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New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
- Primary date: June 23
- Primary type: Closed; semi-closed (Reform)
- Registration deadline(s): May 29 (hand-delivered, postmarked); June 3 (post received)
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: June 13
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 23 (submitted)
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: Varies by locality
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| Filing deadline: April 2, 2020 |
| Primary: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Jerrold Nadler (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 23, 2020, in New York's 10th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 3, 2020.
Cathy Bernstein advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 10.
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Jerrold Nadler (Democrat), who was first elected in 1992.
A primary 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 a closed 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, see this article.
This page focuses on New York's 10th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
- New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
New York modified its primary election process as follows:
- Election postponements: The presidential preference primary was postponed from April 28 to June 23.
- Candidate filing procedures: Petition signature requirements for primary candidates was reduced.
- Voting procedures: All votes were allowed to cast their ballots by mail in the primary election. All eligible voters were sent absentee ballot applications. The absentee ballot submission deadline was extended to June 23.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
The Republican primary election was canceled. Cathy Bernstein advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 10.
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[3] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.
Party: Conservative Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Cathy Bernstein is a fourth generation New Yorker, age 57, who has dedicated her life to charitable and political causes while raising a family and working in her New York Community. Cathy Bernstein has lived on the Upper West Side for the past 35 years, and she is witnessing the city decline again due to the progressive policies of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Congressman Jerry Nadler of the 10th Congressional District. As a fellow constituent, Cathy cares deeply about the quality of life in the 10th Congressional District."
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Sources: 2020-02-15
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New York District 10 in 2020.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+26, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 26 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 10th Congressional District the 40th most Democratic nationally.[4]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.93. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.93 points toward that party.[5]
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[6] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[7] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Cathy Bernstein | Republican Party | $49,975 | $28,384 | $21,591 | As of October 14, 2020 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[8]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[9][10][11]
| Race ratings: New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season. | |||||||||
See also
- New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
- New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
- United States House elections in New York, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in New York, 2020 (June 23 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
