| Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 21 |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,009,444 |
| Percentage1: | 55.13% |
| Swing1: | 2.87% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,554,274 |
| Percentage2: | 42.65% |
| Swing2: | 11.00% |
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.
| United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:[2]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col | |||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes |
| District 1 | 78,722 | 45.57% | 94,035 | 54.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 172,757 | Republican gain | |||||
| 41,814 | 30.02% | 95,177 | 68.34% | 2,281 | 1.64% | 139,272 | Republican hold | ||||||
| 90,032 | 54.80% | 74,269 | 45.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 164,301 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 89,793 | 52.84% | 80,127 | 47.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 169,920 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 75,712 | 95.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,870 | 4.86% | 79,582 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 55,368 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 55,368 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 56,593 | 88.84% | 5,713 | 8.97% | 1,398 | 2.19% | 63,704 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 77,255 | 92.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,673 | 7.95% | 83,928 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 82,659 | 89.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,727 | 10.53% | 92,386 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 89,080 | 87.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 12,596 | 12.39% | 101,676 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 45,244 | 42.36% | 58,886 | 55.13% | 2,687 | 2.52% | 106,817 | Republican hold | ||||||
| 90,603 | 79.94% | 22,731 | 20.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 113,334 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 68,396 | 87.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,806 | 12.54% | 78,202 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 50,352 | 88.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,735 | 11.80% | 57,087 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 54,906 | 97.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,615 | 2.86% | 56,521 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 99,658 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 99,658 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 98,150 | 56.43% | 75,781 | 43.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 173,931 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 88,993 | 49.73% | 85,660 | 47.87% | 4,294 | 2.40% | 178,947 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 72,470 | 35.51% | 131,594 | 64.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 204,064 | Republican hold | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 129,851 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 129,851 | Republican hold | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 96,803 | 50.23% | 95,932 | 49.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 192,735 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 113,210 | 68.15% | 52,909 | 31.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 166,119 | Democratic hold | ||||||
| 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 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Lee Zeldin, state senate (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Lee Zeldin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote1: | 94,035 |
| Percentage1: | 54.4% |
| Candidate2: | Tim Bishop |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Independence Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 78,722 |
| Percentage2: | 45.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Tim Bishop |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lee Zeldin |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 1st congressional district. 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.
Bishop also received the Independence and Working Families nominations.[3]
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.[4] [5]
Zeldin also received the Conservative nomination.
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.[8] [9] Bishop denied the allegations as "outrageous, unfounded attacks on my character and my family".[10] After the incident was picked up by the media, Semler called the allegations a "nonstory". Despite the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigating the incident,[11] in September the Justice Department closed its investigation without filing charges.[12]
However, the NRCC and other right wing groups exploited the incident to paint Bishop as a corrupt Washington insider.[13]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tim Bishop (D) | Lee Zeldin (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[14] | October 26–29, 2014 | 670 | ± 3.8% | 45% | align=center | 50% | 5% | |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] | October 16–23, 2014 | 324 | ± 9.0% | 40% | align=center | 45% | 15% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies[16] | September 23–25, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 46% | 8% | ||
| Harper Polling[17] | September 21–22, 2014 | 568 | ± 4.1% | 44% | 44% | 12% | ||
| Siena College[18] | September 7–11, 2014 | 592 | ± 4% | align=center | 51% | 41% | 8% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[19] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[20] | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[22] | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Peter T. King, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Peter T. King |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 95,177 |
| Percentage1: | 68.3% |
| Candidate2: | Patricia Maher |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 41,814 |
| Percentage2: | 30.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Peter T. King |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Peter T. King |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 2nd congressional district. 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.
King also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Steve Israel 113th Congress.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Steve Israel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Independence Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 90,032 |
| Percentage1: | 54.8% |
| Candidate2: | Grant Lally |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 74,269 |
| Percentage2: | 45.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steve Israel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Steve Israel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 3rd congressional district. 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.
He also received the Independence and Working Families nominations.[3]
Lally also received the Conservative nomination.[24]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Kathleen Rice (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Kathleen Rice |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 89,793 |
| Percentage1: | 52.8% |
| Candidate2: | Bruce Blakeman |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote2: | 80,127 |
| Percentage2: | 47.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Carolyn McCarthy |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kathleen Rice |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 4th congressional district. 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.
On January 8, 2014, McCarthy announced that she would not seek re-election due to complications from lung cancer.[25] She would instead endorse Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.[26]
Rice also received the Working Families nomination.[3]
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.
| 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% | align=center | 52% | 36% | 6% | |
| Siena College[32] | October 16–20, 2014 | 628 | ± 3.9% | align=center | 52% | 42% | 6% | |
| Siena College[33] | September 10–15, 2014 | 596 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 55% | 37% | 8% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Gregory Meeks, official portrait, 112th congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Gregory Meeks |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 75,712 |
| Percentage1: | 95.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Gregory Meeks |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gregory Meeks |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 5th congressional district. 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.
