The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of

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, one from each of the state's 27

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. The elections coincided with other elections to the

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and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the

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, and comptroller of New York. The candidate filing deadline was April 14 and the primary elections were held on June 24.

Overview

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:

District 1

The 1st district was located in eastern

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and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative Bishop also received the Independence and Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

County Republican committees designated State Senator

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, who was the nominee for the seat in 2008, as their nominee. On June 24, 2014, Zeldin defeated former prosecutor

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, who had challenged him in a primary.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, state senator and nominee for this seat in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *

, former

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prosecutor and candidate for this seat in

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Endorsements

Results

Zeldin also received the Conservative nomination.

General election

Campaign

In September 2013, the

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recommended further review of an August 2012 incident in which Bishop was accused of soliciting a campaign contribution from hedge fund magnate Eric Semler in exchange for acting in an official capacity to obtain a fireworks permit for Semler's son's bar mitzvah on Long Island. Bishop denied the allegations as "outrageous, unfounded attacks on my character and my family". After the incident was picked up by the media, Semler called the allegations a "nonstory". Despite the

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investigating the incident, in September the Justice Department closed its investigation without filing charges. However, the NRCC and other right wing groups exploited the incident to paint Bishop as a corrupt Washington insider.

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district was based along the South Shore of

and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and had previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative King also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Patricia Maher, civic association president and former health-care executive

=Declined

= *

Kathleen Rice Kathleen Maura Rice (born February 15, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before servi ...

, Nassau County District Attorney

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *William D. Stevenson

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 3

The 3rd district included most of the North Shore of Long Island. It extended from northwestern Suffolk County across northern Nassau County and into far northeastern

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. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012. The district had an even PVI. Like King in the neighboring 2nd district, Israel had consistently performed well despite his district's swing nature.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative He also received the Independence and Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Grant Lally, attorney and nominee for the 5th district in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Stephen Labate, U.S. Army reservist, financial planning advisor and nominee for this seat in

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Results

Lally also received the Conservative nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 4

The 4th district was located in central and southern Nassau County. Incumbent Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who had represented the district since 1997, retired. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

On January 8, 2014, McCarthy announced that she would not seek re-election due to complications from

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. She would instead endorse Nassau County DA

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, Nassau County District Attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= *Kevan Abrahams, Democratic Leader in the Nassau County Legislature

=Declined

= *Dave Denenberg, Nassau County Legislator *Laura Gillen, attorney and nominee for Nassau County clerk in 2013 * Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative *Patricia Norris-McDonald, Mayor of Malverne *Carmen Piñeyro, Freeport trustee

Results

Rice also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bruce Blakeman, former Nassau County Legislative Majority Leader and Presiding Officer, nominee for

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and the Tax Revolt Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Frank Scaturro, attorney, historian and candidate for this seat in

=Declined

= * Fran Becker, Nassau County Legislator and nominee for this seat in

* Kate Murray, Hempstead Town Supervisor

Results

Scaturro, who was the Conservative Party nominee in 2012, received their nomination again, but dropped out of the race. Blakeman ultimately received both the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Conservative primary

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district was mostly located within

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, but also included a small portion of Nassau County. Incumbent Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+35.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Joseph Marthone, small-business owner and candidate for this seat in

Results

Meeks also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

No Republicans filed.

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

The 6th district is located entirely within

. Incumbent Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected in 2012, winning the Democratic primary with 53% of the vote and the general election with 68% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *

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, former

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and candidate for

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(running for state senate and endorsed Meng) She also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Meng was unopposed for re-election.

