2020 New York's 27th congressional district special election

Last updated

2020 New York's 27th congressional district special election
Flag of New York.svg
←  2018 June 23, 2020 November 2020  →
New York's 27th congressional district
  Chris Jacobs (NY-27).jpg McMurray Speaking to NYS Council of Machinists CROPPED.png
Nominee Chris Jacobs Nate McMurray
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Independence Working Families
Popular vote81,08572,998
Percentage51.8%46.6%
New York Special Election 27.svg
County results
Jacobs:     50–60%     60–70%
McMurray:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Chris Collins
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Jacobs
Republican

A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for New York's 27th congressional district in the 116th United States Congress. Incumbent Republican Representative Chris Collins resigned from the House effective October 1, 2019, following his guilty plea to federal insider trading charges. [1] The election was originally scheduled for April 28, 2020, but was postponed until June 23, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Contents

Candidates

Former Grand Island town supervisor and 2018 Democratic congressional nominee Nathan D. McMurray was expected to be the nominee after being endorsed by the Erie County Democratic Party. [3] Fellow Democrat Melodie Baker announced her interest in seeking the nomination, but quickly withdrew when her campaign failed to gain interest. [4] McMurray was formally nominated on February 13, 2020. [5]

On January 25, 2020, the Republican chairs of the eight counties that make up the 27th congressional district met in Wyoming County and voted to endorse state senator Chris Jacobs for the special election. [6]

On February 1, 2020, the Conservative Party of New York State announced that it would not endorse a candidate in the anticipated special election and would instead leave its party line blank. The Party's preferred candidate was Beth Parlato. [7]

Accountant Duane Whitmer was endorsed by the Libertarian Party. [8] [9]

Republican Party

Endorsee

Withdrawn

Declined to run

Endorsements

Chris Jacobs

Executive officials

Democratic Party

Endorsee

  • Nate McMurray, former Grand Island supervisor and nominee for New York's 27th congressional district in 2018 [16] [5]

Withdrawn

  • Melodie Baker, former director of education for the United Way of Buffalo and small business owner [17]

Declined to run

Libertarian Party

Endorsee

Green Party

Endorsee

General election

Debate

McMurray and Jacobs participated in a debate on June 9, in which McMurray criticized Jacobs for not standing up to Trump's actions, in particular, Trump's claim that a 75-year-old man injured by police in Buffalo could be an "ANTIFA provocateur". McMurray also accused Jacobs of trying to buy the position, lying, and not supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. He emphasized his continued positive impact on communities in the area, positioning himself as an alternative to former Republican representatives Chris Collins and Chris Lee, both of whom resigned due to scandals. Jacobs criticized McMurray for supporting big government and abortion, which he saw as a poor fit for the conservative values of the district. [23]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [24] Safe RApril 24, 2020
Inside Elections [25] Safe RApril 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [26] Likely RApril 23, 2020
Politico [27] Likely RApril 19, 2020

Results

2020 New York's 27th congressional district special election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Chris Jacobs74,94447.85%+7.65%
Independence Chris Jacobs6,1413.92%+3.22%
Total Chris Jacobs 81,08551.77%+2.67%
Democratic Nathan McMurray68,68443.85%−1.15%
Working Families Nathan McMurray4,3142.75%−0.05%
TotalNathan McMurray72,99846.60%−2.20%
Libertarian Duane Whitmer1,5000.96%N/A
Green Michael Gammariello1,0450.67%N/A
Total votes156,628 100.0% N/A
Subtotal results
Part of Erie County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs34,48945.67
Independence Chris Jacobs3,4214.53
Total Chris Jacobs 37,91050.20
Democratic Nathan McMurray34,40445.56
Working Families Nathan McMurray2,0882.76
TotalNathan McMurray36,49248.32
Libertarian Duane Whitmer6300.83
Green Michael Gammariello4880.65
Total votes75,520 100
Genesee County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs5,78456.67
Independence Chris Jacobs3443.37
Total Chris Jacobs 6,12860.04
Democratic Nathan McMurray3,60035.27
Working Families Nathan McMurray2492.44
TotalNathan McMurray3,84937.71
Libertarian Duane Whitmer1591.56
Green Michael Gammariello710.70
Total votes10,207 100
Livingston County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs5,15748.61
Independence Chris Jacobs3743.52
Total Chris Jacobs 5,53152.13
Democratic Nathan McMurray4,52942.69
Working Families Nathan McMurray3483.28
TotalNathan McMurray4,87745.97
Libertarian Duane Whitmer1331.25
Green Michael Gammariello69.65
Total votes10,610 100
Part of Monroe County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs2,13442.10
Independence Chris Jacobs1262.49
Total Chris Jacobs 2,26044.58
Democratic Nathan McMurray2,59651.21
Working Families Nathan McMurray1322.60
TotalNathan McMurray2,72853.82
Libertarian Duane Whitmer541.07
Green Michael Gammariello27.53
Total votes5,069 100
Part of Niagara County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs13,23049.62
Independence Chris Jacobs9093.41
Total Chris Jacobs 14,13953.02
Democratic Nathan McMurray11,48243.06
Working Families Nathan McMurray6442.42
TotalNathan McMurray12,12645.48
Libertarian Duane Whitmer2280.86
Green Michael Gammariello1720.65
Total votes26,665 100
Part of Ontario County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs5,68439.86
Independence Chris Jacobs2801.96
Total Chris Jacobs 5,96441.82
Democratic Nathan McMurray7,74354.30
Working Families Nathan McMurray3182.23
TotalNathan McMurray8,06156.53
Libertarian Duane Whitmer1300.91
Green Michael Gammariello1050.74
Total votes14,260 100
Orleans County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs3,92962.01
Independence Chris Jacobs1622.56
Total Chris Jacobs 4,09164.57
Democratic Nathan McMurray2,00431.63
Working Families Nathan McMurray1302.05
TotalNathan McMurray2,13433.68
Libertarian Duane Whitmer731.15
Green Michael Gammariello38.60
Total votes6,336 100
Wyoming County Subtotal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Jacobs4,53756.99
Independence Chris Jacobs5256.59
Total Chris Jacobs 5,06263.58
Democratic Nathan McMurray2,32629.22
Working Families Nathan McMurray4055.09
TotalNathan McMurray2,73134.30
Libertarian Duane Whitmer931.17
Green Michael Gammariello750.94
Total votes7,961 100