Meeks also received the Working Families Party nomination.[3]
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Grace Meng, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Grace Meng |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 55,368 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Grace Meng |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Grace Meng |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 6th congressional district. 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.
She also received the Working Families nomination.
Meng was unopposed for re-election.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Nydia Velázquez, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Nydia Velázquez |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 56,593 |
| Percentage1: | 88.8% |
| Candidate2: | Jose Luis Fernandez |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,713 |
| Percentage2: | 9.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Nydia Velázquez |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Nydia Velázquez |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 7th congressional district. 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.
Velázquez also received the nomination of the Working Families Party.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Hakeem Jeffries official portrait (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 77,255 |
| Percentage1: | 92.1% |
| Candidate2: | Alan Bellone |
| Party2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,673 |
| Percentage2: | 7.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 8th congressional district. 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.
Jeffries also received the Working Families nomination.
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Yvette Clarke, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Yvette Clarke |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 82,659 |
| Percentage1: | 89.5% |
| Candidate2: | Daniel J. Cavanagh |
| Party2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,727 |
| Percentage2: | 10.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Yvette Clarke |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Yvette Clarke |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 9th congressional district. 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.
Clarke also received the Working Families nomination.
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 10th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Jerrold Nadler official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Jerrold Nadler |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 89,080 |
| Percentage1: | 87.6% |
| Candidate2: | Ross Brady |
| Party2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,042 |
| Percentage2: | 11.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jerrold Nadler |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jerrold Nadler |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 10th congressional district. 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.
Nadler also received the Working Families nomination.
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 11th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Grimm (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Michael Grimm |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 58,886 |
| Percentage1: | 55.1% |
| Candidate2: | Domenic Recchia |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 45,244 |
| Percentage2: | 42.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Michael Grimm |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Michael Grimm |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 11th congressional district. 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.
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.[37] 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.[38] 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.
Grimm, however, remained on the ballot and received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]
Recchia won the Democratic nomination unopposed,[45] after Salgado was removed from the ballot after failing to file enough nominating petition signatures. He also received the Working Families nomination.
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.[46] 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.[47]
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?”, in which he mocked Recchia for his repeated verbal flubs.[48] [49]
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".[50]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael Grimm (R) | Domenic Recchia (D) | Henry Bardel (G) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[52] | October 26–28, 2014 | 713 | ± 3.7% | align=center | 53% | 34% | 5% | 7% | |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 275 | ± 10.0% | align=center | 42% | 39% | 1% | 18% | |
| GBA Strategies (D-Recchia)[53] | September 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 46% | — | 8% | ||
| Siena College[54] | September 9–14, 2014 | 585 | ± 4% | align=center | 44% | 40% | 4% | 12% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
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".[56] Due to his 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".[57]
On December 23, Grimm pled guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion. He initially refused to resign, but on December 29 confirmed that he would resign from Congress on January 5.[58] A special election to replace him was held on May 5, 2015.
On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison.[59] [60] He surrendered on September 22, 2015, ultimately serving seven months before being released on May 20, 2016.[61]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 12th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Carolyn Maloney official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Carolyn Maloney |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 90,603 |
| Percentage1: | 79.9% |
| Candidate2: | Nicholas S. Di Iorio |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,731 |
| Percentage2: | 20.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Carolyn Maloney |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Carolyn Maloney |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 12th congressional district. 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.
Maloney also received the Working Families nomination.
Di Iorio also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 13th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Charles Rangel, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Charles Rangel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 68,396 |
| Percentage1: | 87.5% |
| Candidate2: | Daniel Vila Rivera |
| Party2: | Green Party of New York |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,806 |
| Percentage2: | 12.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Charles Rangel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charles Rangel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 13th congressional district. 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.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Charlie Rangel | Adriano Espaillat | Yolonda Garcia | Mike Walrond | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[66] | June 14–18, 2014 | 707 | ± 3.7% | align=center | 47% | 34% | 4% | 7% | – | 8% | |
| Siena College[67] | May 15–20, 2014 | 678 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 41% | 32% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 15% |
Daniel Vila Rivera received the Green Party nomination. 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.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 14th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 14 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 14 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Joe Crowley Congress 114th Congress Portrait (cropped).jpeg |
| Candidate1: | Joseph Crowley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 50,352 |
| Percentage1: | 88.2% |
| Candidate2: | Elizabeth Perri |
| Party2: | Conservative Party of New York State |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,735 |
| Percentage2: | 11.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Joseph Crowley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Joseph Crowley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 14th congressional district. 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.
