New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020

Elections in New York, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 9
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 24
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 10 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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New York's 22nd Congressional District
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Filing deadline: April 2, 2020
Primary: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Anthony Brindisi (Democrat)
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Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York
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Former incumbent Claudia Tenney (R) defeated incumbent Anthony Brindisi (D), Keith Price (L), and James Desira (I, write-in) in the race for New York's 22nd Congressional District on November 3, 2020.

For the first month of the 117th Congress, the race was uncalled and New York's 22nd did not have a voting representative in the U.S. House due to legal proceedings surrounding the validity of certain absentee and affidavit ballots. On February 8, 2021, following Oswego County Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte's final ruling on the ballot challenges, Tenney was certified as the winner by 109 votes. Brindisi conceded the election the same day. To read more about the litigation, click here.

The race was one of 56 U.S. House rematches from 2018. Brindisi defeated Tenney in 2018 51% to 49%. Tenney was elected in 2016 with 47% of the vote. Democrat Kim Myers received 41%, and Upstate Jobs candidate Martin Babinec received 12%.

The 22nd District was one of 31 Democratic-held U.S. House districts that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump received 55% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 39% in the 22nd District.

As of October 15, 2020, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had spent $2.4 million toward the race, and the National Republican Congressional Committee had spent $2.1 million.

The outcome of this race affected partisan control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 117th Congress. All 435 seats in the House were up for election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 232 to 198 majority over Republicans. The Libertarian Party had one seat. Four seats were vacant. Democrats defended 30 districts Donald Trump (R) won in 2016. Republicans defended five districts Hillary Clinton (D) won in 2016.

New York's 22nd Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state and includes Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Tioga and Oswego counties.

For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

This election was a battleground race. Other 2020 battlegrounds included:

New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary) New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020

Post-election analysis

The table below compares the vote totals in the 2020 presidential election and 2020 U.S. House election for this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

Presidential and congressional election results, New York's 22nd Congressional District, 2020
Race	Presidential	U.S. House
Democratic candidate	43.2	48.8
Republican candidate	54.7	48.8
Difference	11.5	0

Aftermath

Overview

Following the November 3, 2020, election, Brindisi and Tenney’s campaigns joined a lawsuit challenging certain absentee and affidavit ballots. These challenges spanned a wide variety of issues, including: how the ballot was filled out; where the ballot was dropped off; and one case where it was argued a stained ballot should be rendered invalid since the stain might have been blood, which could be used to identify the voter. On February 8, 2021, following Oswego County Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte's final ruling on the ballot challenges, Tenney was certified as the winner by 109 votes. Brindisi conceded the election the same day.

The initial vote count and challenging process concluded on November 30. The unofficial results, which excluded challenged ballots, showed Tenney ahead by 12 votes. Some counties corrected errors in their vote counts days before this deadline, and certain challenged ballots were returned to DelConte with missing or incorrectly written documentation. DelConte ordered county boards of elections to correct errors in these vote counts and a partial recount of disputed ballots where necessary.

Justice DelConte resumed judicial review of ballots on December 21, 2020. Final oral arguments were heard on January 22, 2021.

Timeline of unofficial and certified results

Timeline of unofficial and certified results in New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
Date	Anthony Brindisi (D)	Claudia Tenney (R)	Margin of votes
November 4, 2020	111,461	139,883	Tenney+28,422
November 20, 2020	154,273	154,537	Tenney+264
November 25, 2020	155,435 or 155,434	155,422	Brindisi+12 or 13
November 30, 2020	155,480	155,492	Tenney+12
December 23, 2020	155,625	155,611	Brindisi+14
December 30, 2020	155,833	155,862	Tenney+29
January 29, 2021	155,972	156,094	Tenney+122
February 2, 2021	155,973	156,094	Tenney+121
February 5, 2021 (official count)	155,989	156,098	Tenney+109

Timeline of events

The following is a list of events and actions in this election challenge.

• February 2021 (click to collapse)

  • Feb. 11, 2021: Claudia Tenney (R) was sworn in to the House of Representatives.

  • Feb. 8, 2021:
    • The New York Board of Elections voted to certify the election results.
    • Brindisi conceded the election. In a statement, he said: "Today I congratulated Claudia Tenney and offered to make the transition process as smooth as possible on behalf of our community. [...] It is time to close the book on this election and focus on building a better community and more united country for our children." Tenney responded to Brindisi's concession in a tweet, saying: "I really appreciate Anthony's call today and thank him for his service. He graciously offered to help ensure a smooth transition and I look forward to working with him over the coming days to complete that process on behalf of everyone in NY22."

  • Feb. 5, 2021: Justice DelConte heard oral arguments regarding whether a winner in New York's 22nd should or could leave office if an appellate court later overturned parts of DelConte's decisions and found a different election result. DelConte issued a decision saying election certification would not interfere with possible appeals, and if an appellate court found a different election result this finding could be submitted to the House of Representatives for review. He ordered Oneida County to certify its election results, and for the New York State Board of Elections to certify the election results for the district. The final vote count in the race had Tenney with 156,098 votes, followed by Brindisi with 155,989.

  • Feb. 1, 2021:
    • Brindisi's legal team filed an appeal requesting a full manual audit of the election results.
    • Justice DelConte issued a stay to the Oneida County Board of Elections, temporarily stopping them from certifying their election results. DelConte's delay to the certification was issued to allow time to decide whether a winner in New York's 22nd should or could leave office if an appellate court later overturned parts of DelConte's decisions and found a different election result. A deadline of February 4 was set for the candidates' legal teams to file briefs on this question, and oral arguments were scheduled for February 5.

• January 2021 (click to expand)

  • Jan. 29, 2021:
    • Oneida County finished recanvassing its affidavit ballots. Of the 1,097 ballots recanvassed, it was determined that 393 were cast by voters with unprocessed voter registrations. Brindisi's unofficial vote total rose by 139 votes, Tenney's rose by 232 votes, and 2 of the votes were for Keith Price (L).
    • Justice DelConte ruled on the challenged affidavit and absentee ballots. The decision included rulings on 17 types of ballot challenges. Of the 1,188 challenges made by the candidates, 470 were affirmed, 139 were overturned, 533 were withdrawn, and three were not preserved for judicial review. Justice DelConte also ordered each board of elections in the county to complete its final canvass of votes in court on February 1, and said he would hear challenges to the newly recanvassed Oneida County affidavit ballots.

  • Jan. 28, 2021: In a filing to the court, Justice DelConte said he would rule on the challenged affidavit and absentee ballots on January 29. He said this ruling would require some unopened ballots to be canvassed, which took place on February 1. If Brindisi or Tenney challenge any of these opened ballots, DelConte said he would "rule on those challenges on the record in open court."

  • Jan. 25, 2021: Justice DelConte extended the deadline for the Oneida County Board of Elections to recanvass its affidavit ballots. The new deadline was set for January 29.

  • Jan. 22, 2021: Final arguments regarding the challenged ballots were heard by Justice DelConte. He said he planned to issue a final ruling the following week.

  • Jan. 20, 2021:
    • Justice DelConte said the voters whose registrations were unprocessed were registered voters, and their affidavit ballots were improperly rejected. He ordered the Oneida County Board of Elections to recanvass all of its affidavit ballots by January 27. This would include the 69 ballots at issue in the Brindisi and Tenney briefs, and any other ballots cast by voters with unprocessed voter registrations.
    • Brindisi and Tenney's legal teams filed final briefs regarding challenged ballots. The Tenney brief can be found here, and the Brindisi brief can be found here.