Endorsements

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located entirely in

and includes parts of

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, and

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. Incumbent Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 95% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+34.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jeff Kurzon, attorney

=Declined

= *

, former

and candidate for

Results

Velázquez also received the nomination of the Working Families Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jose Luis Fernandez

Conservative primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Allan E. Romaguera

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 8

The 8th district is located entirely in the

boroughs of

and

. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2012, winning the Democratic primary with 71% of the vote and the general election with 90% of the vote, succeeding retiring Democrat

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. The district had a PVI of D+35.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Jeffries also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Conservative primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Alan Bellone, businessman, Republican nominee for the State Assembly in 2008 and 2010 and nominee for this seat in

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 9

The 9th district is located entirely within the

borough of

. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 87% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+32.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Clarke also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Conservative primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Daniel J. Cavanagh, Republican nominee for this seat in

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 10

The 10th district is located in

and includes the

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, the west side of

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, including

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and the

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, and parts of

, including Borough Park. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+23.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Nadler also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Conservative primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ross Brady, former Republican nominee for the State Assembly, former Conservative nominee for the state senate and the State Supreme Court

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 11

The 11th district is located entirely in

and includes all of

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and parts of southern

. Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

On April 25, two weeks after the filing deadline, Grimm was indicted on charges including mail fraud and wire fraud due to a campaign finance investigation from his successful run for the 13th district in

. The only way he could have been removed from the ballot was by moving out of the state, running for a judgeship or being convicted before the general election. If Grimm had been removed from the ballot, potential Republican candidates included former U.S. Representative Vito Fossella, State Senator Andrew Lanza, State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, State Assemblyman Joseph Borelli, former state assemblyman Matthew Mirones, Richmond County District Attorney and nominee for

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Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.,

Borough President

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Minority Leader Vincent M. Ignizio and New York City Councilman Steven Matteo.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Michael Grimm, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Grimm, however, remained on the ballot and received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Domenic Recchia, former member of the

=Disqualified

= *Erick Salgado, pastor of the Church of Iglesia Jovenes Cristianos and candidate for

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=Declined

= * Michael Cusick, state assembly member * Michael McMahon, former U.S. Representative * Debi Rose, former

member * Diane Savino,

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* Matthew Titone, state assembly member

Results

Recchia won the Democratic nomination unopposed, after Salgado was removed from the ballot after failing to file enough nominating petition signatures. He also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Campaign

Despite running against a recently indicted opponent, Recchia and his campaign made a series of errors, some of which received national attention. He was criticized for being unable to explain his position on trade and labor issues, as well as seemingly not understanding what the

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was. The following day he stated that he had “great knowledge” of foreign affairs, by citing his experience in running a school exchange program more than a decade earlier and trips he had taken to Italy. These events prompted

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to dedicate a segment of ''

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'' to the 11th district's campaign, entitled “Wait, How the F@#k Does That Happen?”, in which he mocked Recchia for his repeated verbal flubs. In its editorial endorsing Grimm, the ''

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'' described Recchia as "a candidate so dumb, ill-informed, evasive and inarticulate that voting for a thuggish Republican who could wind up in a prison jumpsuit starts to make rational sense".

Endorsements

Debate

Polling

Predictions

Results

On election night, Grimm easily won a third term, defeating Recchia by nearly 13%, declaring in his victory speech that "It's not how hard you can hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done". Due to his losing to an indicted congressman in a swing district by double figures, '' The Hill'' named Recchia as one of their "Top 10 worst candidates of 2014".

Aftermath

On December 23, Grimm pled guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion. He initially refused to resign, but on December 29 confirmed that he would resign from Congress on January 5. A

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to replace him was held on May 5, 2015. On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison. He surrendered on September 22, 2015, ultimately serving seven months before being released on May 20, 2016.

District 12

The 12th district is located entirely in

and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of

, Greenpoint and western

. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 80% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+27.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Maloney also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Nicholas Di Iorio Di Iorio also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 13

The 13th district is located entirely in

and includes

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and a small portion of the western

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. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013, after previously representing the 15th district since 1993, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of D+42.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Adriano Espaillat,

and candidate for this seat in

*Yolanda Garcia, community activist *Michael Walrond, Jr., pastor

=Declined

= * Calvin O. Butts, pastor *

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, former

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* Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member and candidate for this seat in

* Keith Wright, state assembly member

Polling

Results

Daniel Vila Rivera received the Green Party nomination. Kenneth D. Schaeffer, a candidate for the State Supreme Court in 2005 and 2010, received the Working Families Party nomination, until he was removed from the ballot shortly before the election, allowing Rangel to run on the Working Families Party line.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 14

The 14th district is located in

and includes the eastern

and part of north-central

. Incumbent Democrat, Joseph Crowley, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 83% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+26.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Joseph Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative Crowley also received the Working Families nomination.

