Party lines)Green check mark transparent.png[41]
Republican PartyRob Astorino/Chris Moss(also ran on theDarkred.pngConservative Party and "Stop Common Core" lines)[42][41]
Green PartyHowie Hawkins/Brian Jones[43]
Libertarian PartyMichael McDermott/Chris Edes(nominated at party convention)[44]
Independent Sapient Party -Steven Cohn/Bobby K. Kalotee[45]

Lost in primary

Gubernatorial

Democratic PartyZephyr Teachout - Fordham University Law professor[46]
Democratic PartyRandy Credico[45]

Lieutenant gubernatorial

Democratic PartyTim Wu[11]

Lost at convention

Gubernatorial

Libertarian PartyNathan LeBron[47][48]
Libertarian PartyRichard Cooper - manufacturing executive and Libertarian activist[49][48]

Lieutenant gubernatorial

Libertarian PartyChris Edes - Libertarian activist(nominated forlieutenant governor instead)[50][48]

Did not qualify

Democratic PartyRacquel McPherson
Democratic PartySam Sloan
Democratic PartyNenad Bach[41]
Independent Life and Justice Party candidateMichael J. Carey[45]
IndependentRent is 2 Damn High -Jimmy McMillan/Christalle Felix[45]

Did not file by deadline

Republican PartySteven McLaughlin - State Assemblyman[51]
Republican PartyCarl Paladino - 2010 Republican candidate for governor[52]
Grey.pngJohn Studer -Socialist Workers Party candidate[53]

Lieutenant Governor

General election

Democratic PartyKathy Hochul(also ran on theWorking Families Party,Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Party and Women's Equality Party lines) - Former U.S. House Representative, New York, District 26Green check mark transparent.png[54][41]
Republican PartyChris Moss(also ran on theDarkred.pngConservative Party and "Stop Common Core" lines)[41]
Green PartyBrian Jones - educator[55]
Libertarian PartyChris Edes(nominated at party convention) -Libertarian activist[48]
IndependentRent is 2 Damn High candidateChristalle Felix[41]
Independent Sapient Party candidateBobby K. Kalotee[41]

Lost in primary

Democratic PartyTim Wu[11]

Did not qualify

Democratic PartyNenad Bach[41]

Attorney General

General election

Democratic PartyEric Schneiderman -Incumbent(also ran on theWorking Families Party,Independence Party of AmericaIndependence Party and Women's Equality Party lines)Green check mark transparent.png[41]
Republican PartyJohn Cahill(also ran on theDarkred.pngConservative Party, Life and Justice Party and "Stop Common Core" lines)[56][41]
Green PartyRamon Jimenez[41]
Libertarian PartyCarl Person(nominated at party convention) - attorney[48]

Declined

Republican PartyDaniel Donovan - 2010 candidate for New York Attorney General[57]
Republican PartyMichael Garcia - Former U.S. Attorney[58]

Down ballot offices

OfficeIncumbentAssumed OfficeIncumbent running?General Election Candidates2015 WinnerPartisan Switch?
ComptrollerThomas DiNapoli
Thomas Dinapoli.jpg		2007Yes[59]Democratic PartyThomas DiNapoli
Republican PartyBob Antonacci
Green PartyTheresa Portelli
Libertarian PartyJohn Clifton		Democratic PartyThomas DiNapoliNo


State Senate

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State Senate election in New York

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See also:New York State Senate elections, 2014 andState legislative elections, 2014

Elections for theNew York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took placeNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014.

Majority control

See also:Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in theNew York State Senate:

New York State Senate
PartyAs of November 3, 2014After November 4, 2014
    Democratic Party3231
    Republican Party2932
    Vacancy20
Total6363

Note:Although Democrats had a numerical majority going into the 2014 election, a coalition gave Republicans control of the chamber.

List of candidates by district

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State Assembly

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State Assembly elections in New York

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See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2014 andState legislative elections, 2014

Elections for theNew York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014.

