Electoral history of Jerry Nadler
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Jerry Nadler is a lawyer and politician currently representing New York's 12th congressional district since 2023. Nadler has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1992. Before his term in Congress, Nadler was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1992.[1] In the 1980's, Nadler unsuccessfully ran for Manhattan Borough President and New York City Comptroller—to date, the only times he has ever lost an election. In both the New York State Assembly and the U.S. House, Nadler has primarily represented New York City as he has lived most of his life in the city. Nadler is currently the dean of the U.S. House delegation from New York.
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New York State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 3,879 | 25.48% | |
| Democratic | Ruth Messinger | 3,856 | 25.33% | |
| Democratic | Ludwig Gelobter | 2,481 | 16.29% | |
| Democratic | David Kornbluh | 1,617 | 10.62% | |
| Democratic | Ruth M. Gonchar | 1,283 | 8.43% | |
| Democratic | Michael M. Ehrmann | 1,198 | 7.87% | |
| Democratic | Sharen E. Lauer | 912 | 5.99% | |
| Total votes | 15,226 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 26,364 | 73.69% | |
| Liberal | Ronald A. Zweibel | 3,412 | 9.54% | |
| Republican | Robert V. Jackson | 3,294 | 9.21% | |
| Working People's | Joyce Dattner | 1,742 | 4.87% | |
| Conservative | Constance B. Christopher | 965 | 2.70% | |
| Total votes | 35,777 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 16,095 | 74.25% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 2,809 | 12.96% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 18,904 | 87.20% | |
| Republican | Nick Tiappalou | 2,774 | 12.80% | |
| Total votes | 21,678 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 29,427 | 87.14% | |
| Republican | Robert S. Marcus | 4,344 | 12.86% | |
| Total votes | 21,678 | 100.00% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 8,673 | 79.79% | |
| Democratic | Gary Sinawski | 2,197 | 20.21% | |
| Total votes | 10,960 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 25,971 | 82.07% | |
| Republican | Eleanor Friedman | 4,592 | 14.51% | |
| New Alliance | Gary Sinawski | 707 | 2.23% | |
| Conservative | Benton Cole | 375 | 1.19% | |
| Total votes | 31,645 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 36,363 | 74.73% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 2,574 | 5.29% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 38,937 | 80.02% | |
| Republican | Eleanor Friedman | 8,994 | 18.48% | |
| Conservative | Benton Cole | 726 | 1.49% | |
| Total votes | 48,657 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 23,184 | 86.06% | |
| Republican | Jeffrey C. Carter | 3,413 | 12.67% | |
| Conservative | Benton Cole | 342 | 1.27% | |
| Total votes | 26,939 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 37,965 | 82.02% | |
| Republican | Vincent McGowan | 7,521 | 16.25% | |
| Conservative | Wallace Kramer | 533 | 1.15% | |
| New Alliance | Freda Rosen | 269 | 0.58% | |
| Total votes | 46,288 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 20,169 | 83.48% | |
| Republican | Vincent McGowan | 3,764 | 15.58% | |
| New Alliance | Warren Liebesman | 228 | 0.94% | |
| Total votes | 24,161 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 15,413 | 89.17% | |
| Democratic | Harry M. Kresky | 1,873 | 10.84% | |
| Total votes | 17,286 | 100.00% | ||
New York City Offices
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | David Dinkins | 94,651 | 64.75% | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 51,518 | 35.25% | |
| Total votes | 146,169 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | David Dinkins | 158,757 | 77.47% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler | 24,142 | 11.78% | |
| Republican | Henry E. Del Rosso | 21,169 | 10.33% | |
| Spartacist League | Edward A. Kartsen | 864 | 0.42% | |
| Total votes | 204,932 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elizabeth Holtzman | 439,945 | 47.43% | |
| Democratic | Alan Hevesi | 226,004 | 24.36% | |
| Democratic | Frank Macchiarola | 196,201 | 21.15% | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 35,749 | 3.85% | |
| Democratic | Stephen J. Rose | 29,751 | 3.21% | |
| Total votes | 927,650 | 100.00% | ||
U.S. House of Representatives
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 143,727 | 95.11% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler | 7,395 | 4.89% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler | 151,122 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 151,122 | 100.00% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 29,359 | 61.61% | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Eldridge | 9,929 | 20.84% | |
| Democratic | Franz S. Leichter | 4,876 | 10.23% | |
| Democratic | Richard N. Gottfried | 2,678 | 5.62% | |
| Democratic | Sonya Weiss | 712 | 1.49% | |
| Democratic | Bella Abzug | 97 | 0.20% | |
