2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 18 9 Seats won 21 6 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 3,990,483 1,855,147 Percentage 67.16% 31.22% Swing 4.35% 4.37%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold Democratic   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Republican   40-50%   50-60%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held November 6, 2018 to elect a U.S. Representative from each of New York's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election, as well as an election to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Contested primaries were held June 26, 2018. On election day, Democrats gained three New York House seats, and the Democratic Party retook control of the House of Representatives. Democrats won a total of 21 New York House seats, while Republicans won six.

Overview

Elections were held in all 27 of New York's congressional districts in 2018. Prior to the 2018 elections, one New York House seat was vacant due to the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-25th District) on March 16, 2018. In the June 26, 2018 Democratic primary in District 14, insurgent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset longtime incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley. On November 6, 2018, the Democratic Party held the open seat in District 25 and defeated three Republican incumbents; with the exception of Crowley, all Democratic incumbent members of Congress in New York were re-elected. The defeated Republican incumbents were Rep. Dan Donovan (R-11th District) (defeated by Democrat Max Rose), Rep. John Faso (R-19th District) (defeated by Democrat Antonio Delgado), and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-22nd District) (defeated by Democrat Anthony Brindisi). Incumbent Rep. Chris Collins (R-27th District) was narrowly re-elected despite having been arrested on insider trading charges in August 2018.

Democrats won a total of 21 New York House seats, while Republicans won six. Nationally, the Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives on election day.

New York is near unique among the states in that it allows electoral fusion (cross-endorsement). As a result, New York ballots tend to list many political parties. Most news outlets report election results using only the primary affiliation of party registration of candidates rather than by the party nominees who are elected, and most pollsters group candidates the same way.

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	3,760,566	63.30%	21	+3
	Republican	1,639,593	27.60%	6	–3
	Conservative	207,094	3.49%	0
	Working Families	176,483	2.97%	0
	Reform	44,931	0.76%	0
	Independence	44,722	0.75%	0
	Women's Equality	41,317	0.70%	0
	Independent	2,835	0.05%	0
Totals		5,917,541	100.00%	27

Popular vote Democratic   63.30% Republican   27.60% Other   9.10%

House seats by party nomination Democratic   77.78% Working Families   66.67% Women's Equality   40.74% Independence   37.04% Reform   29.63% Conservative   22.22% Republican   22.22%

House seats by party registration Democratic   77.78% Republican   22.22%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total	Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
District 1	127,991	47.40%	139,027	51.49%	2,988	1.11%	270,006	Republican hold
District 2	113,074	46.89%	128,078	53.11%	0	0.00%	241,152	Republican hold
District 3	157,456	58.98%	109,514	41.02%	0	0.00%	266,970	Democratic hold
District 4	159,535	61.33%	100,571	38.67%	0	0.00%	260,106	Democratic hold
District 5	160,500	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	160,500	Democratic hold
District 6	111,646	90.88%	0	0.00%	11,209	9.12%	122,855	Democratic hold
District 7	146,687	93.37%	0	0.00%	10,410	6.63%	157,097	Democratic hold
District 8	180,376	94.24%	0	0.00%	11,028	5.76%	263,307	Democratic hold
District 9	181,455	89.33%	20,901	10.29%	779	0.38%	203,135	Democratic hold
District 10	173,095	82.15%	37,619	17.85%	0	0.00%	210,714	Democratic hold
District 11	101,823	53.02%	89,441	46.58%	774	0.40%	192,038	Democratic gain
District 12	217,430	86.42%	30,446	12.10%	3,728	1.48%	251,604	Democratic hold
District 13	180,035	94.60%	10,268	5.40%	0	0.00%	190,303	Democratic hold
District 14	110,318	78.17%	19,202	13.61%	11,602	8.22%	141,122	Democratic hold
District 15	124,469	95.99%	5,205	4.01%	0	0.00%	129,674	Democratic hold
District 16	182,044	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	182,044	Democratic hold
District 17	170,168	88.02%	0	0.00%	23,150	11.98%	193,318	Democratic hold
District 18	139,564	55.47%	112,035	44.53%	0	0.00%	251,599	Democratic hold
District 19	147,873	51.37%	132,873	46.15%	7,148	2.48%	287,894	Democratic gain
District 20	176,811	66.50%	89,058	33.50%	0	0.00%	265,869	Democratic hold
District 21	99,791	42.43%	131,981	56.11%	3,437	1.46%	235,209	Republican hold
District 22	127,715	50.89%	123,242	49.11%	0	0.00%	250,957	Democratic gain
District 23	109,932	45.76%	130,323	54.24%	0	0.00%	279,327	Republican hold
District 24	123,226	47.37%	136,920	52.63%	0	0.00%	260,146	Republican hold
District 25	159,244	58.98%	110,736	41.02%	0	0.00%	269,980	Democratic hold
District 26	169,166	73.34%	61,488	26.66%	0	0.00%	230,654	Democratic hold
District 27	139,059	48.76%	140,146	49.14%	5,973	2.10%	285,178	Republican hold
Total	3,990,483	65.93%	1,859,074	30.72%	92,226	1.52%	6,052,758

District 1

2018 New York's 1st congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lee Zeldin Perry Gershon Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Working Families Popular vote 139,027 127,991 Percentage 51.5% 47.4%

County results Zeldin:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Lee Zeldin Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin Republican

See also: New York's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican Lee Zeldin, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Zeldin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

The 1st district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Perry Gershon, businessman

Eliminated in primary

• Kate Browning, Suffolk County legislator
• Elaine DiMasi, physicist
• David Pechefsky, New York City Council staffer
• Vivian Viloria-Fisher, former Suffolk County legislator and candidate for Brookhaven Town Supervisor in 2013

Withdrawn

• Brendon Henry, bartender
• Hannah Selinger, writer and sommelier

Declined

• Dave Calone, venture capitalist, former chairman of the Suffolk Planning Commission and candidate in 2016
• Fred Thiele, state assembly member

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Perry Gershon	7,902	35.5
	Democratic	Kate Browning	6,813	30.6
	Democratic	Vivian Viloria-Fisher	3,616	16.3
	Democratic	David Pechefsky	2,565	11.5
	Democratic	Elaine DiMasi	1,344	6.0
Total votes			22,240	100.0

General election

Campaign

In mid-September, Gershon said his campaign had raised more than $1.25 million since July 1, with contributions averaging $85. At the end of September, the nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Republican;" the "Likely" designation is for seats "not considered competitive at this point, but hav[ing] the potential to become engaged."