  • Jan. 14, 2021: The Brindisi and Tenney legal teams filed briefs regarding ballots cast by voters in Oneida County whose voter registrations were not processed. Brindisi's team argued that 69 of the ballots in question should be counted, asking Justice DelConte to register the voters. Tenney's attorneys argued that it was not within the court's jurisdiction to register the voters retroactively, and that the retroactive registration could not be limited to only 69 of the ballots in the group. The group could contain a number of other ballots not identified by the court that were cast by some of the 2,418 voters whose registrations were not processed.

  • Jan. 11, 2021: DelConte set a deadline of January 13 for Brindisi's and Tenney's legal teams to file briefs about Oneida County's unprocessed voter registrations. He also set a deadline of January 20 for the filing of any other legal briefs, and said final oral arguments would be heard on January 22.

  • Jan. 8, 2021:
    • Brindisi filed to run in New York's 22nd Congressional District election in 2022.
    • During court proceedings, it was found that 2,418 voter registration applications submitted before New York's registration deadline through the Department of Motor Vehicles were not processed by the Oneida County Board of Elections before election day. These voters had the option to cast an affidavit ballot, but if they did the ballots weren't counted since it appeared they weren't registered. DelConte was set to review at least 63 affidavit ballots from this group. Brindisi's lawyers said these ballots should be counted because the voters were disenfranchised by no fault of their own. Tenney's campaign said the ballots should not be counted, since poll workers could not verify a voter's identity on election day against a record that did not exist.

  • Jan. 3, 2021: The 117th Congress was sworn in. No representative was sworn in to represent New York's 22nd, pending resolution of election litigation. In a statement, a spokesman for Brindisi said: "This Congressional seat belongs to New York’s voters and they need to have their voices heard. [...] We are confident that after New York resolves this process in a timely manner, and the voters have their voices heard, Anthony will be the winner and seated in Congress." Tenney said, "Unfortunately, the 22nd District is without a representative due to complicated and prolonged court review of disputed ballots. We remain confident that once all the facts are considered and the law is applied fairly I will be certified as the winner."

• December 2020 (click to expand)

  • Dec. 30, 2020: All counties had submitted their recanvassed vote counts. Excluding challenged ballots, Tenney was ahead by 29 votes.

  • Dec. 23, 2020: Justice DelConte ruled against discarding 118 absentee ballots from Madison County the Tenney campaign had challenged. This was the largest batch of ballots DelConte had ruled on one way or another since litigation started.

  • Dec. 21, 2020: Justice DelConte resumed judicial review of ballots. Seven of the eight counties in the district submitted their recanvassed vote counts, which showed Tenney ahead by 19 votes. Oneida County's recanvass was expected to be submitted to the court the following week. Due to the delay in recanvass submission, DelConte said he did not expect to certify a winner before Congress was sworn in.

  • Dec. 18, 2020: Brindisi and Tenney's legal teams met with the boards of elections in the district and Justice DelConte.

  • Dec. 8, 2020: Justice DelConte ordered county boards of elections to perform a final check for uncounted ballots, to correct any possible canvassing errors present in their current counts, and conduct recounts of challenged ballots where necessary. He denied the Tenney campaign's request to allow counties to certify her as the winner. DelConte did not rule on the validity of the challenged ballots missing appropriate documentation.

  • Dec. 7, 2020: Justice DelConte heard arguments from Brinidsi's and Tenney's attorneys. He did not issue a ruling or set a date for a ruling, but said he would make a decision on the case soon.

  • Dec. 2, 2020: Justice DelConte had ordered the campaigns’ legal teams to submit their briefs regarding the 809 disputed ballots up for potential review by December 2. Tenney’s campaign requested that the court allow counties to certify her as the winner, and said the judge could not rule on challenged ballots that were missing the legally-required documentation. Brindisi’s legal team asked the judge to order county election officials to conduct public hearings to correct errors and missing information on challenged ballots.

  • Dec. 1, 2020: Chenango County election officials discovered 55 uncounted ballots. The ballots remained uncounted pending Justice DelConte’s ruling.

• November 2020 (click to expand)

  • Nov. 30, 2020: After a correction to the Herkimer County unofficial vote tally, Tenney had a 12 vote lead in the race. Madison County also corrected its vote count. Following these errors, both the Brindisi and Tenney legal teams asked for a 24-hour extension beyond the November 30 deadline to file final briefs in the case. The extension was granted by Justice DelConte, who also ordered counties to preserve records of their vote calculations.

  • Nov. 25, 2020: Unofficial vote counts from WBNG in Binghamton and the Associated Press showed Brindisi in the lead by 12 or 13 votes. A Brindisi spokesman issued a statement, saying “Election results from the remaining counties in the district show Anthony Brindisi has now taken the lead. We are hopeful that once New York’s 22nd congressional district is certified, Representative Brindisi will be sworn in again to continue his bipartisan work on behalf of this district.” Tenney’s campaign said: “The current tally includes invalid votes and that the process to review and count the massive amount of paper ballots is fractured. Today’s misleading and inaccurate tally is rife with errors and mistakes that must be rectified before this election is certified.”

  • Nov. 24, 2020: Justice DelConte paused the court’s vote review until after the Thanksgiving holiday and prohibited counties from certifying a winner in the race until further notice. He said several county boards of elections had not returned final vote tallies and had not followed the correct procedure to provide information about contested ballots. According to state election law, the reasons for the challenge and the decision should be written directly on the ballot envelope, but many ballots were missing this information or had it affixed to the envelope on a sticky-note.

  • Nov. 23, 2020: Judicial review of contested ballots began.

  • Nov. 20, 2020: Justice DelConte extended the deadline to November 23 for county boards of elections to provide final vote counts and contested ballots to the court. At this time, Tenney was around 300 votes ahead of Brindisi according to unofficial counts.

  • Nov. 10, 2020: Oswego County Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte ruled on the petitions. He ordered county boards of elections to make copies of any ballots challenged by one of the campaigns’ representatives to allow for subsequent judicial review. After this ruling, ballot counting began in the race, with an initial deadline for final submission of vote totals and challenged ballots set for November 20. Before mail-in and affadavit votes were counted, Tenney had around a 28,000 vote lead against Brindisi.

  • Nov. 6, 2020: Brindisi’s campaign filed a counterclaim also requesting judicial supervision of mail-in and affadavit vote counting.

  • Nov. 4, 2020: Tenney’s campaign filed a lawsuit against each of the county election offices in the 22nd district, the New York State Board of Elections, Brindisi, and Price asking that the court supervise mail-in vote counting and check the validity of ballots.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

New York modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee voting eligibility in the general election was extended to any voter who was "unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public." The state launched an absentee ballot request portal.
• Candidate filing procedures: The filing deadline for independent nominating petitions was extended to July 30, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 22

Claudia Tenney defeated incumbent Anthony Brindisi, Keith Price, and James Desira in the general election for U.S. House New York District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Tenney (R / Conservative Party)	48.8	156,098
		Anthony Brindisi (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party)	48.8	155,989
		Keith Price (L)	2.1	6,780
	Submit photo	James Desira (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	771

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 319,638
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Brindisi advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22

Claudia Tenney defeated George Phillips in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Tenney	59.4	23,784
		George Phillips	40.3	16,151
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	114

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,049
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Cornwell (R)
• Franklin Sager (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Claudia Tenney advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Brindisi advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Keith Price advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 22.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Claudia Tenney (L)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Claudia Tenney (Serve America Movement Party)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Brindisi advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.

