United States Senate election in New York, 2004
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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 Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a second term in the most lopsided landslide for any statewide election in New York state history.
opposed Republican nominee
Assemblyman Howard Mills due to his support of civil unions and abortion rights.
Instead, they supported ophthalmologist Marilyn O'Grady, a failed candidate for the seat representing New York's 4th congressional district
United States House of Representatives
in 2002
.
Source: David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Schumer's 71.2% of the vote is the highest total in New York election history.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in other states as well as the presidential election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
, elections to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a second term in the most lopsided landslide for any statewide election in New York state history.
Republican
- Howard Mills IIIHoward Mills IIIHoward D. Mills III is an insurance consultant and former politician from Goshen, New York. He served as New York's Superintendent of Insurance from 2005 to 2007, and previously held elective office in both the New York State Assembly and the Town of Wallkill.In 2004, he ran against Senator...
, State Assemblyman and former Town SupervisorTown supervisorTown Supervisor is an elective legislative position in New York towns. Supervisors sit on the town board, where they preside over town board meetings and vote on all matters with no more legal weight than that of any other board member .Towns may adopt local laws that allow them to provide for an...
of Wallkill in Orange CountyWallkill, Orange County, New YorkWallkill is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 24,659 at the 2000 census.The Town of Wallkill is centrally located in the county. Interstate 84 crosses New York State Route 17 in the southern part of the town. U.S...
Campaign
The Conservative Party of New YorkConservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....
opposed Republican nominee
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Assemblyman Howard Mills due to his support of civil unions and abortion rights.
Instead, they supported ophthalmologist Marilyn O'Grady, a failed candidate for the seat representing New York's 4th congressional district
New York's 4th congressional district
The 4th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in west-central Nassau County...
United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
in 2002
United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002
New York held elections with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002Because it didn't grow as fast as other states, New York lost 2 Congressional seats because of Congressional apportionment following the Census...
.
Results
Source: David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
- Per New York State law, Schumer's totals include minor party line votes: Independence PartyIndependence Party of New YorkThe Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...
(216,198) and Working Families PartyWorking Families PartyThe Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP...
(168,719) for Schumer.
Schumer's 71.2% of the vote is the highest total in New York election history.