Endorsements

Lee Zeldin (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States

Labor unions

• Transport Workers Union of America Local 252

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund

Newspapers

• The New York Post

Perry Gershon (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers
• SEIU 32BJ

Organizations

• Giffords
• Human Rights Campaign

Newspapers

• The New York Times
• Newsday

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lee Zeldin (R)	Perry Gershon (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)	October 27–29, 2018	838	–	52%	37%	–
GBA Strategies (D-Gershon)	October 8–10, 2018	500	± 4.4%	50%	46%	–
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 4–8, 2018	502	± 4.6%	49%	41%	10%
Global Strategy Group (D)	September 11–17, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	44%	–

Results

New York's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	121,562	45.0
	Conservative	Lee Zeldin	14,284	5.3
	Independence	Lee Zeldin	2,693	1.0
	Reform	Lee Zeldin	488	0.2
	Total	Lee Zeldin (incumbent)	139,027	51.5
	Democratic	Perry Gershon	124,213	46.0
	Working Families	Perry Gershon	3,778	1.4
	Total	Perry Gershon	127,991	47.4
	Women's Equality	Kate Browning	2,988	1.1
Total votes			270,006	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2018 New York's 2nd congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Peter T. King Liuba Grechen Shirley Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 128,078 113,074 Percentage 53.1% 46.9%

County results King:      60–70% Shirley:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Peter T. King Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter T. King Republican

See also: New York's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter T. King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Liuba Grechen Shirley, teacher

Eliminated in primary

• DuWayne Gregory, Suffolk County legislator

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liuba Grechen Shirley	7,315	57.3
	Democratic	DuWayne Gregory	5,456	42.7
Total votes			12,771	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Peter King (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States

Newspapers

• The New York Post
• Newsday

Liuba Grechen Shirley (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Kathleen Rice, U.S. Representative from NY-04

State officials

• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers
• SEIU 32BJ

Organizations

• EMILY's List
• Indivisble

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Debate

2018 New York's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Peter King	Liuba Grechen Shirley
1	Oct. 18, 2018	WRNN-TV	Richard French	C-SPAN	P	P

Results

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter T. King	112,565	46.7
	Conservative	Peter T. King	12,504	5.2
	Independence	Peter T. King	2,535	1.0
	Reform	Peter T. King	474	0.2
	Total	Peter T. King (incumbent)	128,078	53.1
	Democratic	Liuba Grechen Shirley	108,803	45.1
	Working Families	Liuba Grechen Shirley	2,799	1.2
	Women's Equality	Liuba Grechen Shirley	1,472	0.6
	Total	Liuba Grechen Shirley	113,074	46.9
Total votes			241,152	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2018 New York's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Tom Suozzi Dan DeBono Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Working Families Women's Equality Reform Conseravtive Popular vote 157,456 109,514 Percentage 59.0% 41.0%

County results Suozzi:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Suozzi Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi Democratic

See also: New York's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island. It covers northwestern Suffolk County, northern Nassau County, and northeastern Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Tom Suozzi, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring representative Steve Israel with 53% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Suozzi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

New York's 3rd district was included on the initial list of Democrat-held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan DeBono, investment banker

Independents

• Joshua Sauberman, policy analyst

General election

Endorsements

Tom Suozzi (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• New York League of Conservation Voters

Newspapers

• Newsday

Dan DeBono (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Peter T. King, U.S. Representative from NY-02
• Lee Zeldin, U.S. Representative from NY-01

Organizations

• Queens County Conservative Party

Individuals

• Roger Stone, political consultant

Results

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Suozzi	149,937	56.2
	Independence	Tom Suozzi	2,962	1.1
	Working Families	Tom Suozzi	2,838	1.1
	Women's Equality	Tom Suozzi	1,376	0.5
	Reform	Tom Suozzi	343	0.1
	Total	Tom Suozzi (incumbent)	157,456	59.0
	Republican	Dan DeBono	98,716	37.0
	Conservative	Dan DeBono	10,798	4.0
	Total	Dan DeBono	109,514	41.0
Total votes			266,970	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2018 New York's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Kathleen Rice Ameer Benno Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Reform Popular vote 159,535 100,571 Percentage 61.3% 38.7%

County results Rice:     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Kathleen Rice Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice Democratic

See also: New York's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in central and southern Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Kathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected to a second term with 59.5% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathleen Rice, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ameer Benno, attorney

General election

Endorsements

Kathleen Rice (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Rice	156,728	60.2
	Women's Equality	Kathleen Rice	2,807	1.1
	Total	Kathleen Rice (incumbent)	159,535	61.3
	Republican	Ameer Benno	90,306	34.7
	Conservative	Ameer Benno	9,709	3.7
	Reform	Ameer Benno	556	0.2
	Total	Ameer Benno	100,571	38.7
Total votes			260,106	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2018 New York's 5th congressional district election

Nominee Gregory Meeks Party Democratic Popular vote 160,500 Percentage 100%

U.S. Representative before election Gregory Meeks Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks Democratic

See also: New York's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is mostly located within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 85% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Achille, former vice president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce
• Mizan Choudhury, IT operations manager

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	11,060	81.6
	Democratic	Carl Achille	1,288	9.5
	Democratic	Mizan Choudhury	1,200	8.9
Total votes			13,548	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Gregory Meeks (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	160,500	100.0
Total votes			160,500	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2018 New York's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Grace Meng Thomas Hillgardner Party Democratic Green Alliance Working Families Reform Popular vote 111,646 11,209 Percentage 90.9% 9.1%

County results Meng:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Grace Meng Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Grace Meng Democratic

See also: New York's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. The incumbent was Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected to a third term with 72% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Endorsements

Grace Meng (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Meng	104,293	84.9
	Working Families	Grace Meng	6,429	5.2
	Reform	Grace Meng	924	0.8
	Total	Grace Meng (incumbent)	111,646	90.9
	Green	Thomas Hillgardner	11,209	9.1
Total votes			122,855	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2018 New York's 7th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nydia Velázquez Joseph Lieberman Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 146,687 8,670 Percentage 93.4% 5.5%

County results Velazquez:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Nydia Velázquez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez Democratic

See also: New York's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. The incumbent was Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 91% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Endorsements

Nydia Velázquez (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velázquez	134,125	85.4
	Working Families	Nydia Velázquez	12,562	8.0
	Total	Nydia Velázquez (incumbent)	146,687	93.4
	Conservative	Joseph Lieberman	8,670	5.5
	Reform	Jeffrey Kurzon	1,740	1.1
Total votes			157,097	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2018 New York's 8th congressional district election

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Hakeem Jeffries Ernest Johnson Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 180,376 9,997 Percentage 94.3% 5.2%

County results Jefferies:      70-80%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries Democratic

See also: New York's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 93% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Endorsements

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	170,850	89.3
	Working Families	Hakeem Jeffries	9,526	5.0
	Total	Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent)	180,376	94.3
	Conservative	Ernest Johnson	9,997	5.2
	Reform	Jessica White	1,031	0.5
Total votes			191,404	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2018 New York's 9th congressional district election

