See also: 2016 United States Senate elections.
| Election Name: | 2016 United States Senate election in New York |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1901-2020).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States Senate election in New York |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2022 United States Senate election in New York |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Chuck Schumer official photo (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Chuck Schumer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,221,967 |
| Percentage1: | 70.64% |
| Nominee2: | Wendy Long |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,009,380 |
| Percentage2: | 27.18% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Chuck Schumer |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chuck Schumer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2016 United States Senate election in New York was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New York, concurrently with the presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28. As of 2023, this is the last time any U.S. Senate candidate in New York won a general election by more than 35 percentage points.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a fourth term in office.[1] This was considered by many polling aggregate groups to be one of the safest Democratic seats in the nation for this cycle. The prediction turned out to be correct, with Schumer winning around 71% of the vote and all but 5 of the state's 62 counties: Hamilton, Orleans, Wyoming, Allegany and Steuben.
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[10] | November 2, 2016 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | November 7, 2016 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[12] | November 3, 2016 | ||
| align=left | Daily Kos[13] | November 8, 2016 | ||
| align=left | Real Clear Politics[14] | November 7, 2016 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chuck Schumer (D) | Wendy Long (R) | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey[15] | November 1–7, 2016 | 2,208 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 71% | 25% | — | 4% | |
| SurveyMonkey[16] | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 2,132 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 71% | 25% | — | 4% | |
| Siena College[17] | November 3–4, 2016 | 617 | ± 4.5% | align=center | 67% | 25% | — | 8% | |
| SurveyMonkey[18] | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 1,949 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 71% | 26% | — | 3% | |
| SurveyMonkey[19] | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 1,755 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 70% | 26% | — | 4% | |
| SurveyMonkey[20] | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 1,645 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 70% | 27% | — | 3% | |
| SurveyMonkey[21] | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,734 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 68% | 28% | — | 4% | |
| Siena College[22] | October 13–17, 2016 | 611 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 66% | 27% | 1% | 6% | |
| NBC 4 NY/WSJ/Marist[23] | September 21–23, 2016 | 676 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 70% | 24% | 1% | 6% | |
| Siena College[24] | September 11–15, 2016 | 600 | ± 5.0% | align=center | 69% | 23% | — | 8% | |
| Emerson College[25] | August 28–30, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.4% | align=center | 60% | 23% | 4% | 12% | |
| Siena College[26] | August 7–10, 2016 | 717 | ± 4.3% | align=center | 63% | 24% | — | 13% | |
| Quinnipiac University[27] | July 13–17, 2016 | 1,104 | ± 3.0% | align=center | 60% | 28% | 1% | 8% | |
| Siena College[28] | June 22–28, 2016 | 803 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 66% | 23% | — | 11% | |
| Siena College[29] | May 22–26, 2016 | 825 | ± 3.9% | align=center | 64% | 22% | — | 14% | |
| Siena College[30] | April 24–27, 2016 | 802 | ± 4.1% | align=center | 64% | 24% | — | 12% | |
| Public Policy Polling[31] | April 7–10, 2016 | 1,403 | ± 2.6% | align=center | 55% | 23% | — | 22% | |
| Quinnipiac University[32] | March 22–29, 2016 | 1,667 | ± 2.4% | align=center | 63% | 24% | — | 11% |
Schumer won all 27 congressional districts, including nine that elected Republicans.[33]
| District | Schumer | Long | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58% | 40% | Lee Zeldin | |||
| 61% | 38% | Peter T. King | |||
| 64% | 35% | Steve Israel | |||
| Thomas Suozzi | |||||
| 66% | 32% | Kathleen Rice | |||
| 90% | 9% | Gregory Meeks | |||
| 75% | 22% | Grace Meng | |||
| 88% | 8% | Nydia Velázquez | |||
| 89% | 8% | Hakeem Jeffries | |||
| 89% | 9% | Yvette Clarke | |||
| 82% | 15% | Jerry Nadler | |||
| 64% | 34% | Dan Donovan | |||
| 83% | 14% | Carolyn Maloney | |||
| 92% | 5% | Charles B. Rangel | |||
| Adriano Espaillat | |||||
| 84% | 14% | Joe Crowley | |||
| 95% | 4% | Jose Serrano | |||
| 80% | 19% | Eliot Engel | |||
| 68% | 30% | Nita Lowey | |||
| 59% | 39% | Sean Patrick Maloney | |||
| 58% | 39% | John Faso | |||
| 68% | 30% | Paul Tonko | |||
| 57% | 40% | Elise Stefanik | |||
| 59% | 38% | Richard L. Hanna | |||
| Claudia Tenney | |||||
| 56% | 42% | Tom Reed | |||
| 66% | 32% | John Katko | |||
| 68% | 30% | Louise Slaughter | |||
| 74% | 23% | Brian Higgins | |||
| 55% | 43% | Chris Collins | |||
Official campaign websites