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New York State Senate elections, 2000
Elections for the office of New York's State Senate consisted of a primary Election Day on September 12, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000.
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in New York in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
---|---|---|
2012 | 156 | $42,031,242 |
2010 | 133 | $48,466,031 |
2008 | 142 | $47,019,720 |
2006 | 118 | $34,814,138 |
2004 | 132 | $30,017,313 |
2002 | 142 | $24,443,377 |
2000 | 152 | $20,970,241 |
During the 2000 election, the total contributions for the 152 Senate candidates was $20,970,241. The top 10 donors were:[2]
2000 Donors, New York State Senate | |
---|---|
Donor | Amount |
Farley, Hugh T | $1,345,510 |
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of New York | $747,676 |
Democratic Senate Campaign Cmte of New York | $520,230 |
New York State Trial Lawyers | $212,556 |
New York State United Teachers | $157,848 |
Cmte to Re-elect Senator Bruno | $142,500 |
The Millennium Project | $77,000 |
Medical Society of the State of New York | $76,102 |
Espada, Pedro | $65,800 |
New York State Association of Realtors | $63,088 |
Footnotes