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Filing deadline: April 12, 2018
Primary: June 26, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat)
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Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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ARepublican Party primary election took place in2018 in New York to determine which Republican would run in the state'sNovember 6, 2018, general election.

This page focuses on the Republican primary. For an overview of the election in general,click here.

Republican senatorial candidates in New York reported raising less than $7,000 by the third quarter of 2017. Incumbent Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D), who was re-elected in 2012 by a margin of 43 points, reported $8.7 million in cash on hand at the end of the same time period.^[1] For this reason, the Republican primary was not expected to be competitive.

See also:United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2018

Candidates and election results

See also:Statistics on U.S. Congress candidates, 2018

Chele Farley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New York on June 26, 2018.

Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jim Samsel (R)
• David Webber (R)
• Rafael Jones (R)
• Pat Hahn (R)

Campaign contributions

The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly October 2017 reports. It includes only candidates who reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of September 30, 2017.^[2]

Republicans

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in New York heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in New York.
• Democrats held 17 of 27U.S. House seats in New York.

State executives

• As of September 2018, Democrats held 5 of 11state executive positions, and the remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of New York was DemocratAndrew Cuomo. The state heldelections forgovernor andlieutenant governor onNovember 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Democrats controlled both chambers of theNew York State Legislature. They had a 104-41 majority in the state Assembly and a 32-31 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

• New York was aDemocratic trifecta, meaning that the Democratic Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also:New York elections, 2018

New York held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• One U.S. Senate seat
• 18 U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Two lower state executive positions
• 63 state Senate seats
• 150 state Assembly seats
• Municipal elections in New York, Buffalo, and Erie County

Demographics

As of July 2016, New York's three largest cities were New York (pop. est. 8,622,698), Hempstead (pop. est. 774,959), and Brookhaven (pop. est. 486,170).^[3][4]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in New York from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from theNew York State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in New York every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), New York 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Hillary Clinton	59.0%	Donald Trump	36.5%	22.5%
2012	Barack Obama	63.3%	Mitt Romney	35.2%	28.1%
2008	Barack Obama	62.9%	John McCain	36.0%	26.1%
2004	John Kerry	58.4%	George W. Bush	40.1%	18.3%
2000	Al Gore	60.2%	George W. Bush	35.2%	25.0%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results ofU.S. Senate races in New York from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), New York 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Chuck Schumer	70.7%	Wendy Long	27.1%	43.6%
2012	Kirsten Gillibrand	67.6%	Wendy Long	24.7%	42.9%
2010	Chuck Schumer	64.0%	Jay Townsend	31.1%	32.9%
2008	Hillary Clinton	67.0%	John Spencer	31.0%	36.0%
2004	Chuck Schumer	71.2%	Howard Mills	24.2%	47.0%
2000	Hillary Clinton	55.3%	Rick Lazio	43.0%	22.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in New York.

Election results (Governor), New York 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Andrew Cuomo	50.3%	Rob Astorino	40.3%	10.0%
2010	Andrew Cuomo	61.0%	Carl Paladino	32.5%	28.5%
2006	Eliot Spitzer	65.3%	John Faso	27.1%	38.2%
2002	George Pataki	49.4%	Carl McCall	33.5%	15.9%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent New York in theU.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, New York 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	9	33.3%	18	66.7%	D+7
2014	9	33.3%	18	66.7%	D+7
2012	6	22.2%	21	77.8%	D+15
2010	8	27.6%	21	72.4%	D+13
2008	3	10.3%	26	89.6%	D+23
2006	6	20.7%	23	79.3%	D+17
2004	9	31.0%	20	69.0%	D+9
2002	10	34.5%	19	65.5%	D+9
2000	12	38.7%	19	61.3%	D+7

Trifectas, 1992-2017

Astate government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

See also

• United States Senate election in New York, 2018
• United States Senate election in New York (2018 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate elections, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018

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