The 2022 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the

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to represent the

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. Incumbent four-term Democratic Senator

Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...

, who has served as

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since 2021 and has held New York's Class 3 Senate seat since defeating

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incumbent

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, ran for a fifth term. Republican challenger

Joe Pinion Joseph Pinion III (born August 11, 1983) is an American former television host and political candidate. He was the nominee of the Republican and Conservative parties in the 2022 United States Senate election in New York, making him the first Afr ...

is the first black Senate nominee of any major party in New York history. The filing deadline for the June primary was April 7, 2022. Schumer will become the longest-serving U.S. senator in the state's history once his fifth term begins in the

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. Though Schumer was comfortably re-elected, he lost significant support on

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and

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compared to his last election in 2016. Pinion flipped the more conservative counties that Schumer had won in his previous runs, as well as some Democratic leaning counties such as

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, Saratoga, Broome,

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, and

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. However, Schumer's lead was large enough in

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that it was called by most media outlets the moment the polls closed. Despite Democrats overperforming expectations on a national level during this cycle, this race was the most competitive in Schumer's Senate career since his first election in

, when he won by 10.5%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent U.S. Senator and

Disqualified

* Moses Mugulusi, regulator * Khaled Salem, activist

Declined

Alessandra Biaggi Alessandra Rose Biaggi (born May 20, 1986) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate since 2019, representing the 34th district, which includes portions of Bronx and Westchester Counties. She is the chair of th ...

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from the 34th district ''( running for U.S. House)'' *

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for ''( running for re-election)'' *

Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( ; ; born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cuo ...

, former

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, former

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, and former

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Mondaire Jones Mondaire L. Jones (born May 18, 1987) is an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2021 to 2023. The district includes most of central and northwestern Westchester County and all of Rockland County. A member of t ...

for ''( running for re-election)'' *

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (; ; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of th ...

for ''( running for re-election)'' *

Jumaane Williams Jumaane D. Williams ( ; born May 11, 1976) is an American activist and politician who has served as the New York City Public Advocate since 2019. He is a former member of the New York City Council from the 45th district, which includes East Fla ...

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and former

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or for the 45th district ''( running for governor)''

Endorsements

Polling

Republican primary

At the 2022 New York State Republican Convention, Joe Pinion was designated as the

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’s preferred candidate for U.S. Senate. Pinion is the first Black individual to be backed by a major party in a U.S. Senate election in New York.

Candidates

Nominee

, entrepreneur, TV host and candidate for

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Disqualified

*Aleksander Mici, lawyer and candidate for

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Declined

Andrew Giuliani Andrew Harold Giuliani (born January 30, 1986) is an American political commentator and golfer. He was a special assistant to the President and associate director of the Office of Public Liaison, during the Trump Administration, Trump administrat ...

, former

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official, son of

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and

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contributor ''( running for governor)'' *

John Katko John Michael Katko (; born November 9, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district, based in Syracuse, since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previo ...

for *

Tom Reed Thomas or Tom Reed may refer to: Politicians and military * Thomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), senator from Mississippi * Thomas Reed (British Army officer) (1796–1883), British general * Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of R ...

, former

for *

Lee Zeldin Lee Michael Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A Republican, he has represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives ...

for and former

from the 3rd district ''( running for governor)''

Endorsements

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Joe Pinion, TV host and candidate for

Working Families primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. senator

Other candidates

Diane Sare ran on an Independent ballot line labeled "

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General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;Aggregate polls ;Graphical summary ;Chuck Schumer vs. generic opponent

Results

;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Joe Pinion (R) for Senate

Chuck Schumer (D) for Senate

Diane Sare (LaRouche) for Senate
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

Declined

Endorsements

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

Working Families primary

Candidates

Nominee

Other candidates

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

Notes

References

External links