2010 United States Senate election in New York

none the other Senate election in New York held in parallel 2010 United States Senate special election in New York March 2026 September 2017 2010 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1901-2020).svg presidential Yes 2004 United States Senate election in New York 2004 2016 United States Senate election in New York 2016 November 2, 2010 File:Chuck Schumer official photo (3x4a).jpg Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; Parties Working Families Independence 3,047,111 66.31% Jay Townsend.png Jay Townsend Republican Party (United States) Conservative 1,479,724 32.20% 2010 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSchumer: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Townsend: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) The 2010 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 2, 2010, along with elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a third term. Schumer won every county except for Wyoming, Tioga, and Hamilton counties.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/01/AR2008120102621.html A Rush for Clinton's Senate Seat Richberg, Keith B. The Washington Post December 2, 2008 December 18, 2008 Background In the 2004 U.S. Senate election, Schumer had defeated Republican Assemblyman Howard Mills by a 71 to 24 percent margin. Schumer was highly popular in New York, and it was believed that any Republican contender would likely not fare well against him in 2010.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/31/2009-01-31_sen_chuck_schumer_unlikely_to_see_compet.html Sen. Chuck Schumer unlikely to see competition in 2010 reelection bid Saltonsall, David New York Daily News February 1, 2009 February 2, 2009 Schumer was heavily favored to retain his seat.http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/12/2010-senate-rankings-revised-and.html 2010 Senate Rankings, Revised and Extended Silver, Nate FiveThirtyEight.com December 8, 2008 January 24, 2009 Nate Silver February 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090204104659/http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/12/2010-senate-rankings-revised-and.html dead In addition to this regular election, there was also a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, who became the United States Secretary of State on January 21, 2009. In addition, there was the New York gubernatorial election. The existence of two other top-level statewide races, one with a Democratic incumbent perceived as vulnerable and the other an open race, respectively,http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/03/23/2009-03-23_new_siena_poll_finds_gov_david_patersons.html New Siena Poll finds Gov. David Paterson's approval rating at just 19% Nydailynews.com March 23, 2009 June 14, 2010 New York Kenneth Lovett was believed to lead major New York Republicans to gravitate towards them rather than challenge the popular Schumer.http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Senate/senate-2010.html Senate Races 2010 VoteFromAbroad.org December 18, 2008 October 2010 H3llBot Republican nomination Convention Candidates Gary Berntsen, retired CIA officer, received the party's endorsement on the second round of ballotinghttp://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/NEWS/6020356/-1/news04 Townsend trails Berntsen at state GOP convention McKenna, Chris Times Herald-Record June 2, 2010 August 17, 2010 June 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110616195337/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/NEWS/6020356/-1/news04 dead Martin Chicon, candidate for New York Senate in 2008http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/martin-chicon-ny-us-senator-2010-republican-candidate-nyc-sat-10309/3694919687 Martin Chicon NY-US Senator 2010 Republican Candidate NYC Sat 10/3/09 - AOL Video Video.aol.co.uk June 14, 2010 September 