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New York

2006 Elections: Governor, US Senator, Other Statewide Offices, US House, State Senate, State Assembly, Ballot initiatives/Referendums

This page was edited by: Lavender Brown

State Politics At-A-Glance

Population (2000 Census): 18,976,457
Electoral Votes: 33

:bluebox: 2004 Presidential: Kerry (D) 59%, Bush (R) 40%
:bluebox: 2000 Presidential: Gore (D) 60%, Bush (R) 35%, Nader (I) 4%
:bluebox: 1996 Presidential: Clinton (D) 59%, Dole (R) 31%, Perot (I) 8%

:redbox: Governor: George E. Pataki (R) Elected: 2002 (Next Election: 2006)
:bluebox: Senior US Senator: Charles Schumer (D) Elected: November 2, 2004 (Next Election: November 2, 2010)
:bluebox: Junior US Senator: Hillary Clinton (D) Elected: November 7, 2000 (Next Election: November 7, 2006)
:bluebox: US House (31 seats): D-22, R-9
:redbox: State Senate (62 seats): D-27, R-35
:bluebox: State House (150 seats): D-100, R-50

Election Information

Primary Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Election:
State/Local Primary Date: Tuesday 12 September 2006
Last day to register to vote in primary: August 18, 2006

General Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election:
General Election Date (all states): November 07, 2006
Last day to register to vote in General Election: October 13, 2006

State Office in charge of Elections

NYS BOARD OF ELECTIONS
40 Steuben Street
Abany, NY 12207-2108

Phone: [phone]
TDD: 1-800-533-8683
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.elections.state.ny.us
2006 Official Election Calendar

State Democratic Party

60 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nydems.org

State Republican Party

315 State Street
Albany, NY 12210

Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nygop.org

Governor's Race 2006

Candidates

Tom Suozzi (D)
Nassau County Executive
Campaign Website: http://www.tomsuozzi.com

Eliot Spitzer (D)
Attorney General
Campaign Website: http://www.spitzer2006.com

Randy Daniels (R)
Secretary Of State
Campaign Website: http://www.randydaniels.com

John Faso (R)
Assemblyman
Campaign Website: http://johnfaso2006.com

William Weld (R)
Former Governor of Massachusetts
Campaign Website: http://www.weldfornewyork.org

US Senate Race 2006

Hillary Clinton (D) Incumbent
Campaign Website: http://www.hillaryclinton.com

Jonathan Tasini (D)
Campaign Website: http://www.tasinifornewyork.org

Mark Greenstein (D)
Businessman
Campaign Website: http://www.greensteinforsenate.com

Kathleen Troia McFarland (R)
Former Pentagon Spokewoman (Reagan)
Campaign Website: http://www.ktforsenate.com

John Spencer (R, C)
Former mayor of Yonkers
Campaign Website: http://www.joinspencer.com

Other Statewide Races 2006

New York Attorney General:

Candidates:

Andrew Cuomo (D), Campaign Website: http://www.andrewcuomo.com/home.asp
Mark J. Green (D), Campaign Website: http://www.markgreen.com/main.cfm
Sean Patrick Maloney (D), Campaign Website: http://seanmaloney.com
Jeanine Pirro (R), Campaign Website: http://www.jeaninepirro.com
Dan Conti (Libertarian), Campaign Website:____

Comptroller:

Candidates:

Alan Hevesi (D) Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

US House of Representatives Races 2006

US House Districts: 29

Key Races: NY-03 Denenberg (D) vs. King (R)

Candidates, by Congressional District

NY-01
Tim Bishop (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.bishopforcongress.com
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-02
Steve Israel (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.israelforcongress.com
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-03
Peter King (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
David Denenberg (D) Nassau County Legislator (19th-LD), Campaign Website: http://www.daviddenenberg.com

NY-04
Carolyn McCarthy (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.votemccarthy.com
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-05
Gary Ackerman (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-06
Gregory Meeks (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website:
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-07
Joe Crowley (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.crowleyforcongress.com
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-08
Jerrold Nadler (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.house.gov/nadler/
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-09
Anthony Weiner (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-10
Ed Towns (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-11
Chris Owens (D), Campaign Website: http://www.voteowens.com
David Yassky (D), Campaign Website: http://www.davidyassky.com/index.php

NY-12
Nydia Velazquez (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-13
Vito Fossella (R), Incumbent, Website: http://www.house.gov/fossella/
Candidate (D) Campaign Website: ____

NY-14
Carolyn Maloney (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-15
Charlie Rangel (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-16
Jose Serrano (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-17
Eliot Engel (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-18
Nita Lowey (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://loweyforcongress.com
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-19
Sue Kelly (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.suekellyforcongress.com
Judy Aydelott (D), Campaign Website: http://www.judy4congress.com
John Hall (D), Campaign Website: http://johnhallforcongress.com
Jim Martorano (D), Campaign Website: http://www.jim2006.com
Darren Rigger (D), Campaign Website: http://www.riggerforcongress.com
Ben Shuldiner (D), Campaign Website: http://www.ben2006.com

NY-20
John E. Sweeney (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Campaign Website: http://www.gillibrand2006.com
Morris Guller (D), Campaign Website: http://www.gullerforcongress.org/index.html

NY-21
Michael McNulty (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-22
Maurice Hinchey (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://hincheyforcongress.org
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-23
John McHugh (R), Incumbent,Campaign Website: ____
Bob Johnson (D), Campaign Website: http://johnsonforcongress.org

