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New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic 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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Election details |
Filing deadline: April 2, 2020 |
Primary: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: John Katko (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 |
Inside Elections: Tilt Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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Dana Balter defeated Francis Conole in the Democratic primary for New York's 24th Congressional District on June 23, 2020. Balter received 63% of the vote to Conole's 37%.
Balter advanced to the district's general election on November 3, 2020. Heading into the election, the incumbent was John Katko (R), who was first elected in 2014. In 2018, Balter was the district's Democratic nominee and was defeated by Katko 53% to 47% in the general election.
According to Syracuse.com, Balter and Conole "mostly avoided talking about each other in public appearances, TV ads and emails to voters, and instead have made the primary race about electability. ... Balter and Conole disagree on only one major issue – how to reform the nation’s healthcare system. Balter favors a phased version of Medicare for All. Conole wants a 'public option' that allows people to keep their private health insurance."[1] Balter received endorsements from U.S. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.), EMILY's List, and the Working Families Party.[1] Conole was endorsed by U.S. Reps. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), VoteVets.org, and Voter Protection Project.
Both candidates reported around $874,000 in fundraising through June 3, according to campaign finance reports.[2]
Major independent observers rated the general election as Likely Republican or Lean Republican. The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+3, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This district is one of five Republican-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Hillary Clinton (D) won in the 2016 presidential election. Click here to learn more about what was at stake in the general election.
Click on candidate names below to view their key messages:
![]() Balter |
![]() Conole |
For more information about the general election, click here.
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
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dana Balter | 63.0 | 29,531 |
![]() | Francis Conole | 36.8 | 17,254 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 75 |
Total votes: 46,860 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Misso (D)
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Balter received a B.S. from Northwestern University and an M.P.A. from the University of Connecticut. As of her 2020 campaign, she was working on a Ph.D. in public administration at Syracuse University. She was a political organizer for the CNY Solidarity Coalition and a visiting assistant teaching professor at Syracuse University.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New York District 24 in 2020.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography:
Conole graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was a senior intelligence officer in the Navy and a policy advisor at the Pentagon. As of his 2020 campaign, Conole was a commander in the Navy Reserves.
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Sources: Twitter, "Francis Conole for Congress on May 21, 2020, accessed June 22, 2020, Spectrum News, "Looking at Francis Conole's Run for the 24th Congressional Democratic Primary," June 12, 2020; Syracuse.com, "Balter and Conole: NY primary election is about who can beat Katko," June 19, 2020, Francis Conole 2020 campaign website, "About Francis," accessed June 22, 2020
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New York District 24 in 2020.
Noteworthy primary endorsements
This section includes noteworthy endorsements issued in the primary, added as we learn about them. Click here to read how we define noteworthy primary endorsements. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.
Click on the links below to view lists of endorsements on candidate websites, as available:
Democratic primary endorsements | ||||||
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Endorsement | Balter | Conole | ||||
Elected officials | ||||||
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)[4] | ✔ | |||||
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)[1] | ✔ | |||||
U.S. Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.)[5] | ✔ | |||||
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.)[4] | ✔ | |||||
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.)[1] | ✔ | |||||
Organizations | ||||||
Cayuga County Democrats[4] | ✔ | |||||
Democracy for America[6] | ✔ | |||||
End Citizens United[6] | ✔ | |||||
Indivisible[6] | ✔ | |||||
Let America Vote[6] | ✔ | |||||
National Organization for Women PAC[6] | ✔ | |||||
Onondaga County Democrats[4] | ✔ | |||||
Oswego County Democrats[6] | ✔ | |||||
Peace Action[6] | ✔ | |||||
Planned Parenthood Action Fund[6] | ✔ | |||||
Progressive Caucus[6] | ✔ | |||||
Progressive Change Campaign Committee[6] | ✔ | |||||
Serve America PAC[4] | ✔ | |||||
Taking the Hill PAC[4] | ✔ | |||||
Voter Protection Project[4] | ✔ | |||||
VoteVets.org[4] | ✔ | |||||
Working Families Party[6] | ✔ |
Timeline
- June 11, 2020: Pre-election campaign finance reports covering all fundraising and spending through June 3, 2020, were due. Both candidates reported around $874,000 in fundraising.[2]
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[7] 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.[8] 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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Dana Balter | Democratic Party | $3,272,252 | $3,290,591 | $5,647 | As of December 31, 2020 |
Francis Conole | Democratic Party | $963,179 | $962,249 | $930 | As of December 31, 2020 |
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." |
Primaries in New York
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.[9][10]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
What was at stake in the general election?