| Total votes | 47,651 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler | 132,172 | 77.63% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler | 6,124 | 3.60% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler | 138,296 | 81.23% | |
| Republican | David L. Askren | 25,548 | 15.01% | |
| Conservative | Margaret V. Byrnes | 5,180 | 3.04% | |
| New Alliance | Arthur R. Block | 1,224 | 0.72% | |
| Total votes | 170,248 | 100.00% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 33,658 | 62.01% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Duane | 15,820 | 29.15% | |
| Democratic | Deborah Green | 4,803 | 8.85% | |
| Total votes | 54,281 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 103,268 | 77.02% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 6,678 | 4.98% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 109,946 | 82.00% | |
| Republican | David L. Askren | 21,132 | 15.76% | |
| Conservative | Margaret V. Byrnes | 3,008 | 2.24% | |
| Total votes | 134,086 | 100.00% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 28,466 | 83.63% | |
| Democratic | Brian W. Steel | 3,903 | 11.47% | |
| Democratic | Matthew W. Sperling | 1,668 | 4.90% | |
| Total votes | 34,037 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 123,809 | 77.21% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 8,134 | 5.07% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 131,943 | 82.28% | |
| Republican | Michael Benjamin | 25,005 | 15.59% | |
| Freedom Party | Michael Benjamin | 1,023 | 0.64% | |
| Total | Michael Benjamin | 26,028 | 16.23% | |
| Conservative | George A. Galip, Jr. | 2,381 | 1.48% | |
| Total votes | 160,352 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void/Scattering | 37,508 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 108,408 | 82.55% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 4,540 | 3.46% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 112,948 | 86.00% | |
| Republican | Theodore Howard | 18,383 | 14.00% | |
| Total votes | 131,331 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void/Scattering | 26,846 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 139,936 | 75.65% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 6,724 | 3.64% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 3,613 | 1.95% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 150,273 | 81.24% | |
| Republican | Marian S. Henry | 27,057 | 14.63% | |
| Green | Dan Wentzel | 4,765 | 2.58% | |
| Conservative | Anthony A. LaBella | 1,849 | 1.00% | |
| Independence | Harry Kresky | 1,025 | 0.55% | |
| Total votes | 184,969 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void/Scattering | 42,615 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 71,996 | 67.61% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 6,390 | 6.00% | |
| Liberal | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 2,616 | 2.46% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 81,002 | 76.07% | |
| Republican | Jim Farrin | 18,623 | 17.49% | |
| Independence | Jim Farrin | 1,051 | 0.99% | |
| Total | Jim Farrin | 19,674 | 18.48% | |
| Conservative | Alan Jay Gerber | 3,361 | 3.16% | |
| Green | Dan Wentzel | 1,918 | 1.80% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Dobrian | 526 | 0.49% | |
| Total votes | 106,481 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void/Scattering | 35,095 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 154,098 | 76.54% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 7,984 | 3.97% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 162,082 | 80.51% | |
| Republican | Peter Hort | 35,177 | 17.47% | |
| Independence | Peter Hort | 2,421 | 1.20% | |
| Conservative | Peter Hort | 1,642 | 0.82% | |
| Total | Peter Hort | 39,240 | 19.49% | |
| Total votes | 201,322 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void/Scattering | 50,328 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 96,115 | 75.31% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 12,421 | 9.73% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 108,536 | 85.04% | |
| Republican | Eleanor Friedman | 17,413 | 13.64% | |
| Conservative | Dennis E. Adornato | 1,673 | 1.31% | |
| Total votes | 127,622 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void/Scattering | 14,906 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 152,153 | 76.13% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 8,622 | 4.31% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 160,775 | 80.44% | |
| Republican | Grace Lin | 36,897 | 18.46% | |
| Conservative | Grace Lin | 2,165 | 1.08% | |
| Total | Grace Lin | 39,062 | 19.54% | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 199,861 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 53,374 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 88,758 | 67.79% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 10,081 | 7.70% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 98,839 | 75.49% | |
| Republican | Susan L. Kone | 29,514 | 22.54% | |
| Conservative | Susan L. Kone | 2,482 | 1.90% | |
| Total | Susan L. Kone | 31,996 | 24.44% | |
