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New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

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Election details
Filing deadline: April 2, 2020
Primary: June 23, 2020
General: November 3, 2020
Pre-election incumbent:
Yvette Clarke (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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Incumbent Yvette Clarke defeated Adem Bunkeddeko and three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination to represent New York's 9th Congressional District in a primary on June 23, 2020.

The Associated Press called the race for Clarke on July 1, 2020, based on an analysis of absentee ballots that had so far been returned which concluded that there were not enough votes remaining for Bunkeddeko to defeat Clarke.[1] Clarke received 62% of the vote to Bunkeddeko's 18%. None of the other candidates received more than 10% of the vote.

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.[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on New York's 9th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 9

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yvette D. Clarke
Yvette D. Clarke Candidate Connection
 
54.2
 
52,293
Image of Adem Bunkeddeko
Adem Bunkeddeko
 
24.7
 
23,819
Image of Isiah James
Isiah James Candidate Connection
 
10.4
 
10,010
Image of Chaim M. Deutsch
Chaim M. Deutsch
 
9.7
 
9,383
Image of Lutchi Gayot
Lutchi Gayot
 
0.9
 
843
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
142

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

Total votes: 96,490
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

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Yvette D. Clarke

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

U.S. Representative for New York's 9th Congressional District (assumed office 2013); U.S. Representative for New York's 11th Congressional District (2007-2013); Member of the New York City Council (2000-2007)

Submitted Biography:  "My name is Yvette D. Clarke and I am a proud public servant. Following in the footsteps of my mother before me, I have committed my life to protecting the interests of others and lending my voice to those who have struggled to be heard for so long. If re-elected, I pledge to continue this work by fighting for the progressive future that will give the federal government the means it needs to best protect the people most in need. "

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

The affordable housing crisis has created an unprecedented level of economic anxiety for millions of Americans struggling to find affordable solutions. As the last 40 years have proven, the private market does not have the capacity to provide the solutions that the general public needs to thrive in this increasingly demanding economy. Because only the federal government has both the scale and the lack of a profit motive necessary to provide affordable housing for all of those that need it, we must leverage the development power of the federal government to make sure Americans can afford safe, quality homes.

No one in the United States should have to go through life without healthcare insurance or risk financial ruin because of medical debts. Put plainly, denying people the healthcare coverage that acts as a prerequisite to preserving their right to life denies their basic human dignity. We have a responsibility to move towards a Medicare for All system that does not allow anyone to fall through the cracks.

No matter how much Trump may try, the United States will not abandon its roots as a nation of immigrants. The American Experiment has always been defined by the constant struggle necessary to help make a nation of immigrants as social cohesive as possible - a struggle that matters now more than ever. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I have worked tirelessly to protect the undocumented and their families from undue persecution at the hands of the federal government and will continue to do so if re-elected.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New York District 9 in 2020.


Endorsements

This section lists endorsements issued in this election. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.

Democratic primary endorsements
Endorsement Bunkeddeko Clarke Deutsch Gayot James
Organizations
Brand New Congress[5] ✔
LEAP Forward[6] ✔

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+34, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 34 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 9th Congressional District the 16th most Democratic nationally.[7]

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 0.80. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.80 points toward that party.[8]

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[9] 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.[10] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Yvette D. Clarke Democratic Party $1,215,129 $1,205,205 $71,621 As of December 31, 2020
Adem Bunkeddeko Democratic Party $571,786 $569,658 $2,453 As of December 31, 2020
Chaim M. Deutsch Democratic Party $225,251 $221,846 $3,406 As of December 31, 2020
Lutchi Gayot Democratic Party $9,768 $7,733 $2,301 As of June 3, 2020
Isiah James Democratic Party $21,418 $14,201 $6,916 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."
** 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.


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 9th Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Associated Press, "Clarke, Nadler hold off challengers in Democratic primary," July 2, 2020
  2. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
  3. ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Brand New Congress, "Candidates," accessed December 2, 2019
  6. ↑ LEAP Forward website, "US CONGRESS - NEW YORK DELEGATION," accessed May 31, 2020
  7. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  8. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  11. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  12. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  13. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  14. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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