2024 United States Senate election in New York
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The 2024 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New York. Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand was re-elected to a third term, defeating Republican businessman Mike Sapraicone. Primary elections took place on June 25, 2024.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kirsten Gillibrand, incumbent U.S. senator[2]
Disqualified
[edit]- Khaled Salem, nonprofit executive[3]
Declined
[edit]- Jamaal Bowman, U.S. representative from New York's 16th congressional district (2021–present)[4] (unsuccessfully ran for re-election)[5]
- Al Franken, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2009–2018)[6]
- Mondaire Jones, member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2023–present) and former U.S. representative from New York's 17th congressional district (2021–2023)[4] (running for U.S. House)[7]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present) (running for re-election)[4]
- Ritchie Torres, U.S. representative from New York's 15th congressional district (2021–present)[8]
Endorsements
[edit]Kirsten Gillibrand
- Individuals
- Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Jewish Labor Committee (1998–present) and board member of the National Endowment for Democracy (2022–present)[9]
- Labor unions
- District Council 37[10]
- New York State AFL–CIO[11]
- New York State Nurses Association[12]
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union[9]
- Organizations
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)[13]
- Democratic Majority for Israel[14]
- EMILY's List[15]
- End Citizens United[16]
- Feminist Majority PAC[17]
- Giffords[18]
- Humane Society Legislative Fund[19]
- Jewish Democratic Council of America[20]
- Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs[21]
- League of Conservation Voters[22]
- Natural Resources Defense Council[23]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[24]
- Population Connection Action Fund[25]
- Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City[26]
- Vote Mama[27]
- Political parties
Polling
[edit]Hypothetical polling
- Kirsten Gillibrand vs. Andrew Cuomo
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kirsten Gillibrand |
Andrew Cuomo |
Undecided |
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American Pulse & Research Polling (R)[A] | November 30 – December 1, 2023 | 417 (V) | ± 4.8% | 49% | 35% | 16% |
Fundraising
[edit]Campaign finance reports as of June 5, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | $13,181,513 | $13,105,874 | $10,391,040 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[29] |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Disqualified
[edit]- David Bellon, attorney[3]
- Cara Castronuova, Newsmax reporter and former professional boxer[3]
- Josh Eisen, businessman[3]
Endorsements
[edit]Mike Sapraicone
- Executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States[31]
- Party chapters
- Nassau County Republican Party[32]
- Queens Republican Party[32]
- Suffolk County Republican Party[32]
- Westchester County Republican Party[32]
Cara Castronuova (disqualified)
- U.S. Representatives
- George Santos, former U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd congressional district (Independent)[32]
- Local officials
- Individuals
- Roger Stone, former advisor to Donald Trump[32]
- Party chapters
Josh Eisen (disqualified)
- Statewide officials
- Organizations
Fundraising
[edit]Campaign finance reports as of June 5, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Mike Sapraicone (R) | $738,958 | $494,680 | $244,277 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[29] |
Independents
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Diane Sare, political organizer and perennial candidate[35]
Endorsements
[edit]Diane Sare
- Organizations
Fundraising
[edit]Campaign finance reports as of June 5, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Diane Sare (I) | $331,307 | $331,025 | $6,726 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[29] |
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[37] | Solid D | November 9, 2023 |
Inside Elections[38] | Solid D | November 9, 2023 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[39] | Safe D | November 9, 2023 |
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[40] | Safe D | June 8, 2024 |
Elections Daily[41] | Safe D | May 4, 2023 |
CNalysis[42] | Solid D | November 21, 2023 |
RealClearPolitics[43] | Solid D | August 5, 2024 |
Split Ticket[44] | Safe D | October 23, 2024 |
538[45] | Solid D | October 23, 2024 |
Endorsments
[edit]Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
- Individuals
- Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Jewish Labor Committee (1998–present) and board member of the National Endowment for Democracy (2022–present)[9]
- Labor unions
- District Council 37[10]
- New York State AFL–CIO[46]
- New York State Nurses Association[12]
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union[9]
- Organizations
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)[47]
- Democratic Majority for Israel[14]
- EMILY's List[15]
- End Citizens United[16]
- Feminist Majority PAC[17]
- Giffords[48]
- Humane Society Legislative Fund[19]
- Jewish Democratic Council of America[20]
- Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs[21]
- League of Conservation Voters[49]
- Natural Resources Defense Council[50]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[51]
- Population Connection Action Fund[25]
- Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City[26]
- Vote Mama[27]
- Political parties
Mike Sapraicone (R)
- Executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States[53]
- Party chapters
- Nassau County Republican Party[32]
- Queens Republican Party[32]
