United States Senate election in New York, 2004
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The 2004 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 2, 2004, along with elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as the presidential election, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a second term with 71.2% of the vote,[1] at the time the highest margin of victory for any statewide candidate in New York's history, and winning every county except Hamilton.
Schumer's vote share would not be surpassed until 2012 when fellow Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand won her first full term with 72% of the vote.
Candidates
Democratic
Declared
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
Declared
- Howard Mills III, State Assemblyman and former Town Supervisor of Wallkill
Declined
- Randy Daniels, New York Secretary of State[2]
- Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City[2]
- Peter T. King, U.S. Representative for NY-03[2]
- George Pataki, Governor of New York[2]
Conservative
Declared
- Marilyn O'Grady, Long Island ophthalmologist and activist
Green
Declined
- David McReynolds, socialist activist and two-time candidate for President with the Socialist Party USA
Libertarian
Declared
- Don Silberger, math professor at State University of New York at New Paltz
Builders
Declared
- Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer
Socialist Workers
Declared
- Martin Koppel, writer for The Militant and activist
General election
Campaign
The Conservative Party of New York opposed Republican nominee Assemblyman Howard Mills, due to his support of civil unions and abortion rights.[3] Instead, they supported ophthalmologist Marilyn O'Grady, a failed candidate for New York's 4th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in 2002.
Perennial candidate Abraham Hirschfeld, then 84 years old, ran for the office on a minor party line. It was the last campaign of his life, and he would die less than a year later.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 1, 2004 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chuck Schumer | 4,384,907 | 65.42% | ||
| Independence | Chuck Schumer | 216,198 | 3.23% | ||
| Working Families | Chuck Schumer | 168,719 | 2.52% | ||
| total | Chuck Schumer (Incumbent) | 4,769,824 | 71.16% | +16.54% | |
| Republican | Howard Mills | 1,625,069 | 24.24% | -19.84% | |
| Conservative | Marilyn O'Grady | 220,960 | 3.30% | ||
| Green | David McReynolds | 36,942 | 0.55% | +0.23% | |
| Libertarian | Don Silberger | 19,073 | 0.28% | +0.10% | |
| Builders Party | Abe Hirschfeld | 16,196 | 0.24% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Martin Koppel | 14,811 | 0.22% | +0.14% | |
| Majority | 3,144,755 | 46.92% | |||
| Turnout | 6,702,875 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
- Per New York State law, Schumer's totals include minor party-line votes: Independence Party (216,198) and Working Families Party (168,719) for Schumer. Source:[1]
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Alleghany (largest municipality: Wellsville)
- Broome (largest municipality: Binghamton)
- Cattaraugus (largest municipality: Olean)
- Cayuga (largest municipality: Auburn)
- Chautauqua (largest municipality: Jamestown)
- Chemung (largest municipality: Elmira)
- Chenango (largest municipality: Norwich)
- Clinton (largest municipality: Plattsburgh)
- Columbia (largest municipality: Hudson)
- Cortland (largest municipality: Cortland)
- Delaware (largest municipality: Sidney)
- Dutchess (County Seat: Poughkeepsie)
- Essex (largest municipality: Ticonderoga)
- Franklin (largest municipality: Malone)
- Fulton (largest municipality: Gloversville)
- Genesee (largest municipality: Batavia)
- Greene (largest municipality: Catskill)
- Herkimer (largest municipality: German Flatts)
- Jefferson (largest municipality: Le Ray)
- Lewis (largest municipality: Lowville)
- Livingston (largest municipality: Geneseo)
- Madison (largest municipality: Oneida)
- Montgomery (largest municipality: Amsterdam)
- Nassau (largest municipality: Hempstead)
- Oneida (largest municipality: Utica)
- Onondaga (largest municipality: Syracuse)
- Ontario (largest municipality: Geneva)
- Orange (largest municipality: Kiryas Joel)
- Orleans (largest municipality: Albion)
- Oswego (largest municipality: Oswego)
- Otsego (largest municipality: Oneonta)
- Putnam (largest municipality: Lake Carmel)
- Rockland (County Seat: New City)
- Rensselaer (County Seat: Troy)
- Richmond (Staten Island, borough of New York City)
- Steuben (largest municipality: Corning)
- St. Lawrence (largest municipality: Massena)
- Saratoga (largest municipality: Saratoga Springs)
- Schoharie (largest municipality: Cobleskill)
- Schuyler (largest municipality: Watkins Glen)
- Seneca (largest municipality: Seneca Falls)
- Suffolk (largest municipality: Brookhaven)
- Sullivan (largest municipality: Monticello)
- Tioga (largest municipality: Waverly)
- Ulster (largest municipality: Kingston)
- Warren (largest municipality: Glens Falls)
- Washington (largest municipality: Hudson Falls)
- Wayne (largest municipality: Newark)
- Yates (largest municipality: Penn Yan)
- Wyoming (largest municipality: Perry)
See also
References
- ^ a b "2004 Senatorial Election Results - New York". Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Povich, Elaine S. (April 14, 2003). "Rep. King declines Schumer challenge". Newsday. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Cooper, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Conservatives Have Their Own Senate Candidate". New York Times. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2013.