Crowley also received the Working Families nomination.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 15th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 15 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 15 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:José E. Serrano 113th Congress.jpg |
| Candidate1: | José E. Serrano |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 54,906 |
| Percentage1: | 97.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | José E. Serrano |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | José E. Serrano |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 15th congressional district. 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.
Serrano also received the Working Families nomination.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 16th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Eliot Engel, Official Portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Eliot Engel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 99,658 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Eliot Engel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Eliot Engel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 16th congressional district. 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.
Engel also received the nomination of the Working Families party.
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.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 17th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 17 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 17 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Rep Nita Lowey (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Nita Lowey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 98,150 |
| Percentage1: | 56.4% |
| Candidate2: | Christopher Day |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 75,781 |
| Percentage2: | 43.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Nita Lowey |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Nita Lowey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 17th congressional district. 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.
Lowey also received the Working Families Party nomination.
The Independence Party line was not active in this election after Lowey's ballot access petitions were rejected by the Board of Elections.[3] [70] [71]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 18th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 18 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 18 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Sean Patrick Maloney, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 88,993 |
| Percentage1: | 49.7% |
| Candidate2: | Nan Hayworth |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,660 |
| Percentage2: | 47.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 18th congressional district. 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.
Maloney also received the Working Families Party nomination.
Hayworth sought a rematch with Maloney.[72] 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."[73]
Hayworth also received the Conservative and Independence Party nomination.
Ball formally endorsed Maloney in September 2014, praising his work on veterans' issues.[75] Another Republican state senator, Bill Larkin, also cited veterans' issues as the reason for his endorsing Maloney.[76]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sean Patrick Maloney (D) | Nan Hayworth (R) | Scott Smith (I) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[77] | October 24–27, 2014 | 682 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 49% | 44% | — | 7% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Hayworth)[78] | 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% | align=center | 49% | 41% | 0% | 10% | |
| Siena College[79] | October 15–16, 2014 | 253 | ± 4% | 41% | align=center | 52% | — | 8% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Hayworth)[80] | October 12–13, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 43% | 39% | 2% | 16% | |
| Gravis Marketing[81] | September 2014 | 601 | ± 4% | align=center | 46% | 40% | — | 15% | |
| Siena College | September 12–17, 2014 | 590 | ± 4% | align=center | 50% | 42% | — | 8% | |
| Gravis Marketing[82] | July 17–19, 2014 | 523 | ± 4% | 40% | align=center | 44% | — | 16% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 19th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Chris Gibson, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Chris Gibson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 131,594 |
| Percentage1: | 64.5% |
| Nominee2: | Sean Eldridge |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 72,470 |
| Percentage2: | 35.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chris Gibson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chris Gibson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 19th congressional district. 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.
Gibson also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]
Eldridge also received the Working Families nomination.
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.[84] [85] [86] 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?"[87] 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."[88]
By October 2014, with Eldridge 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 described him as "a first-time Democratic candidate with a thin résumé and a thick wallet"; Politico called his campaign a "catastrophe";[89] and Vanity Fair opined that his campaign was "overfunded and stacked with expensive consultants".[90]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Gibson (R) | Sean Eldridge (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[91] | October 22–24, 2014 | 727 | ± 3.6% | align=center | 58% | 35% | 7% | |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 364 | ± 7.0% | align=center | 53% | 34% | 12% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)[92] | October 14–15, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 56% | 30% | 14% | |
| Siena College[93] | September 4, 7–9, 2014 | 609 | ± 4% | align=center | 57% | 33% | 10% | |
| DFM Research[94] | July 7–12, 2014 | 405 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 56% | 29% | 15% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
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.[96] The Hill named Eldridge as one of their "Top 10 worst candidates of 2014".[57]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 20th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 20 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 20 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Paul Tonko, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Paul Tonko |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 125,111 |
| Percentage1: | 61.3% |
| Candidate2: | James Fischer |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,104 |
| Percentage2: | 38.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Paul Tonko |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Paul Tonko |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 20th congressional district. 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.
Tonko also received the Working Families and Independence Party nominations.
Fischer also received the Conservative Party nomination.[3] [97]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 21st congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Elise Stefanik, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Elise Stefanik |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 96,226 |
| Percentage1: | 55.1% |
| Candidate2: | Aaron Woolf |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 59,063 |
| Percentage2: | 33.9% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Candidate3: | Matthew Funiciello |
| Party3: | Green Party of New York |
| Popular Vote3: | 19,238 |
| Percentage3: | 11.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bill Owens |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Elise Stefanik |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 21st congressional district. 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.[98] He had been re-elected in 2012 with 50% of the vote, and the district had an even PVI.
