New York Attorney General election, 2018 (September 13 Democratic primary)

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New York City Public Advocate Letitia "Tish" James won the Democratic primary for New York attorney general.

The primary became competitive when Eric Schneiderman (D), the former incumbent, resigned May 7 over physical abuse allegations.^[1] James and the other three Democratic candidates vying to replace him—law professor Zephyr Teachout, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, and former Hillary Clinton aide Leecia Eve— said they would use the office to oppose President Donald Trump. Schneiderman gained national attention for investigating Trump's business and charitable activities in New York.^[2]

James was endorsed by the Democratic Party of New York at its May 2018 convention and by other party leaders in the state including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.^[3][4]

Teachout and Maloney said they would be more independent from Cuomo than James and would potentially investigate the Cuomo administration.^[5][6]

Teachout ran on a progressive platform that included investigating corporations for fraud, decreasing incarceration rates, pursuing antitrust action against Google and Facebook, and potentially investigating Cuomo for misusing state resources.^[7][8] The New York Times, 14th District congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon endorsed her.^[9][10]

Maloney, who was simultaneously running for re-election to his swing congressional seat, emphasized that he was the first openly gay man elected to Congress from New York and would use the attorney general's office to advocate on LGBTQ issues.^[11] He criticized James for her endorsements, saying it showed her campaign was "propped up by insiders and the political machine."^[12]

New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood replaced Schneiderman as the interim attorney general and was later selected by the state legislature to fill the rest of his 2015-2018 term, becoming the first woman to hold the position.^[13] After taking over, Underwood filed a lawsuit against the Trump Foundation alleging that the foundation illegally coordinated with Trump's presidential campaign and was used to benefit Trump's business interests.^[14]

Two previous attorneys general, Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer (D), were later elected governor of New York.^[15]

Candidates and election results[edit]

Letitia James defeated Zephyr Teachout, Sean Maloney, and Leecia Eve in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

Candidate profiles[edit]

Leecia Eve[edit]

After working for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Andrew Cuomo, Eve ran for New York attorney general with goals of "defending the fundamental rights of our citizens," "ensuring consumers are protected," "combatting housing discrimination," and "safeguarding our environmental resources."^[16]

When launching her campaign in late May 2018, she said her priority was continuing former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's legal actions against Trump administration policies, particularly those related to violence against women and immigration, and emphasized her experience in government and policy.^[17]

Eve's professional experience includes serving as the vice president of government affairs for Verizon Wireless, serving as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, working in the Cuomo administration as deputy secretary for economic development, and working for Biden and Clinton where they were U.S. senators. She attended Smith College and Harvard Law School. Her father was New York Assemblyman Arthur Eve.^[16]

Letitia "Tish" James[edit]

James, the New York City public advocate, ran for New York attorney general with the support of the state's Democratic Party and prominent leaders including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. She was endorsed by 85 percent of delegates at New York's Democratic convention in May 2018.

Her campaign website indicates her opposition to the Trump administration, support for the #MeToo movement and women's movements in general, and desire to advocate for consumer protections from banks and corporations.^[18]

James was first elected as New York City's public advocate in 2013 and was re-elected in 2017. Prior to that, she served on the New York City Council as a member from Brooklyn and headed the Brooklyn Regional Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Office. She received her bachelor's degree from Lehman College and her J.D. from Howard University.^[19]

Sean Patrick Maloney[edit]

Maloney, a sitting member of the U.S. House, announced on June 6 he would run for attorney general. He said he would continue running for Congress if he did not win the September 13 Democratic primary.^[5] New York's primary for federal elections was on June 26, and Maloney ran unopposed in the 18th Congressional District's Democratic primary.

His campaign Twitter account indicated his opposition to the Trump administration's policies, intent to take legal action if special counsel Robert Mueller was removed from his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and support for pro-LGBTQ policies.^[11]

Maloney was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012. He was the first openly gay member of Congress from New York. Prior to serving in Congress, he worked for New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and President Bill Clinton and as an attorney. He received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia.

