2009 New York state elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2009 11 3 2009 New York state elections New York presidential Yes 2008 New York elections 2008 2010 New York state elections 2010 New York held various elections in 2009. Federal 20th congressional district special election 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election thumb|New York junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) on a campaign stop with Congressional candidate Scott Murphy (D) at a diner in Brunswick, New York during the 2009 special election for the 20th congressional district of New York. New York Governor David Paterson replaced former Senator Hillary Clinton with Senator Gillibrand (the former Congresswoman from New York's 20th congressional district) upon her accession of the office of United States Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Murphy won that election and represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives until he was beat by challenger Chris Gibson in 2010. Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed to the United States Senate, replacing Hillary Clinton, who resigned to become United States Secretary of State. A special election was held to fill her House seat on March 31, with Republican James Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy the two candidates. After the two finished in a near tie on election night, absentee ballots turned up a 700-vote margin for Murphy, despite the ballots being sent out to far more Republicans than Democrats. Murphy won the seat. 23rd congressional district special election 2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election John M. McHugh was nominated to become United States Secretary of the Army, necessitating a special election to fill his seat. Democratic candidate Bill Owens won the special election on November 3, 2009, defeating the Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman and the Republican candidate Dierdre Scozzafava, which as a result, marks the first time that a Democrat represented parts of this district since the Civil War.http://www.newschannel34.com/content/developingnews/story/Democrats-make-history-with-victory-in-New-Yorks/Bj6R9NWc1U69_V4mYoI4UA.cspx Democrats make history with victory in New York's 23rd district www.newschannel34.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091107034824/http://www.newschannel34.com/content/developingnews/story/Democrats-make-history-with-victory-in-New-Yorks/Bj6R9NWc1U69_V4mYoI4UA.cspx November 7, 2009 Cities Albany 2009 Albany mayoral election Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings was re-elected to a fifth term, defeating City Councilman Corey Ellis (who ran as a Working Families Party candidate) and Republican Nathan Lebron.19 November 2009 2009 General Election Results http://www.albanycounty.com/electionresults/_pdf/2009GE-O-Recanvass.pdf February 13, 2024 October 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121004073913/http://www.albanycounty.com/electionresults/_pdf/2009GE-O-Recanvass.pdf bot: unknown Buffalo 2009 Buffalo mayoral election Democratic incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown was re-elected to a second term, defeating Councilmember Michael P. Kearns. New York City 2009 New York City mayoral election 2009 New York City Public Advocate election 2009 New York City Comptroller election New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg won a third term as mayor. There were also citywide races for Public Advocate, and Comptroller. Rochester 2009 Rochester mayoral election Democratic incumbent Robert Duffy ran unopposed for mayor and was re-elected for a second term. Syracuse 2009 Syracuse mayoral election Democratic incumbent Matt Driscoll was term-limited. Democrat Stephanie Miner defeated Republican Steve Kimatian and became Syracuse's first female mayor.Post-Standard Meghan Rubado / The 2009-11-04 Stephanie Miner elected Syracuse's first female mayor https://www.syracuse.com/news/2009/11/stephanie_miner_elected_syracu.html 2022-10-11 syracuse en References 2009 Category:2009 elections in the United States by state or territory