The Green Papers: New York 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:31(5.76% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:29(6.67% of 435)
2000 Census:19,004,973 (6.74% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):13,805,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):11,262,816
Capital:Albany
Tuesday 9 September 2008 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls are open from 6:00a to 9:00p in NYC and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie. All other counties, polls are open from 12:00 noon - 9:00p.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 9:00p EST (0200 UTC).
 

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New York State and Local Government

New York 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

New York State permits so-called "cross-endorsements", in which a candidate is allowed to appear on more than one Party's ballot line: thus, a candidate who loses the nomination of one of the two Major Parties for a given office but has already been nominated for that same office by at least one Party which is not one of the two Major Parties will still appear somewhere on the General Election ballot despite losing said Primary; in other words, a candidate losing in the Primary does not necessarily preclude that candidate from running for the same office in November.

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 31 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3 Democratic Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
  Democratic Governor David A. Paterson
• As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the Governorship upon the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer, effective 17 March 2008 (announced 12 March 2008)
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

Vacant		   Lieutenant Governor [vacant office]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Vacant Office
 Office became vacant upon the accession of Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson (Democrat) to the Governorship, 17 March 2008; State Senate Majority Leader (and President pro Tempore) Joseph L. Bruno (Republican) is effectively "acting Lieutenant Governor" but does not accede to the office and remains a member of the New York State Senate. Office of Lieutenant Governor will remain vacant until a new Lieutenant Governor is elected (on a ticket with the Governor elected) in 2010 and takes office at the beginning of 2011.
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
23 Democratic (22 Undetermined, 1 Open);
6 Republican (4 Undetermined, 2 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop
• FEC H2NY01067: $783,222
  Candidate Republican     Kathleen Troia "KT" McFarland
• Filed to run in CD 1 with the FEC on 30 November 2006. Some media reports indicate she is running in CD 14.
• FEC H6NY14228: $0
  Candidate Republican     Lee M. Zeldin
• FEC H8NY01148: $229,656
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Steve J. Israel
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Steve J. Israel
• FEC H0NY02085: $972,475
  Candidate Republican     Frank J. Stalzer
• FEC H8NY02062: Financial report not available
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Peter T. "Pete" King
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     James Patrick Keough
• FEC H8NY03128: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Graham E. Long
• FEC H8NY03144: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     John Ernest Rennhack
• FEC H8NY03136: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Peter T. "Pete" King
• FEC H2NY03089: $874,350
  Candidate Independent     William P. "Bill" Corrigan
• FEC H8NY03110: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Carolyn McCarthy
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Carolyn McCarthy
• FEC H6NY04112: $768,720
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Gary L. Ackerman
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Gary L. Ackerman
• FEC H4NY07011: $470,882
  Candidate Republican     Jun Policarpio
• FEC H4NY05064: Financial report not available
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Gregory Weldon Meeks
• First elected: 3 February 1998 in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Floyd Flake, 17 November 1997
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Gregory Weldon Meeks
• FEC H8NY06048: $674,138
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Joseph Crowley
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Joseph Crowley
• FEC H8NY07046: $1,288,084
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler
• FEC H2NY17071: $915,671
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Anthony D. Weiner
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• February 2007: Running for Mayor of New York City, New York in 2009
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Anthony D. Weiner
• FEC H8NY09091: $176,091
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Kevin Powell
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns
• FEC H2NY11017: $710,444
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Yvette D. Clarke
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Yvette D. Clarke
• FEC H4NY11138: $263,570
  Candidate Democratic     Chris Owens
• FEC H6NY11109: $9,362
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Nydia M. Velazquez
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Nydia M. Velazquez
• FEC H2NY00010: $640,070
