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New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2018

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New York's 22nd Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 12, 2018
Primary: June 26, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent:
Claudia Tenney (Republican)
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
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+6
Cook Political Report: Toss-up
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Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
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State Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi (D) defeated incumbent Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) in the general election for New York's 22nd Congressional District on November 6, 2018.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. The Democratic Party gained a net total of 40 seats, winning control of the chamber. This race was identified as a 2018 battleground that might have affected partisan control of the U.S. House in the 116th Congress. Heading into the election, the Republican Party was in the majority holding 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats, with seven vacant seats. Democrats needed to win 23 GOP-held seats in 2018 to win control of the House. From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections.

Tenney was first elected in 2016 by five points; prior to that, the seat had been held by Republicans since 2012. In the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney (R) won by less than one percentage point, while Donald Trump claimed victory with a 16-point margin.[1] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included the district in its list of targets for 2018.[2]

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Timeline

  • November 5, 2018: The New York Times released a poll that had the race close, with Tenney receiving 46 percent support and Brindisi receiving 45 percent. The poll's sample size was 506 and its margin of error was +/- 4.7 percentage points.
  • October 24, 2018: Siena College released a poll that had the race close; Brindisi received 46 percent support while Tenney received 45 percent. The poll's sample size was 501 likely voters and its margin of error was +/- 4.7 percentage points.
  • October 16, 2018: The Polling Company released a poll that had Tenney leading Brindisi 50 to 42 percent. The poll's margin of error was +/- 4.9 percentage points and its sample size was 400.
  • August 31, 2018: Spectrum News/Siena College Research Institute released a poll that had Brindisi leading Tenney 46 to 44 percent, which was within the poll's margin of error (+/- 4.8%).
  • August 24, 2018: Brindisi released a campaign ad entitled "Matters."

Candidates and election results

General election

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 22

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anthony Brindisi
Anthony Brindisi (D)
 
50.9
 
127,715
Image of Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney (R)
 
49.1
 
123,242

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 250,957
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Fusion voting candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22

Candidate
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Anthony Brindisi

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Republican primary election

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22

Candidate
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Claudia Tenney

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Candidate profiles

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Anthony Brindisi, State Assemblyman
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Party: Democratic

Incumbent: No

Political office: New York State Assembly District 119 (Elected in 2011)

Biography: Brindisi earned his bachelor's degree in history from Siena College and his J.D. from Albany Law School in 2004. His professional experience includes working as a partner at Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi, Pearlman, Julian & Pertz, LLP.[3]

Key messages
  • Brindisi's campaigning focused on his work in the New York State Assembly. He said he authored and passed a bill to help prepare high school students with skills for jobs. He also said he authored legislation that cut taxes for the middle class, invested in infrastructure, and turned state deficits into surpluses.[4]
  • Brindisi said he ran for Congress to help create private-sector jobs, invest in local economies by providing middle-class tax cuts, and invest in education and infrastructure to attract new businesses.[4]
  • Brindisi criticized Claudia Tenney for voting to approve the American Healthcare Act in 2017, supporting tax breaks for corporations that provide jobs overseas, and voting to defund Planned Parenthood.[4]


Claudia Tenney, U.S. Representative
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Party: Republican

Incumbent: Yes

Political office: U.S. Representative (Elected in 2016), New York State Assembly (2011-2016)

Biography: Tenney earned her bachelor's degree from Colgate University and her J.D. from Taft College of Law, Cincinnati University. Her professional experience includes founding Tenney Media Group, a firm responsible for publishing and printing free community papers, moderating a radio and television show called "Common Cents," working as a foreign correspondent to the Consulate General of Yugoslavia, running her own private law practice, and working as the co-owner and legal counsel to a commercial printing and manufacturing firm.[5]

