New York's 17th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 17th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Nita Lowey (D) defeated Chris Day (R) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the federal primary, voters had to register by May 30, 2014. To vote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.[6]
- See also: New York elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Nita Lowey (D), who was first elected in 1988.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, New York's 17th Congressional District was located in the southeastern portion of the state and included Rockland County and parts of Westchester County.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
Chris Day
Nita Lowey - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Nita Lowey Incumbent |
56.4% | 98,150 | |
| Republican | Chris Day | 43.5% | 75,781 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 123 | |
| Total Votes | 174,054 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Campaign contributions
Nita Lowey
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Lowey’s reports.[9]
| Nita Lowey (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[10] | April 15, 2013 | $417,573.87 | $382,454.15 | $(474,142.01) | $325,886.01 | ||||
| July Quarterly[11] | July 15, 2013 | $325,886.01 | $142,689.76 | $(103,382.88) | $365,192.89 | ||||
| October Quarterly[12] | October 15, 2013 | $365,192.89 | $187,330.86 | $(104,462.94) | $448,060.81 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[13] | December 31, 2013 | $448,060 | $209,406 | $(92,662) | $556,355 | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 15, 2014 | $556,355.52 | $298,172.95 | $(146,011.68) | $708,516.79 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[15] | June 12, 2014 | $708,516.79 | $172,887.52 | $(152,410.38) | $728,993.93 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | July 15, 2014 | $728,993.93 | $130,722.19 | $(7,427.15) | $852,288.97 | ||||
| October Quarterly[17] | October 15, 2014 | $852,288.97 | $316,745.26 | $(379,327.12) | $789,707.11 | ||||
| Pre-General[18] | October 23, 2014 | $789,707.11 | $123,208.41 | $(372,462.59) | $540,452.93 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,963,617.1 | $(1,832,288.75) | ||||||||
Chris Day
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Day's reports.[19]
| Chris Day (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $39,123.00 | $(10,420.47) | $28,702.53 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $39,123 | $(10,420.47) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Nita Lowey (D) won re-election to the United States House. She ran in the 17th District due to redistricting in 2011. She defeated Joe Carvin in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Nita Lowey Incumbent |
64.4% | 171,417 | |
| Republican | Joe Carvin | 34.5% | 91,899 | |
| Independent | Francis Morganthaler | 1% | 2,771 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 118 | |
| Total Votes | 266,205 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Anthony Mele (R) and York J. Kleinhandler (Conservative) in the general election.[21]
| U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel incumbent |
72.8% | 95,349 | |
| Republican | Anthony Mele | 22.8% | 29,802 | |
| Conservative | York Kleinhandler | 4.3% | 5,664 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 94 | |
| Total Votes | 130,909 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 17–102," accessed September 15, 2025
- ↑ The New York State Senate, "N.Y. Election Law § 5–304," accessed September 15, 2025
- ↑ New York Board of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ New York Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey Summary Report," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey April Quarterly," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey July Quarterly," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey Pre-Primary," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey July Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey October Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nita Lowey Pre-General," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Day Summary Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Day April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
