2016 Senate elections · New York history
New York U.S. Senate election 2016
Charles E. Schumer DEM +39.8 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 7,695,473
- Margin
- 39.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NY
- D+22.3same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Schumer Won | DEM | 4,784,220 | 65.62% | |
| Charles E. Schumer Won | WFP | 241,672 | 3.32% | |
| Charles E. Schumer Won | OTH | 45,402 | 0.62% | |
| Charles E. Schumer Won | IDP | 45,402 | 0.62% | |
| Wendy E. Long | REP | 1,723,927 | 23.64% | |
| Blank | — | 400,943 | 5.50% | |
| Wendy E. Long | CRV | 267,613 | 3.67% | |
| Robin Laverne Wilson | GRE | 113,415 | 1.56% | |
| Alex Merced | LIB | 48,120 | 0.66% | |
| Wendy E. Long | REF | 17,813 | 0.24% | |
| Void | — | 3,474 | 0.05% | |
| Scattering | — | 3,472 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 7,695,473 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New York Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 16.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 13.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 39.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 40.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 38.0 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 31.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 31.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 37.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 14.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 15.3 |
Full New York Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2016 New York Senate race?
Charles E. Schumer (DEM) won with 65.6% of the vote, ahead of Wendy E. Long (23.6%), a margin of 39.8 points.
Did the New York Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 New York Senate race?
7,695,473 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.