Key messages
  • Calling herself an "advocate for the taxpayers of Upstate," Tenney mentioned her work as a U.S. Representative and state Assemblywoman in her campaigning. She stated she voted against all tax increases and sponsored legislation to eliminate the state personal income tax, as well as sponsored a bill to repeal New York’s SAFE Act.[6]
  • Tenney's campaign website highlighted priorities including defunding Obamacare, securing the border, lowering taxes for families and businesses, and rolling back Common Core.[7]
  • Tenney's campaign website also mentioned her goals of limiting the expansion of legal access to abortion, rejecting the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and protecting Social Security and Medicare.[7]


Polls

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New York's 22nd Congressional District general election, 2018
Poll Brindisi TenneyUndecided/Don't knowOtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
NYT Upshot/Siena College
November 1-4, 2018		 45%46%9%0%+/-4.7506
Siena College
October 15-18, 2018		 46%45%9%0%+/-4.7501
The Polling Company
October 12-13, 2018		 42%50%7%1%+/-4.9400
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org
New York's 22nd Congressional District general election, 2018
Poll Brindisi TenneySomeone elseWon't voteDon't know/No opinionMargin of ErrorSample Size
Spectrum News/Siena College Research Institute
August 20-26, 2018		 46%44%0%1%9%+/-4.8499
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Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Claudia Tenney Republican Party $3,327,756 $3,338,190 $76,983 As of December 31, 2018
Anthony Brindisi Democratic Party $4,641,923 $4,637,061 $4,863 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. 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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Satellite spending

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[8][9][10]

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

Race ratings

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Race ratings: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2018
Race trackerRace ratings
October 30, 2018October 23, 2018October 16, 2018October 9, 2018
The Cook Political ReportToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

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 R+6, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 22nd Congressional District the 185th most Republican nationally.[15]

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 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.[16]

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

Anthony Brindisi

Claudia Tenney

Campaign advertisements

Democratic Party Anthony Brindisi

Support

"Tractor Supply" released October 19, 2018
"Matters" released August 24, 2018
"Another" released August 2, 2018

Oppose

"Lost Jobs" - CLF PAC ad, released October 23, 2018
"Immigration" - CLF PAC ad, released October 16, 2018
"Paycheck" - NRCC ad, released October 9, 2018
"Silver Enabler" - CLF PAC ad, released October 2, 2018
"Veterans" - CLF PAC ad, released October 2, 2018
"How Could He" - Tenney campaign ad, released September 27, 2018
"Liberal Anthony Brindisi" - America First PAC ad, released September 25, 2018
"Sheldon & Nancy" - CLF PAC ad, released September 18, 2018
"Sherry" - CLF PAC ad, released September 18, 2018

Republican Party Claudia Tenney

Support

"Fran" - released September 12, 2018
"Fail or Succeed" - released July 22, 2018

Oppose

"Bad News" - House Majority PAC ad, released October 30, 2018
"Half" - League of Conservation Voters ad, released October 22, 2018
"Sell Out" - End Citizens United ad, released October 2, 2018
"Digs" - House Majority PAC ad, released October 2, 2018
"Your Money" - House Majority PAC ad, released September 17, 2018
"Around Here" - House Majority PAC ad, released September 17, 2018

Campaign themes

The campaign themes below were taken from the candidates' 2018 campaign websites.

Anthony Brindisi

PROVIDING A GREAT PUBLIC EDUCATION

A child’s zip code should never dictate the quality of education they receive. A good education is the first step in the American Dream for our children. I pledge to fight any and all attempts to privatize our public education system for corporate gain. Politicians in Washington need to stop demonizing students and educators and work on fixing the issues that face our schools.

We must make sure that our teachers and their classrooms have the resources they need to teach our children. We must also ensure that public schools are fully funded, that we make investments in early childhood education programs and that students get the proper training to ensure they are prepared for a 21st Century economy. Not every young person will go to a four-year college. We need to invest in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in our middle schools and our high schools that will prepare students for high paying, high skilled careers in advanced manufacturing and the trades. We should focus on boosting certification and apprenticeship programs that have the same value in the job market as a college degree.

Leaders must also do more to lessen the student loan debt that our college graduates face. A college degree should not mean a lifetime of debt.