Nominee Yvette Clarke Lutchi Gayot Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 181,455 20,901 Percentage 89.3% 10.3%

County results Clarke:      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Yvette Clarke Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Democratic

See also: New York's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is located entirely within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The incumbent was Democrat Yvette Clarke, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected to a sixth term with 92% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Adem Bunkeddeko, former member of Brooklyn Community Board 8

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	16,202	53.0
	Democratic	Adem Bunkeddeko	14,350	47.0
Total votes			30,552	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lutchi Gayot, businessman

General election

Endorsements

Yvette Clarke (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	167,269	82.3
	Working Families	Yvette Clarke	14,186	7.0
	Total	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	181,455	89.3
	Republican	Lutchi Gayot	18,702	9.2
	Conservative	Lutchi Gayot	2,199	1.1
	Total	Lutchi Gayot	20,901	10.3
	Reform	Joel Anabilah-Azumah	779	0.4
Total votes			203,135	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2018 New York's 10th congressional district election

November 11, 2018

Nominee Jerry Nadler Naomi Levin Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Reform Popular vote 173,095 37,619 Percentage 82.1% 17.9%

County results Nadler:      50-60%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Jerrold Nadler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler Democratic

See also: New York's 10th congressional district

The 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan; the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District; and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. The incumbent was Democrat Jerrold Nadler, 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. He was re-elected to a thirteenth full term with 78% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Naomi Levin, software engineer

General election

Endorsements

Jerry Nadler (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 10th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	162,131	76.9
	Working Families	Jerrold Nadler	10,964	5.2
	Total	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	173,095	82.1
	Republican	Naomi Levin	33,692	16.0
	Conservative	Naomi Levin	3,259	1.6
	Reform	Naomi Levin	668	0.3
	Total	Naomi Levin	37,619	17.9
Total votes			210,714	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

2018 New York's 11th congressional district election

Nominee Max Rose Dan Donovan Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Conservative Independence Reform Popular vote 101,823 89,441 Percentage 53.0% 46.6%

County results Rose:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Donovan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Max Rose Democratic

See also: New York's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. The incumbent was Republican Dan Donovan, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Former Congressman Michael Grimm, who resigned in 2014 after pleading guilty to federal tax fraud charges for which he served eight months in prison, challenged Donovan in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Donovan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Grimm, former U.S. Representative and convicted felon

Endorsements

Dan Donovan

Executive officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States

State legislators

• Ronald Castorina, state assembly member
• Marty Golden, state senator
• Andrew Lanza, state senator
• Nicole Malliotakis, state assembly member

Labor unions

• Detectives' Endowment Association
• International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1
• International Union of Operating Engineers
• National Education Association
• New York AFL-CIO
• Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York
• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
• United Association Local 1

Organizations

• Brooklyn Republican Party
• Staten Island Republican Party

Local officials

• Joe Borelli, NYC Councillor
• Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City
• Steven Matteo, NYC Councillor
• James Oddo, Borough President of Staten Island

Debates

• Complete video of debate, June 14, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Donovan (R)	Michael Grimm (R)	Other	Undecided
Remington Research (R)	June 20–21, 2018	703	± 3.7%	47%	40%	–	13%
Siena College	May 29–June 3, 2018	513	± 4.3%	37%	47%	–	16%

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Donovan (incumbent)	13,515	62.9
	Republican	Michael Grimm	7,957	37.1
Total votes			21,472	100.0

Democratic primary

New York's 11th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Max Rose, Army veteran and chief of staff at Brightpoint Health

Eliminated in primary

• Michael DeVito, retired Marine Staff Sergeant
• Zach Emig, bond trader
• Paul Sperling, entrepreneur

Withdrawn

• Mike DeCillis, teacher and retired police officer (endorsed Michael DeVito)
• Boyd Melson, retired boxer and Army Reserves Captain

Endorsements

Michael DeVito

Organizations

• Indivisble Staten Island
• Justice Democrats

Radhakrishna Mohan

Labor unions

• New York State Public Employees Federation

Max Rose

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Crowley, U.S. Representative
• Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative; House Minority Whip
• Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative
• Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative
• Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative

State officials

• Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State

State legislators

• Peter J. Abbate Jr., state assembly member

Labor unions

• New York State International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition
• End Citizens United
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• New Democrat Coalition
• VoteVets.org

Local officials

• Justin Brannan, NYC Councillor
• Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller

Paul Sperling

Organizations

• Our Revolution

Omar Vaid

Labor unions

• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 1
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 4
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 10
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 187
• United Scenic Artists

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Max Rose	11,539	63.3
	Democratic	Michael DeVito Jr.	3,642	20.0
	Democratic	Omar Vaid	1,589	8.7
	Democratic	Radhakrishna Mohan	719	4.0
	Democratic	Paul Sperling	486	2.7
	Democratic	Zach Emig	249	1.4
Total votes			18,224	100.0

Conservative primary

Dan Donovan also ran in the primary for the Conservative Party of New York State.

Results

Conservative primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dan Donovan (incumbent)	610	55.0
	Conservative	Michael Grimm	497	44.7
	Conservative	Max Rose	3	0.3
Total votes			1,110	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Dan Donovan (R)

Executive officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States

State legislators

• Ronald Castorina, state assembly member
• Marty Golden, state senator
• Andrew Lanza, state senator
• Nicole Malliotakis, state assembly member

Labor unions

• Detectives' Endowment Association
• International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1
• International Union of Operating Engineers
• National Education Association
• New York AFL-CIO
• Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York
• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
• United Association Local 1

Organizations

• Brooklyn Republican Party
• Staten Island Republican Party

Local officials

• Joe Borelli, NYC Councillor
• Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City
• Steven Matteo, NYC Councillor
• James Oddo, Borough President of Staten Island

Max Rose (D)

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Crowley, U.S. Representative
• Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative; House Minority Whip
• Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative
• Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative
• Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative

State officials

• Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State

State legislators

• Peter J. Abbate Jr., state assembly member

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
• New York State United Teachers
• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
• SEIU 32BJ

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition
• End Citizens United
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• New Democrat Coalition
• VoteVets.org

Local officials

• Justin Brannan, NYC Councillor
• Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller

Individuals

• Héctor Figueroa, President of the SEIU 32BJ

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Donovan (R)	Max Rose (D)	Henry Bardel (G)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 23–27, 2018	495	± 4.7%	44%	40%	1%	15%
Public Policy Polling (D)	September 4–5, 2018	509	–	47%	39%	–	14%

Results

New York's 11th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Max Rose	96,850	50.4
	Working Families	Max Rose	3,894	2.0
	Women's Equality	Max Rose	1,079	0.6
	Total	Max Rose	101,823	53.0
	Republican	Dan Donovan	80,440	41.9
	Conservative	Dan Donovan	7,352	3.8
	Independence	Dan Donovan	1,302	0.7
	Reform	Dan Donovan	347	0.2
	Total	Dan Donovan (incumbent)	89,441	46.6
	Green	Henry Bardel	774	0.4
Total votes			192,038	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

2018 New York's 12th congressional district election

Nominee Carolyn Maloney Eliot Rabin Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Reform Popular vote 217,430 30,306 Percentage 86.4% 12.1%

County results Maloney:      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney Democratic

See also: New York's 12th congressional district

The 12th district is located entirely in New York City and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint and western Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Carolyn Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 83% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Suraj Patel, adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney (incumbent)	26,742	59.6
	Democratic	Suraj Patel	18,098	40.4
Total votes			44,840	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eliot Rabin, businessman

General election

Endorsements

Carolyn Maloney (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 12th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	205,858	81.8
	Working Families	Carolyn Maloney	10,972	4.4
	Reform	Carolyn Maloney	600	0.2
	Total	Carolyn Maloney (incumbent)	217,430	86.4
	Republican	Eliot Rabin	30,446	12.1
	Green	Scott Hutchins	3,728	1.5
Total votes			251,604	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

2018 New York's 13th congressional district election

Nominee Adriano Espaillat Jineea Butler Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Reform Popular vote 180,035 10,268 Percentage 94.6% 5.4%

County results Espaillat:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Adriano Espaillat Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Democratic

See also: New York's 13th congressional district

The 13th district is located entirely in New York City and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western Bronx. The incumbent was Democrat Adriano Espaillat, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring representative Charles Rangel with 89% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adriano Espaillat, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jineea Butler, hip hop analyst

General election

Endorsements

Adriano Espaillat (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 13th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	171,341	90.0
	Working Families	Adriano Espaillat	8,694	4.6
	Total	Adriano Espaillat (incumbent)	180,035	94.6
	Republican	Jineea Butler	9,535	5.0
	Reform	Jineea Butler	733	0.4
	Total	Jineea Butler	10,268	5.4
Total votes			190,303	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2018 New York's 14th congressional district election

Nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Anthony Pappas Joe Crowley Party Democratic Republican Working Families Alliance - - Women's Equality Popular vote 110,318 19,202 9,348 Percentage 78.2% 13.6% 6.6%

County results Ocasio-Cortez:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Crowley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democratic

Main article: 2018 New York's 14th congressional district election

See also: New York's 14th congressional district

The 14th district is located in New York City and includes the eastern Bronx and part of north-central Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Joseph Crowley, a leader of the New Democrat Coalition, who had represented the district since 2013. Crowley previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 83% of the vote in 2016. Crowley, who had been named as a potential successor to Nancy Pelosi as House Leader or Speaker, sought re-election in 2018.

Democratic primary

Backed by the organization Brand New Congress, bartender and activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenged Crowley in the primary, announcing her campaign in June 2017. Ocasio-Cortez, who had been an organizer in Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, was the first primary challenger Crowley had faced since 2004. On May 10, 2018, it was announced that she had gathered enough signatures to appear on the primary ballot. Despite this, most observers concluded that Crowley would win the primary, citing his strong support from elected officials and his large fundraising advantage.

In her campaign, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Crowley was not progressive enough for the district, and also accused him of corruption, stating that he was using his position as chair of the Queens Democratic Party improperly. She aggressively built a presence on social media platforms, creating a biographical video promoting her campaign that went viral. Crowley significantly outspent Ocasio-Cortez prior to the primary election.

Candidates

Nominee

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, bartender and activist

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Debates

2018 New York's 14th congressional district Democratic primary debates
No.	Date & Time	Host	Moderator	Link	Participants
Key:  P  Participant    A  Absent    N  Non-invitee    W  Withdrawn
					Joe Crowley	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
1	June 15, 2018	NY1	Errol Louis		P	P
2	June 18, 2018	The Parkchester Times	Robert Press		P	P

Endorsements

Joseph Crowley

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York
• Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York

U.S. Representatives

• Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Representative from NY-08 (2013–present)
• Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative from CA-17 (Co-endorsement with Ocasio-Cortez)

State officials

• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York (2011-2021)

State legislators

• Aravella Simotas, State Representative from the 36th district (2011-2021)

Labor unions

• New York State AFL-CIO
• SEIU 32BJ

Organizations

• Giffords
• Make the Road New York
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Queens Democratic Party
• Stonewall Democrats of NYC
• Working Families Party

Local politicians

• Costa Constantinides, NYC Council Member (2014–2021)
• Daniel Dromm, NYC Council Member (2010–present)
• Corey Johnson, speaker of the NYC Council (2018–present)
• Francisco Moya, NYC Council Member (2018–present), former State Representative

x*Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative

• Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC Council Member (2010–present)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

U.S. Representatives

• Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative from CA-17 (Co-endorsement with Crowley)

Organizations

• Brand New Congress
• Democracy for America
• Justice Democrats
• MoveOn
• New York City Democratic Socialists of America
• Our Revolution

Individuals

• Cynthia Nixon, actress and candidate for governor of New York in 2018
• Susan Sarandon, actress

Results

Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley in the Democratic primary election, which was considered an upset victory.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	16,898	56.7
	Democratic	Joseph Crowley (incumbent)	12,880	43.3
Total votes			29,778	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anthony Pappas, St. John's University economics and finance associate professor

General election

Campaign

Following his defeat in the Democratic primary, Crowley remained on the ballot on the Working Families Party line, but did not actively campaign. Following Ocasio-Cortez's primary win, Joann Ariola, chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, claimed that the Republican Party had a chance of winning the seat due to Ocasio-Cortez being a democratic socialist. Michael Rendino, chairman of the Bronx Republican Party, was more skeptical, declaring that "even if Crowley and Ocasio-Cortez split the vote, we'd still lose two-to-one".

Professor Anthony Pappas was the Republican nominee, but was disavowed by the Queens and Bronx Republican Parties after he was accused of committing domestic violence. Several Republicans approached both the Queens and Bronx Republican parties with the intent of replacing Pappas on the ballot, but Pappas refused to withdraw from the race. Pappas's campaign was based around the abolition of judicial immunity, which he argued had led to judges becoming unaccountable for their actions. Pappas's campaign manager attempted to convince him to run an aggressive campaign against Ocasio-Cortez, but he refused.

