2022 United States Senate election in New York
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The 2022 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New York.
November 8, 2022
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Incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, who had served as Senate Majority Leader since 2021, was first elected in 1998, defeating Republican incumbent Al D'Amato. Schumer ran for a fifth term. Republican Joe Pinion is the first black Senate nominee of any major party in New York history. The filing deadline for the June primary was April 7, 2022.[1] Schumer became the longest-serving U.S. senator in the state's history once his fifth term began in the 118th Congress.[2]
Though Schumer was comfortably re-elected by a margin of 14.01%, he lost significant support on Long Island and Upstate New York compared to his last election in 2016. Pinion flipped the more conservative counties that Schumer had won in his previous runs, as well as some Democratic-leaning counties such as Nassau, Saratoga, Broome, Clinton, and Essex. However, Schumer's lead was large enough in New York City that most media outlets called the race in his favor the moment the polls closed.[3]
Despite Democrats overperforming expectations on a national level during this cycle, this race was the most competitive in Schumer's Senate career since his first election in 1998, when he won by 10.5%, along with being the closest U.S. Senate election from New York since Hillary Clinton won by about 12.3 percentage points in 2000. This was due to an overall Democratic underperformance in New York state despite their overperformance nationally, and Schumer's performance was still the highest margin of victory (aside from Thomas DiNapoli in the concurrent comptroller election) on the statewide ballot.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader[4]
Disqualified
Declined
- Alessandra Biaggi, state senator from the 34th district (ran for U.S. House)[7][8]
- Jamaal Bowman, U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district (ran for re-election)[9]
- Andrew Cuomo, former governor of New York, former attorney general of New York, and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[10]
- Mondaire Jones, U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district (ran for re-election)[9]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (ran for re-election)[9][11][12][13]
- Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate and former New York City Councilor for the 45th district (ran for governor)[14]
Endorsements
Polling
Republican primary
At the 2022 New York State Republican Convention, Joe Pinion was designated as the New York State Republican Party's preferred candidate for U.S. Senate. Pinion became the first Black individual to be backed by a major party in a U.S. Senate election in New York.[24]
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Pinion, entrepreneur, TV host and candidate for New York State Assembly in 2018[25][26]
Disqualified
- Aleksander Mici, lawyer and candidate for New York City Council in 2021[25][26]
Declined
- Andrew Giuliani, former Trump administration official, son of Rudy Giuliani and Newsmax TV contributor (ran for governor)[27]
- John Katko, U.S. Representative for New York's 24th congressional district[28]
- Tom Reed, former U.S. Representative for New York's 23rd congressional district[29]
- Lee Zeldin, U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district and former state senator from the 3rd district (ran for governor)[30]
Endorsements
- U.S. representatives
- Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative from New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present) and Chair of the House Republican Conference (2021–2025)[31]
- Organizations
Conservative primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Pinion, TV host and candidate for New York State Assembly in 2018[33]
Working Families primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. senator[34]
Other candidates
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[37] | Solid D | November 19, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[38] | Solid D | January 7, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[39] | Safe D | November 3, 2021 |
| Politico[40] | Solid D | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[41] | Likely D | October 18, 2022 |
| Fox News[42] | Solid D | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ[43] | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[44] | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist[45] | Solid D | September 7, 2022 |
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Joe Biden, president of the United States (2021–2025)[46]
- Statewide officials
- Letitia James, Attorney General of New York (2019–present)[15]
- Individuals
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor and lyricist[47]
- Organizations
- AIPAC[48]
- Citizen Action of New York[48]
- Civil Service Employees Association[16]
- Feminist Majority PAC[17]
- Humane Society Legislative Fund[48]
- Jewish Dems[18]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[48]
- National Association of Social Workers[48]
- National Education Association[48]
- Natural Resources Defense Council[19]
- New York AFL–CIO[48]
- New York State Nurses Association[48]
- New York State Public Employees Federation[48]
- New York State United Teachers[48]
- Newtown Action Alliance[48]
- Planned Parenthood[48]
- Population Connection Action Fund[20]
- Pro-Israel America[22]
- Public Employees Federation[21]
- Sierra Club[49]
- Stonewall Democrats[48]
- United Federation of Teachers[48]
- Newspapers
- U.S. representatives
- Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative from New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present) and Chair of the House Republican Conference (2021–present)[31]
- Organizations
- New York Federation of College Republicans[53]
- New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association[54]
- New York Young Republican Club[32]
Polling
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Chuck Schumer (D) |
Joe Pinion (R) |
Undecided [b] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Clear Politics[55] | October 26–31, 2022 | November 8, 2022 | 54.7% | 39.3% | 6.0% | Schumer +15.4 |
| FiveThirtyEight[56] | October 12 – November 8, 2022 | November 8, 2022 | 55.7% | 38.0% | 6.3% | Schumer +17.7 |
| 270towin[57] | October 26 – November 7, 2022 | November 8, 2022 | 54.6% | 38.6% | 6.8% | Schumer +16.0 |
| Average | 55.0% | 38.6% | 6.4% | Schumer +16.4 | ||
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Chuck Schumer (D) |
Joe Pinion (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co.[58] | November 4–6, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 55% | 37% | 2%[c] | 6% |
| ActiVote (D)[59] | August 8 – November 6, 2022 | 279 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 60% | 40% | – | – |
| Emerson College[60] | October 28–31, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 55% | 36% | 3%[d] | 6% |
| 57% | 39% | 4%[e] | – | ||||
| The Trafalgar Group (R)[61] | October 27–31, 2022 | 1,198 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 51% | 40% | 5%[f] | 4% |