- Suffolk County Republican Party[32]
- Westchester County Republican Party[32]
Fundraising
[edit]Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | $15,120,750 | $23,896,091 | $1,540,060 |
Michael Sapraicone (R) | $1,110,275[b] | $771,871 | $338,403 |
Diane Sare (I) | $457,732[c] | $455,244 | $8,933 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[29] |
Polling
[edit]- Aggregate polls
Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
Mike Sapraicone (R) |
Undecided [d] |
Margin |
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538 | through November 3, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | 57.2% | 33.9% | 8.9% | Gillibrand +23.2% |
RealClearPolitics | September 23 – October 27, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | 55.0% | 34.3% | 10.7% | Gillibrand +20.7% |
270ToWin | September 30 - November 4, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | 55.8% | 32.8% | 11.4% | Gillibrand +23.0% |
TheHill/DDHQ | through November 3, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | 58.9% | 34.8% | 6.3% | Gillibrand +24.1% |
Average | 56.7% | 34.0% | 9.3% | Gillibrand +22.7% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
Mike Sapraicone (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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Research Co. | November 2–3, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 61% | 33% | 2%[e] | 4% |
ActiVote | October 4–28, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 60% | 40% | – | – |
Cygnal (R) | October 26–27, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 58% | 39% | 1%[f] | 2% |
Siena College | October 13–17, 2024 | 872 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 57% | 31% | 2%[g] | 9% |
YouGov[B] | October 7–17, 2024 | 1,089 (RV) | ± 3.41% | 57% | 32% | – | 11% |
Emerson College[C] | September 23–25, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 50% | 33% | 1%[h] | 15% |
ActiVote | August 24 – September 25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 60% | 40% | – | – |
Siena College | September 11–16, 2024 | 1,003 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 54% | 31% | 3%[i] | 13% |
ActiVote | July 8 – August 5, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 63% | 37% | – | – |
Siena College | July 28 – August 1, 2024 | 1,199 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 56% | 33% | 1%[j] | 10% |
Hypothetical polling
- Kirsten Gillibrand vs. generic opponent
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
Generic opponent |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Siena College | June 12–13 & 16–17, 2024 | 805 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 42% | 42% | 16% |
Siena College | May 13–15, 2024 | 1,191 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 39% | 41% | 20% |
Siena College | April 15–17, 2024 | 806 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 42% | 39% | 19% |
Siena College | February 12–14, 2024 | 806 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 39% | 37% | 23% |
Siena College | January 14–17, 2024 | 807 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 43% | 38% | 19% |
Siena College | November 12–15, 2023 | 893 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 40% | 35% | 25% |
Siena College | October 15–19, 2023 | 1,225 (RV) | ± 3.4% | 39% | 38% | 23% |
Siena College | September 10–13, 2023 | 804 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 41% | 37% | 22% |
Siena College | August 13–16, 2023 | 803 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 40% | 41% | 19% |
Siena College | June 20–25, 2023 | 817 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
Siena College | May 7–11, 2023 | 810 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 43% | 38% | 19% |
Siena College | March 19–22, 2023 | 802 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 43% | 38% | 19% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand | ||||
Working Families | Kirsten Gillibrand | ||||
Total | Kirsten Gillibrand (incumbent) | 4,426,901 | 58.4% | ||
Republican | Mike Sapraicone | ||||
Conservative | Mike Sapraicone | ||||
Total | Mike Sapraicone | 3,117,846 | 41.1% | ||
LaRouche | Diane Sare | 35,717 | 0.5% | ||
Total votes | 7,580,464 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ $550,050 of this total was self-funded by Sapraicone
- ^ $6,000 of this total was self-funded by Sare
- ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- ^ "Some other candidate" with 2%
- ^ Sare (I) with 1%
- ^ "Wouldn't vote" with 2%
- ^ Sare (I) with 1%
- ^ "Wouldn't vote" with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%
- ^ "Wouldn't vote" with 1%
- Partisan clients
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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Former New York Rep. Mondaire Jones, a progressive, has decided he won't run for Gillibrand's seat...Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) also told POLITICO they are not interested in the race.
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Asked by text on Wednesday if he was considering a primary, [Ritchie] Torres said, 'The answer to your question is no.'
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- ^ a b "2024 Primary Election Endorsements". New York State Nurses Association. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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- ^ "Support Pro-Israel Candidates". AIPAC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "GIFFORDS PAC Endorses Kirsten Gillibrand for Reelection to the US Senate". Giffords. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Dison, Denis (September 20, 2023). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses 51 House, Senate Incumbents". NRDC Action Fund. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites