2006 United States Senate election in New York

none March 2026 August 2023 2006 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in New York 2000 2010 United States Senate special election in New York 2010 (special) November 7, 2006 150x150px File:Hillary Rodham Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton Democratic Party (United States) font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; Parties Independence Working Families 3,008,428 67.00% 3x4.svg John Spencer Republican Party (United States) Conservative Party of New York 1,392,189 31.01% 2006 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsClinton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Spencer: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Hillary Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 38.48% The 2006 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton won re-election to a second term in office, by a more than two-to-one margin. Clinton was challenged by Republican John Spencer, the former mayor of Yonkers. Longtime political activist Howie Hawkins of the Green Party also ran a third-party campaign. The election was not close, with Clinton winning 58 of New York's 62 counties. Clinton had a surprisingly strong performance in upstate New York, which was considered to be a tossup. Clinton's large margins in both upstate New York and in New York City helped propel her to a landslide victory over Spencer. Clinton was sworn in for what would be her last term in the Senate serving from January 3, 2007, to January 21, 2009, when she assumed the office of United States Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Democratic nomination Candidates Hillary Clinton, incumbent Senator Jonathan B. Tasini, journalist and anti-war activist Withdrew Mark Greenstein, businessman (endorsed Tasini) Campaign Hillary Clinton announced in November 2004 that she would seek a second term in the Senate, and began fundraising and campaigning. Clinton faced opposition for the Democratic party nomination from the anti-war base of her own party, that had become increasingly frustrated with her support for the Iraq War. On October 12, 2005 New Paltz firefighter and activist Steven Greenfield, a former Green Party leader, announced he would run as a Democrat. On December 6, 2005, labor advocate Jonathan Tasini announced that he would run as well,http://www.nysun.com/article/24079 Tasini Launches Bid To Defeat Clinton - December 7, 2005 - The New York Sun Nysun.com December 7, 2005 December 14, 2010 running as an antiwar candidate, calling for immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, universal health care, expansion in Medicare benefits, the creation of Universal Voluntary Accounts for pensions, and what he termed "New Rules For the Economy", a more labor-centric as opposed to the corporate-centric approach to economic matters espoused by Clinton. Tasini was president of Economic Future Group and former president of the National Writers Union.Jonathan Tasini for New York Primary campaign site. Tasini was supported by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who had in October said of Clinton, "I will resist her candidacy with every bit of my power and strength...I will not make the mistake of supporting another pro-war Democrat for president again."http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=64347&ntpid=10 Opinion Madison.com December 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919050905/http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=64347&ntpid=10 September 19, 2008 dead mdy-all On March 31, 2006, businessman Mark Greenstein announced his run for the seat. Greenstein, endorsed by the New Democrats,http://www.newdems2008.org 家具の運送は引っ越し業者にお任せ Newdems2008.org July 18, 2016 October 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022163317/http://www.newdems2008.org/ dead presented himself as a non-liberal Democrat who was campaigning to "bring the far left back to reality that Big Government is the source of most ongoing problems Democrat constituents face." He contended that Clinton was "too liberal" in her support for regulations, "too wishy-washy" on the Iraq war and on gay rights, and had lost integrity by using the Dubai Ports issue for political purposes. Greenstein challenged Clinton to sign a pledge that she would serve out her full 6 year Senate term if re-elected. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101538/http://www.greensteinforsenate.com/pledge.html September 28, 2007 However, in May 2006, Greenstein endorsed Tasini and essentially dropped out of the race.http://www.thevillager.com/villager_157/attorneygeneralcontender.html Attorney general contender says to give peace candidate a chance Thevillager.com December 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110612083053/http://www.thevillager.com/villager_157/attorneygeneralcontender.html June 12, 2011 dead On June 1, 2006, Clinton accepted the unanimous endorsement of the New York State Democratic Party's convention in Buffalo.http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-sthill0601,0,5553309.story Regional & NY State News on Newsday.com December 1, 2010 December 14, 2010May 2026 medicmedic Eight days later, Greenstein dropped out of the race.PaulKB http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=1390 Senate Race Dropout - Capitol Confidential Blogs.timesunion.com June 9, 2006 December 14, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071013161254/http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=1390 October 13, 2007 Tasini pressed on, submitting 40,000 signatures to the State Election Commission on July 14, far more than the 15,000 needed to force a primary. Clinton's campaign said that she would not challenge the signatures. Results thumb|300px|Results by county: #7996E2 Clinton #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Democratic primary Hillary Clinton (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 640,955 83.68% Jonathan B. Tasini Democratic Party (United States) 124,999 16.32% 765,954 100.00% Republican nomination Candidates K. T. McFarland, former Deputy Assistant United States Secretary of Defense John Spencer, former mayor of Yonkers Withdrew Edward F. Cox, attorney and son-in-law of Richard Nixon Jeanine Pirro, Westchester County District Attorney (December 21, 2005) (ran for Attorney General) Campaign New York Republicans originally had high hopes of mounting a serious challenge to Clinton, and derailing her expected future presidential bid. However, Clinton was politically strong in the state and no major Republican entered the race, with Governor George Pataki and early 2000 senate opponent Rudy Giuliani both declining to run. The two most prominent Republicans contemplating a challenge to Clinton were lawyer Ed Cox (the son-in-law of former President Richard M. Nixon) and Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Pirro was considered the front-runner, but her campaign had immediate difficulties. During her August 10, 2005 live televised candidacy announcement in New York City, she paused for more than thirty seconds looking for a missing part of her speech, then asked, on the air, "Do I have page 10?"http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14627661 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112154605/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14627661/ dead January 12, 2016 GOP unable to stop Hillary in 2006 Murray, Mark NBC News September 5, 2006 Democrats re-aired the sequence as part of a Jeopardy! theme parody. The Conservative Party of New York was also reluctant to embrace Pirro.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/nyregion/22pirro.html Pirro Quits Senate Race to Run for Attorney General Raymond Hernandez and Patrick J. Healy The New York Times December 22, 2005 November 11, 2008 On August 18, 2005, another Republican candidate, former mayor of Yonkers John Spencer, gave a radio interview in which he attacked Pirro, calling her chances of winning the Conservative Party of New York State nomination "a Chinaman's chance." Spencer later apologized.December 2010 On October 14, 2005, Governor Pataki endorsed Pirro. Later that day, Cox withdrew from the race; his campaign had raised only $114,249 in contributions in the prior three months. https://web.archive.org/web/20051218223718/http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=408983&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=10%2F14%2F2005 December 18, 2005 On October 18, 2005, remarks by Pirro that appeared to suggest that Democrats were indifferent to child molesters and murderers drew sharp criticism from the Clinton campaign and others.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/nyregion/metrocampaigns/20pirro.html The New York Times Pirro's Jab at the Assembly Infuriates State Democrats Raymond Hernandez October 20, 2005 May 27, 2010 Pirro trailed Clinton badly in fund-raising and in polls; her campaign had failed to gain traction. Under pressure from state party officials, she dropped out of the race on December 21, 2005, to run for New York State Attorney General instead, leaving the Republicans without a well-known candidate. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/21/ny.pirro/index.html Sen. Clinton's GOP challenger quits race CNN December 21, 2005 Phil Hirschkorn August 22, 2006 The announcement was timed to coincide with the 2005 New York City transit strike, so as to draw minimal attention to the Republicans' difficulties. Pirro did not mention her campaign woes, but instead said, "I have concluded that my head and my heart remain in law enforcement, and that my public service should continue to be in that arena." Declared Republican candidates now included Spencer and K. T. McFarland, who was a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under President Ronald Reagan.http://www.politics1.com/ny.htm Online Guide to New York Politics Politics1 December 14, 2010 Cox considered reentering the race but did not. Politically, Spencer was generally opposed to abortion, against gun control, and a supporter of tighter border security.Issues - Spencer for Senate. Retrieved April 17, 2006. He supported the George W. Bush administration and its policies, including the war in Iraq. Spencer came out in favor of New York's Court of Appeals denying same-sex marriage to 42 gay and lesbian couples who challenged that denial as unconstitutional. Spencer said that marriage equality for same-sex couples equated to "special rights for gays." Spencer was endorsed by Republican officials such as Congressman Vito Fossella. In contrast, McFarland was pro-choice. However, McFarland ran into trouble with a March comment that appeared to allege that the Clinton campaign had been flying helicopters low over her Southampton, New York house and spying on her; she later said she had been joking, but the episode upset her. In May, McFarland's campaign manager Ed Rollins made personal life charges against Spencer, to which the latter responded, "Shame on you." On May 31, 2006, Spencer won the endorsement of the state Republican Party organization but did not achieve the threshold of 75 percent he needed to prevent McFarland from gaining an automatic position on the primary ballot. He received 63 percent and would thus have to face McFarland in the September 12 Republican primary. Spencer called on McFarland to step aside after the vote, but McFarland said she would not.Marie Horrigan NY Senate: Spencer Wins GOP Nod, But Still Faces Primary May 31, 2006 Congressional Quarterly http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/05/ny_senate_spencer_wins_gop_nod.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060829102819/http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/05/ny_senate_spencer_wins_gop_nod.html August 29, 2006 In a June 2006 radio ad, Spencer attacked national Republicans for not funding his campaign. On August 22, McFarland announced that she would be suspending her campaign until further notice after her daughter was caught shoplifting.KT McFarland Suspends Senate Campaign After Daughter's Arrest August 22, 2006 NY1 http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=61980 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071008064139/http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=61980 October 8, 2007 Results On September 12, 2006, Spencer defeated McFarland in the Republican Primary, winning 61 to 39 percent of the vote.GOP Primary Turnout Was Lowest In More Than 30 Years Newsday http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--newyorkprimary-tu0917sep17,0,1396023.story September 17, 2006May 2026 medicmedic Republican turnout was less than 6%, the lowest level in more than 30 years. Spencer would also gain the Conservative Party line. Results New York Republican Senate primary results 2006 John Spencer Republican Party (United States) 114,914 60.79% K.T. McFarland Republican Party (United States) 74,108 39.21% 189,022 100.00% General election Candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic, Working Families, and Independence) John Spencer, former mayor of Yonkers (Republican, Conservative)Sample Ballot of Voting Machine, General Election, November 7, 2006 New York State Board of Elections http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/boe/2006/General/ballot4.