Endorsements

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative from CA-17

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers
• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Organizations

• Brand New Congress
• Democracy for America
• Democratic Socialists of America
• Justice Democrats
• MoveOn.org
• New York State Working Families Party
• Our Revolution
• The People for Bernie Sanders

Individuals

• Jimmy Dore, comedian and host of the Jimmy Dore Show
• Cynthia Nixon, 2018 candidate for Governor of New York, actress, and activist
• Susan Sarandon, actress and activist
• Zephyr Teachout, political activist and candidate for Attorney General of New York in 2018
• Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks

Anthony Pappas (R)

Organizations

• Bronx Republican Party (endorsement rescinded)
• Queens Republican Party (endorsement rescinded)

Joseph Crowley (WF)

U.S. Senators

• Joe Lieberman (I-CT), former United States Senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013

Results

New York's 14th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	110,318	78.2
	Republican	Anthony Pappas	19,202	13.6
	Working Families	Joseph Crowley	8,075	5.7
	Women's Equality	Joseph Crowley	1,273	0.9
	Total	Joseph Crowley (incumbent)	9,348	6.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Perri	2,254	1.6
Total votes			141,122	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

2018 New York's 15th congressional district election

Nominee José E. Serrano Jason Gonzalez Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 124,469 5,205 Percentage 96.0% 4.0%

County results Serrano:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election José E. Serrano Democratic Elected U.S. Representative José E. Serrano Democratic

See also: New York's 15th congressional district

The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx in New York City and is one of the smallest districts by area in the entire country. The incumbent was 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. He was re-elected to a fourteenth full term with 95% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Gonzalez

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (write-in) (declined nomination)

General election

Endorsements

José Serrano (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 15th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano	122,007	94.1
	Working Families	José Serrano	2,462	1.9
	Total	José E. Serrano (incumbent)	124,469	96.0
	Republican	Jason Gonzalez	4,566	3.5
	Conservative	Jason Gonzalez	639	0.5
	Total	Jason Gonzalez	5,205	4.0
Total votes			129,674	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

2018 New York's 16th congressional district election

Nominee Eliot Engel Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Party Popular vote 182,044 Percentage 100%

U.S. Representative before election Eliot Engel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Eliot Engel Democratic

See also: New York's 16th congressional district

The 16th district is located in the northern part of The Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Rye. The incumbent was 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. He was re-elected to a fifteenth term with 95% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Joyce Briscoe
• Derickson Lawrence
• Jonathan Lewis

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	22,160	73.7
	Democratic	Jonathan Lewis	4,866	16.2
	Democratic	Joyce Briscoe	1,772	5.9
	Democratic	Derickson Lawrence	1,280	4.2
Total votes			30,078	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Eliot Engel (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 16th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel	172,815	94.9
	Working Families	Eliot Engel	6,755	3.7
	Women's Equality	Eliot Engel	2,474	1.4
	Total	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	182,044	100.0
Total votes			182,044	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

2018 New York's 17th congressional district election

Nominee Nita Lowey Joseph Ciardullo Party Democratic Reform Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 170,168 23,150 Percentage 88.0% 12.0%

County results Lowey:      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Nita Lowey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nita Lowey Democratic

See also: New York's 17th congressional district

The 17th district contains all of Rockland County and the northern and central portions of Westchester County, including the cities of Peekskill and White Plains. The incumbent was Democrat Nita Lowey, 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. She was re-elected to a fifteenth term unopposed in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Endorsements

Nita Lowey (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 17th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nita Lowey	159,923	82.7
	Working Families	Nita Lowey	7,336	3.8
	Women's Equality	Nita Lowey	2,909	1.5
	Total	Nita Lowey (incumbent)	170,168	88.0
	Reform	Joseph Ciardullo	23,150	12.0
Total votes			193,318	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2018 New York's 18th congressional district election

Nominee Sean Patrick Maloney James O'Donnell Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equility Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 139,564 112,035 Percentage 55.5% 44.5%

Results by county Maloney:      50–60%      60–70% O'Donnell:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic

See also: New York's 18th congressional district

The 18th district is located entirely within the Hudson Valley, covering all of Orange County and Putnam County, as well as parts of southern Dutchess County and northeastern Westchester County. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 56% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Patrick Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

New York's 18th district was included on the initial list of Democratic held seats that were being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• James O'Donnell, Orange County legislator

General election

Debate

2018 New York's 18th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Sean Patrick Maloney	James O'Donnell
1	Oct. 23, 2018	WRNN-TV	Richard French	C-SPAN	P	P

Endorsements

Sean Patrick Maloney (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 18th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Maloney	126,368	50.2
	Independence	Sean Patrick Maloney	7,726	3.1
	Working Families	Sean Patrick Maloney	3,929	1.6
	Women's Equality	Sean Patrick Maloney	1,541	0.6
	Total	Sean Patrick Maloney (incumbent)	139,564	55.5
	Republican	James O'Donnell	96,345	38.3
	Conservative	James O'Donnell	14,484	5.7
	Reform	James O'Donnell	1,206	0.5
	Total	James O'Donnell	112,035	44.5
Total votes			251,599	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

2018 New York's 19th congressional district election

Nominee Antonio Delgado John Faso Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equility Conservative Reform Independence Popular vote 147,873 132,873 Percentage 51.4% 46.1%

Results by county Delgado:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Faso:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John Faso Republican Elected U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado Democratic

See also: New York's 19th congressional district

The 19th district is located in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. The incumbent was Republican John Faso, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring representative Chris Gibson with 54% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee was Antonio Delgado. Actress Diane Neal ran under the newly created Friends of Diane Neal ballot line.

Democratic primary

New York's 19th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Antonio Delgado, attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Jeff Beals, teacher and former U.S. diplomat
• David Clegg, lawyer
• Erin Collier, economist
• Brian Flynn, businessman
• Gareth Rhodes, former gubernatorial aide
• Pat Ryan, Iraq War veteran and businessman

Withdrawn

• Sue Sullivan, strategic planning consultant

Declined

• Mike Hein, Ulster County Executive
• Zephyr Teachout, candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for this seat in 2016
• Will Yandik, Livingston Deputy Supervisor and candidate for this seat in 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Beals	Dave Clegg	Erin Collier	Antonio Delgado	Brian Flynn	Gareth Rhodes	Pat Ryan	Other	Undecided
Change Research (D-Collier)	June 16–17, 2018	319	—	9%	5%	5%	21%	14%	4%	14%	—	27%

Results

Results by county:

  Delgado

•   20–30%
•   30–40%

  Ryan

•   20–30%

  Rhodes

•   20–30%

  Flynn

•   20–30%
•   30–40%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Antonio Delgado	8,576	22.1
	Democratic	Pat Ryan	6,941	17.9
	Democratic	Gareth Rhodes	6,890	17.7
	Democratic	Brian Flynn	5,245	13.5
	Democratic	Jeff Beals	4,991	12.9
	Democratic	David Clegg	4,257	11.0
	Democratic	Erin Collier	1,908	4.9
Total votes			38,808	100.0

Republican primary

• John Faso, incumbent

Independent candidates

Declared

• Diane Neal, actress

Disqualified

• Dal LaMagna, businessman

General election

Endorsements

John Faso (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business

Antonio Delgado (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

State legislators

• John R. Dunne, former state senator (Republican)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 19, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Faso (R)	Antonio Delgado (D)	Other	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	November 1–4, 2018	505	± 4.8%	42%	43%	7%	8%
SurveyUSA	October 26–29, 2018	609	± 4.2%	44%	44%	6%	6%
Monmouth University	October 24–28, 2018	372	± 5.1%	44%	49%	3%	4%
Siena College	October 12–16, 2018	500	± 4.6%	44%	43%	6%	7%
Monmouth University	September 6–10, 2018	327 LV	± 5.4%	45%	48%	2%	5%
		401 RV	± 4.9%	43%	45%	3%	9%
Siena College	August 20–26, 2018	501	± 4.8%	45%	40%	1%	13%
IMGE Insights (R) Archived July 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	July 9–12, 2018	400	–	49%	44%	–	7%
DCCC (D)	June 27–28, 2018	545	± 4.2%	42%	49%	–	–
Public Policy Polling (D)	May 4–7, 2018	928	± 3.2%	42%	42%	–	16%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Faso (R)	Generic Democrat	Other	Undecided
PPP/Patriot Majority USA	February 12–13, 2018	703	± 3.7%	41%	43%	–	16%
PPP/Patriot Majority USA	November 8–10, 2017	506	± 4.4%	40%	46%	–	14%

Results

New York's 19th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Antonio Delgado	135,582	47.1
	Working Families	Antonio Delgado	9,237	3.2
	Women's Equality	Antonio Delgado	3,054	1.1
	Total	Antonio Delgado	147,873	51.4
	Republican	John Faso	112,304	39.0
	Conservative	John Faso	16,906	5.9
	Independence	John Faso	3,009	1.0
	Reform	John Faso	654	0.2
	Total	John Faso (incumbent)	132,873	46.1
	Green	Steven Greenfield	4,313	1.5
	Independent	Diane Neal	2,835	1.0
Total votes			287,894	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 20

2018 New York's 20th congressional district election

November 11, 2018

Nominee Paul Tonko Joe Vitollo Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Reform Popular vote 176,811 89,058 Percentage 66.5% 33.5%

County results Tonk:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Tonko Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul Tonko Democratic

See also: New York's 20th congressional district

The 20th district is located in the Capital District and includes all of Albany and Schenectady Counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties. The incumbent was Democrat Paul Tonko, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 68% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Vitollo, nurse and Republican nominee in 2016

General election

Endorsements

Paul Tonko (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 20th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	161,330	60.7
	Working Families	Paul Tonko	10,129	3.8
	Women's Equality	Paul Tonko	3,712	1.4
	Reform	Paul Tonko	1,640	0.6
	Total	Paul Tonko (incumbent)	176,811	66.5
	Republican	Joe Vitollo	89,058	33.5
Total votes			265,869	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

2018 New York's 21st congressional district election

Nominee Elise Stefanik Tedra Cobb Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Reform Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 131,981 99,791 Percentage 56.1% 42.4%

County results Stefanik:      50–60%      60–70% Cobb:     40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Elise Stefanik Republican Elected U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik Republican

See also: New York's 21st congressional district

The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural congressional district, includes most of the North Country and the northern suburbs of Syracuse. The district borders Vermont to the east. The incumbent was Republican Elise Stefanik, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected to a second term with 65% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Farmer and real estate broker Russ Finley planned on making a primary challenge of Stefanik, but later withdrew from the race, leaving Stefanik unopposed in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

• Elise Stefanik, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

• Russ Finle, farmer and real estate broker

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tedra Cobb, former St. Lawrence County legislator

Eliminated in primary

• Don Boyajian, attorney and former congressional aide
• Emily Martz, economic development adviser
• Patrick Nelson, biochemist, campaign director for Democratic nominee Mike Derrick in 2016, candidate for Stillwater Town Board in 2015
• Dylan Ratigan, businessman, author, film producer, The Young Turks political commentator and former MSNBC host
• Katie Wilson, antiques store owner

Declined

• Mike Derrick, retired Army Colonel and nominee in 2016
• Martha Devaney
• Dylan Hewitt, project consultant for the Clinton Foundation
• Aaron Woolf, filmmaker and nominee in 2014

Debate

2018 New York's 21st congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Don Boyajian	Tedra Cobb	Emily Martz	Patrick Nelson	Dylan Ratigan	Katie Wilson
1	Jun. 14, 2016	WCFE-TV		YouTube	N	P	P	P	P	P

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tedra Cobb	10,853	55.3
	Democratic	Katie Wilson	2,356	12.0
	Democratic	Dylan Ratigan	2,313	11.8
	Democratic	Emily Martz	2,165	11.0
	Democratic	Patrick Nelson	1,802	9.2
	Democratic	Don Boyajian	129	0.7
Total votes			19,618	100.0

Green primary

Past Green Party nominee Matt Funiciello announced that he would not run in 2018. Lynn Kahn was the Green Party candidate in 2018.

General election

Endorsements

Tedra Cobb (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Debate

2018 New York's 21st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Green
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Elise Stefanik	Tedra Cobb	Lynn Kahn
1	Oct. 23, 2018	WCFE-TV	Thom Hallock	C-SPAN	P	P	P

Results

New York's 21st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elise Stefanik	116,433	49.5
	Conservative	Elise Stefanik	11,398	4.9
	Independence	Elise Stefanik	3,369	1.4
	Reform	Elise Stefanik	781	0.3
	Total	Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	131,981	56.1
	Democratic	Tedra Cobb	93,394	39.7
	Working Families	Tedra Cobb	4,425	1.8
	Women's Equality	Tedra Cobb	1,972	0.9
	Total	Tedra Cobb	99,791	42.4
	Green	Lynn Kahn	3,437	1.5
Total votes			235,209	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

2018 New York's 22nd congressional district election

Nominee Anthony Brindisi Claudia Tenney Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Working Families Women's Equality Conservative Reform Popular vote 127,715 123,242 Percentage 50.9% 49.1%

County results Brindisi:      50–60% Tenney:     50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Claudia Tenney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Anthony Brindisi Democratic

See also: New York's 22nd congressional district

The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and Tioga counties. The incumbent was Republican Claudia Tenney, who had represented the district since 2017. She was elected to replace retiring representative Richard Hanna with 47% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Claudia Tenney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

New York's 22nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Anthony Brindisi, state assembly member

General election

Endorsements

Claudia Tenney (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business

Newspapers

• New York Post

Individuals

• Oliver North, President of the National Rifle Association of America
• Donald Trump Jr, businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump
• Eric Trump, businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump

Anthony Brindisi (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Sherwood Boehlert, former U.S. Representative from NY-24 (Republican)
• Richard L. Hanna, former U.S. Representative from NY-22 (Republican)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State AFL-CIO
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• End Citizens United
• Giffords
• League of Conservation Voters
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Newspapers

• The New York Times
• The Post-Standard

Debate

2018 New York's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Claudia Tenney	Anthony Brindisi
1	Nov. 1, 2018	Leagues of Women Voters of Broome & Tioga Counties WSKG-TV	Charles Compton	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Claudia Tenney (R)	Anthony Brindisi (D)	Other	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	November 1–4, 2018	506	± 4.7%	46%	45%	–	9%
Siena College	October 15–18, 2018	501	± 4.7%	45%	46%	–	9%
The Polling Company (R-Citizens United)	October 12–13, 2018	400	± 4.9%	50%	42%	1%	7%
Siena College	August 20–26, 2018	499	± 4.8%	44%	46%	1%	9%
Zogby Analytics	April 23–27, 2018	358	± 5.2%	40%	47%	–	13%
GQR Research (D) Archived June 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	March 8–12, 2018	500	–	44%	50%	–	–
Public Policy Polling (D)	November 9–10, 2017	599	± 4.0%	41%	47%	–	12%
DCCC (D)	October 10, 2017	561	± 4.1%	43%	45%	–	12%

Results

New York's 22nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Brindisi	116,001	46.2
	Independence	Anthony Brindisi	5,673	2.3
	Working Families	Anthony Brindisi	4,651	1.9
	Women's Equality	Anthony Brindisi	1,390	0.5
	Total	Anthony Brindisi	127,715	50.9
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	110,125	43.9
	Conservative	Claudia Tenney	12,061	4.8
	Reform	Claudia Tenney	1,056	0.4
	Total	Claudia Tenney (incumbent)	123,242	49.1
Total votes			250,957	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

2018 New York's 23rd congressional district election

Nominee Tom Reed Tracy Mitrano Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 130,323 109,932 Percentage 54.2% 45.8%

Results by county Reed:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Mitrano:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Reed Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Reed Republican

See also: New York's 23rd congressional district

The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties. The incumbent was Republican Tom Reed, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tracy Mitrano, Interim Director of the Executive Master's Program of the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College

Eliminated in primary

• Max Della Pia, retired Air Force officer
• Ian Golden, businessman
• Eddie Sundquist, attorney

Declined

• Paolo Cremidis, Democratic organizer and New York State Young Democrats Rural Caucus chair
• Jason Leifer, Dryden Town Supervisor
• John F. Plumb, nominee in 2016

Results

Although Della Pia finished slightly ahead of the other candidates on primary election night, he conceded to Mitrano after absentee ballots were counted.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tracy Mitrano	7,724	32.9
	Democratic	Max Della Pia	7,494	31.9
	Democratic	Linda Andrei	3,603	15.3
	Democratic	Ian Golden	3,142	13.4
	Democratic	Eddie Sundquist	1,538	6.5
Total votes			23,501	100.0

Women's Equality primary

Tracy Mitrano ran unopposed for the Women's Equality Party nomination.

Results

Women's Equality Party primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Women's Equality	Tracy Mitrano	4	100.0
Total votes			4	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom Reed (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States

Organizations

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
• National Federation of Independent Business

Newspapers

• The Buffalo News

Tracy Mitrano (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Newspapers

• The Cornell Daily Sun

Local officials

• Svante Myrick, Mayor of Ithaca

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Reed (R)	Tracy Mitrano (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D-Mitrano)	October 23–24, 2018	510	–	49%	47%	–

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	October 23, 2018

Results

New York's 23rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	114,722	47.7
	Conservative	Tom Reed	12,274	5.1
	Independence	Tom Reed	3,327	1.4
	Total	Tom Reed (incumbent)	130,323	54.2
	Democratic	Tracy Mitrano	100,914	42.0
	Working Families	Tracy Mitrano	6,464	2.7
	Women's Equality	Tracy Mitrano	2,554	1.1
	Total	Tracy Mitrano	109,932	45.8
Total votes			240,255	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

2018 New York's 24th congressional district election

Nominee John Katko Dana Balter Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 136,920 123,226 Percentage 52.6% 47.4%

County results Katko:      60–70% Balter:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election John Katko Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Katko Republican

See also: New York's 24th congressional district

The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. The incumbent was Republican John Katko, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 61% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Katko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

New York's 24th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Dana Balter, Syracuse University professor

Eliminated in primary

• Juanita Perez Williams, former Syracuse mayoral candidate

Declined

• Eric Kingson, professor and candidate in 2016
• Phil LaTessa, former Syracuse City Auditor
• Steve Michaels, attorney
• Stephanie Miner, Mayor of Syracuse
• Chris Ryan, Onondaga County legislator
• Steve Williams, attorney and candidate in 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dana Balter (D)	Juanita Perez Williams (D)	Other	Undecided
Siena College	June 10–12, 2018	513	± 4.5%	32%	45%	–	23%

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Balter	14,897	62.4
	Democratic	Juanita Perez Williams	8,958	37.6
Total votes			23,855	100.0

General election

Balter campaigning in Palmyra

Endorsements

Dana Balter (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Katko (R)	Dana Balter (D)	Undecided
Siena College	October 18–22, 2018	500	± 4.6%	53%	39%	8%
Siena College	August 20–23, 2018	513	± 4.7%	54%	39%	7%
Public Policy Polling (D)	July 26–27, 2018	785	–	43%	47%	10%

Results

New York's 24th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Katko	113,538	43.6
	Conservative	John Katko	16,972	6.5
	Independence	John Katko	5,454	2.1
	Reform	John Katko	956	0.4
	Total	John Katko (incumbent)	136,920	52.6
	Democratic	Dana Balter	115,902	44.6
	Working Families	Dana Balter	4,784	1.8
	Women's Equality	Dana Balter	2,540	1.0
	Total	Dana Balter	123,226	47.4
Total votes			260,146	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

2018 New York's 25th congressional district election

Nominee Joseph Morelle Jim Maxwell Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equility Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 159,244 110,736 Percentage 59.0% 41.0%

County results Morelle:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Joseph Morelle Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joseph Morelle Democratic

Main article: 2018 New York's 25th congressional district special election

See also: New York's 25th congressional district

The 25th district is located entirely within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester. The seat was vacant due to the March 2018 death of incumbent Democratic representative Louise Slaughter, who represented the district from 2013 to 2018 and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993.

