background-color: #6db24f; There’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a former news anchor on CNBC who used to be a Republican; Badrun Khan, a financial officer and member of Queens Community Board 2; and Samuel Sloan, a chess player and perennial candidate. And Western New Yorkers will finally get to fill the congressional seat that’s been empty since former Rep. Chris Collins resigned over insider trading charges in October. } Democratic Rep. Thomas Suozzi went unchallenged in the 2018 primaries, but now has several insurgents eager to take him on. } z-index:1; Meng, who has built a national profile as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, will not be hurting for institutional support in the primary, and has vastly outraised her opponents. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. background-color: green; Also in the race areJoel Azumah, an independent who has run the past three cycles without having much of an impact, and Gary Popkin, a Libertarian activist. The well-funded, proud capitalist has never faced a serious challenge for his Southeast Queens seat, but will be one of many incumbent Democrats facing a challenge from the left in 2020 – in this case, from a 27-year-old democratic socialist military veteran and bartender, Shaniyat Chowdhury. Through March 31, Meeks had more than $600,000 in his campaign account. And all of the local Republican Party chairmen in the district approve of the work he’s done with the group. New York republicans are eager to win back the three seats Democrats flipped in 2018’s blue wave. display: inline; padding-bottom: 8px; Green Party candidate Joseph Naham is also running in the general election. background-color: #ccc; line-height: 1.5em; The results have been certified. Rep. Jerry Nadler was first elected to Congress in 1992, and the powerful House Judiciary Committee chairman hasn’t faced a serious electoral challenge since. width: 35px !important; .race_header.democratic { height: 100%; That won’t change this year, as it seems that construction contractor Emin “Eddie” Egriufailed to qualify for the primary. Gershon spent big and came tantalizingly close to flipping the seat blue. font-weight: 100; If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for casework to submit a request for help. position: relative; .inner_percentage.Green { 2018 Democratic primary results: Meeks 82%, Carl Achille 10%, Mizan Choudhury 9%, 2018 general election results: Meeks 100%, 2020 candidates: Meeks (D), Shaniyat Chowdhury (D), Amit Lal (I). margin-bottom:16px; } if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Communications: Kristen Vonasek • Kayla Harris • Megan Brown • Mary Dunne • Sarah Groat • Heidi Jung .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { overflow-y: auto; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } Syracuse University professor Dana Balter ran a close race against Katko in 2018 and has earned institutional backing from elected officials and national groups like Emily’s List. } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Rep. Grace Meng has comfortably won reelection since taking office in 2013, but this year she’s facing a pair of primary challengers. .non_result_row th { Like Ocasio-Cortez before him, Bowman is making the case that the district needs a younger, more progressive candidate of color. } The race for New York’s 27th Congressional District has been completely shaken up following the resignation of former Republican Rep. Chris Collins on Oct. 1, after he pleaded guilty to charges of insider trading. display: block; setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); Now, he’s trying again in 2020, and will likely argue once again that Zeldin’s ardent support for President Donald Trump is out of touch with the relatively moderate district that was represented by a Democrat until 2014. background-color: #6db24f; Find out Brian's thoughts about whats best for Carlsbad. background: #4c4c4c; } Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has represented New York’s 18th District since 2013, but Republicans see an opportunity to pick up a district that voted for President Donald Trump in 2016. Nancy Goroff was the chairwoman of Stony Brook University’s chemistry department until she launched her campaign, and she claims she would be the first woman scientist in Congress who has a Ph.D. Bridget Fleming, a Suffolk County legislator and former Manhattan prosecutor, is also running, as is Gregory-John Fischer, a business consultant who has failed in previous runs for Suffolk County executive – as a libertarian – and for state Senate as a Democrat. