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United States Senate election in New York, 2022
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 7, 2022 |
| Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Voters in New York elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 8, 2022. The primary for U.S. Senate, state executive, and state assembly offices was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and the filing deadline was April 7, 2022. The primary for U.S. House and state senate offices was scheduled for August 23, 2022, and the filing deadline was June 10, 2022.
The election filled the Class III Senate seat held by Charles Schumer (D), who first took office in 1999. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democrats retained their majority and gained one net seat, with the Senate's post-election partisan balance at 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans.
Thirty-five of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election.[1] At the time of the election, Democrats had an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) having the tie-breaking vote.[2] Of the seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 14 and Republicans held 21.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- United States Senate election in New York, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in New York, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New York
Incumbent Chuck Schumer defeated Joe Pinion and Diane Sare in the general election for U.S. Senate New York on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chuck Schumer (D / Working Families Party) | 56.7 | 3,320,561 |
 | Joe Pinion (R / Conservative Party) | 42.7 | 2,501,151 | |
 | Diane Sare (LaRouche Party)  | 0.5 | 26,844 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4,151 | ||
| Total votes: 5,852,707 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Anabilah-Azumah (Independent)
- Vivika Alexander (No Party Affiliation)
- Luca Nascimbene (Independent)
- Mohammad Ahmed (Veterans Party of America Party)
- Thomas Quiter (L)
- Nicholas Mantanona (Independent)
- Walter Masterson (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Chuck Schumer advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Khaled Salem (D)
- Moses Mugulusi (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Joe Pinion advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pat Hahn (R)
- Joshua Eisen (R)
- Alex Mici (R)
- Mark Szuszkiewicz (R)
- Tyrrell Lev Sharif Ben-Avi (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Joe Pinion advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Chuck Schumer advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in New York
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Diane Sare (LaRouche)
The United States has no mandate to invade other nations and overthrow governments which pose no threat to us. We need to collaborate with China and Russia in particular to stabilize the world economically and strategically. Sovereignty must be respected.
Human beings are not animals. We are uniquely capable, through creative scientific discovery, of improving the standard of living for a growing population from one generation to the next. We should liberate ourselves from the pagan cult of earth-worshipping environmentalism and encourage scientific discovery.
Diane Sare (LaRouche)
Diane Sare (LaRouche)
Diane Sare (LaRouche)
Diane Sare (LaRouche)
Diane Sare (LaRouche)
The United States is going to have to cooperate with China on rapidly building massive projects of transportation, water management, and power generation. We can't do it at the rate required without such cooperation, as the average age of a machinist now is 45, and many machinists report that if they retire, there is no one to replace them.
David Lilienthal's book "Democracy on the March" about the Tennessee Valley Authority is a good reference for the kind of initiatives that have to be taken to address the current crisis.
Prior to the TVA, the Tennessee Valley was hopelessly impoverished and ravaged by malaria and floods. After the river was brought under control, the local population was engaged in the upgrading of land management and farming, and also industry and mining, and production of phosphate-based fertilizer. This greatly increased the amount of food produced per farm, and the electrification of the households and farms increased it even more. This success created a cultural shift among the people living there, reflected in part by their great demand for public libraries, and their care to develop the region in such a way as to also enhance the natural beauty of the area with beautiful lakes and recreational parks.
Today, in addition to great projects of infrastructure, we also need a crash program to develop fusion energy.
