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New York State Board of Elections
2008 New York Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/6/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 7/17/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/19/08, Primary: 9/9/08, Nomination Deadline: 9/23/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: September 10, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
President, 58.4% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 57.39%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 39.91%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1.12%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.68%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.63%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.27%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 51.2%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 27.8%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 10.82%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 6.41%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 3.07%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.34%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.21%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.15%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA), |
| Róger Calero (SW-NY), |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), |
| consumer activist Ralph Nader (Pop-CT), |
1st Congressional District, 61.3% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop (D, Ind, WF), |
attorney / Iraqi War vet Lee Zeldin (R, Cns), |
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2nd Congressional District, 70.1% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Steve J. Israel (D, Ind, WF), |
businessman Frank J. Stalzer (R, Cns), |
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3rd Congressional District, 55.8% in '06, 8th term, might run for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| Graham E. Long (D, WF), |
Peter T. King (R, Ind, Cns) 88.4%,
businessman / '00, '02, '04 & '06 candidate Robert A. Previdi (R) 11.6%, |
consultant Bill Corrigan (I), |
4th Congressional District, 64.8% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Carolyn McCarthy (D, Ind, WF), |
Mineola Mayor Jack M. Martins (R, Cns), |
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5th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Gary L. Ackerman (D, Ind, WF), |
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Berney (R), |
'04 candidate / ex-INS inspector Jun Policarpo (Cns), |
Evergreen C. Chou (G), |
6th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Gregory W. Meeks (D),
legislative aide Ruben Wills (D), |
No Republican |
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7th Congressional District, 83.6% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Joseph Crowley (D, WF), |
William E. Britt, Jr. (R, Cns), |
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8th Congressional District, 83.4% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jerrold L. Nadler (D, WF), |
Grace Lin (R, Cns), |
Ben O'Shaughnessy (SW), |
9th Congressional District, unopposed in '06 5th term, might run for Mayor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Anthony D. Weiner (D, WF), |
No Republican |
'02 candidate Alfred F. Donohue (Cns), |
10th Congressional District, 91.9% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Edolphus Towns (D) 67.2%,
'06 candidate / political activist Kevin Powell (D) 32.8%, |
Salvatore Grupico (R, Cns), |
Willie Cotton (SW), |
11th Congressional District, 89.4% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Yvette D. Clarke (D, WF), |
Hugh C. Carr (R), |
Cartrell Gore (Cns), |
| Sarah Katz (SW), |
12th Congressional District, 89.4% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Nydia M. Velázquez (D, WF), |
Allan E. Romaguera (R, Cns), |
Dan Fein (SW), |
13th Congressional District, 56.7% in '06, Vito J. Fossella (R) retiring after 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 10th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss-Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, |
city councilman Michael E. "Mike" McMahon (D, WF) 75.2%,
'06 nominee / attorney Stephen A. Harrison (D) 24.8%, |
ex-St. AM Robert A. Straniere (R, RtL) 58.8%,
physician Jamshad I. Wyne (R) 41.2%, retired investment banker Paul Atanasio (WI/R, Cns), Carmine A. Morano (WI/R, Ind), |
former WABC radio receptionist Susan Overeem (L), |
| carpenter / record producer Francis M. "Fran" Powers (I)?, |
14th Congressional District, 84.2% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Carolyn B. Maloney (D, WF), |
Robert G. Heim (R), |
Isaiah Matos (L), |
15th Congressional District, 93.8% in '06, 19th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Charles B. Rangel (D, WF), |
Edward Daniels (R), |
boxer Craig Schley (I), |
Martín Koppel (SW), |
16th Congressional District, 95.5% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| José E. Serrano (D, WF), |
Ali Mohamed (R, Cns), |
Maura DeLuca (SW), |
17th Congressional District, 75.8% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Eliot L. Engel (D, Ind, WF), |
Robert Goodman (R, Cns), |
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18th Congressional District, 70.3% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Nita M. Lowey (D, WF), |
'06 candidate / computer programmer / Christian activist James C. Russell (R, Cns), |
'06 nominee / consultant David Prunier (I), |
19th Congressional District, 51.2% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic, |
| John J. Hall (D, Ind, WF), |
Iraqi vet. Kieran Michael Lalor (R, Cns, Energy Security Now), |
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20th Congressional District, 53.1% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, NRCC Target, |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D, WF), |
ex-party chair / ex-Sec. of St. Alexander F. "Sandy" Treadwell (R, Cns, Ind), |
Matt Funicello (G), |
| Herbert Headwell (I), |
| Todd Goldup (I)?, |
21st Congressional District, 77.8% in '06, Michael R. McNulty (D) retiring after 10th term, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
ex-st. AM Paul D. Tonko (D, WF) 39.3%,
congressional aide M. Tracey Brooks (D) 30.0%,
Co. Leg. Phillip G. "Phil" Steck (D, Ind) 18.7%,
congressional aide Darius Shahinfar (D) 10.3%,
ex-Republican Joseph P. Sullivan (D) 1.7%,
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Co. Leg. James R. "Jim" Buhrmaster (R, Cns) 69.3%,
businessman Steven Vasquez (R, L) 30.7%, |
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22nd Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Maurice D. Hinchey (D, Ind, WF), |
George K. Phillips (R, Cns), |
Opportunity to Ballot (Ind), |
23rd Congressional District, 63.2% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Attorney Michael P. "Mike" Oot (D, WF), |
John M. McHugh (R, Cns, Ind), |
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24th Congressional District, 53.8% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, NRCC Target, |
| Michael A. Arcuri (D, WF), |
businessman Richard L. Hanna (R, Cns, Ind), |
'06 nominee / Michael J. "Mike" Sylvia, III (L), |
25th Congressional District, 50.9% in '06, James T. "Jim" Walsh (R) retiring after 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrats, Chris Cillizza: Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Likley Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, |
| '06 nominee / policy adviser Daniel B. "Dan" Maffei (D, WF), |
ex-Co. Leg. Dale A. Sweetland (R, Cns), |
John Ciampoli (Ind), Thomas S. Connolly, Jr. (Ind), |
| activist Howie Hawkins (G, Populist, S), |
26th Congressional District, 51.9% in '06, Thomas M. Reynolds (R) retiring after 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, |
attorney Alice J. Kryzan (D) 41.7%,
Iraqi vet Jonathan P. Powers (D, WF) 35.6%, '04 & '06 nominee / businessman Jack R. Davis, Jr. (D, Save Jobs) 22.7%, |
businessman Christopher J. Lee (R, Cns), |
Anthony L. Fumerelle (Ind), |
| Opportunity to Ballot (WF), |
27th Congressional District, 79.2% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Brian M. Higgins (D, WF), |
businessman Daniel J. Humiston (R, Ind), |
Harold W. Schroeder (Cns), |
28th Congressional District, 72.7% in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D, Ind, WF), |
David W. Crimmen (R, Cns), |
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29th Congressional District, 51.5% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, DCCC Target, |
| '06 nominee / Navy vet Eric J. Massa (D, WF), |
John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr. (R, Ind, Cns), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to New York Political Parties:
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