Note: Claudia Tenney appears twice in the list above because she was disqualified from the ballot on both the Libertarian and Serve America Movement Party lines.

Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.

Anthony Brindisi

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

• U.S House (Assumed office: 2019)
• New York State Assembly (2012-2018)
• Utica City Board of Education

Biography:  Brindisi received a B.A. from Siena College and a J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University. He worked as a lawyer in private practice.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Brindisi said he had a proven record of bipartisanship and delivering for upstate New York.

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Brindisi emphasized legislation he worked to get passed, including legislation requiring the defense department to buy flatware manufactured in upstate New York and legislation related to mental healthcare for veterans.

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Brindisi said he held Spectrum cable company accountable and that Tenney gave the company a tax break while it raised rates. He said Spectrum gave money to Tenney's campaign.

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Show sources

Sources: Anthony Brindisi's 2020 campaign website, "Meet Anthony," accessed October 15, 2020; YouTube, "Anthony Brindisi, Videos," accessed October 15, 2020; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Brindisi, Anthony," accessed October 15, 2020

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New York District 22 in 2020.

Claudia Tenney

Party: Conservative Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• U.S House (2017-2019)
• New York State Assembly (2011-2016)

Biography:  Tenney received a B.A. from Colgate University and a J.D. from Cincinnati University. She founded Tenney Media Group, worked as a staffer to the consulate general of Yugoslavia, and was a lawyer in private practice.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Tenney emphasized her background as a business owner and single mother.

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Tenney said her record included introducing legislation to require the defense department to buy flatware manufactured in upstate New York, supporting the police, and voting against tax increases.

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Several Tenney ads included the line, "You can't spell Brindisi without B.S." Tenney's ads said Brindisi turned his back on police, supported releasing dangerous criminals early and free education for people in the country illegally, voted to impeach Donald Trump, and let Spectrum cable company raise rates while taking money from PACs linked to the company.

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Show sources

Sources: Claudia Tenney's 2020 campaign website, "Bio," accessed October 15, 2020; YouTube, "Claudia Tenney, Videos," accessed October 15, 2020; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Tenney, Claudia," accessed October 15, 2020

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New York District 22 in 2020.

Polls

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New York's 22nd Congressional District, 2020: General election polls
Poll	Date	Brindisi	Tenney	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Sponsor
Siena College	Sept. 27-Oct. 4	48%	39%	13%	± 5.0	383	Syracuse.com

Campaign finance

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

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Anthony Brindisi	Working Families Party, Democratic Party, Independence Party	$6,149,103	$5,901,342	$252,624	As of December 31, 2020
Claudia Tenney	Republican Party, Conservative Party	$3,126,231	$2,800,346	$402,867	As of December 31, 2020
Keith Price	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
James Desira	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
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. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

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.
• 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.

Race ratings: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 3, 2020	October 27, 2020	October 20, 2020	October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

• Claudia Tenney

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorsement	Brindisi (D)	Tenney (R)
Newspapers and editorials
Advance Media NY editorial board	✔
Elected officials
President Donald Trump (R)		✔
Organizations
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	✔

Timeline

2020

• October 2020 (click to collapse)

  October

  • Oct. 26, 2020: The Mohawk Valley Community College hosted a debate.

  • Oct. 22, 2020: WSKG and the League of Women Voters hosted a debate.

  • Oct. 19, 2020: Capital Tonight hosted a debate.

  • Oct. 18, 2020: Advance Media NY editorial board endorsed Brindisi.

  • Oct. 4, 2020: A Siena College poll showed Brindisi with 48% support to Tenney's 39%. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points.

• September 2020 (click to expand)

  September

  • Sept. 2, 2020: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Brindisi.

Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Anthony Brindisi

Supporting Brindisi

"Broken" - Brindisi campaign ad, released October 13, 2020

"Sheriff" - Brindisi campaign ad, released September 23, 2020

"Veterans" - Brindisi campaign ad, released September 23, 2020

"Here" - Brindisi campaign ad, released September 23, 2020

"Our Dad" - Brindisi campaign ad, released September 23, 2020

"Dairy Farm" - Brindisi campaign ad, released July 28, 2020

"SPOONSS" - Brindisi campaign ad, released July 24, 2020

"Getting Things Done" - Brindisi campaign ad, released January 28, 2020

• "Works with Both Parties" - Brindisi Campaign ad, accessed October 15, 2020

Opposing Tenney

"Their Congresswoman" - Brindisi campaign ad, released September 23, 2020

"Again" - Brindisi campaign ad, released September 23, 2020

Claudia Tenney

Supporting Tenney

"First" - Tenney campaign ad, released October 14, 2020

"Matt Roberts" - Tenney campaign ad, released September 15, 2020

"Champion" - Tenney campaign ad, released September 2, 2020

"Stressful Job" - Tenney campaign ad, released August 25, 2020

"Home" - Tenney campaign ad, released October 1, 2019

Opposing Brindisi

"Disaster" - Tenney campaign ad, released October 5, 2020

"Lied" - Tenney campaign ad, released September 24, 2020

"These People" - Tenney campaign ad, released September 9, 2020

"Vets" - Tenney campaign ad, released September 2, 2020

"Ripped Off Ad" - Tenney campaign ad, released August 31, 2020

"Protect" - Tenney campaign ad, released August 20, 2020

"Handcuffs" - Tenney campaign ad, released August 20, 2020

"Copycat" - Tenney campaign ad, released May 29, 2020

Satellite group ads

Opposing Brindisi

"Willing to Reach" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released September 23, 2020

Opposing Tenney

"Sold" - Democratic Congressional Committee ad, released October 1, 2020

Debates and forums

October 26, 2020

The Mohawk Valley Community College hosted a debate. View coverage here.

October 22, 2020

WSKG and the League of Women Voters hosted a debate. View coverage here.

October 19, 2020

Capital Tonight hosted a debate. View the video here.