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brian Higgins has been a pretty safe bet in New York's 26th Congressional District. color: #fff; .results_row td { Higgins also acknowledged Democrats didn’t “even have a semblance of an alternative at this point” to Pelosi. Enter Chele Chiavacci Farley, a Republican who ran against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2018. padding-bottom: 0px; width: 100% !important; This seat is as safely blue as it gets, but Cathy Bernstein, a tax accountant, is running on the Republican Party line. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos. .results_table_container { [6], FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." Brindisi now holds a seat on the House Committee on Agriculture, which he has used to strengthen his position as an advocate for Central New York’s farmers. .results_row td:first-child { font-style: italic; The seat was previously held by a Republican. In the 2018 midterm, Rep. Anthony Brindisi narrowly defeated the one-term Trump diehard Republican incumbentClaudia Tenney. Running to their left seems to be Mondaire Jones, the black, gay, Harvard Law grad and first-time candidate who has earned progressive endorsements from the Working Families Party and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. padding-left: 16px; First-term Rep. Max Rose is a rare Democrat to represent this traditionally red Staten Island seat, so this is shaping up to be a real general election battle for the city’s one swing seat. } There are 18 other House incumbents running for re-election this year, who, like Mr. Capuano and Mr. Crowley, have not faced a primary opponent for at least 10 years. if (window.jQuery) { 2018 Democratic primary results: Delgado 22%, Gareth Rhodes 18%, Pat Ryan 18%, Brian Flynn 13%, Jeff Beals 13%, Dave Clegg 11%, Erin Collier 5%, 2018 general election results: Delgado (D) 51%, John Faso (R-incumbent) 46%, 2020 candidates: Delgado (D), Kyle Van De Water (R), Ola Hawatmeh (R),Steve Greenfield (G), Victoria Alexander (L). .votebox_legend .non_result_row { } Wilt came in third in the primary for longtime incumbent Rep. Louise Slaughter’s seat, behind Morelle and Rachel Barnhart. } background-color: #db0000; } Some nine Republicans initially filed to run, but John Cummings, ahigh school teacher and former police officer managed to clear the field, and will presumably be on the ballot in November. Incumbent: Brian Higgins (D) 2016 presidential results: Clinton +20. Hochul could also run in the new 23rd district, which is represented by Republican Tom Reed, it has a Republican enrollment advantage of three percent. margin-top: 16px; In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. top: 0px; } margin: 8px auto; } background-color: #f4f4f4; In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. .inner_percentage.Democratic { border-bottom: 1px solid grey; Chowdhury had had just over $17,000 and Lal just over $5,000. disputes, lawsuits, and recounts, Submit a photo, survey, video, conversation, or bio. } padding-left: 10px; background-color: green; .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { } max-width: 75px; font-weight: 300; Counties: SuffolkIncumbent: Lee Zeldin (R)DemocratsVivian Viloria-FisherDavid PechefskyPerry GershonElaine Di MasiKate BrowningRepublicansLee ZeldinConservative PartyLee ZeldinWorking Families PartyPatricia LatzmanIndependence PartyLee ZeldinWomen’s Equality PartyKate BrowningReform PartyLee Zeldin background-color: #003388; Iroghama Christianna Omere, a middle school science teacher and a member of the conservative Federalist Society, has also filed to run as an independent. letter-spacing: 0.03em; width: 100% It’ll be hard to unseat the extremely well-funded international celebrity, but three Democrats are trying. text-align: center; But that’s only part of the story. Third-term Rep. Kathleen Rice got some national attention this term for leading the charge to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arguing that she needed to make room for younger generations in the House leadership. overflow-x: auto; If she wants a rematch with Brindisi, she’ll first have to beat George K. Phillips,a history teacher who has run for Congress three times. All U.S. congressional districts, including the 26th Congressional District of New York, held elections in 2020. People attending a fundraiser for Rep. Brian Higgins Monday night walked a gantlet of opponents to the South Buffalo Democrat, including Carl Paladino. background-color: #ccc; .race_footer { defer(); New York's 26th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state and includes part of Erie and Niagara counties.[1]. In some ways, all this uncertainty is because of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. font-weight: 300; top: -5px; } Rochester and its suburbs are in for a primary rematch, with Brighton town board member Robin Wilt challenging Rep. Joseph Morelle. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. } Here’s how all 27 congressional races are shaping up across the state. } .election_results_text { Glen Clay Higgins (born August 24, 1961) is an American politician and reserve law enforcement officer from the state of Louisiana.A Republican, he is the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district.The district is in the southwestern corner of the state and includes Lafayette, Lake Charles, New Iberia and Opelousas.He won the runoff election on December 10, … Two years ago, Brindisi’s politically moderate positions earned him an endorsement from former Republican Reps. Richard Hanna and Sherwood Boehlert. padding-left: 10px; width: 100%; .inner_percentage.Green { width: 90%; Five-term Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis seems to be the front-runner and has already earned support from President Donald Trump and the national GOP establishment, which has helped her with fundraising. } Eddie Egriu, who ran against Higgins in 2014, has not officially announced yet but is preparing for another campaign. } He covers New York City Hall. color: #888; padding-bottom: 8px; Green Party candidate David Baker is also running in the general election. margin-right: 10px; .votebox_bp_logo { padding-left: 8px; width: 90%; He is in running in a heavily Democratic district, gerrymandered for that purpose. } The coronavirus has changed everything about New York’s congressional races. This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. Brian Higgins’ grandparents are from the country … New York modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows: For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here. Democrats are afraid of losing the seat, so Delgado isn’t facing a primary challenge, but he may not have much of a challenge in the general election either, since the GOP failed to find a strong challenger. display: block; This cycle, Republican Liz Joy will be taking on Tonko in the reliable Democratic district. margin-top: 0px; .outer_percentage { The congressman has been a vocal supporter of term limits in the past. font-weight: 200; Or Hochul could run a primary against fellow Democrat Brian Higgins, in the heavily Democratic new 26th district which includes the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. top: 0px; left: 0; .election_results_text { font-weight: 300; } } Incumbent Brian Higgins (D) defeated Shelly Schratz (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. width: 100%; His organization promotes greater transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility in state government, which often puts him at odds with lawmakers and the governor. overflow-x: scroll; overflow-x: auto; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, top: -1px; } Higgins, a 51-year-old man charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. .race_header.green { That seemed to have changed this year, when six candidates lined up to challenge him. .race_header.republican { Bunkeddeko has been itching for a rematch, and will likely once again accuse Clarke of being a do-nothing legislator. Operations: Meghann Olshefski • Lauren Dixon • Kelly Rindfleisch • Sara Antel • Sara Horton. Incumbent Brian Higgins has served as the congressman for the House Representative for New York’s 26th district for the past seven years as a member of the Democratic party. The results have been certified. 2018 Democratic primary results: Tracy Mitrano 32%, Max Della Pia 32%, Linda Andrei 15%, Ian Golden 13%, Edward Sundquist 6%, 2018 general election results: Reed (R) 54%, Mitrano (D) 46%, 2020 candidates: Reed (R), Mitrano (D), David Baker (G). Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Research Director, Empire Center for Public Policy. } } Click [show] to expand the table. top: -1px; .votebox-results-cell--number { width: 50px; Non-essential travel between the U.S. and Canada is banned through at least September 21. Rep. Paul Tonko, currently serving his sixth term, has been in the House since 2009 and handily defeated his 2018 Republican opponent Joe Vitollo in his upstate district. } Having multiple Democratic challengers, plus the support of the Brooklyn Democratic establishment, will likely make Clarke even more difficult to unseat than two years ago. 2018 Democratic primary results: Espaillat 100%, 2018 general election results: Espaillat (D) 95%, Jineea Butler (R) 5%, 2020 candidates: Espaillat (D), James Felton Keith (D), Ramon Rodriguez (D), Lovelynn Gwinn (R), Christopher Morris-Perry (C). The two-borough seat is solidly Democratic, but that won’t stop Republicans from taking a chance to challenge AOC’s politics. Positions earned him an endorsement from former Republican Reps. Richard Hanna and Sherwood Boehlert and! 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