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Vito J. Fossella
• First elected: in Special Election, 4 November 1997 re: resignation of Congresswoman Susan Molinari, 2 August 1997
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Congressman Vito J. Fossella was arrested between midnight and 2am Thursday 1 May 2008 in Alexandria, Virginia and charged with driving while intoxicated.
  Candidate Democratic     Stephen A. "Steve" Harrison
• FEC H6NY13071: $150,699
  Candidate Democratic     New York City Council Member Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.
• FEC H8NY13069: $350,460
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Vito J. Fossella
• FEC H8NY13028: $851,155
CD 14
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Carolyn B. Maloney
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Carolyn B. Maloney
• FEC H2NY14037: $1,139,948
CD 15
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Charles B. Rangel
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Charles B. Rangel
• FEC H6NY19029: $3,640,456
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Martín Koppel
CD 16
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman José E. Serrano
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman José E. Serrano
• FEC H0NY18065: $188,972
CD 17
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Eliot L. Engel
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Eliot L. Engel
• FEC H8NY19058: $535,220
CD 18
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Nita M. Lowey
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Nita M. Lowey
• FEC H8NY20056: $944,775
  Candidate Independent     David Ellis Prunier
• FEC H6NY18146: Financial report not available
CD 19
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John Joseph Hall
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John Joseph Hall
• FEC H6NY19144: $1,608,537
    Republican     state Assemblymember Gregory R. "Greg" Ball - apparently not a candidate
• Announced he will seek re-election to his state Legislative seat on 31 December 2007.
  Candidate Republican     Kieran Michael Lalor
• FEC H8NY19140: $86,872
  Candidate Republican     Westchester County Board of Legislators George Oros
• FEC H8NY19157: $62,806
    Republican     Andrew Marshall Saul - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 20 November 2007
• FEC H8NY19132: $1,466,366
CD 20
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Kirsten E. Gillibrand
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Kirsten E. Gillibrand
• FEC H6NY20167: $3,165,043
  Candidate Democratic     Morris Guller
  Candidate Republican     Michael R. "Mike" Rocque
• FEC H8NY20114: $231,732
  Candidate Republican     Alexander F. "Sandy" Treadwell
• FEC H8NY20122: $1,681,034
  Candidate Republican; Conservative     Richard C. "Rich" Wager
• FEC H8NY20106: $466,834
  Candidate Republican     John William Wallace
• FEC H8NY20130: $74,065
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Todd Francis Goldup
• FEC H8NY20148: $0
CD 21
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Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman Michael R. McNulty
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced retirement 29 October 2007
  Candidate Democratic     Tracey Brooks
• FEC H8NY21146: $178,373
  Candidate Democratic     Craig Michael Burridge
• FEC H8NY21195: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     state Assemblymember Ron Canestrari
  Candidate Democratic     Lester Freeman
• FEC H8NY21161: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Congressman Michael R. McNulty - apparently not a candidate
• Announced retirement 29 October 2007
• FEC H8NY23084: $79,702
    Democratic     Gary Mittleman - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 21 April 2008
• FEC H8NY21153: $107,077
  Candidate Democratic     County Legislator Susan E. Savage
  Candidate Democratic     Darius Shahinfar
• FEC H8NY21179: $83,212
  Candidate Democratic     Albany County Legislator Phillip G. "Phil" Steck
• FEC H8NY21138: $205,807
  Candidate Democratic     Schenectady Mayor Brian U. Stratton
  Candidate Democratic     former state Assemblyman Paul D. Tonko
  Candidate Republican     James R. "Jim" Buhrmaster
• FEC H8NY21187: $107,600
  Candidate Republican     Warren Redlich
• FEC H2NY21073: $0
CD 22
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Maurice D. Hinchey
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Maurice D. Hinchey
• FEC H2NY26080: $367,646
  Candidate Republican; Conservative; Constitution; Right to Life     David R. Grate
• FEC H8NY22128: $0
  Candidate Republican     Bruce E. Layman
• FEC H8NY22110: $8,782
  Candidate Republican     George K. Phillips
• FEC H8NY22102: $50,487
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Michael Schmidt
• FEC H8NY22136: $0
CD 23
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John M. McHugh
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Jeremy Brunton
• ?
  Candidate Democratic     Eric Carciofolo
• FEC H8NY23118: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Danny M. "Dan" Francis
• FEC H8NY23126: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Michael P. "Mike" Oot
• FEC H8NY23100: $34,159
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John M. McHugh
• FEC H2NY24036: $338,258
CD 24
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Michael Angelo "Mike" Arcuri
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Michael Angelo "Mike" Arcuri
• FEC H6NY24128: $897,684
  Candidate Republican     Richard Hanna
