2004 United States Senate election in New York explained

Election Name:2004 United States Senate election in New York
Country:New York
Flag Image:Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 United States Senate election in New York
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2010 United States Senate election in New York
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Image1:File:Charles Schumer official portrait.jpg
Nominee1:Chuck Schumer
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:4,769,824
Percentage1:71.16%
Nominee2:Howard Mills
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,625,069
Percentage2:24.24%
Map Size:295px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Chuck Schumer
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Chuck Schumer
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2004 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 2, 2004, along with elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as the presidential election, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a second term with 71.2% of the vote, at the time the highest margin of victory for any statewide candidate in New York's history, and winning every county except Hamilton.

Schumer's vote share would not be surpassed until 2012 when fellow Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand won her first full term with 72% of the vote.

Candidates

Democratic

Declared

Republican

Declared

Declined

Conservative

Declared

Green

Declined

Libertarian

Declared

Builders

Declared

Socialist Workers

Declared

General election

Campaign

The Conservative Party of New York opposed Republican nominee Assemblyman Howard Mills, due to his support of civil unions and abortion rights.[2] Instead, they supported ophthalmologist Marilyn O'Grady, a failed candidate for New York's 4th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in 2002.

Perennial candidate Abraham Hirschfeld, then 84 years old, ran for the office on a minor party line. It was the last campaign of his life, and he would die less than a year later.

Results

Source: New York State Board of Elections General Election Results, Certified December 14, 2006

Per New York State law, Schumer's totals include minor party-line votes: Independence Party (216,198) and Working Families Party (168,719) for Schumer. Source:[4]

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rep. King declines Schumer challenge. Newsday. April 14, 2003. January 11, 2022. Povich. Elaine S..
  2. Web site: Conservatives Have Their Own Senate Candidate . https://archive.today/20120715104814/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E0DB103CF931A25756C0A9629C8B63 . dead . 2012-07-15 . Cooper. Michael. New York Times . 2004-05-12 . 2013-10-15 .
  3. Web site: The Final Predictions . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 2004 . May 2, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2004 Senatorial Election Results - New York. June 9, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061215214722/http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=36&f=0&off=3&elect=0&minper=0. December 15, 2006.