IMPROVING HEALTH CARE

I believe that everyone should have access to good health care. That’s why I strongly opposed the heartless bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), raise premiums and take coverage away from more than 20 million Americans. This bill strips protections for people suffering from pre-existing conditions and reduces vital funding to protect older adults, children, women and people suffering from opioid addiction.

We need to stop the special interests attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and fix the real problems with the ACA by tackling the problem of higher premiums by controlling health care costs. Some ways we can do that are by lowering the costs of prescription drugs and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

GROWING THE ECONOMY FOR BUSINESSES AND WORKERS

In order for our region to thrive we must build a diverse economy that strengthens the middle class by focusing on manufacturing and technology, small business creation, agriculture, education and career training. Government should and can reduce regulatory burden and create an environment that encourages investment and job creation by bringing together small businesses, local colleges and technical schools, and community leaders to start conversations that lead to the development of solutions; however, actual solutions depend on those in the private sector. I believe that government should be a partner to entrepreneurs, not an obstacle.

At the same time, costs are on the rise and we need to put policies in place that protect consumers so they have more money in their pockets. Whether it’s the cable bill, cell phone bill, utility bill or prescription drug costs, we need to focus on helping lower the cost of living and raising peoples’ pay. We should start by lowering prescription drug costs and preventing mega corporate mergers that create monopolies and drive up costs. Next, we need to keep taxes low and support an economy that rewards the American worker. This means cracking down on countries that cheat and eliminating tax breaks for big businesses that ship jobs overseas, instead pushing for smart tax policies that help businesses grow and hire. Finally, we need a real infrastructure plan to fix our aging roads, bridges and water systems. We also need to make sure every American has access to high-speed internet, especially, in our underserved urban and rural communities.

Perhaps most important, the 22nd District needs a representative who has proven their ability to work across party lines and with elected officials at all levels of government. Our district needs an independent voice with a track record of standing up to their own party and reaching across the aisle to get results.

PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

Social Security and Medicare are earned benefits, a promise that older adults paid into during their lifetimes. There are some politicians in Washington who want to privatize Social Security and Medicare, and let Wall Street gamble with your hard earned money and take millions in fees. We can’t risk putting these programs through the ups and downs of the stock market.

I will never vote to privatize Social Security or Medicare. We must protect these vital programs for our older adults. I believe we must reduce the deficit, however, we must never balance the budget on the backs of hardworking older adults that rely on social security and Medicare for their retirement.

PRESERVE AND DEFEND OUR ENVIRONMENT

Protecting our environment should not be a partisan issue. Scientists all agree that climate change is real, and we are already seeing its devastating impact. I believe that elected officials must lead on this issue to protect our planet for future generations.

I support investing in research to help create jobs in clean energy that will help middle-class families living in the 22nd District and protect our environment.

NATIONAL SECURITY AND VETERANS

The fundamental purpose of our government is to protect its citizens. Our soldiers and veterans deserve our thanks and are entitled to the benefits they earned while defending our country. The Veterans Administration needs major reform. Veterans should not have to wait weeks to see a doctor or specialist, nor should Congress cut benefits for soldiers and veterans.

We must also protect our Department of Defense’s assets locally like the Air Force Research Laboratory at Rome Labs, the Defense Finance and Accounting Services and the Eastern Air Defense Sector. We must fight against bureaucrats who want to see these facilities closed or moved.

THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

America has an addiction crisis. These deaths now kill more Americans than car accidents. Addiction affects families that are affluent and poor, Republican and Democrat, and young and old. This threatens our families, and we must do what it takes to solve this epidemic. We must give law enforcement, medical providers, and drug prevention workers the tools and resources they need to combat this crisis, and utilize federal funding for education, additional treatment facilities and to expand programs that fight the epidemic.

CHANGING OUR BROKEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS

America should be run for the people and by the people. But, with how expensive campaigns are becoming, citizens are finding it harder and harder to run for office—at all levels. In order for our legislatures to look more like our communities, we must reform our campaign finance system that rewards the connected and entrenched, and make it easier and more fair for all who want to serve their communities. That’s why I’m proud to be endorsed by End Citizen’s United; and, unlike my opponent, I have refused to accept Corporate PAC money in this campaign.

