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2010 Senate elections · New York history

New York U.S. Senate election 2010 (special)

Kirsten E. Gillibrand DEM +31.5 · Class I seat · held 11/2/10

Votes counted
4,757,635
Margin
31.5 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/2/10

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Kirsten E. Gillibrand WonDEM2,837,68459.65%
Joseph J. DioGuardiREP1,338,30828.13%
Blank/Scattering—250,0335.26%
Joseph J. DioGuardiUST244,3855.14%
Cecile Ann LawrenceGRE35,4890.75%
John CliftonLIB18,4140.39%
Joseph HuffOTH17,0190.36%
Vivia M. MorganOTH11,7870.25%
Bruce BlakemanOTH4,5160.10%
Total4,757,635

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other New York Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IKirsten E. Gillibrand16.7
2022Class IIICharles E. Schumer13.7
2018Class IKirsten E. Gillibrand32.4
2016Class IIICharles E. Schumer39.8
2012Class IKirsten E. Gillibrand40.8
2010Class IIICharles E. Schumer38.0
2010 specialClass IKirsten E. Gillibrand31.5
2006Class IHillary Rodham Clinton31.6
2004Class IIICharles E. Schumer37.1
2000Class IHillary Rodham Clinton12.0
1998Class IIICharles E. Schumer14.2
1994Class IDaniel Patrick Moynihan15.3

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2010 New York Senate race (special election)?

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (DEM) won with 59.6% of the vote, ahead of Joseph J. DioGuardi (28.1%), a margin of 31.5 points.

Did the New York Senate seat change party in 2010?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2010 New York Senate race?

4,757,635 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.