U.S. House elections were held on November 3, 2020, and coincided with the 2020 presidential election. All 435 House districts were up for election, and the results determined control of the U.S. House in the 117th Congress.
At the time of the election, Democrats had a 232-197 advantage over Republicans. There was one Libertarian member, and there were five vacancies. Republicans needed to gain a net 21 seats to win control of the House. Democrats needed to gain seats or lose fewer than 14 net seats to keep their majority.
In the 2018 midterm election, Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats, winning a 235-200 majority in the House. Heading into the 2018 election, Republicans had a 235-193 majority with seven vacancies.
In the 25 previous House elections that coincided with a presidential election, the president's party had gained House seats in 16 elections and lost seats in nine. In years where the president's party won districts, the average gain was 18. In years where the president's party lost districts, the average loss was 27. Click here for more information on presidential partisanship and down-ballot outcomes.
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.[11]
- 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.[12][13][14]
Race ratings: New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020 | |||||||||
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Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
November 3, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | October 20, 2020 | October 13, 2020 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week 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 D+3, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 24th Congressional District the 178th most Democratic 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 0.90. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.90 points toward that party.[16]
District represented by a Republican in 2020 and won by Hillary Clinton in 2016
This district was one of five Republican-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Hillary Clinton (D) won in the 2016 presidential election. Most were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2020.
Republican-held U.S. House districts won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 | |||||||||||||
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District | Incumbent | Ran in 2020? | 2018 congressional margin | 2016 presidential margin | 2012 presidential margin | ||||||||
New York's 24th | ![]() |
Yes | Republicans+5.3 | Clinton+3.6 | Obama+15.9 | ||||||||
North Carolina's 2nd | ![]() |
Retired | Republicans+5.6 | Clinton+24.4 | Obama+15.3 | ||||||||
North Carolina's 6th | ![]() |
Retired | Republicans+13.2 | Clinton+21.5 | Obama+17.7 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania's 1st | ![]() |
Yes | Republicans+2.5 | Clinton+2.0 | Obama+2.6 | ||||||||
Texas' 23rd | ![]() |
Retired | Republicans+0.4 | Clinton+3.4 | Romney+2.6 | ||||||||
Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Daily Kos |
Click here to see the 30 U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump (R) in 2016.
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 | |||||||
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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.[17]