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conservative Party of New York State</span> Conservative third party in the United States

The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line, James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010, the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position, directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Jacobs (politician)</span> American politician (born 1966)

Christopher Louis Jacobs is an American politician who represented New York's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023. Jacobs served as the 62nd secretary of state of New York from April 2006 to January 2007. Beginning in 2012, he held the post of Erie County clerk, and he was a Republican member of the New York State Senate for the 60th district from 2017 to 2020. On June 23, 2020, he won a special election to fill a congressional vacancy in the 27th district. He was reelected to a full term in November 2020.

New York’s 27th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in western New York. It included all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, and Livingston counties and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, and Ontario counties. The district contained most of the eastern and southern suburbs of Buffalo, most of the southern suburbs of Rochester, as well as large rural areas to the east and south. The seat was last occupied by Republican Chris Jacobs, who won a special election on June 23, 2020. Previously, it had been vacant from October 1, 2019, when Republican incumbent Chris Collins resigned after pleading guilty to charges of insider trading.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Collins (New York politician)</span> American politician (born 1950)

Christopher Carl Collins is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 27th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2019. Collins was elected Erie County Executive in 2007 and held that position for one term. A member of the Republican Party, Collins was the first sitting U.S. Representative to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States, and he served on Trump's presidential transition team. He resigned his seat in 2019 and afterwards pleaded guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Bellavia</span> United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

David Gregory Bellavia is a former United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross. In 2005, Bellavia was inducted into the New York Veterans' Hall of Fame. He has subsequently been involved with politics in Western New York State. Upon being awarded the Medal of Honor on June 25, 2019, Bellavia became the first, and currently only living recipient of the Medal of Honor for service during the Iraq War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York</span>

The 2010 congressional elections in New York were held on November 2, 2010 to determine representation from the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York had 29 seats in the House. Representatives are elected to two-year terms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 New York's 26th congressional district special election</span>

A 2011 special election in New York's 26th congressional district was held on May 24, 2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 26th congressional district. The seat had been vacated due to the February 2011 resignation of married Rep. Chris Lee, who left office amid a scandal involving flirtatious emails and a shirtless picture he sent to a woman he met on Craigslist. Four candidates competed in the election: Republican Assemblymember Jane Corwin; Democrat Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul; Green Party candidate Ian Murphy, editor of the Buffalo Beast; and independent candidate Jack Davis, a businessman running on the Tea Party line. On Election Day, Hochul won an upset victory, prevailing over Corwin by a margin of 47.24%-42.28%; Davis received 8.99% of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York</span>

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. The two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9, held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner, and District 22, held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 New York state elections</span>

The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6, 2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election, an election to one U.S. Senate seat, and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats, all 63 seats in the New York State Senate, and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 New York gubernatorial election</span>

The 2014 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo sought re-election to a second term in office, though incumbent Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy did not seek re-election. Cuomo and his running mate, former U.S. Representative Kathy Hochul, won contested primaries, while Republican Rob Astorino, the Westchester County Executive, and his running mate were unopposed for their party's nomination. Astorino and Moss were also cross-nominated by the Conservative Party and the Stop Common Core Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 New York gubernatorial election</span>

The 2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Marc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 New York Attorney General election</span>

The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat, was elected. James is the first woman and the first African-American to be elected New York Attorney General.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Langworthy</span> American politician (born 1981)