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200920013557/http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/martin-chicon-ny-us-senator-2010-republican-candidate-nyc-sat-10309/3694919687 dead and New York Republican State Committee member from upper Manhattan. George Maragos, Nassau County Comptrollerhttp://capitaltonight.com/2010/04/nassau-comptroller-eyeing-schumer-challenge Nassau Comptroller Eyeing Schumer Challenge Capitaltonight.com April 15, 2010 June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181509/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/04/nassau-comptroller-eyeing-schumer-challenge/ August 15, 2011 dead mdy-all James Staudenraus, Long Island resident and 2008 state assembly candidatehttp://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2010/05/12/latest-count-on-u-s-senate-candidates-22 Latest count on U.S. Senate candidates: 22 Politics on the Hudson Polhudson.lohudblogs.com May 12, 2010 June 14, 2010 May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100519015702/http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2010/05/12/latest-count-on-u-s-senate-candidates-22/ dead Jay Townsend, Republican strategist (finished second and also qualified for the primary) Results Only two candidates, Berntsen and Townsend, obtained at least 25% of the vote at the New York State Republican Convention on June 1, 2010. Berntsen came in first,https://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2010/06/ny_gop_chooses_berntsen_schumer.html NY GOP Chooses Berntsen Against Schumer Real Clear Politics Trygstad Kyle June 2, 2010 March 10, 2020 but still needed to win the primary in order to win the Republican nomination. Berntsen lost the primary to Jay Townsend.https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/14/townsend-wins-gop-primary-for-senate-seat/ Townsend Wins GOP Primary For Senate Seat CBS New York Associated Press September 14, 2010 March 10, 2020 Primary Candidates Gary Berntsen Jay Townsend Results thumb|300px|Results by county: #e27f7f Townsend #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #ff9955 Berntsen #ff9955 50–60% #ff7f2a 60–70% Republican primary resultshttp://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/Primary/2010PrimaryElectionResults.pdf NYS Board of Elections New York State Board of Elections - Statewide Republican US Senator Primary - 6 year - Full Term September 14, 2010 January 28, 2017 August 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120823020615/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/Primary/2010PrimaryElectionResults.pdf dead Jay Townsend Republican Party (United States) 234,440 55.41% Gary Berntsen Republican Party (United States) 188,628 44.59% 423,068 100.00% General election Candidates Anti-Prohibition Party: Randy Credico Conservative Party of New York: Jay Townsend Democratic Party: Chuck Schumer Green Party: Colia Clark Libertarian Party: Randy Credico Republican Party: Jay Townsend Taxpayers Party: Gary Berntsen Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Solid D October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe D October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Safe D October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028092918/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ dead Safe D October 21, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate CQ Politics October 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 Safe D October 26, 2010 Fundraising Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt Chuck Schumer (D) $17,302,006 $11,824,587 $16,048,482 $0 Jay Townsend (R) $197,365 $180,693 $16,671 $105,854 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=NY&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for New York fec.gov July 25, 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ChuckSchumer (D) JayTownsend (R) Other UndecidedSiena CollegeSiena College May 17–20, 2010 808 ± 3.4% 63% 24% — 13%Siena College June 