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.[18][19]
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. |
2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District ' | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 54.04% | 44.82% | D+9.2 | 48.70% | 47.90% | D+0.8 | D |
2 | 46.01% | 52.77% | R+6.8 | 38.67% | 58.09% | R+19.4 | R |
3 | 55.11% | 43.52% | D+11.6 | 41.78% | 54.70% | R+12.9 | R |
4 | 53.31% | 45.30% | D+8 | 48.48% | 48.05% | D+0.4 | D |
5 | 47.32% | 51.31% | R+4 | 36.36% | 60.40% | R+24 | R |
6 | 78.89% | 20.28% | D+58.6 | 72.98% | 24.24% | D+48.7 | D |
7 | 47.06% | 51.56% | R+4.5 | 39.08% | 57.31% | R+18.2 | R |
8 | 39.57% | 59.23% | R+19.7 | 36.18% | 60.77% | R+24.6 | R |
9 | 43.39% | 55.49% | R+12.1 | 36.87% | 59.96% | R+23.1 | D[20] |
10 | 51.06% | 47.80% | D+3.3 | 52.08% | 44.85% | D+7.2 | R |
11 | 64.66% | 34.40% | D+30.3 | 55.00% | 42.21% | D+12.8 | D |
12 | 47.31% | 51.62% | R+4.3 | 44.00% | 52.67% | R+8.7 | R |
13 | 58.37% | 40.78% | D+17.6 | 60.78% | 36.72% | D+24.1 | D |
14 | 46.14% | 52.73% | R+6.6 | 41.36% | 55.64% | R+14.3 | R |
15 | 45.71% | 53.03% | R+7.3 | 44.85% | 52.11% | R+7.3 | R |
16 | 52.05% | 47.10% | D+5 | 56.95% | 40.38% | D+16.6 | D |
17 | 45.79% | 53.00% | R+7.2 | 39.11% | 57.86% | R+18.7 | R |
18 | 91.22% | 8.41% | D+82.8 | 87.68% | 10.41% | D+77.3 | D |
19 | 42.58% | 56.33% | R+13.7 | 43.26% | 53.52% | R+10.3 | R |
20 | 48.06% | 51.13% | R+3.1 | 47.00% | 50.24% | R+3.2 | R |
21 | 52.67% | 46.29% | D+6.4 | 51.99% | 45.07% | D+6.9 | R |
22 | 65.29% | 33.82% | D+31.5 | 63.90% | 33.38% | D+30.5 | D |
23 | 61.90% | 37.47% | D+24.4 | 53.34% | 44.39% | D+9 | D |
24 | 78.38% | 20.78% | D+57.6 | 76.56% | 21.44% | D+55.1 | D |
25 | 67.95% | 31.02% | D+36.9 | 64.73% | 32.56% | D+32.2 | D |
26 | 60.52% | 38.40% | D+22.1 | 57.04% | 40.31% | D+16.7 | D |
27 | 66.10% | 32.78% | D+33.3 | 65.49% | 31.64% | D+33.8 | D |
28 | 64.51% | 34.05% | D+30.5 | 64.36% | 32.54% | D+31.8 | D |
29 | 96.48% | 3.31% | D+93.2 | 93.79% | 4.84% | D+89 | D |
30 | 69.24% | 29.36% | D+39.9 | 66.29% | 30.73% | D+35.6 | D |
31 | 94.67% | 5.11% | D+89.6 | 90.76% | 7.84% | D+82.9 | D |
32 | 98.08% | 1.76% | D+96.3 | 94.74% | 4.01% | D+90.7 | D |
33 | 91.02% | 8.63% | D+82.4 | 87.81% | 10.57% | D+77.2 | D |
34 | 83.56% | 15.45% | D+68.1 | 81.22% | 16.12% | D+65.1 | D |
35 | 87.16% | 12.34% | D+74.8 | 83.53% | 14.41% | D+69.1 | D |
36 | 79.87% | 18.03% | D+61.8 | 77.61% | 18.78% | D+58.8 | D |
37 | 83.87% | 14.68% | D+69.2 | 81.38% | 15.40% | D+66 | D |
38 | 80.79% | 18.38% | D+62.4 | 76.29% | 20.96% | D+55.3 | D |
39 | 84.83% | 14.30% | D+70.5 | 82.52% | 15.37% | D+67.2 | D |
40 | 73.69% | 25.42% | D+48.3 | 67.21% | 30.28% | D+36.9 | D |
41 | 64.24% | 34.88% | D+29.4 | 60.37% | 37.52% | D+22.9 | D |
42 | 88.34% | 11.08% | D+77.3 | 87.37% | 10.69% | D+76.7 | D |
43 | 92.71% | 6.67% | D+86 | 89.50% | 8.18% | D+81.3 | D |
44 | 75.88% | 22.30% | D+53.6 | 78.35% | 18.67% | D+59.7 | D |
45 | 39.57% | 59.45% | R+19.9 | 38.92% | 58.66% | R+19.7 | D |
46 | 57.36% | 41.53% | D+15.8 | 52.25% | 44.97% | D+7.3 | D |
47 | 57.51% | 41.30% | D+16.2 | 52.70% | 44.71% | D+8 | D |
48 | 23.67% | 75.67% | R+52 | 28.29% | 69.34% | R+41 | D |
49 | 63.97% | 34.98% | D+29 | 56.74% | 40.36% | D+16.4 | D |
50 | 81.31% | 16.33% | D+65 | 83.62% | 13.09% | D+70.5 | D |
51 | 85.66% | 12.87% | D+72.8 | 83.02% | 13.97% | D+69.1 | D |
