2004 United States Senate election in New York

none March 2026 September 2023 2004 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in New York 1998 2010 United States Senate election in New York 2010 November 2, 2004 150x150px File:Charles Schumer official portrait.jpg Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; Parties Independence Working Families 4,769,824 71.16% 3x4.svg Howard Mills Republican Party (United States) 1,625,069 24.24% 2004 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%Mills: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) The 2004 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 2, 2004, along with elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as the presidential election, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a second term with 71.2% of the vote, at the time the highest margin of victory for any statewide candidate in New York's history, and winning every county except Hamilton. Schumer's vote share would not be surpassed until 2012 when fellow Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand won her first full term with 72% of the vote. Candidates Democratic Declared Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator Republican Declared Howard Mills III, State Assemblyman and former Town Supervisor of Wallkill Declined Randy Daniels, New York Secretary of State Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City Peter T. King, U.S. Representative for NY-03https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92338656/king-declines/ Rep. King declines Schumer challenge Newsday April 14, 2003 January 11, 2022 Povich Elaine S. George Pataki, Governor of New York Conservative Declared Marilyn O'Grady, Long Island ophthalmologist and activist Green Declined David McReynolds, socialist activist and two-time candidate for President with the Socialist Party USA Libertarian Declared Don Silberger, math professor at State University of New York at New Paltz Builders Declared Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer Socialist Workers Declared Martin Koppel, writer for The Militant and activist General election Campaign The Conservative Party of New York opposed Republican nominee Assemblyman Howard Mills, due to his support of civil unions and abortion rights.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E0DB103CF931A25756C0A9629C8B63 https://archive.today/20120715104814/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E0DB103CF931A25756C0A9629C8B63 dead 2012-07-15 Cooper Michael Conservatives Have Their Own Senate Candidate New York Times 2004-05-12 2013-10-15 Instead, they supported ophthalmologist Marilyn O'Grady, a failed candidate for New York's 4th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in 2002. Perennial candidate Abraham Hirschfeld, then 84 years old, ran for the office on a minor party line. It was the last campaign of his life, and he would die less than a year later. Predictions Source Ranking As of Sabato's Crystal BallThe Final Predictions https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2004110101/ Sabato's Crystal Ball November 2004 May 2, 2021 Safe D November 1, 2004 Results right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend by county Legend #006D92 Democratic —+>40% #00a1c8 Democratic —+30−40% #00bdec Democratic —+25−30% #09ceff Democratic—+20%−25% #4bdbff Democratic—+15%−20% #77e3ff Democratic—+10−15% #aaeeff