Conservative primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Elizabeth Perri, nominee for the state senate in 2012 and the Republican nominee for Bronx borough president in

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 15

The 15th district is located entirely within

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and is the smallest district by area in the entire country. Incumbent Democrat, José E. Serrano, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 97% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+43.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

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, chess player and perennial candidate

=Declined

= *

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* Annabel Palma,

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Results

Serrano also received the Working Families nomination.

Conservative primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Eduardo Ramirez, candidate for the State Assembly in 2012 and the New York City Council in 2013

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *William Edstrom, candidate for the State Assembly in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 16

The 16th district is located in the northern part of

and the southern half of

Westchester County Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, bordering the Long Island Sound and the Byram River to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The county is the seventh most populous cou ...

, including the cities of

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and

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. Incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 76% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+21.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative Engel also received the nomination of the Working Families party.

Conservative primary

Patrick A. McManus, perennial candidate for office, was the Conservative nominee, but the board rejected his petition as invalid, taking him off of the ballot for the primary election.

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 17

The 17th district contains all of

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and the northern and central portions of

, including the cities of Peekskill and White Plains. Incumbent Democrat

Nita Lowey Nita Sue Lowey ( ; Melnikoff; July 5, 1937 – March 15, 2025) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-dean of the ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Lowey also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Chris Day, Afghanistan/Iraq army veteran and private equity/venture capital investment professional

General election

Campaign

The Independence Party line was not active in this election after Lowey's ballot access petitions were rejected by the Board of Elections.

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 18

The 18th district is located in the northern suburbs and exurbs of

and includes all of Orange and Putnam counties, as well as parts of southern Dutchess and northeastern Westchester counties. Incumbent Democrat

Sean Patrick Maloney Sean Patrick Maloney (born July 30, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2024 to 2025. He served as the U.S. representative from from ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent

Nan Hayworth Nan Alison Hayworth (née Sutter; born December 14, 1959) is an American ophthalmologist and former congresswoman for . A Republican, she was elected in 2010. In 2012, after redistricting, Hayworth ran for reelection in the new 18th district ...

with 52% of the vote, and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Maloney also received the Working Families Party nomination.

Republican primary

Hayworth sought a rematch with Maloney. State Senator Greg Ball declined to seek the Republican nomination, praising Maloney in a statement: "We have a great working relationship and he and his office are to be applauded, for they have bent over backwards to mutually assist shared constituents."

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, former U.S. Representative

=Disqualified

= *

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, businessman and

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nominee for

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=Declined

= * Greg Ball,

Hayworth also received the Conservative and Independence Party nomination.

Independence primary

Results

General election

Campaign

Ball formally endorsed Maloney in September 2014, praising his work on veterans' issues. Another Republican state senator, Bill Larkin, also cited veterans' issues as the reason for his endorsing Maloney.

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 16, 2014

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 19

The 19th district is located in New York's

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and

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regions and includes all of Columbia,

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, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and

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counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. Incumbent Republican Chris Gibson, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 53% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. Representative Gibson also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Sean Eldridge Sean Eldridge (born July 31, 1986) is a Canadian-born American political activist from New York. Eldridge is the founder and president of Stand Up America, a progressive advocacy community. He previously served as political director of Freedom t ...

, investment fund president and political activist Eldridge also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Campaign

Eldridge faced criticism for not living in the district, having only purchased a $2 million home with his husband

Chris Hughes Christopher Hughes (born November 26, 1983) is an American entrepreneur and author who co-founded and served as spokesman for the online social directory and networking site Facebook until 2007. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of ''The ...

in 2013. They had previously bought a home $5 million in

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, in preparation for a run for the 18th district, changing plans after

's victory in 2012. This prompted one local resident to describe his campaign to the ''

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'' as "It’s a little bit presumptuous, in a community like this you like to know who your neighbors are. Having ties to your neighbors is important. How can he expect to represent people he doesn’t know?" The NRCC responded, "The DCCC’s prized candidate Sean Eldridge may have Nancy Pelosi on speed dial and close to a billion dollars at his disposal, but he knows absolutely nothing about the struggles and needs of the hard working families in the 19th District of New York." By October 2014, with Eldridge having spent $2.8 million of his money on the campaign and being down by more than 20 points in the polls, the ''New York Times'' described him as "a first-time Democratic candidate with a thin résumé and a thick wallet"; ''

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'' called his campaign a "catastrophe"; and '' Vanity Fair'' opined that his campaign was "overfunded and stacked with expensive consultants".