STANDING UP FOR WOMEN

Were it not for strong women in my life, I would not be where I am today. I’m appalled at the attacks from Washington politicians on women. Let me be clear: I am against cuts to Planned Parenthood and would fight any de-funding of the important programs they sponsor. I am also in favor of more protections in the workplace like the Paycheck Fairness Act that would finally close the gender gap in pay. As the father of both a daughter and son, my children should have the same opportunities, regardless of their gender.

SUPPORTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND COMMON SENSE REFORM

I believe that we can support the Second Amendment while also preventing guns from getting into the hands of criminals and those with dangerous mental conditions. In the Assembly, I stood up to my own party and voted against the SAFE Act because it was a bad law. At the same time, I stand with more than 90% of Americans in my support for improving the badly broken gun background check system that currently allows dangerous individuals to get their hands on guns. We must demand universal gun background checks across the country, just like we have here in New York. We must invest more in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to ensure those who are violently mentally ill, domestic abusers and people on the 'Do Not Fly List' aren't falling through the cracks and can’t get their hands on guns from the start. That system is now facing crippling cuts; I will work to undo them and preserve our public safety firewall. I agree with the Trump Administration's plan to tackle bump stocks and make sure action follows words. I will never accept a dime of campaign contributions from the NRA to ensure that special interests never control me.

These are issues that set me apart from my opponent, and I’ll be proud to work on them in Congress.[17]

Claudia Tenney

PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS

The Washington machine has become bloated and Members of Congress are getting too comfortable in the seats they occupy. We, the people, are tired of the permanent political class corruption in Washington that comes from incumbent politicians, lobbyists, the main stream media, big business, big banks, big unions and big special interests. In the New York Assembly, Claudia has put people first by sponsoring legislation that would stop the perpetuation of self-serving career politicians including: a bill that would prevent the governor from unconstitutionally bypassing the legislature; a bill that would enact term limits on all legislators and legislative leaders in New York State; a bill that would remove the political class from taxpayer backed defined benefit pension plans to a 401(k) type defined contribution plan mirroring the private sector and saving millions of taxpayer dollars and she will do the same in Washington.

ECONOMY AND JOBS

The need to protect and grow jobs in New York is more important now than ever before. Claudia has worked relentlessly to stop job killing legislation and regulations in our state. In the state legislature she voted against the governor’s Big Government cronyism program, START-UP NY, which has been proven to be ineffective and is only hurting existing New York businesses and driving jobs out of our state by favoring outsiders through massive taxpayer subsidies. She will take the same relentless energy to Washington to unleash free market principles by getting big government off our backs. We must enact job-friendly policies, roll back burdensome regulations and cut the red tape to keep jobs from leaving New York and to jumpstart our economy. (See this article.)

HEALTHCARE

Claudia opposes Obamacare and knows how devastating it has been for families and small businesses in New York - it isn't working; premiums, deductibles and co-pays have skyrocketed; New Yorker’s are losing their doctors. In the New York Assembly, Claudia has consistently voted against New York’s efforts to entrench Obamacare. In Washington, Claudia will vote to defund Obamacare and advocate for free-market, patient centric healthcare allowing New Yorker’s to once again have the right to choose an affordable medical insurance that works for them and indeed, to keep their doctor.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION (PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST)

We must ensure the security of our nation’s border immediately. Claudia knows we must stop the flow of illegal-immigrants that is putting our nation’s security at risk and placing a financial burden on American citizens. In Washington she will work to protect our sovereignty and our citizens by securing the border and preserving taxpayer resources for Americans and immigrants who respect and follow our laws and choose to come here legally. She will put New York and American workers first by not voting for amnesty.