Campaign themes

See also: Campaign themes

Anthony Brindisi

Brindisi’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Working Across the Aisle to Deliver Results The 22nd District deserves a representative who has proven their ability to work across party lines and with elected officials at all levels of government. As one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, I am working with Democrats and Republicans to find commonsense solutions to real-world problems. In fact, more than 95 percent of my bills are bipartisan and every bill I introduce has a Republican co-sponsor. I am proud to be an independent voice with a track record of standing up to my own party and reaching across the aisle to get results, like when I stood up against my party and voted no on a partisan budget plan that would increase the deficit. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter which side of the aisle an idea comes from - I’ll work with anyone when it’s good for Upstate New York. It’s this approach that led to four of my bills being signed into law by President Trump. We need more of our Upstate values in Washington, and I am proud to be that voice. Delivering for Farmers and Agricultural Communities I am proud to represent a community that is more than 50% rural, with thousands of small family farms that feed our nation and put food on our shelves. Too often, however, our small farming communities are left behind by a broken Washington that puts politics over solutions. As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I am working with members of both parties to support our farmers and producers. I am proud to work with my Upstate Agriculture Advisory Committee to focus on the issues that matter to New York farmers. One of the first bills I introduced in Congress was bipartisan legislation to make it easier for farmers to hire the workers they need to keep their doors open. For too long, the broken politics of Washington have made it harder for farmers to hire workers and grow their business. I’m proud to say that in 2019, the House of Representatives passed my bill as part of a once in a generation compromise on immigration reform. This legislation gives more certainty to our farmers, and strengthens the E-Verify system to make sure that workers are here legally. When both parties come together, we can get real results for our communities. Over the last few months, we have also worked to support our dairy men and women by cracking down on the false labeling of plant-based beverages as milk. To make sure that kids have the healthy nutrients they need to grow, we are supporting bipartisan legislation to get more whole milk in schools, and push back on proposals from New York City to ban chocolate milk. We are also working to expand access to health care in rural New York. Tragically, the rate of suicide in rural parts of our country is 45% higher than in urban areas. That is unacceptable, and we need to provide more support and outreach in small towns and communities. That’s why I introduced legislation to expand mental health care outreach in farming communities. Holding Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable and Combatting Rising Prescription Drug Prices The rising cost of prescription drugs is something I have heard from folks all across Upstate New York. This is why I led the effort in Congress to crack down on big drug companies who try to stop generic drugs coming to the market, so people have access to lower-priced prescription drugs. In my first year since being elected, I took on the big pharmaceutical companies and voted to pass legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies in order to lower prices. This legislation helps working families and seniors, while still allowing companies to invest in research and development to find the next generation of life-saving drugs. Providing a Great Public Education A child’s zip code should never dictate the quality of education they receive. A good education is the first step in helping our kids achieve the American Dream. I am prepared to fight against any and all attempts to privatize our public education system for corporate gain. I also support robust investments in America’s public schools, including the digital infrastructure that students need to compete in the 21st Century. We must make sure our teachers have the resources they need to give our children a world-class education. We must also ensure public schools are fully funded, we invest in early childhood education programs and students are prepared for a 21st Century economy. Not every young person will go to a four-year college. We need to invest in both community colleges and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in our middle schools and our high schools to prepare students for high-paying, high-skilled careers in advanced manufacturing and the trades. We should focus on boosting certification and apprenticeship programs that have the same value in the job market as a college degree. Leaders must also do more to lessen the student loan debt that our college graduates face. A college degree should not mean a lifetime of debt. I support legislation to allow individuals to discharge student loans in bankruptcy, as well as legislation to bring down the price of college in the first place, strengthening student aid programs such as Pell Grants to make them more flexible. Improving Health Care I believe everyone should have access to quality, affordable health care. That’s why I strongly opposed the heartless bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), raise premiums and take coverage away from more than 20 million Americans. This bill strips protections for people suffering from pre-existing conditions and reduces vital funding to protect older adults, children, women and people suffering from opioid addiction. Instead of taking health care away from hardworking families, I voted to require health insurance companies to cover people with preexisting conditions. We need to stop the special interests’ attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, and instead work to fix the ACA by tackling the problem of higher premiums and controlling health care costs. As I meet with people in our area, families tell me over and over that prescription drugs are too expensive. That’s why I led the effort to crack down on big drug companies who try to stop generic drugs coming to the market, so people have access to more affordable prescription drugs. I also voted to pass the historic Lower Drug Costs Now Act to allow Medicare to negotiate prices directly with pharmaceutical companies, cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors, and save $500 billion over 10 years to reinvest in strengthening Medicare and combating the opioid crisis. Growing the Economy for Businesses and Workers In order for our region to thrive, we must build a diverse economy that strengthens the middle class by focusing on manufacturing and technology, small business creation, agriculture, education and career training. That’s why I partnered with local entrepreneurs to require the Department of Defense purchase American-made flatware, which is manufactured in Upstate New York and will bring millions of dollars to the local economy. I am proud to have successfully passed the legislation after it was defeated under past representation. Government should and can reduce regulatory burdens and create an environment that encourages investment and job creation by bringing together small businesses, local colleges and technical schools, and community leaders to start conversations that develop solutions. I believe government should be a partner in building a strong economy. When costs are rising, we need to protect consumers so they have more money in their pockets. Whether it’s a cable bill, cell phone bill, utility bill or prescription drug costs, our focus must be on lowering the cost of living and raising peoples’ pay. We should start by driving down prescription drug costs and preventing mega corporate mergers that create monopolies and inflate costs. Next, we need to keep taxes low and support an economy that rewards the American worker. This means cracking down on countries that cheat and eliminating tax breaks for big businesses that ship jobs overseas, instead pushing for smart tax policies that help businesses grow and hire. Finally, we need a real infrastructure plan to fix our aging roads, bridges and water systems. We also need to make sure every American has access to high-speed internet, especially in our underserved urban and rural communities. I took my fight against Spectrum Cable to Congress and called for an investigation of Spectrum Cable for violating terms of its merger with Time-Warner cable, after Spectrum illegally raised rates on former Time-Warner customers. Protecting Social Security and Medicare Social Security and Medicare are earned benefits, a promise that older adults paid into during their lifetimes. There are some politicians in Washington who want to privatize Social Security and Medicare and let Wall Street gamble your hard earned money and take millions in fees. I will never vote to privatize Social Security or Medicare. I voted to pass the historic Lower Drug Costs Now Act to allow Medicare to negotiate prices directly with pharmaceutical companies, cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors, and save $500 billion over 10 years to reinvest in strengthening Medicare and combating the opioid crisis. While we need to reduce the deficit, we must never balance the budget on the backs of hardworking older adults that rely on Social Security and Medicare for their retirement. Preserve and Defend Our Environment Protecting our environment should not be a partisan issue. Scientists all agree that climate change is real, and we are already seeing its devastating impact. I believe elected officials must unite to protect our planet for future generations. I support investing in research to create jobs in clean energy that will help middle-class families living in the 22nd District and protect our environment. I also strongly believe we should not retreat from American global leadership on this important issue. National Security and Veterans Our servicemembers and Veterans deserve our utmost gratitude and are entitled to the benefits they earned while defending our country. We cannot say thank you enough to the brave men and women who put their lives on the line defending our country. President Trump signed my bill into law to make sure the VA has the resources it needs to help prevent Veteran suicide. I also passed legislation that provides servicemembers with a mental health assessment every 6 months and am working to expand VA mental health services for National Guard members and Reservists. I also successfully fought to protect the Bainbridge VA clinic from closure. Having a voice in Washington who fights for Upstate makes a real difference. Our region plays a key role in our country’s national security. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I will continue to protect our Department of Defense assets locally, like the Air Force Research Laboratory at Rome Labs, the Defense Finance and Accounting Services and the Eastern Air Defense Sector. This means keeping up the fight against bureaucrats who want to see these facilities closed or moved. The Opioid Epidemic America has an addiction crisis, with opioid deaths now killing more Americans than car accidents. Addiction affects families that are affluent and poor, Republican and Democrat, and young and old. It threatens our families, and we must do whatever it takes to solve this epidemic. This is why in Congress, I helped pass the first-ever fentanyl sanctions effort to force the Chinese government to honor their commitment to make all fentanyl illegal and give law enforcement more resources to go after illegal drug traffickers in China, Mexico, and other countries, stopping deadly opioids from entering our country. We must give law enforcement, medical providers, and drug prevention workers the tools and resources they need to combat this crisis, and utilize federal funding for education, additional treatment facilities and the expansion of programs that fight the epidemic. Changing Our Broken Campaign Finance Laws America should be run for the people and by the people. But as the cost of campaigns continues to skyrocket, citizens are finding it harder and harder to run for office—at all levels. In order for our legislatures to look more like our communities, we must reform our campaign finance system that currently rewards the connected and entrenched, and make it easier and fairer for all who want to serve their communities. As a fiscal conservative who opposes wasteful and out of control government spending, I led the effort to stop members of Congress from giving themselves a pay raise. And I’m not stopping there - I helped pass historic campaign finance legislation to limit foreign influence and ‘dark money’ in politics, giving control of our elections back to everyday Americans. This seat belongs to the people of the 22nd District of New York, not big corporations or special interests. Standing with Women Were it not for strong women in my life, I would not be where I am today. I’m appalled at the attacks from Washington politicians on women. Let me be clear: I am against cuts to Planned Parenthood and will continue to fight any attempts to defund the important programs they provide. I also support more protections in the workplace, like the Paycheck Fairness Act, to finally close the gender pay gap. As the father of both a daughter and a son, my children should have the same opportunities, regardless of their gender. Supporting the Second Amendment and Common Sense Reform We can reduce gun violence without infringing on the rights of law-abiding gun owners. Instead, I think we should focus on common sense laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals. That’s why I support expanded background checks for gun purchases and a ban on high-capacity gun magazines. We can support the Second Amendment while also preventing guns from getting into the hands of criminals and those with dangerous mental conditions. In the Assembly, I stood up to my own party and voted against the SAFE Act because it was a bad law. At the same time, I stand with more than 90% of Americans who support improving the badly broken gun background check system that currently allows dangerous individuals to get their hands on guns. We must invest more in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to ensure those who are violently mentally ill, domestic abusers and people on the 'Do Not Fly List' aren't falling through the cracks and can’t get their hands on guns from the start. I agree with the Trump Administration's plan to tackle bump stocks and make sure action follows words. I have never and will never accept a dime of campaign contributions from the NRA. Special interests will never control me. Coronavirus Your safety and well-being are my number one priority. Our team will continue to provide updates as we learn more about the situation to ensure you have the most up-to-date information as we learn how to combat the coronavirus pandemic.	”
—Anthony Brindisi’s campaign website (2020)