Majority control

See also:Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in theNew York State Assembly:

New York State Assembly
PartyAs of November 3, 2014After November 4, 2014
    Democratic Party99106
    Republican Party4044
    Vacancy110
Total150150

List of candidates by district

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Statewide ballot measures

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Statewide ballot measure elections in New York

See also:New York 2014 ballot measures and2014 ballot measures

Three measures were certified for the2014 statewide ballot inNew York.

On the ballot

November 4:

TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResult
LRCA Proposal 1RedistrictingCreates a redistricting commission to draw district lines every ten years
Approveda
LRCA Proposal 2 LegislatureAllows for electronic versions of bills rather than requiring paper copies
Approveda
BI Proposal 3BondsAuthorizes $2 billion in state bonds to fund technology upgrades in schools
Approveda

School boards

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School board elections in New York

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See also:List of school board elections in 2014 andNew York school board elections, 2014

In 2014,670 ofAmerica's largest school districtsheldelections for2,188 seats. These elections tookplace in37 states.

State elections

A total of16 New York school districts amongAmerica's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for47 seats. Each district held its elections in May 2014.

Here are several quick facts about New York's school board elections in 2014:

  • An average of 2.02 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in New York’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was higher than thenational average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
  • 23.40 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a lower percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that wereunopposed nationally.
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  • 72.34 percent of theincumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained 59.57 percent of the total seats up for election.
  • A total of 19 newcomers were elected to school boards in New York. They took 40.43 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats thatwent to newcomers nationally.
  • The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 wasBuffalo Public Schools with 33,543 K-12 students.
  • The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 wasUtica City School District with 9,481 K-12 students.
  • Wappingers Central School District had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with five seats up for election.
  • Utica City School District had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with one seat up for election.

The districts listed below served 202,612 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[60] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2014 New York School Board Elections
DistrictDateSeats up for electionTotal board seatsStudent enrollment
Buffalo Public Schools5/6/20143933,543
Arlington Central School District5/20/2014399,724
Brentwood Union Free School District5/20/20142716,833
Greece Central School District5/20/20143912,220
Half Hollow Hills Central School District5/20/2014379,882
Middle County Central School District5/20/20143910,806
New Rochelle School District5/20/20142910,889
Newburgh Enlarged City School District5/20/20144911,623
North Syracuse Central School District5/20/2014399,661
Sachem Central School District5/20/20143914,668
Schenectady City School District5/20/2014379,918
Shenendehowa Central School District5/20/2014379,839
Smithtown Central School District5/20/20143710,810
Utica City School District5/20/2014179,481
Wappingers Central School District5/20/20145912,314
Williamsville Central School District5/20/20143910,401



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Voting in New York

See also:Voting in New York

Important voting information

  • Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes aclosed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.

  • New York has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visitingthis website.

Voting absentee

See also:Absentee voting by state

For information abouteligibility,deadlines,military and overseas voting andupdates to the voting laws in New York, please visit ourabsentee voting by state page.

Voting early

See also:Early voting

New York is one of 14 states that do not permit no-excuse early voting.

Elections Performance Index

See also:Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

New York ranked50th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in thePew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. New York received an overall score of 45 percent.[61]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑1.01.1The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 17–102," accessed December 12, 2025
  2. ↑2.02.1The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 5–304," accessed December 12, 2025
  3. ↑New York Board of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
  4. ↑George Demos for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
  5. ↑5.05.1Lee Zeldin for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
  6. ↑Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed October 28, 2014
  7. ↑7.07.17.2Bishop for Congress, "Home," accessed March 11, 2014
  8. ↑New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed October 28, 2014
  9. ↑Newsday, "1st CD: Bishop's man challenges Green Party candidate's petitions," accessed October 28, 2014
  10. ↑Newsday, "Green Party candidate disqualified in 1st CD race," accessed October 28, 2014
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