New York Election Results

Jackets provided by CWA 1101 on Election Day

At first glance, it would be easy to conclude that the national shift toward Republicans barely touched New York. Democrats swept the statewide offices, winning the governorship and both Senate seats by very large margins, and they took at least 21 of the state’s 29 House seats.

But in fact, Republicans took five Congressional districts away from the Democrats, tying New York with Ohio for the biggest shift in House seats. All of the New York districts that switched were traditionally Republican districts that Democrats had captured over the last four years, Read more…