New York's 20th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 20th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Paul Tonko (D) defeated Jim Fischer (R) in the general election.
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Primary: 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.[4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the federal primary, voters had to register by May 30, 2014. To vote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.[6]
- See also: New York elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Paul Tonko (D), who was first elected in 2008.
New York's 20th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes Albany and Schenectady counties and parts of Rensselaer, Montgomery and Saratoga counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
Jim Fischer
Paul Tonko - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Paul Tonko Incumbent |
61.2% | 125,111 | |
| Republican | Jim Fischer | 38.7% | 79,104 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 114 | |
| Total Votes | 204,329 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Campaign contributions
Paul Tonko
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Tonko’s reports.[9]
| Paul Tonko (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[10] | April 15, 2013 | $314,524.87 | $79,525.25 | $(61,183.87) | $332,866.25 | ||||
| July Quarterly[11] | July 14, 2013 | $332,866.25 | $192,694.62 | $(71,104.10) | $454,456.77 | ||||
| October Quarterly[12] | October 15, 2013 | $454,456.77 | $104,856.44 | $(103,503.48) | $455,809.73 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[13] | December 31, 2013 | $455,809 | $82,443 | $(45,792) | $441,889 | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 15, 2014 | $441,889.50 | $150,827.91 | $(75,005.88) | $517,711.53 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[15] | July 14, 2014 | $517,711.53 | $73,359.81 | $(73,144.16) | $517,927.18 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | July 15, 2014 | $517,927.18 | $92,318.51 | $(38,394.16) | $571,851.53 | ||||
| October Quarterly[17] | October 15, 2014 | $571,851.53 | $172,543.20 | $(122,507.79) | $621,886.94 | ||||
| Pre-General[18] | October 23, 2014 | $621,886.94 | $32,313.79 | $(141,943.94) | $512,256.79 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $980,882.53 | $(732,579.38) | ||||||||
Jim Fischer
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Fischer's reports.[19]
| Jim Fischer (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $49,509.49 | $(5,449.40) | $44,060.09 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $49,509.49 | $(5,449.4) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Paul Tonko (D) won re-election to the United States House. He ran in the 20th District due to redistricting in 2011. He defeated Robert Dieterich in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Paul Tonko Incumbent |
68.4% | 203,401 | |
| Republican | Robert Dieterich | 31.5% | 93,778 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 135 | |
| Total Votes | 297,314 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Chris Gibson won election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Murphy (D) in the general election.[21]
| U.S. House, New York District 20 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Gibson |
54.8% | 130,176 | |
| Democratic | Scott Murphy incumbent | 45.1% | 107,077 | |
| Write-ins | 0% | 99 | ||
| Total Votes | 237,352 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New York Board of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ New York Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko Pre-Primary," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko July Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko October Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paul Tonko Pre-General," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Fischer Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Fischer April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