Claudia Tenney

Tenney’s campaign website stated the following:

“	China While many in Congress are just now getting up to speed on the threat China poses to America, Claudia Tenney for years has been a leader in the fight against Chinese theft of American intellectual property and proponent of breaking their grip on our financial system. Facts China steals $600 billion in intellectual property a year from America. [Source] Before the Coronavirus crisis, China held 20% of all America’s foreign-held debt ($1 trillion). [Source] China makes 90% of all antibiotics, vitamin C, ibuprofen, and over 70% of acetaminophen (Tylenol). [Source] Communist China’s government-run media threatened to choke off the supplies of these drugs to throw us into “the mighty sea of coronavirus." America has the largest reserves of rare earth minerals in the world, but we send those minerals to China for production – these minerals are used for thousands of electronics applications and military equipment. [Source] China accused the U.S. military of starting COVID-19. [Source] Tenney Plan to Combat Chinese Influence on America Tenney was the leader in advocating for Made in America products in both the Assembly and Congress. She even made sure Sherill Manufacturing had a place at the White House during President Trump’s Made in America Day in 2017. Restore our industrial base, provide incentives for pharmaceutical manufacturers to bring home vital drug production including the production of our rare earth minerals. Punish Chinese aggression and theft through tariffs. Hold China responsible for COVID-19 through lawsuits against the Chinese Communist Government for damages inflicted on American families. Freeze Chinese assets as collateral on the prospective damages caused by COVID-19 Sanction recipients of stolen U.S. property. Jobs and Economy The need to protect and grow jobs in New York is more important now than ever before. Claudia has worked relentlessly to stop job killing legislation and regulations in our state. In the state legislature she voted against the governor’s Big Government cronyism program, START-UP NY, which has been proven to be ineffective and is only hurting existing New York businesses and driving jobs out of our state by favoring outsiders through massive taxpayer subsidies. In Congress, Claudia supported rolling back a record number of business-burdening regulations. She will continue to take the same relentless energy back to Washington to unleash free market principles by getting big government off our backs. As a small manufacturing business owner, Claudia understands the struggles of owning and operating a business. Claudia knows that we must embrace the spirit of entrepreneurship and free markets to allow our small businesses to thrive. In Washington, she will continue to oppose all unnecessary and burdensome regulations and taxes on businesses and individuals. Veterans As a Marine Mom, Claudia is a particularly strong advocate for all veterans who have answered the call to serve and have sacrificed everything, which is necessary to preserve the freedom and individual rights guaranteed by our great nation. As a member of the New York Assembly Veterans Committee, she has sponsored a number of bills aimed to benefit and support both active duty and retired veterans. In Washington, she will be a champion for those who risk their lives to protect ours and will work tirelessly to ensure the Veteran’s Administration is working for our sons and daughters so they receive proper and timely healthcare services they were promised upon returning from combat. Second Amendment The Second Amendment is more than a right; in Upstate New York, it is a way of life. That’s why in the New York Assembly, Claudia was the first to introduce a bill requiring the full repeal of the Governor's gun grabbing SAFE Act. Claudia is the leading 2nd Amendment advocate and has been the most vocal against this unconstitutional law. She firmly believes that it is our constitutional right to bear arms and it shall not be infringed. Claudia does not support unproven gun control measures targeted at law abiding gun owners, and in Washington she will continue to be an uncompromising defender our Second Amendment rights. Healthcare It is clear that our Healthcare system is not working. Congress needs to come together to deliver solutions for Americans. We need a healthcare system that is affordable and accessible. In Washington, Claudia will advocate for free-market, patient centric healthcare allowing New Yorker’s to once again have the right to choose an affordable medical insurance that works for them and indeed, to keep their doctor. Education Claudia has spent countless hours meeting with teachers, parents and students and is intimately familiar with the challenges facing our education system. In both Albany and Washington, she has stood with parents, teachers and school administrators to push for meaningful reforms in our education system and opposed the rollout of federally mandated Common Core in New York. She also co-sponsored a bill that would give parents the choice to opt out of excessive, mandated Common Core testing. We need to be doing more as a nation to address the crippling student debt that face so many of our nation’s graduates. Congress should be working together to address this issue. In Washington, Claudia will work to help ease the burden college costs on students and families. Immigration We must ensure the security of our nation’s border immediately. Claudia knows we must stop the flow of illegal-immigrants that is putting our nation’s security at risk and placing a financial burden on American citizens. In Washington she will work to protect our sovereignty and our citizens by securing the border and preserving taxpayer resources for Americans and immigrants who respect and follow our laws and choose to come here legally. She will put New York and American workers first. Protecting Social Security and Medicare For Claudia, protecting Social Security and Medicare is personal. Both of Claudia’s parents depended on Social Security and Medicare while elderly and sick. In Congress, she will oppose any benefit changes for those at or near retirement. When in Congress, Claudia worked to recover and return countless Social Security and Medicare benefits to her constituents in NY-22. Back in Washington, she will work to ensure this critical safety net remains in place for future generations.	”
—Caludia Tenney’s campaign website (2020)

Keith Price

Price’s campaign Facebook page stated the following:

“	About This is a campaign for social and economic freedom, transparency, and open minded policy making.	”
—Keith Price’s campaign Facebook page (2020)

James Desira

Desira’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Issues For: BUSINESS: I believe businesses large and small are an important part of our economy and communities and will vote against any legislation which effectively stifles business growth. MILITARY SERVICE: When elected I will put forth legislation to exempt active military personnel from federal income tax liability. MILITARY VETERANS: Our veteran military service members have risked life and limb for our freedoms and deserve to be treated accordingly. Therefore I will work to ensure we provide the best medical treatment and care available to our veterans. ARTS/FILMMAKING: I agree with continuing support and incentives for Upstate NY film production and the Fine Arts. INFRASTRUCTURE: I am in favor for continuing the rebuilding of our aging infrastructure at the local and national levels. RENEWABLE ENERGY: I support continued investment into renewable energy production from various sustainable sources. CLEAN OCEANS: I support clean oceans and finding ways of removing the plastics polluting them. BORDER SECURITY: I support strong border security and enforcement. FISCAL RESPONSIBILTY: Once elected I will commit myself to reducing the federal debt by working toward annual federal budget surpluses. MARIJUANA USAGE: I favor legalizing marijuana for medical use and decriminalizing it for recreational use at the federal level and letting states determine the laws applicable to recreational use. SECOND AMENDMENT: I support the Second Amendment to the U.S Constitution, but not without stipulation. I agree with mandatory background checks and that violent convicted felons have forfeited their right to bear arms. I also believe we should strongly encourage taking firearm safety and training courses to those who choose to obtain and possess a firearm. Issues Against SCHOOL BULLYING: When elected I will put forth legislation that will withhold federal funds from public schools not doing enough to combat bullying. CURRENT NYS BAIL REFORM: I am against the current implementation of bail reform in NYS and will act to help change it to a more acceptable form. CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE: I believe asset forfeiture should only occur after the conviction of a crime as it was intended, not for mere suspicion as it is currently being misused. LATE TERM ABORTION: I believe late term abortions should be minimized as much as possible and be permitted under mitigating circumstances such as at risk women, rape, incest, and for teenagers. We should promote prevention, planning, and adoption instead. CABLE TV/DATA PROVIDER OLIGOPOLIES: When elected I will enact legislation to either regulate or force open competition into the cable TV and data provider service industry at local and national levels. ANIMAL CRUELTY: We need to remain diligent regarding the care and welfare of the animals and pets we share our spaces and lives with and act to reduce the abuse. HIGH DRUG PRICES: Every option to lower prescription drug prices must be looked at, including allowing patients to purchase approved drugs from abroad. NO KNOCK RAIDS: No knock raids put all involved at great risk of harm including innocent persons and should be stopped except for extremely urgent situations where people’s lives are in immediate jeopardy.	”
—James Desira’s campaign website (2020)

District represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016

This district was one of 30 Democratic-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election. Most were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2020.

2020 Democratic-held U.S. House districts won by Donald Trump in 2016
District	Incumbent	Ran in 2020?	2018 congressional margin	2016 presidential margin	2012 presidential margin
Arizona's 1st	Tom O'Halleran	Yes	Democrats+7.7	Trump+1.1	Romney+2.5
Georgia's 6th	Lucy McBath	Yes	Democrats+1.0	Trump+1.5	Romney+23.3
Illinois' 14th	Lauren Underwood	Yes	Democrats+5.0	Trump+3.9	Romney+10
Illinois' 17th	Cheri Bustos	Yes	Democrats+24.2	Trump+0.7	Obama+17
Iowa's 1st	Abby Finkenauer	Yes	Democrats+5.1	Trump+3.5	Obama+13.7
Iowa's 2nd	Dave Loebsack	Retired	Democrats+5.2	Trump+4.1	Obama+13.1
Iowa's 3rd	Cindy Axne	Yes	Democrats+2.2	Trump+3.5	Obama+4.2
Maine's 2nd	Jared Golden	Yes	Democrats+1.3	Trump+10.3	Obama+8.6
Michigan's 8th	Elissa Slotkin	Yes	Democrats+3.8	Trump+6.7	Romney+3.1
Michigan's 11th	Haley Stevens	Yes	Democrats+6.7	Trump+4.4	Romney+5.4
Minnesota's 2nd	Angie Craig	Yes	Democrats+5.5	Trump+1.2	Obama+0.1
Minnesota's 7th	Collin Peterson	Yes	Democrats+4.3	Trump+30.8	Romney+9.8
Nevada's 3rd	Susie Lee	Yes	Democrats+9.1	Trump+1.0	Obama+0.8
New Hampshire's 1st	Chris Pappas	Yes	Democrats+8.6	Trump+1.6	Obama+1.6
New Jersey's 3rd	Andrew Kim	Yes	Democrats+1.3	Trump+6.2	Obama+4.6
New Jersey's 5th	Josh Gottheimer	Yes	Democrats+13.7	Trump+1.1	Romney+3.0
New Jersey's 11th	Mikie Sherrill	Yes	Democrats+14.6	Trump+0.9	Romney+5.8
New Mexico's 2nd	Xochitl Torres Small	Yes	Democrats+1.9	Trump+10.2	Romney+6.8
New York's 11th	Max Rose	Yes	Democrats+6.5	Trump+9.8	Obama+4.3
New York's 18th	Sean Maloney	Yes	Democrats+10.9	Trump+1.9	Obama+4.3
New York's 19th	Antonio Delgado	Yes	Democrats+5.2	Trump+6.8	Obama+6.2
New York's 22nd	Anthony Brindisi	Yes	Democrats+1.8	Trump+15.5	Romney+0.4
Oklahoma's 5th	Kendra Horn	Yes	Democrats+1.4	Trump+13.4	Romney+18.4
Pennsylvania's 8th	Matt Cartwright	Yes	Democrats+9.3	Trump+9.6	Obama+11.9
Pennsylvania's 17th	Conor Lamb	Yes	Democrats+12.5	Trump+2.6	Romney+4.5
South Carolina's 1st	Joe Cunningham	Yes	Democrats+1.4	Trump+13.1	Romney+18.1
Utah's 4th	Ben McAdams	Yes	Democrats+0.3	Trump+6.7	Romney+37.0
Virginia's 2nd	Elaine Luria	Yes	Democrats+2.2	Trump+3.4	Romney+2.3
Virginia's 7th	Abigail Spanberger	Yes	Democrats+1.9	Trump+6.5	Romney+10.5
Wisconsin's 3rd	Ron Kind	Yes	Democrats+19.3	Trump+4.5	Obama+11
Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Daily Kos

Click here to see the five U.S. House districts represented by a Republican in 2020 and won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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 R+6, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 22nd Congressional District the 185th most Republican nationally.