NY-24
Michael Arcuri (D), Campaign Website: http://www.arcuriforcongress.com/
Raymond Meier(R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-25
James Walsh (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.jimwalshforcongress.com
Paloma Capanna (D), Campaign Website: http://www.capannaforcongress.com
Ken Howland (D), Campaign Website: http://www.kenhowlandforcongress.com
Dan Maffei (D), Campaign Website: http://www.maffeiforcongress.com

NY-26
Tom Reynolds (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

NY-27
Brian Higgins (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.higginsforcongress.com
Jack Quinn (R), Campaign Website: http://www.quinnforcongress.com

NY-28
Louise Slaughter (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.votelouise.com
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

NY-29
Randy Kuhl (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.kuhlforcongress.com/index.asp
Eric Massa (D), Campaign Website: http://www.massaforcongress.com

State Senate Races 2006

State Senate Districts: 62

Seats at stake in 2006: 62
Key Races: __

Candidates, by Senate District

SD-01
Kenneth P. LaValle (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-02
John J. Flanagan (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-03
Caesar Trunzo (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-04
Owen Johnson (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-05
Carl L. Marcellino (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-06
Hannon Kemp (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-07
Michael A. L. Balboni (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-08
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-09
Dean Skelos (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-10
Ada L. Smith (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-11
Frank Padavan (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-12
George Onorato (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-13
John D. Sabini (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-14
Malcolm A. Smith (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-15
Serphin R. Maltese (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-16
Toby Ann Stavisky (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-17
Martin Malave Dilan (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-18
Toby Ann Stavisky (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-19
John L. Sampson (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-20
Carl Andrews (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-21
Kevin S. Parker (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-22
Martin J. Golder (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-23
Diane Savino (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-24
John Marchi (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-26
Liz Krueger (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-27
Carl Kruger (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-28
Jose M. Serrano (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-29
Thomas K. Duane (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-30
David A. Paterson (D), Incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-31
Eric T. Schneiderman (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-32
Ruben Diaz Sr. (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-33
Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-34
Jeffrey D. Klein (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-35
Nicholas A. Spano (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-36
Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-37
Suzi Oppenheimer (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-38
Thomas P. Morahan (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-39
William J. Larkin Jr. (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-40
Vincent L. Leibell III (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-41
Stephen M. Saland (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-42
John J. Bonacic (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-43
Joseph L. Bruno (R), Incumbent, Senate Majority Leader Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-44
Hugh T. Farley (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-45
Elizabeth O’C Little (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-46
Neil D. Breslin (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-47
Raymond A. Meier (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-48
James W. Wright (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-49
David Valesky (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-50
John A. DeFrancisco (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-51
James L. Seward (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-52
Thomas W. Libous (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-53
George H. Winner Jr. (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-54
Michael F. Nozzolio (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-55
James S. Alessi (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-56
Joseph E. Robach (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-57
Catharine M. Young (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-58
William T. Stachowski (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-59
Dave M. Volker (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-60
Marc A. Coppola (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

SD-61
Mary Lou Rath (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

SD-62
George D. Maziarz (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

State Assembly Races 2006

State Assembly Districts: 150

Seats at stake in 2006: 150

Key Races: __

AD-01
Marc Alessi (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-02
Fred W. Thiele Jr. (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-03
Patricia Eddington (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-04
Steven Englebright (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-05
Ginny Fields (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-06
Philip Ramos (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-07
Michael Fitzpatrick (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-08
Philip Boyle (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-09
Andre Raia (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-10
James Conte (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-11
Robert Sweeney(D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-12
Joseph Saladino (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-13
Chuck Lavine (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-14
Robert Barra (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-15
Rob Walker (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-16
Thomas DiNapoli (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-17
Thomas McKevitt (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-18
Earlene Hooper (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-19
David McDonough (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-20
Harvey Weisenberg (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-21
Thomas Alfano (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (D), Campaign Website: ____

AD-22
Jimmy Meng (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-23
Audrey Pheffer (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-24
Mark Weprin (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-25
Brian McLaughlin (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-26
Ann Margaret Carrozza (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-27
Nettie Mayorsohn (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-28
Andrew Hevesi (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-29
William Scarborough (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-30
Margaret Markey (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-31
Michele Titus (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-32
Vivian Cook (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-33
Barbara Clark (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-34
Ivan Lafayette (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-35
Jeffrion Aubry (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-36
Michael Gianaris (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-37
Catherine Nolan (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-38
Anthony Seminerio (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-39
Jose Peralta (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

AD-40
Diane Gordon (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ____
Candidate Name (R), Campaign Website: ____

Ballot initiatives/Referendums

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Links

Blogs
Democratic Underground New York Forum
LeftyBlogs.com New York
Democracy for New York
Take19: Take New York's 19th District Back from Sue Kelly
20TrueBlue: 20th District Democrats
Take Back the 24th District
NYCO's Blog: Central New York Politics
Danger Democrats: Northern New York Liberals
Saratoga Spirit: Blog of the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee
New York Liberal: Coverage of Liberal Ideas, Events, and Organizations in New York State
College Democrats of New York
The Lion and the Donkey: Official Blog of Columbia University Democrats
Progressive Democrats of America New York Chapters
Peter King Watch

Demographic Links
U.S. Census Bureau New York Quick Facts

Useful Links

Campaign Underground 2006
Campaign Underground Tips and Tricks
Nassau County Democratic Committee