TAXES (PUTTING FAMILIES FIRST)

In the State Assembly, Claudia Tenney has consistently voted against tax increases that further out of control government spending. She has been working relentlessly to provide meaningful solutions to reduce the state income tax, property tax, sales tax, unfunded mandates and to lessen taxes that are crushing individuals, small businesses and family farms. In Washington, Claudia will continue this uncompromising pursuit every day to lower taxes on families and reduce business taxes that have driven so many jobs out of New York and the country.

GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Claudia has experience running her family business during tough economic times. She knows first-hand how an overreaching government can make the American dream become the impossible dream. Obama and the Washington establishment in Congress have run up over $18 trillion in fiscal operating debt and over $200 trillion in unfunded liabilities. The operating debt alone is larger than entire American economy. This is unsustainable and immoral. She challenged the big spenders in Albany and will do the same in Washington by bringing kitchen table common sense to their committee rooms. She will not vote for any additional spending that adds to the debt and will scour the budget to eliminate wasteful spending to protect the country’s financial health for our children’s future.

VETERANS

As a Marine Mom, Claudia is a particularly strong advocate for all veterans who have answered the call to serve and have sacrificed everything, which is necessary to preserve the freedom and individual rights guaranteed by our great nation. As a member of the New York Assembly Veterans Committee, she has sponsored a number of bills aimed to benefit and support both active duty and retired veterans. In Washington, she will be a champion for those who risk their lives to protect ours and will work tirelessly to ensure the Veteran’s Administration is fixed so our sons and daughters receive proper and timely healthcare services they were promised upon returning from combat.

NATIONAL SECURITY

Claudia strongly believes that a primary mission of the Constitution is to provide for national defense and border security. This means our nation must ensure that the military has the capacity necessary to respond to current and potential future threats. In Washington, Claudia will ensure that the constitutional responsibility of our federal government to provide for the common defense of our nation will be upheld.

THE 2ND AMENDMENT

The Second Amendment is more than a right; it’s something that we must put into action. That’s why in the New York Assembly, Claudia was the first to introduce a bill requiring the full repeal of the Governor's gun grabbing SAFE Act. Claudia is the leading 2nd Amendment advocate and has been the most vocal against this unconstitutional law. She firmly believes that it is our constitutional right to bear arms and it SHALL NOT be infringed. Claudia does not support unproven gun control measures targeted at law abiding gun owners, and in Washington she will continue to be an uncompromising defender our Second Amendment rights.

SMALL BUSINESS

Small businesses are the backbone of our communities and create nearly 65 percent of all new jobs. As a small manufacturing business owner, Claudia understands the struggles of owning and operating a business. During her time in the New York Assembly, Claudia fought against burdensome regulations and taxes which crush existing small businesses and prevent new businesses from opening. Claudia knows that we must embrace the spirit of entrepreneurship and free markets to allow our small businesses to thrive. In Washington, she will continue to oppose all unnecessary and burdensome regulations and taxes on businesses and individuals.

EDUCATION

Claudia has spent countless hours meeting with teachers, parents and students and is very familiar with the challenges facing our education system. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, she has stood with parents, teachers and school administrators to push for meaningful reforms in our education system and opposed the rollout of federally mandated Common Core in New York. She also co-sponsored a bill that would give parents the choice to opt out of excessive, mandated Common Core testing. In Washington, Claudia will continue the fight to roll back Common Core and end federal interference in educational decisions, which are better left to local school districts and parents.

PROTECTING LIFE

Claudia Tenney believes strongly in the sanctity of life and has taken the lead to protect it by sponsoring many bills in the New York Assembly that would limit the expansion of abortion, including the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, of which she is the prime sponsor. She has consistently voted against bills that advocate late term abortion and taxpayer funding of late term abortion.

STANDING UP TO CORRUPTION

Claudia's record is a warning to the political elite in Washington. She will call out corruption and fight to end the cronyism. In Albany, she was the first public official to demand the resignation of longtime powerbroker, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver when it was revealed he was using taxpayer money to cover up sexual harassment claims against his colleague. Claudia also stood up to Governor Cuomo by sponsoring legislation that would prohibit unnecessary and overreaching executive orders that by-pass the legislature. (See this article.)