| KAConsulting (R)[62][A] | October 27–29, 2022 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 50% | 38% | – | 7% |
| Data for Progress (D)[63] | October 26–28, 2022 | 818 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 56% | 39% | – | 5% |
| Long Island University[64] | October 24–26, 2022 | 1,001 (A) | ± 3.0% | 54% | 27% | 9%[g] | 10% |
| Civiqs[65] | October 22–25, 2022 | 593 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 56% | 41% | 1%[h] | 2% |
| Emerson College[60] | October 20–24, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 36% | 6%[i] | 8% |
| 53% | 40% | 8%[j] | – | ||||
| SurveyUSA[66] | October 14–18, 2022 | 702 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 52% | 38% | 4% | 6% |
| Quinnipiac University[67] | October 12–16, 2022 | 1,617 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 54% | 42% | 1%[k] | 3% |
| Siena College[68] | October 12–14, 2022 | 707 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 57% | 37% | 1%[l] | 5% |
| Marist College[69] | October 3–6, 2022 | 900 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 52% | 39% | 1%[m] | 8% |
| 1,117 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 54% | 34% | 1%[n] | 11% | ||
| Siena College[70] | September 16–25, 2022 | 655 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 55% | 36% | 1%[o] | 8% |
| Emerson College[71] | September 4–6, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 55% | 31% | 5%[p] | 9% |
| McLaughlin & Associates (R)[72] | August 7–9, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 51% | 36% | – | 13% |
| Emerson College[73] | July 26–28, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 31% | 7% | 8% |
| Siena College[74] | July 24–28, 2022 | 806 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 56% | 35% | 0% | 8% |
Chuck Schumer vs. generic opponent
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Chuck Schumer (D) |
Generic Opponent |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin & Associates (R)[72] | August 7–9, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | 48% | 10% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chuck Schumer | 3,022,822 | 51.65% | −13.03% | |
| Working Families | Chuck Schumer | 297,739 | 5.09% | +1.82% | |
| Total | Chuck Schumer (incumbent) | 3,320,561 | 56.74% | −13.86% | |
| Republican | Joe Pinion | 2,204,499 | 37.66% | +14.35% | |
| Conservative | Joe Pinion | 296,652 | 5.07% | +1.45% | |
| Total | Joe Pinion | 2,501,151 | 42.73% | +15.56% | |
| LaRouche | Diane Sare | 26,844 | 0.46% | N/A | |
| Write ins | Write ins | 4,151 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 5,852,707 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County[76] | Chuck Schumer Democratic |
Joe Pinion Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 72,875 | 62.7% | 42,719 | 36.8% | 603 | 0.5% | 30,156 | 25.9% | 116,197 |
| Allegany | 4,306 | 27.5% | 11,277 | 72.0% | 84 | 0.5% | -6,971 | -44.5% | 15,667 |
| Bronx | 158,433 | 80.6% | 37,130 | 18.9% | 1,004 | 0.5% | 121,303 | 61.7% | 196,567 |
| Broome | 32,587 | 48.1% | 34,688 | 51.2% | 478 | 0.7% | -2,101 | -3.1% | 67,753 |
| Cattaraugus | 8,677 | 33.7% | 16,938 | 65.8% | 125 | 0.5% | -8,261 | -32.1% | 25,740 |
| Cayuga | 11,527 | 43.0% | 15,139 | 56.5% | 132 | 0.5% | -3,612 | -13.5% | 26,798 |
| Chautauqua | 16,782 | 38.8% | 26,217 | 60.7% | 203 | 0.4% | -9,435 | -21.9% | 43,202 |
| Chemung | 10,500 | 38.1% | 16,907 | 61.3% | 162 | 0.6% | -6,407 | -23.2% | 27,569 |
| Chenango | 5,778 | 34.6% | 10,805 | 64.7% | 128 | 0.8% | -5,027 | -30.1% | 16,711 |