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 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eighteen of 62 New York counties—29 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Broome County, New York	2.01%	5.31%	8.02%
Cayuga County, New York	11.64%	11.40%	8.48%
Cortland County, New York	5.58%	9.11%	9.96%
Essex County, New York	1.14%	18.77%	13.32%
Franklin County, New York	5.45%	26.07%	22.23%
Madison County, New York	14.20%	0.89%	0.87%
Niagara County, New York	17.75%	0.84%	1.00%
Orange County, New York	5.50%	5.65%	4.13%
Oswego County, New York	21.99%	7.93%	2.44%
Otsego County, New York	11.13%	2.72%	5.91%
Rensselaer County, New York	1.41%	12.19%	9.34%
St. Lawrence County, New York	8.82%	16.71%	16.33%
Saratoga County, New York	3.21%	2.44%	3.40%
Seneca County, New York	11.01%	9.08%	2.60%
Suffolk County, New York	6.84%	3.69%	5.99%
Sullivan County, New York	11.23%	9.02%	9.46%
Warren County, New York	8.47%	2.32%	2.64%
Washington County, New York	18.40%	1.90%	0.81%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New York with 59 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, New York voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 35 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New York voted Democratic all five times.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in New York. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 51 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. Trump won 13 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District '
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	54.04%	44.82%	D+9.2	48.70%	47.90%	D+0.8	D
2	46.01%	52.77%	R+6.8	38.67%	58.09%	R+19.4	R
3	55.11%	43.52%	D+11.6	41.78%	54.70%	R+12.9	R
4	53.31%	45.30%	D+8	48.48%	48.05%	D+0.4	D
5	47.32%	51.31%	R+4	36.36%	60.40%	R+24	R
6	78.89%	20.28%	D+58.6	72.98%	24.24%	D+48.7	D
7	47.06%	51.56%	R+4.5	39.08%	57.31%	R+18.2	R
8	39.57%	59.23%	R+19.7	36.18%	60.77%	R+24.6	R
9	43.39%	55.49%	R+12.1	36.87%	59.96%	R+23.1	D
10	51.06%	47.80%	D+3.3	52.08%	44.85%	D+7.2	R
11	64.66%	34.40%	D+30.3	55.00%	42.21%	D+12.8	D
12	47.31%	51.62%	R+4.3	44.00%	52.67%	R+8.7	R
13	58.37%	40.78%	D+17.6	60.78%	36.72%	D+24.1	D
14	46.14%	52.73%	R+6.6	41.36%	55.64%	R+14.3	R
15	45.71%	53.03%	R+7.3	44.85%	52.11%	R+7.3	R
16	52.05%	47.10%	D+5	56.95%	40.38%	D+16.6	D
17	45.79%	53.00%	R+7.2	39.11%	57.86%	R+18.7	R
18	91.22%	8.41%	D+82.8	87.68%	10.41%	D+77.3	D
19	42.58%	56.33%	R+13.7	43.26%	53.52%	R+10.3	R
20	48.06%	51.13%	R+3.1	47.00%	50.24%	R+3.2	R
21	52.67%	46.29%	D+6.4	51.99%	45.07%	D+6.9	R
22	65.29%	33.82%	D+31.5	63.90%	33.38%	D+30.5	D
23	61.90%	37.47%	D+24.4	53.34%	44.39%	D+9	D
24	78.38%	20.78%	D+57.6	76.56%	21.44%	D+55.1	D
25	67.95%	31.02%	D+36.9	64.73%	32.56%	D+32.2	D
26	60.52%	38.40%	D+22.1	57.04%	40.31%	D+16.7	D
27	66.10%	32.78%	D+33.3	65.49%	31.64%	D+33.8	D
28	64.51%	34.05%	D+30.5	64.36%	32.54%	D+31.8	D
29	96.48%	3.31%	D+93.2	93.79%	4.84%	D+89	D
30	69.24%	29.36%	D+39.9	66.29%	30.73%	D+35.6	D
31	94.67%	5.11%	D+89.6	90.76%	7.84%	D+82.9	D
32	98.08%	1.76%	D+96.3	94.74%	4.01%	D+90.7	D
33	91.02%	8.63%	D+82.4	87.81%	10.57%	D+77.2	D
34	83.56%	15.45%	D+68.1	81.22%	16.12%	D+65.1	D
35	87.16%	12.34%	D+74.8	83.53%	14.41%	D+69.1	D
36	79.87%	18.03%	D+61.8	77.61%	18.78%	D+58.8	D
37	83.87%	14.68%	D+69.2	81.38%	15.40%	D+66	D
38	80.79%	18.38%	D+62.4	76.29%	20.96%	D+55.3	D
39	84.83%	14.30%	D+70.5	82.52%	15.37%	D+67.2	D
40	73.69%	25.42%	D+48.3	67.21%	30.28%	D+36.9	D
41	64.24%	34.88%	D+29.4	60.37%	37.52%	D+22.9	D
42	88.34%	11.08%	D+77.3	87.37%	10.69%	D+76.7	D
43	92.71%	6.67%	D+86	89.50%	8.18%	D+81.3	D
44	75.88%	22.30%	D+53.6	78.35%	18.67%	D+59.7	D
45	39.57%	59.45%	R+19.9	38.92%	58.66%	R+19.7	D
46	57.36%	41.53%	D+15.8	52.25%	44.97%	D+7.3	D
47	57.51%	41.30%	D+16.2	52.70%	44.71%	D+8	D
48	23.67%	75.67%	R+52	28.29%	69.34%	R+41	D
49	63.97%	34.98%	D+29	56.74%	40.36%	D+16.4	D
50	81.31%	16.33%	D+65	83.62%	13.09%	D+70.5	D
51	85.66%	12.87%	D+72.8	83.02%	13.97%	D+69.1	D
52	90.09%	8.07%	D+82	91.91%	5.33%	D+86.6	D
53	92.91%	5.37%	D+87.5	91.06%	6.07%	D+85	D
54	96.13%	3.35%	D+92.8	92.39%	5.36%	D+87	D
55	98.83%	0.99%	D+97.8	96.15%	2.40%	D+93.7	D
56	98.41%	0.96%	D+97.4	95.55%	2.09%	D+93.5	D
57	96.67%	1.84%	D+94.8	95.21%	2.19%	D+93	D
58	98.43%	1.45%	D+97	96.16%	2.69%	D+93.5	D
59	79.70%	19.86%	D+59.8	74.78%	23.64%	D+51.1	D
60	97.18%	2.69%	D+94.5	95.26%	3.68%	D+91.6	D
61	73.38%	25.49%	D+47.9	66.08%	31.15%	D+34.9	D
62	33.53%	65.59%	R+32.1	23.48%	74.50%	R+51	R
63	52.73%	46.28%	D+6.4	44.62%	52.97%	R+8.3	D
64	48.50%	50.32%	R+1.8	40.32%	56.79%	R+16.5	R
65	81.18%	17.32%	D+63.9	82.52%	14.32%	D+68.2	D
66	82.48%	15.83%	D+66.6	88.65%	8.07%	D+80.6	D
67	79.90%	18.81%	D+61.1	86.93%	10.33%	D+76.6	D
68	93.24%	6.07%	D+87.2	91.42%	6.29%	D+85.1	D
69	89.05%	9.58%	D+79.5	90.82%	6.34%	D+84.5	D
70	97.06%	2.16%	D+94.9	94.78%	2.82%	D+92	D
71	94.24%	4.79%	D+89.4	92.52%	4.99%	D+87.5	D
72	92.83%	6.15%	D+86.7	90.73%	6.93%	D+83.8	D
73	66.15%	32.87%	D+33.3	78.99%	17.96%	D+61	D
74	82.49%	15.93%	D+66.6	85.40%	11.22%	D+74.2	D
75	81.59%	16.96%	D+64.6	86.45%	10.67%	D+75.8	D
76	71.08%	27.66%	D+43.4	80.57%	16.33%	D+64.2	D
77	97.58%	2.20%	D+95.4	94.60%	4.19%	D+90.4	D
78	93.63%	5.85%	D+87.8	91.24%	6.90%	D+84.3	D
79	97.75%	2.07%	D+95.7	94.79%	4.02%	D+90.8	D
80	84.17%	15.09%	D+69.1	81.92%	15.88%	D+66	D
81	80.56%	18.48%	D+62.1	81.08%	16.20%	D+64.9	D
82	77.59%	21.72%	D+55.9	72.94%	25.01%	D+47.9	D
83	97.51%	2.29%	D+95.2	95.42%	3.44%	D+92	D
84	96.67%	3.01%	D+93.7	93.79%	4.84%	D+88.9	D
85	96.67%	3.09%	D+93.6	93.54%	5.11%	D+88.4	D
86	96.98%	2.77%	D+94.2	93.95%	4.68%	D+89.3	D
87	94.79%	4.94%	D+89.8	91.38%	7.06%	D+84.3	D
88	58.31%	40.76%	D+17.6	65.37%	31.47%	D+33.9	D
89	85.20%	14.17%	D+71	82.85%	15.16%	D+67.7	D
90	61.30%	37.80%	D+23.5	60.47%	37.11%	D+23.4	D
91	61.44%	37.46%	D+24	67.67%	29.24%	D+38.4	D
92	63.32%	35.59%	D+27.7	67.46%	29.61%	D+37.8	D
93	55.29%	43.50%	D+11.8	63.29%	33.24%	D+30	D
94	43.95%	54.77%	R+10.8	42.07%	54.54%	R+12.5	R
95	60.73%	37.96%	D+22.8	60.71%	35.75%	D+25	D
96	55.79%	43.29%	D+12.5	53.99%	43.30%	D+10.7	D
97	55.96%	42.95%	D+13	56.12%	41.13%	D+15	D
98	42.17%	56.42%	R+14.3	37.01%	59.04%	R+22	R
99	48.43%	50.22%	R+1.8	42.54%	53.63%	R+11.1	D
100	58.43%	40.15%	D+18.3	48.34%	47.78%	D+0.6	D
101	46.72%	51.54%	R+4.8	37.09%	57.64%	R+20.6	R
102	46.17%	51.68%	R+5.5	36.02%	58.61%	R+22.6	R
103	63.55%	33.96%	D+29.6	58.26%	36.29%	D+22	D
104	63.92%	34.66%	D+29.3	58.16%	37.80%	D+20.4	D
105	44.96%	53.53%	R+8.6	40.21%	55.76%	R+15.5	R
106	54.56%	43.55%	D+11	48.51%	46.87%	D+1.6	D
107	53.05%	44.89%	D+8.2	44.90%	49.10%	R+4.2	R
108	70.55%	27.28%	D+43.3	61.59%	32.95%	D+28.6	D
109	65.84%	31.84%	D+34	64.15%	30.37%	D+33.8	D
110	58.81%	39.29%	D+19.5	55.68%	39.07%	D+16.6	D
111	52.50%	45.71%	D+6.8	41.48%	53.27%	R+11.8	D
112	48.89%	49.13%	R+0.2	44.94%	48.94%	R+4	R
113	52.68%	45.50%	D+7.2	45.69%	47.82%	R+2.1	D
114	51.63%	46.49%	D+5.1	41.02%	52.47%	R+11.4	R
115	61.84%	36.53%	D+25.3	46.11%	47.66%	R+1.6	D
116	54.55%	43.93%	D+10.6	42.31%	51.66%	R+9.4	D
117	45.01%	53.43%	R+8.4	31.76%	62.47%	R+30.7	R
118	43.83%	54.51%	R+10.7	31.43%	63.31%	R+31.9	R
119	51.36%	46.95%	D+4.4	41.04%	53.84%	R+12.8	D
120	51.15%	46.82%	D+4.3	37.11%	57.05%	R+19.9	R
121	49.52%	48.41%	D+1.1	39.87%	53.28%	R+13.4	D
122	45.53%	52.49%	R+7	34.61%	59.78%	R+25.2	R
123	55.57%	42.04%	D+13.5	52.23%	41.96%	D+10.3	D
124	46.07%	52.15%	R+6.1	37.50%	56.97%	R+19.5	R
125	66.01%	31.04%	D+35	64.17%	29.17%	D+35	D
126	52.22%	45.79%	D+6.4	43.09%	50.74%	R+7.7	R
127	53.56%	44.89%	D+8.7	47.85%	46.23%	D+1.6	D
128	67.41%	30.84%	D+36.6	62.44%	32.51%	D+29.9	D
129	67.56%	30.34%	D+37.2	61.81%	32.63%	D+29.2	D
130	46.79%	51.25%	R+4.5	34.92%	59.04%	R+24.1	R
131	49.38%	48.73%	D+0.6	42.69%	50.88%	R+8.2	R
132	43.99%	54.12%	R+10.1	33.52%	60.54%	R+27	R
133	44.81%	53.27%	R+8.5	41.66%	52.66%	R+11	R
134	46.94%	51.52%	R+4.6	40.25%	54.77%	R+14.5	R
135	48.95%	49.37%	R+0.4	49.07%	45.18%	D+3.9	R
136	65.47%	32.54%	D+32.9	63.46%	31.09%	D+32.4	D
137	82.06%	16.74%	D+65.3	76.04%	20.42%	D+55.6	D
138	63.64%	33.69%	D+30	60.14%	33.54%	D+26.6	D
139	39.87%	58.03%	R+18.2	30.20%	63.82%	R+33.6	R
140	57.07%	40.83%	D+16.2	49.45%	45.32%	D+4.1	D
141	90.73%	8.28%	D+82.5	87.56%	9.85%	D+77.7	D
142	54.21%	43.95%	D+10.3	44.65%	50.57%	R+5.9	D
143	53.02%	45.22%	D+7.8	43.36%	52.14%	R+8.8	D
144	41.30%	56.97%	R+15.7	33.65%	61.58%	R+27.9	R
145	51.63%	46.76%	D+4.9	41.99%	53.80%	R+11.8	R
146	50.81%	47.67%	D+3.1	51.71%	43.66%	D+8.1	R
147	40.61%	57.59%	R+17	30.82%	64.29%	R+33.5	R
148	39.92%	58.13%	R+18.2	28.76%	65.82%	R+37.1	R
149	64.10%	33.69%	D+30.4	58.11%	37.05%	D+21.1	D
150	45.20%	53.09%	R+7.9	35.59%	58.89%	R+23.3	R
Total	63.43%	35.22%	D+28.2	59.48%	36.81%	D+22.7	-
Source: Daily Kos