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 22, 2014

Polling

Predictions

Results

On election day Gibson defeated Eldridge by 29 points, despite having been outspent nearly 3-to-1 in a district President Obama won by 6 percentage points. '' The Hill'' named Eldridge as one of their "Top 10 worst candidates of 2014".

District 20

The 20th district is located in the Capital District and includes all of Albany and

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counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselear and Saratoga counties. The incumbent is Democrat

Paul Tonko Paul David Tonko ( ; born June 18, 1949) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has been called a ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 68% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative Tonko also received the Working Families and Independence Party nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jim Fischer, businessman Fischer also received the Conservative Party nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 21

The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country and borders

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to the east. Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 23rd district from 2009 to 2013, announced he would not seek re-election on January 14, 2014.Benjamin, Liz (January 14, 2014)
Owens to not seek re-election
. ''Time Warner Cable News''. Retrieved January 14, 2014. He had been re-elected in 2012 with 50.1% of the vote, and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

For the Democrats, multiple mooted candidates declined to run. The Democratic county committee chairs in the district thus nominated Aaron Woolf, a relatively unknown grocery store owner and filmmaker with a home in Elizabethtown, as their nominee at a meeting on February 12, 2014. In response, Macomb town councilman Stephen Burke declared his candidacy, but he was removed from the ballot after he filed insufficient ballot petition signatures. Green candidate Donald Hassig was also removed for the same reason.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Aaron Woolf, grocery store owner and filmmaker (designated party nominee)

=Removed from ballot

= * Stephen Burke, Macomb town councilman

=Declined

= * Darrel Aubertine, former

Benjamin, Liz (February 26, 2014)
Aubertine won't run in NY-21
. ''Time Warner Cable News''. Retrieved February 26, 2014. * Bernie Bassett, Plattsburgh Town Supervisor * Stuart Brody, former Essex County Demcocratic Chairman * Jonathan Cardinal, director of economic development for Senator

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* Randy Douglas, chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors * Lee Kindlon, attorney * Scott Murphy, former U.S. Representative * Bill Owens, incumbent U.S. Representative * Addie Jenne Russell, state assembly member *

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, former state assembly member and Republican nominee for this seat in

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* John T. Sullivan, Jr., former Oswego Mayor Woolf also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

The county Republican committees endorsed

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, a former aide in the

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, as their designated candidate in a meeting on February 7, 2014. Michael Ring, a broadcast engineer and political activist from Jefferson County, and Jamie Waller, a former Marine and political consultant, both initially entered the race but withdrew in March. Former 2012 nominee Matt Doheny entered the race.Taylor, Jessica (January 14, 2014)
2009 deja vu in NY-21? Maybe not
''The Hill''. Retrieved January 14, 2014. Actor John James, Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan, State Senator Betty Little and 2009 and 2010 Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman did not run. Joseph Gilbert, the former emergency services director for St. Lawrence County and a local Tea Party activist, withdrew from the Republican primary on April 11, 2014, due to personal and family problems. It was speculated that he might still run in the general election under the banner of the Constitution Party if he could resolve those problems by June, but this did not happen.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, former

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administration aide (designated party nominee) (also received the Independence Party nomination)

=Eliminated in primary

= * Matt Doheny, investment fund manager, nominee for this seat in

and nominee for New York's 23rd congressional district in

=Withdrawn

= * Joe Gilbert, retired Army major and Tea Party activist * Michael Ring, broadcast engineer and computer consultant * Jamie Waller, former Marine and political consultant

=Declined

= * Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party nominee for New York's 23rd congressional district in

and Republican candidate for the seat in

* Kate Hogan, Warren County District Attorney * John James, actor * Betty Little,

* Paul Maroun, mayor of Tupper Lake and Franklin County Legislator

Endorsements

Polling

Debate

Results

Doheny and Stefanik also sought the Conservative and Independence Party nominations. Stefanik won the Conservative endorsement and Doheny won the Independence nomination, but after he lost the Republican primary, announced his support for Stefanik. He was eventually removed from the ballot and Stefanik took the Independence Party nomination.