OBAMA TRADE

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal puts the U.S. on an uneven playing field by opening up trade with countries that cheat, manipulate currency, violate labor laws, pay low-wages, dump goods below production costs and ignore agreed-upon rules. America cannot afford the harmful consequences of this trade agreement. Claudia Tenney knows that we must reject the TPP so we can preserve American jobs and the sovereignty of our country. The TPP harms the American worker and benefits cronyist, multinational companies who cheat and violate trade laws. (See this article.)

PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

For Claudia, protecting Social Security and Medicare is personal. Both of Claudia’s parents depended on Social Security and Medicare while elderly and sick. In Congress, she will oppose any benefit changes for those at or near retirement. To ensure this critical safety net remains in place for future generations, Claudia will fight for spending reform to get our country’s fiscal trajectory back on track. Claudia will also fight to repeal ObamaCare, eliminating its $800 billion cut to Medicare and $150 billion cut to Medicare Advantage.[7]

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Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eighteen of 62 New York counties—29 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Broome County, New York 2.01% 5.31% 8.02%
Cayuga County, New York 11.64% 11.40% 8.48%
Cortland County, New York 5.58% 9.11% 9.96%
Essex County, New York 1.14% 18.77% 13.32%
Franklin County, New York 5.45% 26.07% 22.23%
Madison County, New York 14.20% 0.89% 0.87%
Niagara County, New York 17.75% 0.84% 1.00%
Orange County, New York 5.50% 5.65% 4.13%
Oswego County, New York 21.99% 7.93% 2.44%
Otsego County, New York 11.13% 2.72% 5.91%
Rensselaer County, New York 1.41% 12.19% 9.34%
St. Lawrence County, New York 8.82% 16.71% 16.33%
Saratoga County, New York 3.21% 2.44% 3.40%
Seneca County, New York 11.01% 9.08% 2.60%
Suffolk County, New York 6.84% 3.69% 5.99%
Sullivan County, New York 11.23% 9.02% 9.46%
Warren County, New York 8.47% 2.32% 2.64%
Washington County, New York 18.40% 1.90% 0.81%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New York with 59 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, New York voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 35 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New York voted Democratic all five times.[18]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in New York. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[19][20]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 51 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. Trump won 13 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


District history

2016

See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2016

New York's 22nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Richard Hanna (R), who began serving in Congress in 2011, chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Claudia Tenney (R) defeated Kim Myers (D) and Martin Babinec (Upstate Jobs Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Tenney defeated George Phillips and Steve Wells in the Republican primary, while Myers faced no primary opponent. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[22][23][24][25][26]

U.S. House, New York District 22 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngClaudia Tenney 46.5% 129,444
     Democratic Kim Myers 41.1% 114,266
     Upstate Jobs Martin Babinec 12.4% 34,638
Total Votes 278,348
Source: New York Board of Elections


U.S. House, New York, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngClaudia Tenney 41.1% 9,549
Steve Wells 34.3% 7,985
George Phillips 24.6% 5,716
Total Votes 23,250
Source: New York State Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 22nd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Richard Hanna (R) won an unopposed general election.

U.S. House, New York District 22 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Hanna Incumbent 98.4% 129,851
     N/A Write-in votes 1.6% 2,081
Total Votes 131,932
Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in New York heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

  • Democrats controlled both chambers of the New York State Legislature. They had a 104-41 majority in the state Assembly and a 32-31 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • New York was a Democratic trifecta, meaning that the Democratic Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also: New York elections, 2018

