New York's 27th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 27th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Chris Collins (R) defeated Jim O'Donnell (D) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the federal primary, voters had to register by May 30, 2014. To vote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.[6]
- See also: New York elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Chris Collins (R), who was first elected in 2012.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, New York's 27th Congressional District was located in the western portion of the state and included Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming counties and areas of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
Chris Collins - Incumbent
Jim O'Donnell
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Chris Collins Incumbent |
71% | 144,675 | |
| Democratic | Jim O'Donnell | 28.9% | 58,911 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 59 | |
| Total Votes | 203,645 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[9] Collins joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[10][11]
Campaign contributions
Chris Collins
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Collins’ reports.[12]
| Chris Collins (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | April 15, 2013 | $16,018.22 | $187,798.32 | $(44,907.64) | $158,908.90 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | July 15, 2013 | $158,908.90 | $89,877.04 | $(69,637.37) | $179,148.57 | ||||
| October Quarterly[15] | October 14, 2013 | $179,148.57 | $137,364 | $(43,172.63) | $273,339.94 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[16] | December 31, 2013 | $273,339 | $83,205 | $(37,178) | $319,366 | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 15, 2014 | $319,366.23 | $120,840.00 | $(35,779.940) | $404,426.29 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[18] | June 11, 2014 | $404,426.29 | $17,270.00 | $(24,652.95) | $397,043.34 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | September 18, 2014 | $397,043.34 | $193,293.40 | $(28,363.41) | $561,973.33 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 14, 2014 | $561,973.33 | $67,846.11 | $(28,687.26) | $601,132.18 | ||||
| Pre-General[21] | October 23, 2014 | $601,132.18 | $7,210.00 | $(13,310.10) | $595,032.08 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $904,703.87 | $(325,689.3) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Chris Collins (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated Kathy Hochul in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Chris Collins |
50.8% | 161,220 | |
| Democratic | Kathy Hochul Incumbent | 49.2% | 156,219 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 95 | |
| Total Votes | 317,534 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Brian Higgins won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leonard Roberto (R) in the general election.[22]
| U.S. House, New York District 27 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Higgins incumbent |
60.9% | 119,085 | |
| Republican | Leonard A. Roberto | 39.1% | 76,320 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 195,415 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 17–102," accessed September 15, 2025
- ↑ The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 5–304," accessed September 15, 2025
- ↑ New York Board of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ New York Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Collins Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