52 | 90.09% | 8.07% | D+82 | 91.91% | 5.33% | D+86.6 | D |
53 | 92.91% | 5.37% | D+87.5 | 91.06% | 6.07% | D+85 | D |
54 | 96.13% | 3.35% | D+92.8 | 92.39% | 5.36% | D+87 | D |
55 | 98.83% | 0.99% | D+97.8 | 96.15% | 2.40% | D+93.7 | D |
56 | 98.41% | 0.96% | D+97.4 | 95.55% | 2.09% | D+93.5 | D |
57 | 96.67% | 1.84% | D+94.8 | 95.21% | 2.19% | D+93 | D |
58 | 98.43% | 1.45% | D+97 | 96.16% | 2.69% | D+93.5 | D |
59 | 79.70% | 19.86% | D+59.8 | 74.78% | 23.64% | D+51.1 | D |
60 | 97.18% | 2.69% | D+94.5 | 95.26% | 3.68% | D+91.6 | D |
61 | 73.38% | 25.49% | D+47.9 | 66.08% | 31.15% | D+34.9 | D |
62 | 33.53% | 65.59% | R+32.1 | 23.48% | 74.50% | R+51 | R |
63 | 52.73% | 46.28% | D+6.4 | 44.62% | 52.97% | R+8.3 | D |
64 | 48.50% | 50.32% | R+1.8 | 40.32% | 56.79% | R+16.5 | R |
65 | 81.18% | 17.32% | D+63.9 | 82.52% | 14.32% | D+68.2 | D |
66 | 82.48% | 15.83% | D+66.6 | 88.65% | 8.07% | D+80.6 | D |
67 | 79.90% | 18.81% | D+61.1 | 86.93% | 10.33% | D+76.6 | D |
68 | 93.24% | 6.07% | D+87.2 | 91.42% | 6.29% | D+85.1 | D |
69 | 89.05% | 9.58% | D+79.5 | 90.82% | 6.34% | D+84.5 | D |
70 | 97.06% | 2.16% | D+94.9 | 94.78% | 2.82% | D+92 | D |
71 | 94.24% | 4.79% | D+89.4 | 92.52% | 4.99% | D+87.5 | D |
72 | 92.83% | 6.15% | D+86.7 | 90.73% | 6.93% | D+83.8 | D |
73 | 66.15% | 32.87% | D+33.3 | 78.99% | 17.96% | D+61 | D |
74 | 82.49% | 15.93% | D+66.6 | 85.40% | 11.22% | D+74.2 | D |
75 | 81.59% | 16.96% | D+64.6 | 86.45% | 10.67% | D+75.8 | D |
76 | 71.08% | 27.66% | D+43.4 | 80.57% | 16.33% | D+64.2 | D |
77 | 97.58% | 2.20% | D+95.4 | 94.60% | 4.19% | D+90.4 | D |
78 | 93.63% | 5.85% | D+87.8 | 91.24% | 6.90% | D+84.3 | D |
79 | 97.75% | 2.07% | D+95.7 | 94.79% | 4.02% | D+90.8 | D |
80 | 84.17% | 15.09% | D+69.1 | 81.92% | 15.88% | D+66 | D |
81 | 80.56% | 18.48% | D+62.1 | 81.08% | 16.20% | D+64.9 | D |
82 | 77.59% | 21.72% | D+55.9 | 72.94% | 25.01% | D+47.9 | D |
83 | 97.51% | 2.29% | D+95.2 | 95.42% | 3.44% | D+92 | D |
84 | 96.67% | 3.01% | D+93.7 | 93.79% | 4.84% | D+88.9 | D |
85 | 96.67% | 3.09% | D+93.6 | 93.54% | 5.11% | D+88.4 | D |
86 | 96.98% | 2.77% | D+94.2 | 93.95% | 4.68% | D+89.3 | D |
87 | 94.79% | 4.94% | D+89.8 | 91.38% | 7.06% | D+84.3 | D |
88 | 58.31% | 40.76% | D+17.6 | 65.37% | 31.47% | D+33.9 | D |
89 | 85.20% | 14.17% | D+71 | 82.85% | 15.16% | D+67.7 | D |
90 | 61.30% | 37.80% | D+23.5 | 60.47% | 37.11% | D+23.4 | D |
91 | 61.44% | 37.46% | D+24 | 67.67% | 29.24% | D+38.4 | D |
92 | 63.32% | 35.59% | D+27.7 | 67.46% | 29.61% | D+37.8 | D |
93 | 55.29% | 43.50% | D+11.8 | 63.29% | 33.24% | D+30 | D |
94 | 43.95% | 54.77% | R+10.8 | 42.07% | 54.54% | R+12.5 | R |
95 | 60.73% | 37.96% | D+22.8 | 60.71% | 35.75% | D+25 | D |
96 | 55.79% | 43.29% | D+12.5 | 53.99% | 43.30% | D+10.7 | D |
97 | 55.96% | 42.95% | D+13 | 56.12% | 41.13% | D+15 | D |
98 | 42.17% | 56.42% | R+14.3 | 37.01% | 59.04% | R+22 | R |
99 | 48.43% | 50.22% | R+1.8 | 42.54% | 53.63% | R+11.1 | D |
100 | 58.43% | 40.15% | D+18.3 | 48.34% | 47.78% | D+0.6 | D |
101 | 46.72% | 51.54% | R+4.8 | 37.09% | 57.64% | R+20.6 | R |
102 | 46.17% | 51.68% | R+5.5 | 36.02% | 58.61% | R+22.6 | R |
103 | 63.55% | 33.96% | D+29.6 | 58.26% | 36.29% | D+22 | D |
104 | 63.92% | 34.66% | D+29.3 | 58.16% | 37.80% | D+20.4 | D |
105 | 44.96% | 53.53% | R+8.6 | 40.21% | 55.76% | R+15.5 | R |
106 | 54.56% | 43.55% | D+11 | 48.51% | 46.87% | D+1.6 | D |
