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New York's 25th Congressional District special election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m.
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New York's 25th Congressional District special |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: N/A |
Primary: N/A General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Vacant |
How to vote |
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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See also |
New York elections, 2018 U.S. Congress elections, 2018 U.S. Senate elections, 2018 U.S. House elections, 2018 |
The 25th Congressional District of New York held a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. The election coincided with the regular 2018 election on November 6, 2018.[1]
The seat became vacant after the death of Louise Slaughter (D) on March 16, 2018.[2]
Joseph Morelle (D) and James Maxwell (R) faced off in the general election.
For more on regularly scheduled elections in 2018, please see:
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018
- New York's 25th Congressional District election, 2018
Candidates
General election
Special general election for U.S. House New York District 25
Joseph Morelle defeated James Maxwell in the special general election for U.S. House New York District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joseph Morelle (D) | 58.3 | 141,290 | |
![]() | James Maxwell (R) | 41.7 | 101,085 |
Total votes: 242,375 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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District history
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Louise Slaughter (D) defeated Mark Assini (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.[3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
56.2% | 182,950 | |
Republican | Mark Assini | 43.8% | 142,650 | |
Total Votes | 325,600 | |||
Source: New York Board of Elections |
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.[5]
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.[6][7]
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[8] |
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 |
See also
- Special elections to the 115th United States Congress (2017-2018)
- New York's 25th Congressional District
- Louise Slaughter
Footnotes
- ↑ WHEC, "Cuomo sets date for special election to fill 25th Congressional seat," August 20, 2018
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Rep. in Congress Election Returns," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.