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] 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.[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Chuck Schumer | Working Families Party, Democratic Party | $41,884,545 | $42,679,319 | $9,882,044 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Diane Sare | LaRouche Party | $368,512 | $361,166 | $7,115 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Joe Pinion | Republican Party, Conservative Party | $592,671 | $561,065 | $31,606 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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." |
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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.[5]
- 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.[6][7][8]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in New York, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in New York in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New York, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| New York | U.S. Senate | Ballot-qualified party | 15,000, with at least 100 or 5% of enrolled voters from each of one-half of the state's congressional districts | N/A | 4/7/2022 | Source |
| New York | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 45,000, with at least 500 or 5% of enrolled voters from each of one-half of the state's congressional districts | N/A | 5/31/2022 | Source |
Election history
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New York
Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand defeated Chele Farley in the general election for U.S. Senate New York on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | 67.0 | 4,056,931 |
 | Chele Farley (R) | 33.0 | 1,998,220 | |
| Total votes: 6,055,151 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Chele Farley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Samsel (R)
- David Webber (R)
- Rafael Jones (R)
- Pat Hahn (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated New York's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Chuck Schumer (D) defeated Wendy Long (R), Alex Merced (L), and Robin Laverne Wilson (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Chuck Schumer Incumbent |
70.7% | 5,182,006 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 27.1% | 1,988,261 | |
| Green | Robin Wilson | 1.5% | 112,521 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Merced | 0.7% | 47,666 | |
| Total Votes | 7,330,454 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
2012
On November 6, 2012, incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand (D) won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Wendy Long (R), Colia Clark (G), Chris Edes (L) and John Mangelli (Common Sense Party) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand Incumbent |
72.2% | 4,822,330 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 26.3% | 1,758,702 | |
| Green | Colia Clark | 0.6% | 42,591 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Edes | 0.5% | 32,002 | |
| CSP | John Mangelli | 0.3% | 22,041 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 2,012 | |
| Total Votes | 6,679,678 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections U.S. Senator Election Returns November 6, 2012," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wendy Long |
50.2% | 75,924 | |
| Republican | Bob Turner | 35.9% | 54,196 | |
| Republican | George Maragos | 13.9% | 21,002 | |
| Total Votes | 151,122 | |||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, New York[10] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| New York's 1st | 49.5% | 49.3% | ||
| New York's 2nd | 48.7% | 50.2% | ||
| New York's 3rd | 53.6% | 45.4% | ||
| New York's 4th | 56.8% | 42.2% | ||
| New York's 5th | 80.9% | 18.5% | ||
| New York's 6th | 64.7% | 34.4% | ||
| New York's 7th | 80.8% | 18.2% | ||
| New York's 8th | 76.3% | 23.1% | ||
| New York's 9th | 75.4% | 23.9% | ||
| New York's 10th | 85.1% | 13.9% | ||
| New York's 11th | 45.7% | 53.4% | ||
| New York's 12th | 85.2% | 13.8% | ||
| New York's 13th | 88.1% | 11.1% | ||
| New York's 14th | 77.9% | 21.3% | ||
| New York's 15th | 84.7% | 14.7% | ||
| New York's 16th | 71.4% | 27.7% | ||
| New York's 17th | 54.5% | 44.4% | ||
| New York's 18th | 53.4% | 45.0% | ||
| New York's 19th | 51.3% | 46.7% | ||
| New York's 20th | 58.6% | 39.4% | ||
| New York's 21st | 42.8% | 55.2% | ||
| New York's 22nd | 52.6% | 45.2% | ||
| New York's 23rd | 40.4% | 57.6% | ||
| New York's 24th | 40.3% | 57.5% | ||
| New York's 25th | 58.8% | 39.1% | ||
| New York's 26th | 60.8% | 37.4% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 71.5% of New Yorkers lived in one of the state's 17 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 16.8% lived in one of 15 Trending Republican counties. Overall, New York was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in New York following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| New York county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 17 | 71.5% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 15 | 16.8% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 26 | 8.6% | |||||
| Battleground Democratic | 4 | 3.1% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 21 | 74.6% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 41 | 25.4% | |||||
Historical voting trends
New York presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 18 Democratic wins
- 13 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in New York.
| U.S. Senate election results in New York | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 67.0% |
33.0%
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| 2016 | 70.4% |
27.4%
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| 2012 | 71.6% |
27.0%
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| 2010 | 66.3% |
33.2%
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| 2010 | 59.6% |
33.3%
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| Average | 67.0 | 30.8 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of New York
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in New York.
| Gubernatorial election results in New York | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 59.6% |
36.2%
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| 2014 | 54.3% |
40.4%
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| 2010 | 63.1% |
33.5%
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| 2006 | 65.7% |
27.1%
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| 2002 | 48.2% |
32.7%
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| Average | 58.4 | 34.1 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of New York's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New York, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Republican | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 27 | 29 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in New York's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in New York, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Kathy Hochul
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| Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado
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| Secretary of State | Robert Rodriguez
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| Attorney General | Letitia James
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the New York State Legislature as of November 2022.
New York State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 42 | |
| Republican Party | 20 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | |
New York House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 107 | |
| Republican Party | 42 | |
| Independence | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 150 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, New York was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
New York Party Control: 1992-2022
Six years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in New York and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for New York | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York | United States | |
| Population | 19,378,102 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 47,123 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 63.7% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 15.7% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 8.4% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 8.7% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.8% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 36.6% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $68,486 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.1% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.
- ↑ Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 9, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