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081030025037/http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/boe/2006/General/ballot4.pdf October 30, 2008 Bill Van Auken, writer and nominee for president in 2004 (Socialist Equality)http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/elec-m212.shtml Socialist Equality Party announces candidates in New York, Michigan and California Wsws.org March 21, 2006 December 14, 2010 Roger Calero, writer and nominee for president in 2004 (Socialist Workers) Howie Hawkins, anti-nuclear energy activist and founder of the Green Party (Green) Jeff Russell (Libertarian) Lester "Beetlejuice" Green, a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show announced a mock campaign via video for the "2008 New York Senate Election," though there was no Senate election in New York in 2008. His announcement video listed his stances on abortion and tax cuts. Green was not listed on any ballot. Campaign Clinton spent $36 million for her re-election, more than any other candidate for Senate in the 2006 elections. Polls during the campaign generally showed Clinton with a 20-point lead or better over Spencer, with none of the third-party candidates — Hawkins, Bill Van Auken of the Socialist Equality Party, and Jeff Russell of the Libertarian Party — showing strength. During the campaign, Spencer also disparaged Clinton's looks,2006-10-23 Opponent denies knocking Sen. Clinton's looks http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/23/spencer.remarks/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070321133945/http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/23/spencer.remarks/index.html 2007-03-21 2025-12-25 CNN saying "You ever see a picture of her back then? Whew." and "I don't know why Bill married her." The Daily News also reported that Spencer said Clinton had undergone "millions of dollars of work -- plastic surgery" to help improve her appearance. "She looks good now," Smith quoted Spencer as saying. Howard Wolfson, a Clinton political adviser, said the story showed that Spencer "is unfit for the U.S. Senate." "I'm not sure what's worse: that Mr. Spencer made these insulting comments or that, instead of owning up and apologizing for them, he is lying about them," Wolfson said in a written statement to CNN. "Either way, it's clear that he is unfit for the U.S. Senate." Wolfson also denied that the senator has ever had plastic surgery. On November 7, 2006, Clinton won in a landslide, garnering 67% of the vote to Spencer's 31%. Debate + 2006 United States Senate election in New York debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Hillary Clinton John Spencer1 Oct. 20, 2006 NY1 Dominic Carter C-SPAN P P1 Oct. 22, 2006 WABC-TV Bill Ritter C-SPAN P P Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf September 30, 2021 2008-06-05 Solid D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2006-senate-ratings6 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Polling Source Date Clinton (D) Spencer (R)Marist CollegeMarist College September 30, 2005 62% 31%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) October 27, 2005 66% 19%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) December 8, 2005 67% 20%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac January 20, 2006 60% 30%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute January 30, 2006 58% 31%Marist CollegeMarist College January 30, 2006 62% 33%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) March 2, 2006 63% 24%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac March 30, 2006 60% 30%Zogby InternationalZogby International April 4, 2006 54% 33%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) April 28, 2006 58% 24%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute May 4, 2006 58% 33%Marist CollegeMarist College May 10, 2006 63% 33%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac May 18, 2006 63% 27%Field Research CorporationField Research Corporation June 5, 2006 59% 28%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute June 19, 2006 58% 32%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac June 22, 2006 57% 33%Marist CollegeMarist College July 19, 2006 61% 34%RasmussenRasmussen August 5, 2006 61% 31%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute August 7, 2006 58% 32%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac August 21, 2006 62% 26%Marist CollegeMarist College August 23, 2006 60% 35%Blue & WeprinBlue & Weprin September 7, 2006 60% 33%Marist CollegeMarist College September 8, 2006 62% 32%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute September 18, 2006 62% 33%New York Times/CBS NewsNew York Times/CBS News September 24–27, 2006 59% 27%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac October 5, 2006 66% 31%ZogbyZogby October 9, 2006 