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2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election
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The 2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election was held on April 30, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New York's 26th congressional district.[1] The seat became vacant after Democratic incumbent Brian Higgins resigned on February 2, 2024, to become president of Shea's Performing Arts Center.[2][3] The early voting period ran from April 20 to April 28, 2024.[4]
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April 30, 2024
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New York's 26th congressional district | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Associated Press declared Tim Kennedy the winner within an hour of the polls closing.[5] He served in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress.
Nominees
New York does not use primary elections when filling vacancies. Instead, party officials in the affected counties are responsible for choosing nominees.
Democratic Party
The Erie County Democratic Committee chose their nominee on February 21, 2024.[6]
Candidates
Nominated
- Tim Kennedy, state senator from the 63rd district (2011–present)[7]
Lost nomination
- Nate McMurray, former town supervisor[a] of Grand Island and nominee for the 27th district in 2018 and 2020 (ran as an independent)[6]
- Jeanne Vinal, Erie County legislator (2020–present)[7]
Declined
- Byron Brown, mayor of Buffalo (2006–present), former chair of the New York Democratic Party (2016–2019), and former state senator from the 60th district (2001–2005)[8]
- Mark Poloncarz, Erie County executive (2012–present)[9]
Republican Party
The Erie County Republican Committee chose their nominee on February 21, 2024.[10]
Candidates
Nominated
- Gary Dickson, town supervisor[a] of West Seneca (2019–present)[10]
Independents
Withdrawn
General election
Endorsements
U.S. representatives
- Brian Higgins, former U.S. representative for this district (2005–2024)[12]
- Annie Kuster, U.S. representative for NH 2 (2013–present)[13]
Statewide officials
- Letitia James, attorney general of New York (2019–present)[14]
Individuals
- Marshall Wittmann, political commentator[15]
Labor unions
- 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East[16]
- Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000[17]
- Communications Workers of America District 1[18]
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3[19]
- New York State AFL-CIO[20]
- Transport Workers Union of America Local 100[21]
- United Auto Workers Region 9[22]
Organizations
- AIPAC[15]
- Democratic Majority for Israel[23]
- Erie County Federation of Democratic Women[24]
- Human Rights Campaign[25]
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[26]
- New York League of Conservation Voters[27]
- NewDem Action Fund[13]
- Sierra Club[28]
Newspapers
Political parties
Political parties
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderators | Links | Democratic | Republican |
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| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Tim Kennedy | Gary Dickson | |||||
| 1[31] | April 24, 2024 | WIVB-TV | Marlee Tuskes Dave Greber |
YouTube | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Tim Kennedy | 44,411 | 62.60% | +4.80 | |
| Working Families | Tim Kennedy | 3,639 | 5.13% | −0.97 | |
| Total | Tim Kennedy | 48,050 | 67.73% | +3.83 | |
| Republican | Gary Dickson | 16,859 | 23.76% | −4.94 | |
| Conservative | Gary Dickson | 5,123 | 7.22% | −0.08 | |
| Total | Gary Dickson | 21,982 | 30.98% | −5.02 | |
| Write-in | 159 | 0.22% | +0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 70,946 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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See also
Notes
- In New York, the position of town supervisor is equivalent to mayor.