New York Elections in 2008
U.S. President
New York Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Timothy H Bishop (D, Incumbent), Lee M. Zeldin (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Steve Israel (D, Incumbent), Frank J. Stalzer (R)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Graham E. Long (D), Peter T. King (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Carolyn McCarthy (D, Incumbent), Jack M. Martins (R)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Gary L. Ackerman (D, Incumbent), Elizabeth Berney (R)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Gregory W. Meeks (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Joseph Crowley (D, Incumbent), William E. Britt, Jr. (R)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Jerrold L. Nadler (D, Incumbent), Grace Linn (R)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Anthony David Weiner (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Edolphus Towns (D, Incumbent), Salvatore Grupico (R)
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U.S. House, District 11
Candidates: Yvette Diane Clarke (D, Incumbent), Hugh C. Carr (R)
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U.S. House, District 12
Candidates: Nydia M. Velazquez (D, Incumbent), Allan E. Romaguera (R)
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U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Michael E. McMahon (D), Robert Straniere (R)
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U.S. House, District 14
Candidates: Carolyn B. Maloney (D, Incumbent), Robert Heim (R)
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U.S. House, District 15
Candidates: Charles B. Rangel (D, Incumbent), Edward M. Daniels (R)
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U.S. House, District 16
Candidates: Jose Enrique Serrano (D, Incumbent), Ali Mohamed (R)
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U.S. House, District 17
Candidates: Eliot L. Engel (D, Incumbent), Robert Goodman (R)
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U.S. House, District 18
Candidates: Nita M. Lowey (D, Incumbent), Jim Russell (R)
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U.S. House, District 19
Candidates: John Hall (D, Incumbent), Kieran Michael Lalor (R)
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U.S. House, District 20
Candidates: Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (D, Incumbent), Alexander "Sandy" F. Treadwell (R)
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U.S. House, District 21
Candidates: Paul David Tonko (D), Jim Buhrmaster (R)
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U.S. House, District 22
Candidates: Maurice D. Hinchey (D, Incumbent), George K. Phillips (R)
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U.S. House, District 23
Candidates: Michael Oot (D), John M. McHugh (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 24
Candidates: Michael A. Arcuri (D, Incumbent), Richard Hanna (R)
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U.S. House, District 25
Candidates: Dan Maffei (D), Dale A. Sweetland (R)
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U.S. House, District 26
Candidates: Alic J. Kryzan (D), Christopher J. Lee (R)
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U.S. House, District 27
Candidates: Brian M. Higgins (D, Incumbent), Daniel J. Humiston (R)
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U.S. House, District 28
Candidates: Louise M. Slaughter (D, Incumbent), David W. Crimmen (R)
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U.S. House, District 29
Candidates: Eric Massa (D), Randy Kuhl (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Michael E. McMahon (D), Robert Straniere (R)
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U.S. House, District 29
Candidates: Eric Massa (D), Randy Kuhl (R, Incumbent)
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Previous NY Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Latest Headlines
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
- McCain Sells His Campaign on "SNL" (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State of the Election: Northeast (Nov. 2, 2008)
- Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
Political Profile
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New York Demographics
- Population: 19,297,729
- Gender: 48.5% male, 51.5% female
- Age: 77.1% 18 years and over; 13.2% 65 years and over; Median age: 37.7
- Median Household Income: $53,514
- Families Below Poverty Level: 10.3%
- Education: 12.2% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