53% 28%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute October 16, 2006 59% 32%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac October 19, 2006 65% 30%Marist CollegeMarist College October 20, 2006 67% 30%Siena Research InstituteSiena Research Institute November 3, 2006 65% 28%Marist CollegeMarist College November 3, 2006 65% 32% Results 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 #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold 2006 United States Senate election, New YorkuntitledNew York State Board of Elections General Election Results, Certified December 14, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Hillary Clinton 2,698,931 60.11% +7.57 Independence Party of New York Hillary Clinton 160,705 3.58% N/A Working Families Party Hillary Clinton 148,792 3.31% +1.80 total Hillary Clinton (incumbent) 3,008,428 67.00% +11.73 Republican Party (United States) John Spencer 1,212,902 27.01% -13.18 Conservative Party (New York) John Spencer 179,287 3.99% +1.17 total John Spencer 1,392,189 31.01% -12.00 Green Party (United States) Howie Hawkins 55,469 1.24% +0.64 Libertarian Party (United States) Jeff Russell 20,996 0.47% +0.40 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Roger Calero 6,967 0.16% +0.12 Socialist Equality Party (United States) Bill Van Auken 6,004 0.13% N/A 1,616,239 36.00% +23.74 4,490,053 38.48% Democratic Party (United States) Results by county County Hillary ClintonDemocratic John SpencerRepublican All others Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Albany 76,494 69.0% 28,709 25.9% 5,736 5.2% 47,785 43.1% 110,939 Allegany 6,334 46.8% 6,739 49.7% 474 3.5% -405 -2.9% 13,547 Bronx 159,792 88.6% 17,086 9.5% 3,388 1.9% 142,706 79.1% 180,266 Broome 36,848 57.5% 24,291 37.9% 2,898 4.6% 12,557 19.6% 64,037 Cattaraugus 11,742 52.2% 10,031 44.6% 704 3.1% 1,711 7.6% 22,477 Cayuga 17,207 62.4% 9,348 33.9% 1,016 3.7% 7,859 28.5% 27,571 Chautauqua 20,126 53.7% 16,171 43.2% 1,178 3.1% 3,955 10.5% 37,475 Chemung 15,179 57.2% 10,669 40.2% 668 2.6% 4,510 17.0% 26,516 Chenango 8,071 52.6% 6,422 41.8% 858 5.6% 1,649 10.8% 15,351 Clinton 14,788 62.6% 7,902 33.4% 946 4.0% 6,886 29.2% 23,636 Columbia 14,353 59.2% 8,577 35.4% 1,306 5.4% 5,776 23.8% 24,236 Cortland 8,622 57.1% 5,727 37.9% 746 4.9% 2,895 19.2% 15,095 Delaware 7,376 49.9% 6,701 45.3% 718 4.9% 675 4.6% 14,795 Dutchess 45,536 54.7% 33,790 40.6% 2,986 4.6% 11,746 14.1% 83,212 Erie 177,051 62.4% 95,848 33.8% 11,010 3.9% 81,203 28.6% 283,909 Essex 7,007 54.9% 5,198 40.7% 560 4.3% 1,809 14.2% 12,765 Franklin 7,798 64.0% 3,973 32.6% 410 3.3% 3,825 31.4% 12,181 Fulton 8,262 55.8% 6,030 40.7% 526 3.5% 2,232 15.1% 14,818 Genesee 9,272 50.0% 8,700 46.9% 568 3.1% 572 3.1% 18,540 Greene 8,477 50.0% 7,641 45.1% 820 4.8% 836 4.9% 16,938 Hamilton 1,097 41.2% 1,445 54.2% 122 4.6% −348 −13.0% 2,664 Herkimer 10,600 54.3% 8,177 41.9% 736 3.7% 2,423 12.4% 19,513 Jefferson 15,384 60.8% 9,237 36.5% 702 2.8% 6,147 24.3% 25,323 Kings 294,625 82.3% 48,295 13.5% 15,168 4.2% 246,330 68.8% 358,088 Lewis 3,909 53.1% 3,168 43.0% 288 4.0% 741 10.1% 7,365 Livingston 10,149 50.5% 9,103 45.3% 826 4.1% 1,046 5.2% 20,078 Madison 12,128 55.4% 8,783 40.1% 992 4.4% 3,345 15.3% 21,903 Monroe 141,823 61.1% 83,134 35.8% 7,216 3.1% 58,689 25.3% 232,173 Montgomery 8,335 59.9% 5,088 36.5% 502 3.6% 3,247 24.4% 13,925 Nassau 221,110 59.7% 139,775 37.7% 9,502 2.6% 81,335 22.0% 370,387 New York 316.367 83.4% 40,471 10.7% 22,468 5.9% 275,896 72.7% 379,306 Niagara 37,582 59.0% 24,535 38.3% 1,756 2.8% 13,317 20.7% 64,143 Oneida 41,582 57.3% 28,710 39.5% 2,334 3.3% 12,872 17.8% 72,626 Onondaga 98,116 62.5% 50,643 32.3% 8,202 5.4% 47,473 30.2% 156,961 Ontario 19,264 56.4% 13,847 40.5% 1,038 3.0% 5,417 15.9% 34,149 Orange 50,280 56.2% 36,065 40.3% 3,200 3.6% 14,215 15.9% 89,545 Orleans 5,415 49.8% 5,119 47.0% 350 4.2% 296 2.8% 10,884 Oswego 18,612 57.4% 12,272 37.8% 1,552 4.8% 6,340 19.6% 32,436 Otsego 10,467 54.8% 7,379 38.6% 1,246 6.5% 3,088 16.2% 19,092 Putnam 15,690 50.9% 13,834 44.9% 1,314 4.3% 1,856 6.0% 30,838 Queens 254,267 79.3% 57,352 17.9% 9,136 2.8% 196,915 61.4% 320,755 Rensselaer 33,986 61.5% 18,769 33.9% 2,534 4.6% 15,217 27.6% 55,289 Richmond 46,666 56.8% 33,356 40.6% 2,160 2.6% 13,310 16.2% 82,182 Rockland 47,738 59.2% 30,100 37.3% 2,754 3.4% 17,638 21.9% 80,592 St. Lawrence 19,085 66.8% 8,525 29.8% 962 3.4% 10,560 37.0% 28,572 Saratoga 45,485 56.1% 32,151 39.7% 3,436 4.2% 13,334 16.4% 81,072 Schenectady 32,131 62.6% 16,980 33.1% 2,204 4.4% 15,151 29.5% 51,315 Schoharie 5,589 50.4% 4,965 44.7% 546 4.9% 624 5.7% 11,100 