Democratic—+5−10% #D5F6FF Democratic—+<5% #FFD5D5 Republican—+<5% #FFAAAA Republican—+5−10% #FF8080 Republican—+10−15% #FF5555 Republican—+15−20% #FF2A2A Republican—+20−25% #FF0000 Republican—+25−30% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Source: New York State Board of Elections General Election Results, Certified December 14, 2006 2004 United States Senate election, New Yorkhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 Clerk.house.gov 2013-10-15http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=36&f=0&off=3&elect=0&minper=0 2004 Senatorial Election Results - New York June 9, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061215214722/http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=36&f=0&off=3&elect=0&minper=0 December 15, 2006 Democratic Party (US) Chuck Schumer 4,384,907 65.42% +13.33 Independence Party of New York Chuck Schumer 216,198 3.23% +0.90 Working Families Party Chuck Schumer 168,719 2.52% N/A Total Chuck Schumer (Incumbent) 4,769,824 71.16% +16.54 Republican Party (US) Howard Mills 1,625,069 24.24% -19.84 Conservative Party of New York Marilyn O'Grady 220,960 3.30% -2.57 Green Party (US) David McReynolds 36,942 0.55% +0.23 Libertarian Party (US) Don Silberger 19,073 0.28% +0.10 Builders Party Abe Hirschfeld 16,196 0.24% N/A Socialist Workers Party (US) Martin Koppel 14,811 0.22% +0.14 3,144,755 46.92% 6,702,875 Democratic Party (US) Results by county County Chuck SchumerDemocratic Howard MillsRepublican All others Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Albany 95,247 69.8% 34,800 25.5% 6,364 4.6% 60,447 44.3% 136,411 Allegany 8,399 48.7% 7,856 45.5% 999 5.8% 543 3.2% 17,254 Bronx 269,768 90.6% 21,935 7.4% 6,060 2.0% 247,833 83.2% 297,763 Broome 51,339 61.7% 27,768 33.4% 4,072 4.8% 23,571 28.3% 83,179 Cattaraugus 17,104 55.4% 12,194 39.5% 1,590 5.2% 4,910 15.9% 30,888 Cayuga 18,719 58.5% 11,107 34.7% 2,154 6.7% 7,612 23.8% 31,980 Chautauqua 34,116 61.9% 18,545 33.6% 6,971 4.5% 15,571 28.3% 55,132 Chemung 20,242 57.9% 13,165 37.6% 1,562 4.5% 7,077 20.3% 34,969 Chenango 9,880 51.4% 8,171 42.5% 1,184 6.2% 1,709 8.9% 19,235 Clinton 18,509 62.1% 9,873 33.1% 1,418 4.7% 8,636 29.0% 29,800 Columbia 16,926 59.7% 9,868 34.8% 1,560 5.5% 7,058 24.9% 28,354 Cortland 11,486 57.4% 7,366 36.8% 1,168 5.8% 4,120 20.6% 20,020 Delaware 9,600 50.1% 8,423 44.0% 1,121 5.9% 1,177 6.1% 19,144 Dutchess 66,100 59.4% 38,170 34.3% 6,997 6.3% 27,930 25.1% 111,267 Erie 290,210 72.0% 91,985 22.8% 20,912 5.2% 198,225 49.2% 403,107 Essex 8,726 52.8% 6,693 40.5% 1,106 6.7% 2,033 12.3% 16,525 Franklin 9,913 61.9% 5,443 34.0% 670 4.2% 4,470 27.9% 16,026 Fulton 10,207 52.7% 7,913 40.8% 1,259 6.5% 2,294 11.9% 19,379 Genesee 13,454 54.9% 9,584 39.1% 1,457 5.9% 3,870 15.8% 24,495 Greene 10,352 49.9% 9,150 44.1% 1,251 6.0% 1,202 5.8% 20,753 Hamilton 1,434 43.3% 1,697 51.3% 178 5.4% −263 −8.0% 3,309 Herkimer 13,919 57.0% 8,754 35.9% 1,734 7.1% 5,165 21.1% 24,407 Jefferson 22,463 64.2% 10,846 31.0% 1,661 4.8% 11,617 33.2% 34,970 Kings 542,759 88.1% 56,823 9.2% 16,408 2.6% 485,936 78.9% 615,990 Lewis 5,929 58.5% 3,700 36.5% 507 5.0% 2,229 22.0% 10,136 Livingston 14,236 53.8% 10,814 40.9% 1,397 5.2% 3,422 12.9% 26,447 Madison 15,359 56.4% 9,984 36.7% 1,880 7.0% 5,375 19.7% 27,223 Monroe 204,268 66.1% 87,655 28.4% 17,222 5.9% 116,613 37.7% 309,145 Montgomery 10,895 59.4% 6,235 34.0% 1,216 6.6% 4,660 25.4% 18,346 Nassau 387,085 