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.[99] [100] 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.[101]
Woolf also received the Working Families nomination.[3]
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.[114] 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.[98] Former 2012 nominee Matt Doheny entered the race.[115] [116] [117] 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.[115] [116] [118]
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 was 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, but this did not happen.[119]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Doheny | Elise Stefanik | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Polling[129] | June 16–18, 2014 | 498 | ± 4.39% | 37% | align=center | 45% | 18% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Doheny)[130] | January 20–21, 2014 | 283 | ± 5.83% | align=center | 49% | 13% | 38% |
Doheny and Stefanik also sought the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3] Stefanik won the Conservative endorsement[132] and Doheny won the Independence nomination, but after he lost the Republican primary, announced his support for Stefanik.[133] He was eventually removed from the ballot and Stefanik took the Independence Party nomination.[134]
| Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn | ||||||||
| Aaron Woolf | Elise Stefanik | Matt Funicello | ||||||
| 1 | Oct. 8, 2014 | Time Warner Cable | Liz Benjamin | [136] | ||||
| 2 | Oct. 22, 2014 | North Country Public Radio WCFE-TV WWNY-TV | Brian Ashley | [137] | ||||
| 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[138] | October 27–28, 2014 | 560 | ± 4.1% | 33% | align=center | 47% | 14% | — | 6% | |
| Siena College[139] | October 20–22, 2014 | 674 | ± 3.8% | 32% | align=center | 50% | 11% | — | 8% | |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 327 | ± 8.0% | 40% | align=center | 45% | 1% | — | 14% | |
| Harper Polling[140] | 674 | ± 3.8% | 37% | align=center | 45% | 8% | — | 10% | ||
| Siena College[141] | 591 | ± 4.0% | 33% | align=center | 46% | 10% | 1% | 12% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 22nd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 22 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 22 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Richard Hanna, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Richard Hanna |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 129,851 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Richard Hanna |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Hanna |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 22nd congressional district. 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.
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.[146]
Hanna also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.[3]
No Democrats filed to run.[147]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 23rd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Tom Reed, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Tom Reed |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 113,130 |
| Percentage1: | 61.7% |
| Candidate2: | Martha Robertson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,242 |
| Percentage2: | 38.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Tom Reed |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom Reed |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 23rd congressional district. 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.
Reed also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.
Robertson also received the Working Families nomination.[3]
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 24th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:John Katko 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | John Katko |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 118,474 |
| Percentage1: | 59.6% |
| Candidate2: | Dan Maffei |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 80,304 |
| Percentage2: | 40.4% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Dan Maffei |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Katko |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 24th congressional district. 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.
Maffei also received the Working Families nomination.
Buerkle initially considered challenging Maffei again in 2014, but declined to run in September 2013. Instead, the Republicans endorsed U.S. Attorney John Katko.[152]
Katko also had the Conservative and Independence nominations.[3]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Maffei (D) | John Katko (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[158] | October 22–24, 2014 | 704 | ± 3.7% | 42% | align=center | 52% | 6% | |
| Global Strategy Group (D-Maffei)[159] | October 20–22, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 45% | 40% | 15% | |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 447 | ± 7.0% | align=center | 48% | 41% | 11% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Katko)[160] | September 22–23, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 46% | 43% | 11% | |
| Siena College[161] | September 17–18, 2014 | 598 | ± 4% | align=center | 50% | 42% | 8% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Katko)[162] | July 27–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 45% | 40% | 15% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 25th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Louise Slaughter, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Louise Slaughter |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 96,803 |
| Percentage1: | 50.2% |
| Candidate2: | Mark Assini |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 95,932 |
| Percentage2: | 49.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Louise Slaughter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Louise Slaughter |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 25th congressional district. 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.
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.[163] On January 15, 2014, Slaughter confirmed that she was running again.[164]
She also received the Working Families nomination.[3]
He also received the Conservative Party nomination.[3]
Independent Tim Dean was also running, but was not on the ballot.[165]
Despite it being considered a non-competitive race, Slaughter was re-elected by only 869 votes.
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 26th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Brian Higgins, Official Portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Brian Higgins |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 113,210 |
| Percentage1: | 68.1% |
| Candidate2: | Kathleen A. Weppner |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 52,909 |
| Percentage2: | 31.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Brian Higgins |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Brian Higgins |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 26th congressional district. 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.
He also received the Working Families nomination.
He also received the Conservative nomination.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 New York's 27th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Chris Collins, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Chris Collins |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 144,675 |
| Percentage1: | 71.1% |
| Candidate2: | James D. O'Donnell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 58,911 |
| Percentage2: | 28.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chris Collins |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chris Collins |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 27th congressional district. 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.
Collins also received the Conservative and Independence nominations.[3]
O'Donnell also received the Working Families nomination.[3]