Schuyler 3,187 51.7% 2,617 42.5% 358 5.8% 570 9.2% 6,162 Seneca 6,377 60.7% 3,747 35.7% 386 3.7% 2,630 25.0% 10,510 Steuben 13,561 48.2% 13,602 48.4% 956 3.4% -41 -0.2% 28,119 Suffolk 210,104 58.4% 137,964 38.4% 11,446 3.1% 72,140 20.0% 359,514 Sullivan 12,094 59.4% 7,309 35.9% 944 5.6% 4,785 23.5% 20,347 Tioga 8,025 49.8% 7,478 46.4% 606 3.9% 547 3.4% 16,109 Tompkins 19,813 63.9% 7,946 25.6% 3,230 10.4% 11,867 38.3% 30,989 Ulster 36,538 58.8% 20,580 33.1% 4,978 8.0% 15,958 25.7% 62,098 Warren 12,930 56.9% 8,851 39.0% 930 4.1% 4,079 17.9% 22,711 Washington 9,990 55.1% 7,216 39.8% 916 5.1% 2,774 15.3% 18,122 Wayne 13,337 50.6% 12,146 46.1% 866 3.3% 1,191 4.5% 26,349 Westchester 174,217 65.1% 82,273 30.8% 11,002 4.1% 91,944 34.3% 267,492 Wyoming 5,992 46.6% 6,504 50.5% 374 2.8% -512 -3.9% 12,870 Yates 4,176 55.5% 3,125 41.6% 218 2.9% 1,051 13.9% 7,519Totals3,008,42867.0%1,392,18931.0%89,4362.0%1,616,23936.0%4,490,053 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 25em Broome (largest municipality: Binghamton) Cattaraugus (largest municipality: Olean) Chautauqua (largest municipality: Jamestown) Chemung (largest municipality: Elmira) Chenango (largest municipality: Norwich) Clinton (largest municipality: Plattsburgh) Columbia (largest municipality: Hudson) Cortland (largest municipality: Cortland) Delaware (largest municipality: Sidney) Dutchess (County Seat: Poughkeepsie) Essex (largest municipality: Ticonderoga) Fulton (largest municipality: Gloversville) Genesee (largest municipality: Batavia) Greene (largest municipality: Catskill) Herkimer (largest municipality: German Flatts) Jefferson (largest municipality: Le Ray) Lewis (largest municipality: Lowville) Livingston (largest municipality: Geneseo) Madison (largest municipality: Oneida) Monroe (largest municipality: Rochester) Montgomery (largest municipality: Amsterdam) Nassau (largest municipality: Hempstead) Oneida (largest municipality: Utica) Ontario (largest municipality: Geneva) Orange (largest municipality: Kiryas Joel) Orleans (largest municipality: Albion) Oswego (largest municipality: Oswego) Otsego (largest municipality: Oneonta) Putnam (largest municipality: Lake Carmel) Rockland (County Seat: New City) Richmond (Staten Island, borough of New York City) Saratoga (largest municipality: Saratoga Springs) Schoharie (largest municipality: Cobleskill) Schuyler (largest municipality: Watkins Glen) Seneca (largest municipality: Seneca Falls) Suffolk (largest municipality: Brookhaven) Sullivan (largest municipality: Monticello) Tioga (largest municipality: Waverly) Ulster (largest municipality: Kingston) Warren (largest municipality: Glens Falls) Washington (largest municipality: Hudson Falls) Wayne (largest municipality: Newark) Yates (largest municipality: Penn Yan) Analysis Clinton's victory margin over her Republican opponent (67.31%) was a significant gain over her showing in the 2000 Senate race against Rick Lazio (55.43%). She carried all but four of New York's sixty-two counties.Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/id/44273 Is America Ready? December 25, 2006 September 27, 2007 Clinton's 2006 margin did not quite equal the percentage received by Eliot Spitzer in the concurrent gubernatorial race (69.29%) nor by Chuck Schumer in his 2004 Senate re-election campaign (71.24%), both of which had also been against little-known Republican opponents. Clinton was criticized by some Democrats for spending too much in a one-sided contest, while some supporters were concerned she did not leave more funds for a potential presidential bid in 2008.Kornblut, Anne E. Zeleny, Jeff The New York Times Clinton Won Easily, but Bankroll Shows the Toll November 21, 2006 page A1. In the following months she transferred $10 million of her Senate funds toward her 2008 presidential campaign.http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/01/clinton.money/index.html Record millions roll in for Clinton White House bid April 1, 2007 CNN April 2, 2007 Clinton fell short in her 2008 presidential nomination bid, served as U.S. Secretary of State for four years, and then ran again in the 2016 United States presidential election but suffered a general election loss. See also 2006 United States Senate elections 2006 New York gubernatorial election References External links New York Elections Website Sample New York State ballot Candidate pages Hillary Clinton (D) for Senate John Spencer (R) for Senate Howie Hawkins (G) for Senate Jeff Russell (L) for Senate Category:2006 New York (state) elections 2006 New York Category:Hillary Clinton