107 | 53.05% | 44.89% | D+8.2 | 44.90% | 49.10% | R+4.2 | R |
108 | 70.55% | 27.28% | D+43.3 | 61.59% | 32.95% | D+28.6 | D |
109 | 65.84% | 31.84% | D+34 | 64.15% | 30.37% | D+33.8 | D |
110 | 58.81% | 39.29% | D+19.5 | 55.68% | 39.07% | D+16.6 | D |
111 | 52.50% | 45.71% | D+6.8 | 41.48% | 53.27% | R+11.8 | D |
112 | 48.89% | 49.13% | R+0.2 | 44.94% | 48.94% | R+4 | R |
113 | 52.68% | 45.50% | D+7.2 | 45.69% | 47.82% | R+2.1 | D |
114 | 51.63% | 46.49% | D+5.1 | 41.02% | 52.47% | R+11.4 | R |
115 | 61.84% | 36.53% | D+25.3 | 46.11% | 47.66% | R+1.6 | D |
116 | 54.55% | 43.93% | D+10.6 | 42.31% | 51.66% | R+9.4 | D |
117 | 45.01% | 53.43% | R+8.4 | 31.76% | 62.47% | R+30.7 | R |
118 | 43.83% | 54.51% | R+10.7 | 31.43% | 63.31% | R+31.9 | R |
119 | 51.36% | 46.95% | D+4.4 | 41.04% | 53.84% | R+12.8 | D |
120 | 51.15% | 46.82% | D+4.3 | 37.11% | 57.05% | R+19.9 | R |
121 | 49.52% | 48.41% | D+1.1 | 39.87% | 53.28% | R+13.4 | D |
122 | 45.53% | 52.49% | R+7 | 34.61% | 59.78% | R+25.2 | R |
123 | 55.57% | 42.04% | D+13.5 | 52.23% | 41.96% | D+10.3 | D |
124 | 46.07% | 52.15% | R+6.1 | 37.50% | 56.97% | R+19.5 | R |
125 | 66.01% | 31.04% | D+35 | 64.17% | 29.17% | D+35 | D |
126 | 52.22% | 45.79% | D+6.4 | 43.09% | 50.74% | R+7.7 | R |
127 | 53.56% | 44.89% | D+8.7 | 47.85% | 46.23% | D+1.6 | D |
128 | 67.41% | 30.84% | D+36.6 | 62.44% | 32.51% | D+29.9 | D |
129 | 67.56% | 30.34% | D+37.2 | 61.81% | 32.63% | D+29.2 | D |
130 | 46.79% | 51.25% | R+4.5 | 34.92% | 59.04% | R+24.1 | R |
131 | 49.38% | 48.73% | D+0.6 | 42.69% | 50.88% | R+8.2 | R |
132 | 43.99% | 54.12% | R+10.1 | 33.52% | 60.54% | R+27 | R |
133 | 44.81% | 53.27% | R+8.5 | 41.66% | 52.66% | R+11 | R |
134 | 46.94% | 51.52% | R+4.6 | 40.25% | 54.77% | R+14.5 | R |
135 | 48.95% | 49.37% | R+0.4 | 49.07% | 45.18% | D+3.9 | R |
136 | 65.47% | 32.54% | D+32.9 | 63.46% | 31.09% | D+32.4 | D |
137 | 82.06% | 16.74% | D+65.3 | 76.04% | 20.42% | D+55.6 | D |
138 | 63.64% | 33.69% | D+30 | 60.14% | 33.54% | D+26.6 | D |
139 | 39.87% | 58.03% | R+18.2 | 30.20% | 63.82% | R+33.6 | R |
140 | 57.07% | 40.83% | D+16.2 | 49.45% | 45.32% | D+4.1 | D |
141 | 90.73% | 8.28% | D+82.5 | 87.56% | 9.85% | D+77.7 | D |
142 | 54.21% | 43.95% | D+10.3 | 44.65% | 50.57% | R+5.9 | D |
143 | 53.02% | 45.22% | D+7.8 | 43.36% | 52.14% | R+8.8 | D |
144 | 41.30% | 56.97% | R+15.7 | 33.65% | 61.58% | R+27.9 | R |
145 | 51.63% | 46.76% | D+4.9 | 41.99% | 53.80% | R+11.8 | R |
146 | 50.81% | 47.67% | D+3.1 | 51.71% | 43.66% | D+8.1 | R |
147 | 40.61% | 57.59% | R+17 | 30.82% | 64.29% | R+33.5 | R |
148 | 39.92% | 58.13% | R+18.2 | 28.76% | 65.82% | R+37.1 | R |
149 | 64.10% | 33.69% | D+30.4 | 58.11% | 37.05% | D+21.1 | D |
150 | 45.20% | 53.09% | R+7.9 | 35.59% | 58.89% | R+23.3 | R |
Total | 63.43% | 35.22% | D+28.2 | 59.48% | 36.81% | D+22.7 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
District election history
2018
General election
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 24
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Katko (R) | 52.6 | 136,920 |
![]() | Dana Balter (D) | 47.4 | 123,226 |
Total votes: 260,146 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Bass (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dana Balter | 62.4 | 14,897 |
![]() | Juanita Perez Williams | 37.6 | 8,958 |
