New York's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Kathleen M. Rice (D) defeated Bruce Blakeman (R) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the federal primary, voters had to register by May 30, 2014. To vote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.[6]
- See also: New York elections, 2014
Incumbent: Carolyn McCarthy (D), who was first elected in 1996, announced that she would retire at the end of the 113th Congress.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, New York's 4th Congressional District was located in the eastern part of the state and included a portion of Nassau County.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Kathleen M. Rice |
52.8% | 89,793 | |
| Republican | Bruce Blakeman | 47.1% | 80,127 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 179 | |
| Total Votes | 170,099 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Bruce Blakeman |
66% | 9,083 | ||
| Frank Scaturro | 34% | 4,687 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,770 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections - Official Election Results |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Kathleen M. Rice |
57.3% | 7,770 | ||
| Kevan Abrahams | 42.7% | 5,791 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,561 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections - Official Election Results |
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Polls
General election polls
| Kathleen Rice vs. Bruce Blakeman | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Kathleen Rice (D) | Bruce Blakeman (R) | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Siena College Research Institute (October 16-20, 2014) | 52% | 42% | +/-3.9 | 628 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign contributions
Kathleen M. Rice
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Rice's reports.[11]
| Kathleen M. Rice (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[12] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $1,471,492.64 | $(169,579.35) | $1,301,913.29 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,471,492.64 | $(169,579.35) | ||||||||
Bruce Blakeman
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Blakeman's reports.[13]
| Bruce Blakeman (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 14, 2014 | $0.00 | $314,200.00 | $(637.41) | $313,562.59 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $314,200 | $(637.41) | ||||||||
Frank Scaturro
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Scaturro's reports.[15]
| Frank Scaturro (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 16, 2013 | $8,128.00 | $100.00 | $(4,408.00) | $3,819.00 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 15, 2013 | $3,819.00 | $100.00 | $(2,654.00) | $1,264.00 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 18, 2013 | $1,264.00 | $0.00 | $(1,732.00) | $532.00 | ||||
| Year-End[19] | January 31, 2014 | $532.02 | $119,942.12 | $(6,606.03) | $113,868.11 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $113,868.11 | $40,283.14 | $(47,925.89) | $106,225.36 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $160,425.26 | $(63,325.92) | ||||||||
Kevan Abrahams
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Abrahams' reports.[21]
| Kevan Abrahams (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $110,166.00 | $(2,223.00) | $107,943.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $110,166 | $(2,223) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Carolyn McCarthy (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Francis Becker Jr. in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Carolyn McCarthy Incumbent |
61.8% | 163,955 | |
| Republican | Francis Becker Jr. | 32.3% | 85,693 | |
| Conservative | Frank Scaturro | 5.9% | 15,603 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 49 | |
| Total Votes | 265,300 | |||
| 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, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Francis Becker Jr. (R), who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party tickets, in the general election.[23]
| U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Carolyn McCarthy incumbent |
53.6% | 94,483 | |
| Republican | Francis X. Becker, Jr. | 46.4% | 81,718 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 52 | |
| Total Votes | 176,253 | |||
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 August 31, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kathleen M. Rice Summary Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kathleen M. Rice April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bruce Blakeman Summary Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bruce Blakeman April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Frank Scaturro Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Frank Scaturro April Quarterly," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Frank Scaturro July Quarterly," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Frank Scaturro October Quarterly," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Frank Scaturro Year-End," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Frank Scaturro April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kevan Abrahams Summary Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kevan Abrahams April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