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Matt Funiciello, bakery owner and political activist

=Removed from ballot

= * Donald Hassig, environmental activist and nominee for the seat in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Debates

Polling

* ^ Internal poll for the Matt Doheny campaign

Predictions

Results

District 22

The 22nd district is located in

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and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome,

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, Oswego and Tioga counties. Incumbent Republican Richard L. Hanna, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 24th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Richard Hanna, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Claudia Tenney Claudia L. Tenney (born February 4, 1961) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district since 2023. Previously, she represented the 22nd district from 2017 to 2019 and from ...

, state assembly member

=Disqualified

= *Michael Kicinski, electronics engineer, Tea Party activist and candidate for this seat in

=Withdrawn

= *Michael Vasquez, founder and president of MV Consulting, Inc.

Campaign

The campaign between Hanna and Tenney turned increasingly negative, with both candidates concerned less about their opponent's political positions and more about each other's personal histories. Hanna also refused to debate Tenney.

Results

Hanna also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 23

The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus,

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, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca,

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, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of

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and Tioga counties. Incumbent Republican Tom Reed, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 52% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. Representative Reed also received the Conservative and Independence Party nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Martha Robertson, chair of the Tompkins County legislatureTompkins County legislative chair to run against Congressman Reed
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=Declined

= * Nate Shinagawa, Tompkins County legislator and nominee for this seat in

Robertson also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 23, 2014

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 24

The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Incumbent Democrat Dan Maffei, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 25th district from 2009 to 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 49% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Ann Marie Buerkle, who had beaten Maffei in 2010. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Dan Maffei, incumbent U.S. Representative Maffei also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Buerkle initially considered challenging Maffei again in 2014, but declined to run in September 2013. Instead, the Republicans endorsed U.S. Attorney John Katko.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

John Katko John Michael Katko (; born November 9, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district, based in Syracuse, from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he ...

, former

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in the

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=Declined

= * Ann Marie Buerkle, former U.S. Representative *Janet Burman, economist *Rick Guy, lawyer *Ian Hunter, businessman * John Lemondes, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel *Jason Lesch, accountant *Jane Rossi, businesswoman *Randy Wolken, president of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York Katko also had the Conservative and Independence nominations.

General election

Endorsements

Debate

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 25

The 25th district located entirely within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester. Incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 57% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Due to Slaughter's age and recent health problems, there was speculation that she might retire, with Rochester

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Lovely A. Warren considered likely to run for the Democrats. On January 15, 2014, Slaughter confirmed that she was running again.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Louise Slaughter, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *

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of Rochester She also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Assini,

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of Gates and the Conservative nominee for the seat in

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He also received the Conservative Party nomination.

General election

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Tim Dean was also running, but was not on the ballot.

Endorsements

Results

Despite it being considered a non-competitive race, Slaughter was re-elected by only 869 votes.

District 26

The 25th district located in Erie and Niagara counties and includes the cities of Buffalo and

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. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 27th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 75% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+12.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Disqualified

= *Emin Egriu He also received the Working Families nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kathy Weppner, former talk radio host He also received the Conservative nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 27

The 27th district is located in

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and includes all of Orleans, Genesee,

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and Livingston counties, and parts of Erie,

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, Niagara and

counties. Incumbent Republican Chris Collins, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent

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with 51% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Chris Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative Collins also received the Conservative and Independence nominations.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jim O'Donnell, police officer

=Declined

= *

, former U.S. Representative (

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for

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) O'Donnell also received the Working Families nomination.

General election

Endorsements

Results

References

External links

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