Total votes: 23,855 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anne Messenger (D)
- Philip LaTessa (D)
- Scott Comegys (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Katko |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent John Katko (R) defeated Colleen Deacon (D) and Mimi Satter (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Deacon defeated Eric Kingson and Steven Williams in the Democratic primary, while Katko faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[21][22]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
60.6% | 182,761 | |
Democratic | Colleen Deacon | 39.4% | 119,040 | |
Total Votes | 301,801 | |||
Source: New York Board of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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49.9% | 6,517 | ||
Eric Kingson | 30.6% | 3,994 | ||
Steven Williams | 19.6% | 2,557 | ||
Total Votes | 13,068 | |||
Source: New York State Board of Elections |
2014
The 24th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. John Katko (R) defeated incumbent Dan Maffei (D) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Dan Maffei Incumbent | 40.3% | 80,304 | |
Republican | ![]() |
59.5% | 118,474 | |
N/A | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 444 | |
Total Votes | 199,222 | |||
Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 |
State profile
- See also: New York and New York elections, 2020
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of June 19, 2020.
Presidential voting pattern
- New York voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from New York were Democrats.
- Twenty-one of New York's 27 U.S. representatives were Democrats and six were Republicans.
State executives
- Democrats held six of New York's 11 state executive offices. The other five offices were nonpartisan.
- New York's governor was Democrat Andrew Cuomo.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled the New York State Senate with a 40-23 majority.
- Democrats controlled the New York State Assembly with a 106-43 majority.
New York Party Control: 1992-2025
Nine years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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New York | U.S. | |
Total population: | 19,747,183 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 47,126 | 3,531,905 |
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. |
See also
- New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
- New York's 24th 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Syracuse.com, "Balter and Conole: NY primary election is about who can beat Katko," June 19, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Election Commission, "New York - House District 24," accessed June 22, 2020
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Francis Conole 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2020
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Morning Digest," June 8, 2020
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Dana Balter 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2020
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 270towin.com, "New York," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
- ↑ Democrats won Assembly District 9 in a special election on May 23, 2017. The seat was previously held by a Republican.
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016