| Write-in | 93 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 130,928 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 12,198 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 156,619 | 76.27% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 9,124 | 4.44% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 165,743 | 80.71% | |
| Republican | Michael W. Chan | 35,538 | 17.31% | |
| Conservative | Michael W. Chan | 3,875 | 1.89% | |
| Total | Michael W. Chan | 39,413 | 19.19% | |
| Write-in | 193 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 205,349 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 32,126 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 73,945 | 72.58% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 15,135 | 14.86% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 89,080 | 87.44% | |
| Conservative | Ross Brady | 12,042 | 11.82% | |
| FEP | Michael J. Dilger | 554 | 0.54% | |
| Write-in | 205 | 0.20% | ||
| Total votes | 101,881 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 11,345 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 27,270 | 89.48% | |
| Democratic | Mikhail Oliver Rosenberg | 3,206 | 10.52% | |
| Total votes | 30,476 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 180,117 | 73.06% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 10,471 | 4.25% | |
| We the People | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 1,783 | 0.72% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 192,371 | 78.03% | |
| Republican | Philip Rosenthal | 46,275 | 18.77% | |
| Conservative | Philip Rosenthal | 4,646 | 1.88% | |
| Independence | Philip Rosenthal | 2,093 | 0.85% | |
| SID | Philip Rosenthal | 843 | 0.34% | |
| Total | Philip Rosenthal | 53,857 | 21.85% | |
| Write-in | 297 | 0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 246,525 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 19,991 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 162,131 | 76.85% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 10,964 | 5.20% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 173,095 | 82.05% | |
| Republican | Naomi Levin | 33,692 | 15.97% | |
| Conservative | Naomi Levin | 3,259 | 1.54% | |
| Reform | Naomi Levin | 668 | 0.32% | |
| Total | Naomi Levin | 37,619 | 17.83% | |
| Write-in | 244 | 0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 210,958 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 5,314 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 51,037 | 67.34% | |
| Democratic | Lindsey Boylan | 16,495 | 21.76% | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Herzog | 7,818 | 10.31% | |
| Write-in | 445 | 0.59% | ||
| Total votes | 75,795 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 3,630 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 181,215 | 65.43% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 25,095 | 9.06% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 206,310 | 74.49% | |
| Republican | Cathy A. Bernstein | 61,045 | 22.04% | |
| Conservative | Cathy A. Bernstein | 5,844 | 2.11% | |
| Total | Cathy A. Bernstein | 66,889 | 24.15% | |
| Libertarian | Michael Madrid | 3,370 | 1.22% | |
| Write-in | 407 | 0.15% | ||
| Total votes | 276,976 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank/Void | 12,154 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 49,744 | 55.43% | |
| Democratic | Carolyn Maloney (incumbent) | 21,916 | 24.42% | |
| Democratic | Suraj Patel | 17,011 | 18.96% | |
| Democratic | Ashmi Sheth | 937 | 1.04% | |
| Write-in | 128 | 0.14% | ||
| Total votes | 89,736 | 100.00% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 184,872 | 75.12% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 16,018 | 6.51% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 200,890 | 81.63% | |
| Republican | Michael K. Zumbluskas | 40,994 | 16.66% | |
| Conservative | Michael K. Zumbluskas | 2,715 | 1.10% | |
| Parent | Michael K. Zumbluskas | 464 | 0.19% | |
| Total | Michael K. Zumbluskas | 44,173 | 17.95% | |
| Itkis | Mikhail Itkis | 631 | 0.26% | |
| Write-in | 411 | 0.17% | ||
| Total votes | 246,105 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 4,973 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 243,111 | 75.03% | |
| Working Families | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 17,054 | 5.26% | |
| Total | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 260,165 | 80.29% | |
| Republican | Michael K. Zumbluskas | 62,989 | 19.44% | |
| Write-in | 866 | 0.27% | ||
| Total votes | 324,020 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 17,949 | |||
Notes
- In 1992, Nadler was nominated by convention to replace Ted Weiss for the 8th district congressional election, who was posthumously nominated in the 8th district congressional Democratic primary the day after his death. Nadler was concurrently on the ballot for the 17th district congressional special election to fill the remainder of Weiss's term and the full term in the 8th district. Nadler also won the Democratic nomination for the 67th State Assembly district in the 1992 primary, but was replaced for the Democratic nomination when he ran to fill Weiss's seat.