CD 25
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman James T. Walsh
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - 24 January 2007: Announced he would not seek re-election.
  Candidate Democratic     Daniel B. "Dan" Maffei
• FEC H6NY25125: $853,982
  Candidate Democratic     Christina Rosetti
• FEC H6NY25141: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Peter Cappuccilli, Jr.
• FEC H8NY25055: $62,410
  Candidate Republican     David A. Gay
    Republican     state Assemblyman Robert C. "Bob" Oaks - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew circa 5 May 2008
• FEC H8NY25063: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Mark-Paul Serafin
  Candidate Republican     Dale A. Sweetland
• Received the Republican nomination May 2008
• FEC H8NY25071: Financial report not available
    Republican     Congressman James T. Walsh - apparently not a candidate
• 24 January 2007: Announced he would not seek re-election.
• FEC H8NY27036: $785,479
CD 26
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman Thomas M. "Tom" Reynolds
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced retirement 20 March 2008
  Candidate Democratic     John R. "Jack" Davis, Jr.
• FEC H4NY26045: $2,252,668
  Candidate Democratic     Alice J. Kryzan
• FEC H8NY26079: $287,508
  Candidate Democratic     Jonathan "Jon" Powers
• FEC H8NY26061: $598,327
  Candidate Republican     David C. Bellavia
• FEC H8NY26087: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Christopher J. Lee
    Republican     Rick Lewis - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew circa May 2008
    Republican     Congressman Thomas M. "Tom" Reynolds - apparently not a candidate
• Announced retirement 20 March 2008
• FEC H8NY27077: $1,288,697
CD 27
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Brian M. Higgins
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Brian M. Higgins
• FEC H4NY27076: $671,941
  Candidate Republican     Daniel J. "Dan" Humiston
• FEC H8NY27093: $59,801
CD 28
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Louise McIntosh Slaughter
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Louise McIntosh Slaughter
• FEC H6NY03031: $454,053
CD 29
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr.
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Eric J. J. Massa
• FEC H6NY29168: $898,780
    Democratic     David R. Nachbar - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 4 August 2007
• FEC H8NY29057: $216,467
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr.
• FEC H4NY29080: $627,561
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli
• Chosen by the State Legislature to succeed Alan Hevesi (who had resigned in December 2006): 7 February 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 28 incumbents, 49 candidates
 • Republican: 6 incumbents, 28 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Integrity (affiliate of Reform)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative: 2 candidates
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Independence (affiliates)
 • Right to Life: 1 candidate
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
 • Working Families
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
 • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?co=0
Election Authority
 • New York State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • New York State Assembly
 • New York State Senate
Democratic
 • New York Democratic Party
 • New York State Senate Democrats
Republican
 • New York Republican State Committee
Third Party
 • Conservative Party of New York State
 • Constitution Party of New York Effective 23 April 2006 the New York affiliate of the Constitution Party voted to disaffiliate from the national Constitution Party.
 • Constitution Party of New York Affiliate of the National Constitution Party.
 • Green Party of New York State
 • Independence Party of New York / Independence Party of America
 • Liberal Party
 • Libertarian Party of New York
 • New York State Greens - Green Party of New York State
 • New York State Right to Life Committee
 • School Choice Party
 • Socialist Party of New York City
 • The Integrity Party of New York State American Reform Party affiliate
 • The Loyalist Party
 • The Militant - Socialist - New York
 • The New York City Independence Party
 • Working Families Party
Media & others
 • Buffalo.Com - Everything Buffalo!
 • Cable 6 - Middletown
 • DC's Political Report - New York
 • Gotham Gazette
 • Ithaca Times
 • Lake and Valley Clarion - Geneseo
 • LI Politics.com - Long Island
 • New York Daily News
 • New York Post
 • New York Wired Group
 • New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty
 • Newsday - Long Island - Queens
 • NY1 News - Time Warner Cable - New York City
 • Politics1.com - New York
 • R News Cable - Rochester
 • Rome Sentinel
 • Star-Gazette - Elmira
 • Sullivan County Democrat - Callicoon - Monticello
 • The Daily Orange - Syracuse University
 • The East Hampton Star
 • The Empire Page
 • The Evening Sun - Chanango County
 • The Evening Times - Little Falls
 • The Independent - Hillsdale
 • The Independent News - East Hampton
 • The Journal News - Westchester - Rockland - Putnam
 • The Leader-Herald - Gloversville
 • The New York Sun
 • The New York Times
 • The Palladium Times - Oswego
 • The Post Star - Glens Falls
 • The Record - Troy
 • Times Union - Albany
 • Times-Herald Record - Middletown
 • Urban Elephants
 • Watertown Daily Times
 

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