| Clinton | 13,341 | 48.9% | 13,792 | 50.5% | 170 | 0.6% | -451 | -1.6% | 27,303 |
| Columbia | 16,812 | 56.9% | 12,633 | 42.8% | 98 | 0.4% | 4,179 | 14.1% | 29,543 |
| Cortland | 7,469 | 46.5% | 8,485 | 52.8% | 111 | 0.7% | -1,016 | -6.3% | 16,065 |
| Delaware | 7,041 | 38.1% | 11,316 | 61.3% | 103 | 0.5% | -4,275 | -23.2% | 18,460 |
| Dutchess | 57,306 | 50.1% | 56,353 | 49.3% | 617 | 0.5% | 953 | 0.8% | 114,276 |
| Erie | 188,979 | 55.6% | 148,585 | 43.7% | 2,156 | 0.7% | 40,394 | 11.9% | 339,720 |
| Essex | 7,514 | 49.2% | 7,654 | 50.2% | 91 | 0.6% | -140 | -1.0% | 15,259 |
| Franklin | 6,885 | 45.8% | 8,071 | 53.6% | 90 | 0.6% | -1,186 | -7.8% | 15,046 |
| Fulton | 6,121 | 33.2% | 12,191 | 66.1% | 121 | 0.6% | -6,070 | -32.9% | 18,433 |
| Genesee | 7,056 | 31.9% | 14,897 | 67.4% | 135 | 0.6% | -7,841 | -35.5% | 22,088 |
| Greene | 8,026 | 40.4% | 11,711 | 59.0% | 124 | 0.6% | -19,861 | -18.6% | 19,861 |
| Hamilton | 969 | 34.3% | 1,838 | 65.1% | 16 | 0.6% | -869 | -30.8% | 2,823 |
| Herkimer | 6,999 | 31.6% | 15,042 | 67.9% | 122 | 0.5% | -8,043 | -36.3% | 22,163 |
| Jefferson | 11,618 | 36.9% | 19,667 | 62.5% | 158 | 0.5% | -8,049 | -25.6% | 31,443 |
| Kings | 423,867 | 76.1% | 129,692 | 23.3% | 3,446 | 0.7% | 294,175 | 52.8% | 557,005 |
| Lewis | 3,001 | 28.8% | 7,372 | 70.8% | 37 | 0.3% | -4,371 | -42.0% | 10,410 |
| Livingston | 9,029 | 37.4% | 14,958 | 61.9% | 171 | 0.7% | -5,929 | -24.5% | 24,158 |
| Madison | 11,440 | 43.7% | 14,573 | 55.6% | 176 | 0.7% | -3,133 | -11.9% | 26,189 |
| Monroe | 156,529 | 56.9% | 117,075 | 42.5% | 1,556 | 0.6% | 39,454 | 14.4% | 275,160 |
| Montgomery | 5,783 | 37.0% | 9,764 | 62.5% | 85 | 0.5% | -3,981 | -25.5% | 15,632 |
| Nassau | 248,186 | 48.2% | 265,004 | 51.5% | 1,468 | 0.2% | -16,818 | -3.3% | 514,658 |
| New York | 383,518 | 84.9% | 65,366 | 14.5% | 2,710 | 0.6% | 318,152 | 70.4% | 451,594 |
| Niagara | 31,950 | 42.3% | 43,261 | 57.2% | 400 | 0.5% | -11,311 | -14.9% | 75,611 |
| Oneida | 29,494 | 39.4% | 44,899 | 60.0% | 430 | 0.5% | -15,405 | -20.6% | 74,823 |
| Onondaga | 99,205 | 58.5% | 69,374 | 40.9% | 986 | 0.6% | 29,831 | 17.6% | 169,565 |
| Ontario | 21,626 | 47.0% | 24,104 | 52.4% | 253 | 0.5% | -2,478 | -5.4% | 45,983 |
| Orange | 58,364 | 47.7% | 63,292 | 51.8% | 604 | 0.5% | -4,928 | -4.1% | 122,260 |
| Orleans | 3,788 | 28.1% | 9,609 | 71.3% | 75 | 0.5% | -5,821 | -43.2% | 13,472 |
| Oswego | 14,909 | 37.3% | 24,802 | 62.1% | 157 | 0.8% | -9,893 | -24.8% | 39,968 |
| Otsego | 9,623 | 44.1% | 12,042 | 55.2% | 161 | 0.8% | -2,419 | -11.1% | 21,826 |
| Putnam | 17,019 | 41.5% | 23,863 | 58.1% | 168 | 0.4% | -6,844 | -16.6% | 41,050 |
| Queens | 291,905 | 67.5% | 137,805 | 31.9% | 2,878 | 0.7% | 154,100 | 35.6% | 432,588 |
| Rensselaer | 30,809 | 49.8% | 30,662 | 49.5% | 436 | 0.7% | 147 | 0.3% | 61,907 |
| Richmond | 50,985 | 36.5% | 88,015 | 63.0% | 664 | 0.5% | -37,030 | -26.5% | 139,664 |
| Rockland | 52,298 | 50.3% | 51,183 | 49.3% | 412 | 0.4% | 1,115 | 1.0% | 103,893 |
| St. Lawrence | 14,351 | 42.3% | 19,389 | 57.1% | 212 | 0.6% | -5,038 | -14.8% | 33,952 |
| Saratoga | 50,718 | 49.1% | 52,030 | 50.4% | 549 | 1.3% | 1,312 | 1.3% | 103,297 |
| Schenectady | 29,124 | 54.0% | 24,440 | 45.3% | 365 | 0.7% | 4,684 | 8.7% | 53,929 |
| Schoharie | 4,385 | 34.4% | 8,254 | 64.8% | 101 | 0.8% | -3,869 | -30.4% | 12,740 |
| Schuyler | 2,883 | 37.5% | 4,759 | 61.9% | 46 | 0.6% | -1,876 | -24.4% | 7,688 |
| Seneca | 5,035 | 43.8% | 6,375 | 55.4% | 92 | 0.8% | -1,340 | -11.6% | 11,502 |
| Steuben | 10,616 | 31.0% | 23,456 | 68.5% | 188 | 0.5% | -12,840 | -37.5% | 34,260 |
| Suffolk | 246,789 | 44.0% | 311,254 | 55.6% | 2,214 | 0.4% | -64,465 | -11.6% | 560,257 |