7–9, 2010 808 ± 3.4% 60% 26% — 14%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 16, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 54% 33% 6% 6%Siena College July 12, 2010 808 ± 3.4% 63% 26% — 13%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 16, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 58% 36% 3% 4%Survey USASurvey USA September 20, 2010 1,000 ± 4.2% 54% 33% 10% 3%Angus Reid Public OpinionAngus Reid Public Opinion October 7, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 63% 27% 6% —Rasmussen Reports October 19, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 59% 31% 5% 5%Angus Reid Public OpinionAngus Reid Public Opinion October 28–29, 2010 541 ± 4.2% 61% 35% 4% —Siena CollegeSiena College October 27–30, 2010 603 ± 4.0% 64% 32% — 2% Results United States Senate election in New York, 2010http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york The New York Times New York Election Resultshttp://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010USSenator6YrRecertified09122012.pdf New York State BOE NYS Board of Elections U.S. Senator Election Returns November 2, 2010 January 28, 2017 December 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161230092440/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010USSenator6YrRecertified09122012.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Schumer 2,686,043 58.45% -6.97% Working Families Party Chuck Schumer 183,672 4.00% +1.48% Independence Party of New York Chuck Schumer 177,396 3.86% +0.63% Total Chuck Schumer (incumbent) 3,047,111 66.31% -5.85% Republican Party (United States) Jay Townsend 1,238,947 26.96% +2.72% Conservative Party of New York State Jay Townsend 240,777 5.24% +1.94% Total Jay Townsend 1,479,724 32.20% +7.96% Green Party (United States) Colia Clark 42,340 0.92% +0.37% Libertarian Party (United States) Randy Credico 24,863 0.54% +0.26% Write ins Write ins 1,337 0.03% 4,595,375 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Results by county Countyhttps://ny.elstats2.civera.com/eng/files/serve/98#page=6 New York State BOE NYS Board of Elections U.S. Senator Election Returns November 2, 2010 April 19, 2026 Chuck SchumerDemocratic Jay TownsendRepublican Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Albany 67,363 66.7% 31,140 30.8% 2,466 2.4% 36,223 35.9% 100,969 Allegany 6,432 49.5% 6,354 48.9% 219 1.7% 78 0.6% 13,005 Bronx 155,292 90.1% 15,553 9.0% 1,513 0.9% 139,739 81.1% 172,358 Broome 32,768 54.2% 26,569 44.0% 1,100 1.8% 6,199 10.2% 60,437 Cattaraugus 11,874 54.5% 9,561 43.9% 361 1.6% 2,313 10.6% 21,796 Cayuga 13,592 61.6% 7,990 36.2% 479 2.1% 5,602 25.4% 22,061 Chautauqua 21,791 55.7% 16,752 42.8% 578 1.5% 5,039 12.9% 39,121 Chemung 13,927 57.7% 9,951 41.2% 278 1.2% 3,976 16.5% 24,156 Chenango 7,259 52.2% 6,308 45.4% 341 2.4% 951 6.8% 13,908 Clinton 14,128 63.3% 7,842 35.2% 337 1.5% 6,286 28.1% 22,307 Columbia 14,157 60.6% 8,671 37.1% 546 2.4% 5,486 23.5% 23,374 Cortland 8,046 58.9% 5,369 39.3% 255 1.8% 2,677 19.6% 13,670 Delaware 6,787 49.9% 6,503 47.8% 311 2.3% 284 2.1% 13,601 Dutchess 46,121 54.8% 36,801 43.7% 1,263 1.5% 9,320 11.1% 84,185 Erie 190,417 64.4% 100,302 33.9% 4,815 1.7% 90,115 30.5% 295,534 Essex 7,057 57.6% 4,949 40.4% 249 2.0% 2,108 17.2% 12,255 Franklin 7,428 62.5% 4,266 35.9% 192 1.6% 3,162 26.6% 11,886 Fulton 7,326 50.5% 6,960 48.0% 226 1.5% 366 2.5% 14,512 Genesee 9,069 51.6% 8,214 46.8% 287 1.6% 855 4.8% 17,570 Greene 8,076 50.8% 7,547 47.5% 272 1.7% 529 2.3% 15,895 Hamilton 1,149 44.7% 1,368 53.2% 54 2.0% −219 −8.5% 2,571 Herkimer 10,718 56.3% 8,018 42.1% 296 1.5% 2,700 13.2% 19,032 Jefferson 16,527 62.4% 9,654 36.4% 311 1.2% 6,873 26.0% 26,492 Kings 327,872 83.4% 59,372 15.1% 5,876 1.5% 268,500 68.3% 393,120 Lewis 4,196 57.6% 2,965 40.7% 120 1.7% 1,231 16.9% 7,281 Livingston 10,262 53.2% 8,740 45.3% 299 1.5% 1,522 7.9% 19,301 Madison 11,706 55.9% 8,768 41.8% 482 2.3% 2,938 14.1% 20,596 Monroe 142,858 62.8% 80,992 35.6% 3,460 1.4% 61,866 