Zephyr Teachout[edit]

Teachout, a law professor at Fordham, ran for New York attorney general on a progressive platform. She unsuccessfully challenged Andrew Cuomo from the left in the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary and lost to John Faso (R) in New York's 19th Congressional District in 2016. She was endosed by Bernie Sanders in her 2016 race.^[20]

Her campaign website listed her priorities as opposing the Trump administration, confronting corruption in state government, investigating financial fraud by corporations, and advocating against increased levels of incarceration.^[7] She also spoke in favor of restarting a Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption and curbing the digital advertising power of Google and Facebook.^[21][22]

Prior to the primary, Teachout worked with Citizens for Responsibility in Ethics in Washington to file lawsuits against the Trump administration related to alleged violations of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. After the 2008 financial crisis, she formed the group A New Way Forward to advocate for increased financial regulations. She became a professor at Fordham Law School in 2009 and wrote a history of anti-corruption laws in the United States. She received her bachelor's degree from Yale University and her J.D. from Duke University.^[7]

Timeline[edit]

• September 10, 2018: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) endorsed Zephyr Teachout.
• September 10, 2018: A Siena College poll found Sean Patrick Maloney with 25 percent, Tish James with 24 percent, Zephyr Teachout with 18 percent, and Leecia Eve with 3 percent. Thirty percent of voters were undecided.
• September 7, 2018: The Committee for Justice and Fairness PAC began running a $100,000 digital ad campaign opposing Zephyr Teachout.
• September 6, 2018: U.S. Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) endorsed Sean Patrick Maloney.
• September 5, 2018: Campaign finance disclosures from September 2018 showed that Sean Patrick Maloney had raised nearly $3.5 million and had about $490,000 in cash on hand, Tish James had raised more than $2 million and had about $870,000 in cash on hand, Zephyr Teachout had raised about $1.3 million and had about $500,000 in cash on hand, and Leecia Eve had raised about $480,000 and had about $43,000 in cash on hand.
• August 28, 2018: The four candidates met in a debate hosted by NY1. During the debate, James, Maloney, and Eve criticized Teachout on campaign finance and gun policy as well as Teachout's previous runs for office. Read more below.
• August 26, 2018: The New York Daily News endorsed Zephyr Teachout.
• August 21, 2018: The New York State AFL-CIO endorsed Tish James.
• August 19, 2018: The New York Times endorsed Zephyr Teachout.
• August 14, 2018: The candidates met in a forum focused on technology and discussed New York City's bill that limited licenses for ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. See full coverage here.
• August 9, 2018: Tish James announced endorsements from eight Democratic members of New York City's congressional delegation.^[23]
• August 8, 2018: Zephyr Teachout and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon endorsed each other.
• August 7, 2018: EMILY's List endorsed Tish James.
• July 31, 2018: A poll from Siena College showed Tish James with 25 percent, Sean Patrick Maloney with 16 percent, Zephyr Teachout with 13 percent, and Leecia Eve with 4 percent. Forty-two percent of voters were undecided.
• July 31, 2018: Campaign finance disclosures from July 2018 showed that Tish James had raised $1.17 million and had $991,000 in cash on hand, Sean Patrick Maloney had raised $1.13 million and had $981,000 in cash on hand, Zephyr Teachout had raised $390,000 and had $315,000 in cash on hand, and Leecia Eve had raised $300,000 and had $250,000 in cash on hand.
• July 18, 2018: A poll from Quinnipiac University showed Tish James with 26 percent, Sean Patrick Maloney with 15 percent, Zephyr Teachout with 12 percent, and Leecia Eve with 3 percent. Forty-four percent of voters were undecided.
• July 12, 2018: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Zephyr Teachout.
• June 7, 2018: A poll from Siena College taken before Sean Patrick Maloney entered the race showed 47 percent of voters undecided, 28 percent supporting Tish James, 18 percent supporting Zephyr Teachout, and 4 percent supporting Leecia Eve.
• June 6, 2018: Sean Patrick Maloney announced he was running. He said he would continue running for his U.S. House seat.^[5]
• May 29, 2018: U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to run for attorney general.^[24]
• May 23, 2018: At the New York State Democratic Convention, Tish James received the Democratic Party line with the support of 85 percent of the delegates. Leecia Eve and Zephyr Teachout, who both said they would petition their way onto the ballot, received about 9 percent and 5 percent, respectively.^[25]
• May 22, 2018: Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed Tish James.
• May 22, 2018: The New York State Legislature voted 191-1 for Barbara Underwood to fill the rest of Eric Schneiderman's 2015-2018 term.
• May 21, 2018: Leecia Eve, a former aide to Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo, announced she would run.^[26]
• May 19, 2018: The Working Families Party nominated a placeholder candidate in the attorney after Tish James, its preferred candidate, did not attend its state convention. Zephyr Teachout was also authorized to receive the party line.
• May 16, 2018: New York City Public Advocate Letitia "Tish" James and law professor Zephyr Teachout announced they would run for attorney general.^[27]
• May 7, 2018: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) resigned after being accused of sexual abuse. Solicitor General Barbara Underwood became acting attorney general.