Nicholas A. Langworthy is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 23rd district since 2023. He was formerly the chair of the New York State Republican Committee. Langworthy was named chair of the committee in July 2019 after having chaired the Erie County, New York Republican Committee since 2010. He was the youngest state chair in party history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York</span>

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primary election was held on June 23, 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 New York gubernatorial election</span>

The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Kathy Hochul ascended to the governorship in August 2021, upon Andrew Cuomo's resignation following allegations of sexual harassment. She sought a full term as governor. She appointed Brian Benjamin to the position of lieutenant governor and planned to run alongside him until he too resigned in April 2022. Congressman Antonio Delgado was appointed to replace Benjamin as lieutenant governor. Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for governor, while Delgado defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York</span>

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 26 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 26 congressional districts. The elections coincided with elections for governor, U.S. Senate, attorney general, comptroller, state senate, and assembly, and various other state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election</span>

A special election was held on June 1, 2021, to fill the vacancy in New Mexico's 1st congressional district created by Representative Deb Haaland's resignation from the United States House of Representatives to become the Secretary of the Interior in Joe Biden's administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election</span>

The 2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election was a special election held on August 23, 2022. The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican representative Tom Reed resigned on May 10, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election</span>

The 2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election was held on April 30, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New York's 26th congressional district. The seat became vacant after Democratic incumbent Brian Higgins resigned on February 2, 2024, to become president of Shea's Performing Arts Center. The early voting period ran from April 20 to April 28, 2024.

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Stephen Rex (September 30, 2019). "Upstate NY Rep. Chris Collins resigns seat as guilty plea looms in insider trading scam". nydailynews.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ Bowman, Bridget (March 28, 2020). "New York delays presidential primary, special election to June". Roll Call. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "McMurray appears to wrap up Democratic nomination for NY-27". December 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Democrat Melodie Baker withdraws from NY-27 race; won't run for State Senate". December 20, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Democrats officially back candidate for NY27 Special Election". WKBW. February 14, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "After marathon meeting, GOP chairs back Chris Jacobs for NY-27th seat". January 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Conservatives choose not to endorse special election candidate for vacant NY 27 seat". February 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ Rivers, Tom (January 28, 2020). "Libertarian candidate also in the running for NY-27" . Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Horvatits, Chris (February 17, 2020). "Whitmer nominated to appear on Libertarian line for 27th district special election". WIVB-TV . Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ Mccarthy, Robert J. (January 25, 2020). "GOP chairs endorse Chris Jacobs for 27th District Congressional seat". The Buffalo News . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ Hoffman, Connor (August 17, 2019). "Ortt announces campaign for Congressional seat". Niagara Gazette.
  12. ↑ McCarthy, Robert J. (November 18, 2019). "For GOP candidates in NY-27, 'conservative' seems downright wishy-washy". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ Touhey, Ali (October 20, 2019). "Medal of Honor Recipient David Bellavia isn't running for Congress". WKBW - ABC Buffalo. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  14. ↑ Mccarthy, Robert J. (January 17, 2020). "Assemblyman Steve Hawley will not seek GOP nod in NY-27". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  15. ↑ Trump, Donald J. (February 18, 2020). "Chris Jacobs will be a great Congressman who will always fight for the people of New York. He supports our #MAGA Agenda, will continue to Secure Our Border, Loves our Military, Vets, and is Strong on the #2A. Chris has my Complete Endorsement for the Special Election on 4/28!" . Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  16. ↑ Goshgarian, Mark (October 1, 2019). "McMurray: "Tidal Wave" of Support for Congressional Bid After Collins Resignation". Spectrum Local News. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  17. ↑ Radlich, Jane Kwiatkowski (December 20, 2019). "Democrat Melodie Baker withdraws from NY-27 race; won't run for State Senate". Buffalo News. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Kyle (October 2, 2019). "Governor Cuomo: Hochul Could Win Collins' Congressional Seat". WSKG. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  19. ↑ Zremski, Jerry (July 16, 2019). "Chris Collins lends campaign $500,000, signaling a possible run". The Buffalo News . Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  20. ↑ Zangas, John (February 24, 2020). "Antifascist Comedian Mike Gamms Gets New York Green Party Nod for NY27 Congressional Race". DCMediaGroup. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  21. ↑ "2020 Candidates". Green Party of New York. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ↑ "Jacobs, McMurray spar in debate for NY-27, drawing clear differences | Orleans Hub" . Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  24. ↑ Wasserman, David. "Collins Resignation Moves NY-27 to Solid Republican".
  25. ↑ Askarinam, Leah (August 26, 2019). "Wisconsin 7: Duffy's Seat Remains Solid Republican for Now | News & Analysis | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales.
  26. ↑ Kondik, Kyle (August 29, 2019). "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » Notes on the State of Politics". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org. Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  27. ↑ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  28. ↑ "June 23, 2020 Special Election NY-27 Certified Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

Official campaign websites

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.