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2018 United States Senate election in New York

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The 2018 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was re-elected to a second full term, defeating Republican Chele Chiavacci Farley with over 67% of the vote. Gillibrand carried a majority of the state's counties and 26 of the state's 27 congressional districts, including five that elected Republicans the same night.

2018 United States Senate election in New York
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Turnout47.99%
 
Nominee Kirsten Gillibrand Chele Farley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance
Parties
Parties
Popular vote 4,056,931 1,998,220
Percentage 67.0% 33.0%
Gillibrand:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Farley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data
U.S. senator before election

Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Kirsten Gillibrand ran unopposed in the primary and automatically became the Democratic nominee.

Candidates

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Nominee

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Failed to file

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  • Scott Noren, oral and maxillofacial surgeon[3][4]

Declined

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Republican primary

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Chele Farley's senate campaign logo

The Republican Party had nominated private equity executive Chele Chiavacci Farley.[8]

Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Chele Chiavacci Farley, private equity executive[9]

Failed to file

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Declined

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General election

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Endorsements

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Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Chele Farley (R)

U.S. President

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Governors

Individuals

Organizations

  • Crown Heights PAC[45]

Newspapers

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[48] Safe D October 26, 2018
Inside Elections[49] Safe D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50] Safe D November 5, 2018
Fox News[51] Likely D July 9, 2018
CNN[52] Safe D July 12, 2018
RealClearPolitics[53] Safe D June 7, 2018

†Highest rating given

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Kirsten
Gillibrand (D) 		Chele Chiavacci
Farley (R) 		Other Undecided
Research Co.[54] November 1–3, 2018 450 ± 4.6% 60% 32% – 8%
Siena College[55] October 28 – November 1, 2018 641 ± 3.9% 58% 35% 0% 8%
Quinnipiac University[56] October 10–16, 2018 852 ± 4.4% 58% 33% 0% 8%
Siena College[57] September 20–27, 2018 701 ± 3.9% 61% 29% 0% 9%
Liberty Opinion Research (R-Reform Party)[58] August 29–30, 2018 2,783 ± 1.9% 51% 36% – 13%
Quinnipiac University[59] July 12–16, 2018 934 ± 4.1% 57% 30% 1% 10%
Siena College[60] June 4–7, 2018 745 ± 3.7% 61% 28% 0% 8%
Quinnipiac University[61] April 26 – May 1, 2018 1,076 ± 3.7% 58% 23% 1% 16%
Siena College[62] April 8–12, 2018 692 ± 4.3% 58% 27% 0% 13%
Siena College[63] March 11–16, 2018 772 ± 4.0% 60% 24% 0% 14%

Results

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United States Senate election in New York, 2018[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kirsten Gillibrand 3,755,489 62.02% −4.36%
Working Families Kirsten Gillibrand 160,128 2.64% −1.12%
Independence Kirsten Gillibrand 99,325 1.64% −0.43%
Women's Equality Kirsten Gillibrand 41,989 0.69% N/A
Total Kirsten Gillibrand (incumbent) 4,056,931 67.00% −5.21%
Republican Chele Chiavacci Farley 1,730,439 28.58% +5.86%
Conservative Chele Chiavacci Farley 246,171 4.07% +0.46%
Reform Chele Chiavacci Farley 21,610 0.35% N/A
Total Chele Chiavacci Farley 1,998,220 33.00% +6.66%
Total votes 6,055,151 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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By congressional district

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Gillibrand won 26 of 27 congressional districts, including five that elected Republicans.[65]

District Gillibrand Farley Representative
1st 53% 47% Lee Zeldin
2nd 54% 46% Peter T. King
3rd 59% 41% Thomas Suozzi
4th 60% 40% Kathleen Rice
5th 89% 10% Gregory Meeks
6th 72% 28% Grace Meng
7th 92% 8% Nydia Velázquez
8th 90% 10% Hakeem Jeffries
9th 89% 11% Yvette Clarke
10th 83% 16% Jerry Nadler
11th 55% 45% Max Rose
12th 87% 13% Carolyn Maloney
13th 95% 5% Adriano Espaillat
14th 83% 16% Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
15th 96% 4% Jose E. Serrano
16th 79% 21% Eliot Engel
17th 66% 34% Nita Lowey
18th 57% 43% Sean Patrick Maloney
19th 56% 44% Antonio Delgado
20th 63% 37% Paul Tonko
21st 53% 47% Elise Stefanik
22nd 51% 49% Anthony Brindisi
23rd 51% 49% Tom Reed
24th 58% 42% John Katko
25th 63% 37% Joe Morelle
26th 68% 32% Brian Higgins
27th 47% 53% Chris Collins

References

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  43. ^ Chele Farley. "I've been endorsed by America's Mayor! Thank you to @RudyGiuliani for his support at yesterday's #Ohel visit. Let's #PutNYFirst on Tuesday! #Farley4NY". Twitter.
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  54. ^ Research Co.
  55. ^ Siena College
  56. ^ Quinnipiac University
  57. ^ Siena College
  58. ^ Liberty Opinion Research (R-Reform Party)
  59. ^ Quinnipiac University
  60. ^ Siena College
  61. ^ Quinnipiac University
  62. ^ Siena College
  63. ^ Siena College
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  65. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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