| Sullivan | 10,800 | 44.4% | 13,385 | 55.0% | 160 | 0.6% | -2,585 | -10.6% | 24,345 |
| Tioga | 6,743 | 35.8% | 11,981 | 63.6% | 123 | 0.7% | -5,238 | -27.8% | 18,847 |
| Tompkins | 25,928 | 73.8% | 8,956 | 25.5% | 269 | 0.8% | 16,972 | 48.3% | 35,153 |
| Ulster | 45,660 | 58.9% | 31,327 | 40.4% | 516 | 0.7% | 14,333 | 18.5% | 77,503 |
| Warren | 12,263 | 47.5% | 14,452 | 51.8% | 183 | 0.6% | -1,189 | -4.3% | 27,898 |
| Washington | 8,773 | 40.1% | 12,987 | 59.3% | 139 | 0.6% | -4,214 | -19.2% | 21,899 |
| Wayne | 11,983 | 35.8% | 21,320 | 63.7% | 164 | 0.5% | -9,337 | -27.9% | 33,467 |
| Westchester | 205,496 | 62.9% | 119,891 | 36.7% | 1,136 | 0.3% | 85,605 | 26.2% | 326,523 |
| Wyoming | 3,838 | 25.4% | 11,191 | 74.0% | 87 | 0.6% | -7,353 | -48.6% | 15,116 |
| Yates | 3,247 | 39.5% | 4,934 | 60.0% | 47 | 0.6% | -1,687 | -20.5% | 8,228 |
| Totals | 3,320,561 | 56.74% | 2,501,151 | 42.73% | 30,995 | 0.53% | 819,410 | 14.01% | 5,852,707 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Broome (largest municipality: Binghamton)
- Cattaraugus (largest municipality: Olean)
- Cayuga (largest municipality: Auburn)
- Chautauqua (largest municipality: Jamestown)
- Chemung (largest municipality: Elmira)
- Chenango (largest municipality: Norwich)
- Clinton (largest municipality: Plattsburgh)
- Cortland (largest municipality: Cortland)
- Delaware (largest municipality: Sidney)
- Essex (largest municipality: Ticonderoga)
- Franklin (largest municipality: Malone)
- Fulton (largest municipality: Gloversville)
- Genesee (largest municipality: Batavia)
- Greene (largest municipality: Catskill)
- Herkimer (largest municipality: German Flatts)
- Jefferson (largest municipality: Le Ray)
- Lewis (largest municipality: Lowville)
- Livingston (largest municipality: Geneseo)
- Madison (largest municipality: Oneida)
- Montgomery (largest municipality: Amsterdam)
- Nassau (largest municipality: Hempstead)
- Niagara (largest municipality: Niagara Falls)
- Oneida (largest municipality: Utica)
- Ontario (largest municipality: Geneva)
- Orange (largest municipality: Kiryas Joel)
- Oswego (largest municipality: Oswego)
- Otsego (largest municipality: Oneonta)
- Putnam (largest municipality: Lake Carmel)
- Richmond (Staten Island, borough of New York City)
- St. Lawrence (largest municipality: Massena)
- Saratoga (largest municipality: Saratoga Springs)
- Schoharie (largest municipality: Cobleskill)
- Schuyler (largest municipality: Watkins Glen)
- Seneca (largest municipality: Seneca Falls)
- Suffolk (largest municipality: Brookhaven)
- Sullivan (largest municipality: Monticello)
- Tioga (largest municipality: Waverly)
- Warren (largest municipality: Glens Falls)
- Washington (largest municipality: Hudson Falls)
- Wayne (largest municipality: Newark)
- Yates (largest municipality: Penn Yan)
By congressional district
Schumer won 19 of 26 congressional districts, including four that elected Republicans.[77]
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- "Some other candidate" with 2%
- Sare (I) with 1%; "Someone else" with 2%
- Sare (I) with 1%; "Someone else" with 3%
- Sare (I) with 5%
- "Not planning to vote" with 6%; "Another candidate" with 3%
- "Someone else" with 1%
- "Someone else" with 4%; Sare (I) with 2%
- "Someone else" with 6%; Sare (I) with 2%
- "Someone else" with 1%
- "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 0%
- "Another party's candidate" with 1%
- "Another party's candidate" with 1%
- "Another candidate" with 1%
- "Someone else" with 5%
Partisan clients
- Poll conducted for Citizens United, a conservative non-profit organization.