Following precedent set in 2010, two concurrent elections were held in November 2018. One election was held to fill the seat for the 2018 lame-duck session, and another was held to fill the seat for the 2019–2020 term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph Morelle, New York State Assembly Majority Leader

Eliminated in primary

• Rachel Barnhart, former television journalist
• Adam McFadden, Rochester City Council member
• Robin Wilt, Brighton town board member

Withdrawn

• Andrew Gilchrist, teacher

Debate

2018 New York's 25th congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Rachel Barnhart	Adam McFadden	Joseph Morelle	Robin Wilt
1	Oct. 21, 2018	WXXI-TV	Evan Dawson	YouTube	P	P	P	P

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Morelle	16,245	45.7
	Democratic	Rachel Barnhart	7,003	19.7
	Democratic	Robin Wilt	6,158	17.3
	Democratic	Adam McFadden	6,103	17.2
Total votes			35,509	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Maxwell, neurosurgeon

General election

Debate

2018 New York's 25th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Joseph Morelle	Jim Maxwell
1	Oct. 25, 2018	WXXI-TV	Evan Dawson	YouTube	P	P

Endorsements

Joseph Morelle (D)

State officials

• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• American Federation of Government Employees
• New York State United Teachers
• United Steelworkers
• Workers United

Organizations

• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• NARAL Pro-Choice America

Newspapers

• City Newspaper

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Joseph Morelle (D)	Jim Maxwell (R)	Undecided
Dixie Strategies Archived November 1, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	October 29–30, 2018	843	± 3.37%	49%	39%	12%
Siena College	October 4–8, 2018	465	± 4.7%	53%	36%	11%
Siena College	August 15–19, 2018	500	± 4.4%	55%	31%	13%

Results

New York's 25th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Morelle	147,979	54.8
	Independence	Joseph Morelle	4,585	1.7
	Working Families	Joseph Morelle	4,575	1.7
	Women's Equality	Joseph Morelle	2,105	0.8
	Total	Joseph Morelle	159,244	59.0
	Republican	Jim Maxwell	91,342	33.8
	Conservative	Jim Maxwell	17,781	6.6
	Reform	Jim Maxwell	1,613	0.6
	Total	Jim Maxwell	110,736	41.0
Total votes			269,980	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 26

2018 New York's 26th congressional district election

Nominee Brian Higgins Renee Zeno Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equility Popular vote 169,166 61,488 Percentage 73.3% 26.7%

County results Higgins:     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Brian Higgins Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brian Higgins Democratic

See also: New York's 26th congressional district

The 26th district is located in Erie and Niagara counties and includes the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The incumbent was Democrat Brian Higgins, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 27th district from 2005 to 2013. He was re-elected to a seventh term with 75% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Higgins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Renee Zeno, businesswoman

General election

Endorsements

Brian Higgins (D)

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Results

New York's 26th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	156,968	68.0
	Working Families	Brian Higgins	8,929	3.9
	Women's Equality	Brian Higgins	3,269	1.4
	Total	Brian Higgins (incumbent)	169,166	73.3
	Republican	Renee Zeno	61,488	26.7
Total votes			230,654	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

2018 New York's 27th congressional district election

Nominee Chris Collins Nate McMurray Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 140,146 139,059 Percentage 49.1% 48.8%

County results Collins:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% McMurray:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Collins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Collins Republican

See also: New York's 27th congressional district

The 27th district is located in Western New York and includes all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties.

Incumbent Republican Chris Collins, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a third term with 67% of the vote in 2016,

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

• Larry Piegza, computer technician and entrepreneur; remained in election as nominee of the Reform Party
• Frank C. Smierciak II, medical payment worker

Democratic primary

New York's 27th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Nate McMurray, Supervisor of Grand Island

Withdrawn

• Sean Bunny, prosecutor
• Erin Cole, U.S. Army veteran, former senior vice president of Global NY
• Nick Stankevich, businessman

General election

Campaign

On August 11, 2018, Collins announced that he would withdraw from his re-election campaign after being arrested for insider trading. Removing himself from the ballot would have required Collins to be nominated as a dummy candidate in another election or to move his legal place of residence out of state (he has additional homes in Florida and the District of Columbia). On September 17, 2018, Collins announced that he had changed course and would campaign for re-election in November after all.

Potential Republican replacements

Following Collins's August 11 announcement that he would withdraw from the race, as many as 20 candidates expressed interest in the Republican nomination. (Collins later changed course and opted to seek re-election.) Among them were the following:

• David Bellavia, Iraq War veteran and radio host
• Lynne Dixon, Erie County legislator
• Patrick M. Gallivan, state senator
• Stephen Hawley, state assemblyman
• Chris Jacobs, state senator and former New York Secretary of State
• Stefan Mychajliw, Erie County Comptroller
• Robert Ortt, state senator
• Carl Paladino, 2010 gubernatorial nominee, former member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education and founder of Ellicott Development Co.
• Michael Ranzenhofer, state senator
• Ed Rath, Erie County legislator
• Ray Walter, state assemblyman

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Collins (R)	Nate McMurray (D)	Larry Piegza (REF)	Undecided
Dixie Strategies Archived November 2, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	October 29–30, 2018	801	± 3.46%	45%	38%	–	17%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 24–29, 2018	501	± 4.8%	44%	40%	3%	13%
Tulchin Research (D-McMurray)	October 25–28, 2018	400	± 4.9%	43%	47%	4%	6%
Siena College	October 6–11, 2018	490	± 4.7%	46%	43%	1%	10%
Tulchin Research (D-McMurray)	October 6–8, 2018	400	± 4.9%	42%	42%	6%	10%

Hypothetical polling

With Jacobs

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Jacobs (R)	Nate McMurray (D)	Undecided
Clout Research (R)	August 13, 2018	338	± 5.3%	46%	35%	19%

With Mychajliw

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nate McMurray (D)	Stefan Mychajliw (R)	Undecided
Clout Research (R)	August 13, 2018	338	± 5.3%	36%	49%	15%

With Ortt

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nate McMurray (D)	Rob Ortt (R)	Undecided
Clout Research (R)	August 13, 2018	338	± 5.3%	35%	43%	22%

With Paladino

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nate McMurray (D)	Carl Paladino (R)	Undecided
Clout Research (R)	August 13, 2018	338	± 5.3%	45%	47%	9%

Endorsements

Chris Collins (R)

Local officials

• Michael R. Long, former NYC Councillor

Nate McMurray (D)

State officials

• Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor of New York

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• New York State United Teachers

Newspapers

• The Buffalo News
• The New York Post

Results

New York's 27th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Collins	114,506	40.2
	Conservative	Chris Collins	23,553	8.2
	Independence	Chris Collins	2,087	0.7
	Total	Chris Collins (incumbent)	140,146	49.1
	Democratic	Nate McMurray	128,167	45.0
	Working Families	Nate McMurray	8,090	2.8
	Women's Equality	Nate McMurray	2,802	1.0
	Total	Nate McMurray	139,059	48.8
	Reform	Larry Piegza	5,973	2.1
Total votes			285,178	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets