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2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election
← 2022 April 30, 2024 November 2024 →
New York's 26th congressional district
 
Nominee Tim Kennedy Gary Dickson
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Conservative
Popular vote 48,050 21,982
Percentage 68.5% 31.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Brian Higgins
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tim Kennedy
Democratic

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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]

The Associated Press declared Tim Kennedy the winner within an hour of the polls closing.[5] He will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress.

Nominees

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New York does not use primary elections when filling vacancies. Instead, party officials in the affected counties are responsible for choosing nominees.

Democratic Party

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The Erie County Democratic Committee chose their nominee on February 21, 2024.[6]

Candidates

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Nominated
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Lost nomination
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Declined
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Republican Party

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The Erie County Republican Committee chose their nominee on February 21, 2024.[10]

Candidates

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Nominated
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Independents

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Withdrawn

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General election

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Endorsements

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Tim Kennedy (D)
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Political parties
Gary Dickson (R)
Political parties

Debate

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2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election debates
No. Date Host Moderators Links Democratic Republican
 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

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2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tim Kennedy 42,995 62.89% +5.04
Working Families Tim Kennedy 3,532 5.17% −0.92
Total Tim Kennedy 46,527 68.06% +4.12
Republican Gary Dickson 16,641 24.34% −4.41
Conservative Gary Dickson 5,044 7.38% +0.13
Total Gary Dickson 21,685 31.72% −4.28
Write-in 149 0.22% +0.16
Total votes 68,361 100.0%
Democratic hold
By county
County Tim Kennedy
Democratic 		Gary Dickson
Republican 		Write-in Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Erie 41,206 71.19 16,530 28.56 146 0.25 24,676 42.63 57,882
Niagara 6,844 55.60 5,452 44.29 13 0.11 1,392 11.31 12,309
Total 48,050 68.46 21,982 31.32 159 0.23 26,068 37.14 70,191

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c In New York, the position of town supervisor is equivalent to mayor.
  2. ^ McMurray is a Democrat, but tried to qualify for the ballot as an independent.[11]

References

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  1. ^ McMullen, Justin (February 12, 2024). "Date set for NY-26 special election to fill Higgins' seat in Congress". WIVB-TV. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Congressman Brian Higgins Announces Plans to Leave Congress". higgins.house.gov. Buffalo, New York. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Joly, Aidan (November 12, 2023). "Brian Higgins announces plans to resign from Congress, set to take top Shea's job". WIVB-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Special Election Political Calendar" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Joly, Aidan (April 30, 2024). "AP: Tim Kennedy declared winner in NY-26 special election". WIVB-TV. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Specht, Charlie (January 10, 2024). "Nate McMurray announces candidacy for Brian Higgins' 26th District seat in Congress". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Faery, Max (January 11, 2024). "Tim Kennedy gets Democratic Committee's nomination for NY-26 special election". Audacy.
  8. ^ Parsnow, Luke; Whalen, Ryan (January 5, 2024). "Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown won't run for Higgins' congressional seat". Spectrum News 1 Buffalo.
  9. ^ Specht, Charlie (December 10, 2023). "Poloncarz will not run for 26th Congressional District seat being vacated by Higgins". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Specht, Charlie (February 21, 2024). "West Seneca Supervisor Gary Dickson gets GOP nod to face Kennedy for Congress". Buffalo News. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Joly, Aidan; Greber, Dave (February 27, 2024). "Nate McMurray will not be on NY-26 special election ballot". WIVB-TV. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  12. ^ McMullen, Justin (February 2, 2024). "On final curtain call in office, Higgins reflects on how Buffalo — and Congress — has changed". WIVB-TV. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "NewDem Action Fund Announces Endorsement of Tim Kennedy for the Special Election in New York's 26th District". NewDem Action Fund. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Specht, Charlie (March 15, 2024). "State AG James endorses Kennedy for Congress". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Specht, Charlie (March 10, 2024). "Views on Gaza differ among candidates in 26th Congressional race". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Kennedy also snagged an endorsement from the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee
  16. ^ "2024 New York Endorsements". 1199SEIU. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  17. ^ "CSEA endorses State Sen. Tim Kennedy in Congressional special election". CSEA Local 1000. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  18. ^ Needle, Logan (February 27, 2024). "CWA District 1 Announces Endorsement in NY-26 Special Election". CWA District 1. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  19. ^ "The BAC 3 NY is proud to endorse NYS Senator Tim Kennedy for the special election to fill the 26th Congressional District seat left vacant by Congressman Brian Higgins". Facebook. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "New York State AFL-CIO Endorses Tim Kennedy for Congress". New York State AFL-CIO. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  21. ^ TWU Local 100 [@TWULocal100] (January 11, 2024). "State Sen. Tim Kennedy, Chair of the Transportation Committee is a friend of working people and we enthusiastically endorse @senkennedy for Congress in N.Y.-26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ @UAWregion9 (December 4, 2023). "Today @UAW Region 9 WNY CAP Council was proud to endorse NYS State Senator Timothy M. Kennedy!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "DMFI PAC Endorses in New York and Missouri Congressional Primaries". DMFI PAC. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024. The candidates endorsed by DMFI PAC today include...State Sen. Tim Kennedy (NY-26)...
  24. ^ "The NY-26 is up for grabs and now more than ever, we need leaders in Washington, DC who will stand up and fight for women". Facebook. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  25. ^ Wolf, Brandon (March 22, 2024). "Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Tim Kennedy for NY-26". Human Rights Campaign (Press release). Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  26. ^ Gottlieb, Walter (April 26, 2024). "Western New Yorkers Need Tim Kennedy In the U.S. House". NCPSSM (Press release). Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  27. ^ Callahan, Devin (March 6, 2024). "NYLCV Endorses Tim Kennedy for Congress in the NY-26 Special Election". New York League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  28. ^ "Sierra Club endorses Kennedy in congressional race". Niagara Gazette. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  29. ^ March, Libby (April 21, 2024). "The Editorial Board: For Congress: Tim Kennedy". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  30. ^ a b c d Kruly, Kenn (February 27, 2024). "The NY26 campaign takes shape". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  31. ^ Joly, Aidan (April 23, 2024). "Full replay: Kennedy, Dickson face off in NY-26 Debate". WIVB.com.
  32. ^ "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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