Candidate ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for 22nd Congressional District candidates in New York in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New York, click here.

Filing requirements, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
New York	22nd Congressional District	Qualified party	375	Reduced by executive action in response to the coronavirus pandemic	N/A	N/A	4/2/2020	Source
New York	22nd Congressional District	Unaffiliated	3,500	5% of the total number of votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 3,500, whichever is less	N/A	N/A	5/26/2020	Source

District election history

2018

See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 22

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony Brindisi (D)	50.9	127,715
		Claudia Tenney (R)	49.1	123,242

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22

		Candidate
✔		Anthony Brindisi

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Republican primary election

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22

		Candidate
✔		Claudia Tenney

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Wan (R)

2016

See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2016

New York's 22nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Richard Hanna (R), who began serving in Congress in 2011, chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Claudia Tenney (R) defeated Kim Myers (D) and Martin Babinec (Upstate Jobs Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Tenney defeated George Phillips and Steve Wells in the Republican primary, while Myers faced no primary opponent. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 22 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	46.5%	129,444
	Democratic	Kim Myers	41.1%	114,266
	Upstate Jobs	Martin Babinec	12.4%	34,638
Total Votes				278,348
Source: New York Board of Elections

U.S. House, New York, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Claudia Tenney	41.1%	9,549
Steve Wells	34.3%	7,985
George Phillips	24.6%	5,716
Total Votes		23,250
Source: New York State Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 22nd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Richard Hanna (R) won an unopposed general election.

U.S. House, New York District 22 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Hanna Incumbent	98.4%	129,851
	N/A	Write-in votes	1.6%	2,081
Total Votes				131,932
Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2020
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2020

External links

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Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (21)

Republican Party (7)

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