New York's 19th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 19th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Chris Gibson (R) defeated Sean Eldridge (D) 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 Chris Gibson (R), who was first elected in 2010.
New York's 19th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
Chris Gibson - Incumbent
Sean Eldridge
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Chris Gibson Incumbent |
64.5% | 131,594 | |
| Democratic | Sean Eldridge | 35.5% | 72,470 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 204,173 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Polls
General election polls
| Chris Gibson vs. Sean Eldridge | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Chris Gibson (R) | Sean Eldridge (D) | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Opinion Strategies (October 14-15, 2014) | 56% | 30% | 0% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
| Time Warner Cable News/Siena College (September 4-9, 2014) | 57% | 33% | 10% | +/-4.0 | 609 | ||||||||||||||
| DFM Research (July 7-12, 2014) | 56% | 29% | 15% | +/-4.6 | 450 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
- Note: A response of "0%" may indicate that a given answer choice did not appear as an option in that particular poll.
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[9] Gibson joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[10][11]
Campaign contributions
Chris Gibson
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Gibson’s reports.[12]
| Chris Gibson (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | April 15, 2013 | $15,015.92 | $134,856.3 | $(12,189.54) | $137,682.68 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | July 14, 2013 | $137,682.68 | $318,038.01 | $(24,734.12) | $430,986.57 | ||||
| October Quarterly[15] | October 15, 2013 | $430,986.57 | $260,126.41 | $(38,548.57) | $652,564.41 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[16] | December 31, 2013 | $652,564 | $263,733 | $(58,555) | $863,338 | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | September 23, 2014 | $863,338.58 | $463,127.93 | $(88,717.77) | $1,237,748.74 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[18] | September 23, 2014 | $1,237,748.74 | $357,509.85 | $(109,440.09) | $1,485,818.50 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | September 23, 2014 | $1,485,818.50 | $461,788.57 | $(33,145.29) | $1,914,461.78 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 15, 2014 | $1,914,461.78 | $689,294.73 | $(918,522.58) | $1,685,233.93 | ||||
| Pre-General[21] | October 23, 2014 | $1,685,233.93 | $61,794.00 | $(514,776.19) | $1,232,251.74 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $3,010,268.8 | $(1,798,629.15) | ||||||||
Sean Eldridge
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Eldridge's reports.[22]
| Sean Eldridge (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2013 | $0.00 | $311,215.00 | $(31,517.46) | $279,697.54 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2013 | $279,697.54 | $436,728.00 | $(77,170.38) | $639,255.16 | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2013 | $639,255.16 | $504,207.42 | $(187,750.09) | $955,712.49 | ||||
| Year-End[26] | January 31, 2014 | $955,712.49 | $528,944.08 | $(219,301.24) | $1,265,355.33 | ||||
| April Quarterly[27] | April 15, 2014 | $1,265,355.33 | $520,943.46 | $(204,810.47) | $1,581,488.32 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $2,302,037.96 | $(720,549.64) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Chris Gibson (R) won re-election to the United States House. He ran in the 19th District due to redistricting in 2011. He defeated Julian Schreibman in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Chris Gibson Incumbent |
52.8% | 150,245 | |
| Democratic | Julian Schreibman | 47.2% | 134,295 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 139 | |
| Total Votes | 284,679 | |||
| 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, Nan Hayworth won election to the United States House. She defeated John J. Hall (D) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, New York District 19 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Nan Hayworth |
52.5% | 109,944 | |
| Democratic | John J. Hall incumbent | 47.2% | 98,788 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 645 | |
| Total Votes | 209,377 | |||
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
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gibson’s Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson April Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson Pre-Primary," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson July Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson October Quarterly," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Gibson Pre-General," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sean Eldridge Summary Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sean Eldridge April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sean Eldridge July Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sean Eldridge October Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sean Eldridge Year-End," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sean Eldridge April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