New York held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for New York
 New YorkU.S.
Total population:19,747,183316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):47,1263,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:64.6%73.6%
Black/African American:15.6%12.6%
Asian:8%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:18.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:85.6%86.7%
College graduation rate:34.2%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$59,269$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.5%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New York.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, New York's three largest cities were New York (pop. est. 8,622,698), Hempstead (pop. est. 774,959), and Brookhaven (pop. est. 486,170).[27][28]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in New York from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the New York State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in New York every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), New York 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 59.0% Republican Party Donald Trump 36.5% 22.5%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 63.3% Republican Party Mitt Romney 35.2% 28.1%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 62.9% Republican Party John McCain 36.0% 26.1%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 58.4% Republican Party George W. Bush 40.1% 18.3%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 60.2% Republican Party George W. Bush 35.2% 25.0%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in New York from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), New York 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Chuck Schumer 70.7% Republican Party Wendy Long 27.1% 43.6%
2012 Democratic Party Kirsten Gillibrand 67.6% Republican Party Wendy Long 24.7% 42.9%
2010 Democratic Party Chuck Schumer 64.0% Republican Party Jay Townsend 31.1% 32.9%
2008 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 67.0% Republican Party John Spencer 31.0% 36.0%
2004 Democratic Party Chuck Schumer 71.2% Republican Party Howard Mills 24.2% 47.0%
2000 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 55.3% Republican Party Rick Lazio 43.0% 22.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in New York.

Election results (Governor), New York 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo 50.3% Republican Party Rob Astorino 40.3% 10.0%
2010 Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo 61.0% Republican Party Carl Paladino 32.5% 28.5%
2006 Democratic Party Eliot Spitzer 65.3% Republican Party John Faso 27.1% 38.2%
2002 Republican Party George Pataki 49.4% Democratic Party Carl McCall 33.5% 15.9%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent New York in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, New York 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 9 33.3% Democratic Party 18 66.7% D+7
2014 Republican Party 9 33.3% Democratic Party 18 66.7% D+7
2012 Republican Party 6 22.2% Democratic Party 21 77.8% D+15
2010 Republican Party 8 27.6% Democratic Party 21 72.4% D+13
2008 Republican Party 3 10.3% Democratic Party 26 89.6% D+23
2006 Republican Party 6 20.7% Democratic Party 23 79.3% D+17
2004 Republican Party 9 31.0% Democratic Party 20 69.0% D+9
2002 Republican Party 10 34.5% Democratic Party 19 65.5% D+9
2000 Republican Party 12 38.7% Democratic Party 19 61.3% D+7

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

New York Party Control: 1992-2025
Nine years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Assembly D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2016 and 2012 elections," accessed November 21, 2017
  2. ↑ DCCC, "House Democrats Playing Offense," January 30, 2017
  3. ↑ Anthony Brindisi, Campaign site, "About Anthony Brindisi," accessed September 6, 2011
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Anthony Brindisi 2018 campaign website, "Meet Anthony," accessed September 26, 2018
  5. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Tenney," accessed August 5, 2014
  6. ↑ Claudia Tenney 2018 campaign website, "About Claudia Tenney," accessed September 26, 2018
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Claudia Tenney 2018 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2018
  8. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
  9. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
  10. ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
  11. ↑ Politico, "CLF backs Young after spurning him last year," August 31, 2018
  12. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Independent Expenditures," accessed May 17, 2018
  13. ↑ League of Conservation Voters, "Ad highlights Claudia Tenney’s votes to gut protections for pre-existing conditions," October 22, 2018
  14. ↑ NY State of Politics, "NY-22: NRCC To Begin $300K Ad Blitz," accessed August 29, 2018
  15. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  16. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  17. ↑ Anthony Brindisi 2018 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2018
  18. ↑ 270towin.com, "New York," accessed June 1, 2017
  19. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  20. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  21. ↑ Democrats won Assembly District 9 in a special election on May 23, 2017. The seat was previously held by a Republican.
  22. ↑ Syracuse.com, "Utica Democrat launches bid to succeed Rep. Richard Hanna in Congress," December 31, 2015
  23. ↑ Syracuse.com, "Claudia Tenney launches 2nd GOP primary bid to unseat Rep. Richard Hanna," November 17, 2015
  24. ↑ Phillips for Congress, "Home," accessed January 13, 2016
  25. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
  26. ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
  27. ↑ New York Demographics, "New York Cities by Population," accessed September 4, 2018
  28. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Quickfacts New York," accessed September 4, 2018
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