66.5% 161,395 27.7% 34,006 5.8% 225,690 38.8% 582,309 New York 512,902 87.5% 59,560 10.2% 13,847 2.4% 453,342 77.3% 586,309 Niagara 56,314 65.3% 25,137 29.1% 4,798 5.6% 31,177 36.2% 86,249 Oneida 52,655 59.9% 29,195 33.2% 6,055 6.9% 23,460 26.7% 87,905 Onondaga 125,318 62.9% 61,500 30.9% 12,447 6.3% 63,818 32.0% 199,265 Ontario 26,849 59.6% 15,951 35.4% 2,278 5.1% 10,898 24.2% 45,078 Orange 73,135 55.1% 53,011 40.0% 6,507 4.9% 20,124 15.1% 132,653 Orleans 7,668 52.5% 6,161 42.1% 790 5.4% 1,507 10.4% 14,619 Oswego 25,890 56.3% 17,167 37.3% 2,912 6.3% 8,723 19.0% 45,969 Otsego 13,632 57.1% 8,638 36.2% 1,620 6.8% 4,994 20.9% 23,890 Putnam 24,001 58.0% 14,557 35.2% 2,838 6.8% 9,444 22.8% 41,396 Queens 450,332 83.7% 71,453 13.3% 16,242 3.0% 378,879 70.4% 538,027 Rensselaer 40,911 61.5% 21,431 32.2% 4,142 6.3% 19,480 29.3% 66,494 Richmond 98,123 68.6% 37,727 26.4% 7,215 5.1% 60,396 42.2% 143,065 Rockland 81,155 67.8% 32,993 27.6% 5,566 4.6% 48,162 40.2% 119,714 St. Lawrence 25,724 69.8% 9,237 25.1% 1,902 5.2% 16,487 44.7% 36,863 Saratoga 53,309 54.7% 38,846 39.8% 5,377 5.5% 14,463 14.9% 97,532 Schenectady 39,521 61.9% 20,316 31.8% 4,047 6.4% 19,205 30.1% 63,884 Schoharie 6,750 50.2% 5,991 44.5% 709 5.3% 759 5.7% 13,450 Schuyler 4,088 52.8% 3,227 41.6% 433 5.6% 861 11.2% 7,748 Seneca 8,228 60.7% 4,595 33.9% 722 5.3% 3,633 26.8% 13,545 Steuben 18,167 50.0% 16,379 45.1% 1,770 4.9% 1,788 4.9% 36,316 Suffolk 391,950 66.8% 163,470 27.9% 31,493 5.4% 228,480 40.9% 586,913 Sullivan 17,582 62.1% 9,080 32.1% 1,651 5.8% 8,502 30.0% 28,313 Tioga 10,872 50.1% 9,602 44.2% 1,228 5.7% 1,270 5.9% 21,702 Tompkins 25,930 68.1% 9,504 25.0% 2,637 6.8% 16,426 43.1% 38,071 Ulster 51,689 63.8% 24,029 29.7% 5,302 6.6% 27,660 34.1% 81,020 Warren 15,611 56.0% 10,889 39.0% 1,387 5.0% 4,722 17.0% 27,887 Washington 11,947 53.9% 9,000 40.6% 1,211 5.5% 2,947 13.3% 22,158 Wayne 19,083 52.3% 14,986 41.1% 2,413 6.7% 4,097 11.2% 36,482 Westchester 258,134 70.5% 92,685 25.3% 15,453 4.2% 165,449 45.2% 366,272 Wyoming 8,494 51.8% 6,929 42.3% 972 6.0% 1,565 9.5% 16,395 Yates 5,216 54.6% 3,911 40.9% 424 4.4% 1,305 13.7% 9,551Totals4,769,82471.2%1,625,06924.2%307,9824.6%3,144,75547.0%6,702,875 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 25em Alleghany (largest municipality: Wellsville) Broome (largest municipality: Binghamton) Cattaraugus (largest municipality: Olean) Cayuga (largest municipality: Auburn) 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) Franklin (largest municipality: Malone) 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) Montgomery (largest municipality: Amsterdam) Nassau (largest municipality: Hempstead) Oneida (largest municipality: Utica) Onondaga (largest municipality: Syracuse) 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) Rensselaer (County Seat: Troy) Richmond (Staten Island, borough of New York City) Steuben (largest municipality: Corning) St. Lawrence (largest municipality: Massena) 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) Wyoming (largest municipality: Perry) See also 2004 United States Senate elections References External links Official campaign sites (archived) Chuck Schumer (D) for Senate Howard Mills (R) for Senate Marilyn O'Grady (C) for Senate David McReynolds (G) for Senate Abe Hirschfeld (O) for Senate Don Silberger (L) for Senate New York United States Senate 2004 Category:Chuck Schumer Category:Long stubs with short prose