Herman Carl McCall is an American politician of the Democratic Party. A former New York State Comptroller and New York State Senator,McCall was the Democratic candidate for Governor of New York in 2002. McCall was the first African-American to be elected New York State Comptroller. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ,and he currently serves on the board of directors of several corporations. From October 17,2011,until his retirement on June 30,2019,McCall served as chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
Flower Hill is a village in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. The eastern half is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area,which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. Western and northern parts are more closely associated with Manhasset and Port Washington. The population was 4,794 at the time of the 2020 census.
Hempstead is a village located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 59,169 at the 2020 census,making it the most populous village in New York.
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 and 2018 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.
Joseph Sill Clark Jr. was an American writer,lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 90th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956 and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969. Clark was the only Unitarian Universalist elected to a major office in Pennsylvania in the modern era.
Scott M. Stringer is an American politician who served as the 44th New York City Comptroller. A Democrat,Stringer also previously served as a New York State Assemblyman,and as the 26th borough president of Manhattan.
John Chun Yah Liu is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party,he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 16th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New York City Comptroller from 2010 to 2013,and as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing the 20th district in northeast Queens. He was the first Asian American New York City Council member and Comptroller,and one of the first two Asian American New York State Senators,as well as the first elected to legislative or citywide office in New York. He was also a candidate in the 2013 New York City mayoral election.
Thomas Peter DiNapoli is an American politician serving as the 54th and current New York State Comptroller since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,he was appointed by a bipartisan majority of the New York State Legislature to the position of comptroller on February 7,2007. He was then elected Comptroller by New York's voters in 2010,2014,2018 and 2022. In his 2014 victory,he led the statewide ticket with the most votes. He was easily reelected to a third term in November 2018,receiving 64.9% of the vote. In 2022,he secured his fourth term in office,receiving 57% of the vote. He is the second longest-serving comptroller in New York State History.
Anthony Avella Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the New York State Senate's 11th district in northeast Queens from 2011 to 2019. The district included the mostly affluent neighborhoods of College Point,Whitestone,Bayside,Little Neck,Douglaston,Floral Park,Beechhurst,Malba and Auburndale. Avella also served as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing some of the same Queens neighborhoods in District 19. Avella is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic state senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. He was also a losing candidate in the 2009 New York City mayoral election,the 2013 Queens Borough President election,and the 2017 New York City mayoral election.
Susana A. Mendoza is an American politician. She is the 10th comptroller of Illinois,serving since December 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,she formerly served as Chicago city clerk and as an Illinois State Representative,representing the 1st District of Illinois.
The New York City mayoral election of 1997 occurred on Tuesday November 4,1997,with incumbent Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani soundly defeating Democratic Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger and several third-party candidates. This was the first time Brooklyn voted for a Republican since 1941.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 4,2008,to elect the 29 U.S. representatives from the State of New York,one from each of the state's 29 congressional districts. state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York has 29 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election in which Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a wide margin.
The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York took place on November 2,2004. One seat changed parties;in the 27th district Democrat Brian Higgins was elected to replace Republican Jack Quinn.
The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 4,1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits was defeated in the primary by Al D'Amato. D'Amato went on to win a plurality in the general election over Elizabeth Holtzman and Javits,who remained in the race as the candidate of the Liberal Party of New York.
On November 2,1999,the city of Baltimore,Maryland,elected a new mayor,the 47th in the city's history. Primary elections were held to determine the nominees for the Democratic Party and Republican Party on September 14. Incumbent mayor Kurt Schmoke,a Democrat,opted not to run for reelection. Martin O'Malley,a member of the Baltimore City Council,won the election to succeed Schmoke.
The 1993 New York City mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 2. Incumbent Mayor David Dinkins ran for re-election to a second term,but lost in a rematch with Republican Rudy Giuliani.
Elaine Phillips is an American politician who currently serves as Nassau County Comptroller,with a term beginning in January 2022. She was elected to the position in a landslide victory,defeating Democrat Ryan Cronin 61%-39% to succeed retiring incumbent Jack Schnirman. Phillips previously represented the New York State Senate's 7th district,and had previously served as the 18th Mayor of Flower Hill,New York. She is a Republican. Phillips was elected to the Senate in 2016 but was defeated in her 2018 re-election bid.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday,November 7,1978.
The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor.
Anthony P. D'Esposito is an American politician and retired police detective from New York. A member of the Republican Party,he has represented New York's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. His victory in the 2022 midterm election was considered a major upset,contributing to the narrow Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