27.2% 227,310 Montgomery 7,325 53.6% 6,051 44.3% 294 2.1% 1,274 9.3% 13,670 Nassau 230,103 59.6% 152,797 39.6% 3,320 0.9% 77,306 20.0% 386,220 New York 298,926 85.1% 45,823 13.0% 6,534 1.9% 253,103 72.1% 351,283 Niagara 36,792 57.2% 26,555 41.3% 1,012 1.6% 10,237 15.9% 64,359 Oneida 39,924 59.2% 26,472 39.3% 1,021 1.5% 13,452 19.9% 67,417 Onondaga 91,733 64.5% 47,116 33.1% 3,318 2.3% 44,617 31.4% 142,167 Ontario 19,242 56.7% 14,174 41.8% 511 1.4% 5,068 14.9% 33,927 Orange 54,212 56.1% 41,077 42.5% 1,429 1.4% 13,135 13.6% 96,718 Orleans 5,597 51.2% 5,158 47.2% 182 1.6% 439 4.0% 10,937 Oswego 18,286 58.6% 12,182 39.0% 744 2.4% 6,104 19.6% 31,212 Otsego 9,962 55.8% 7,511 42.1% 387 2.2% 2,451 13.7% 17,860 Putnam 16,447 52.4% 14,549 46.4% 389 1.2% 1,898 6.0% 31,385 Queens 266,147 79.6% 64,567 19.3% 3,851 1.1% 201,580 60.3% 334,565 Rensselaer 31,645 59.6% 20,302 38.2% 1,169 2.2% 11,343 21.4% 53,116 Richmond 55,897 58.1% 39,445 41.0% 936 0.9% 16,452 17.1% 96,278 Rockland 51,652 61.3% 31,847 37.8% 777 0.9% 19,805 23.5% 84,276 St. Lawrence 18,908 67.0% 8,813 31.2% 495 1.7% 10,095 35.8% 28,216 Saratoga 43,823 54.6% 34,973 43.6% 1,482 1.8% 8,850 11.0% 80,278 Schenectady 28,388 59.6% 18,124 38.1% 1,111 2.4% 10,264 21.5% 47,623 Schoharie 5,182 50.1% 4,948 47.8% 220 2.1% 234 2.3% 10,350 Schuyler 3,134 53.4% 2,628 44.8% 103 1.7% 506 8.6% 5,865 Seneca 5,922 59.8% 3,799 38.3% 187 1.9% 2,123 21.5% 9,908 Steuben 14,180 52.3% 12,525 46.2% 389 1.4% 1,655 6.1% 27,094 Suffolk 224,677 57.6% 160,865 41.3% 4,252 1.1% 63,812 16.3% 389,794 Sullivan 12,099 57.9% 8,383 40.1% 404 1.9% 3,716 17.8% 20,886 Tioga 7,096 44.5% 8,563 53.7% 297 1.9% -1,467 -9.2% 15,956 Tompkins 20,728 71.2% 7,599 26.1% 786 2.6% 13,129 45.1% 29,113 Ulster 36,268 60.8% 21,788 36.5% 1,591 2.7% 14,480 24.3% 59,467 Warren 13,363 59.3% 8,795 39.0% 376 1.7% 4,568 20.3% 22,534 Washington 10,288 57.7% 7,141 40.1% 400 2.2% 3,147 17.6% 17,829 Wayne 13,781 51.7% 12,412 46.6% 468 1.8% 1,369 5.1% 26,661 Westchester 171,334 65.9% 86,084 33.1% 2,711 1.0% 85,250 32.8% 260,129 Wyoming 6,018 48.5% 6,092 49.1% 295 2.4% −74 −0.6% 12,405 Yates 3,834 54.5% 3,087 43.9% 113 1.6% 747 10.6% 7,034Totals3,047,11166.31%1,479,72432.20%68,5401.49%1,567,38734.11%4,595,375 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Tioga (largest municipality: Waverly) Wyoming (largest municipality: Perry) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Aftermath Credico sued the New York State Board of Elections under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, claiming unfair treatment regarding ballot access. Despite being nominated by both the Libertarian Party and the Anti-Prohibition Party, in most jurisdictions, he only appeared on the ballot once. On June 19, 2013, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled in favor of Credico.http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=34517 New York Libertarian Party Wins Lawsuit Against Discriminatory Election Law | Ballot Access News June 20, 2013 The New York State Board of Elections did not appeal this decision.http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=34854 New York State Changes Mind, Won't Appeal Credico Decision | Ballot Access News July 12, 2013 References External links New York State Board of Elections Official candidate list U.S. Congress candidates for New York https://web.archive.org/web/20101023075443/http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=NY October 23, 2010 at Project Vote Smart New York U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from Open Secrets New York Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: New York Senate from Rasmussen Reports 2010 New York Senate Race from Real Clear Politics https://archive.today/20130120081539/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-2010-NY-B 2010 New York Senate Race el from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York Times New York 2010 United States Senate Category:Chuck Schumer