Endorsements[edit]

Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement	Eve	James[28]	Maloney	Teachout
Individuals
Gov. Andrew Cuomo[29]		✔
Lieutenant. Gov. Kathy Hochul[30]		✔
U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley[4]		✔
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. José Serrano[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel[23]		✔
U.S. Rep. Greg Meeks[23]		✔
State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie		✔
State Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle		✔
State Sen. Michael Gianaris[29]		✔
State Sen. Roxanne Persaud[30]		✔
State Asw. Earlene Hooper		✔
State Asw. Crystal Peoples-Stokes[31]		✔
State Asw. Deborah Glick[32]		✔
State Asw. Catherine Nolan[32]		✔
State Asm. Tremaine Wright[30]		✔
State Asw. Latrice Walker[30]		✔
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson		✔
New York City Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo		✔
New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres[33]		✔		✔
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown[31]		✔
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan[32]		✔
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren[34]		✔
Albany City Council President Corey Ellis[32]		✔
Westchester County Executive George Latimer[35]		✔
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano[35]		✔
White Plains Mayor Tom Roach[35]		✔
Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy[36]		✔
Coalition of Latino community leaders		✔
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.)[37]			✔
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas)[37]			✔
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)[38]				✔
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[39]				✔
Cynthia Nixon[9]				✔
State Sen. Liz Krueger[40]				✔
Assemblyman Phil Steck[41]				✔
New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer[42]				✔[43]
Ithica Mayor Svante Myrick[44]				✔
Chirlane McCray, wife of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio[45]				✔
Activist Shaun King[32]				✔
Roberta Kaplan, respondent's attorney in United States v. Windsor[46]				✔
State Senate candidate Rachel May[47]				✔
Former Clinton aides Harold M. Ickes and Ann Lewis[48]	✔
Basil Smikle, a former executive director of the New York Democratic Party[48]	✔
Organizations
New York Democratic Party		✔
EMILY's List[49]		✔
New York State AFL-CIO[50]		✔
New York State Nurses Association[3]		✔
Communications Workers of America Local 1180[3]		✔
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union[3]		✔
Services Employees International Union 32BJ		✔
Services Employees International Union 1199		✔
United Food and Commercial Worker Local 2013[51]		✔
Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York[51]		✔
Construction Workers of America District One[51]		✔
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club[52]		✔
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn[53]		✔
Downtown Independent Democrats[54]		✔
Tenants PAC[54]		✔
Immigrant Action[55]		✔
Newsday[56]		✔
Victory Fund[32]			✔
The New York Times[10]				✔
The New York Daily News[57]				✔
The Nation[58]				✔
The Buffalo News[59]				✔
Our Revolution[40]				✔
Progressive Change Campaign Committee[40]				✔
The People for Bernie[60]				✔
Indivisible Brooklyn[32]				✔
New York Communities for Change[61]				✔
Make the Road Action[55]				✔
The Albany Times-Union[62]	✔
Erie County Democratic Committee[32]	✔
Arturo Schomburg Democratic Club[32]	✔

Maloney's response to James' endorsements[edit]

In August 2018, City and State New York asked Sean Patrick Maloney what he thought about the number of endorsements James received. Maloney said the following:^[12]

“

I hope she does more of that. I hope she keeps running a campaign that is propped up by insiders and the political machine. That’s her race. My race is not to rely on the governor’s fundraising or the endorsements of Albany insiders or political bosses. I think that is a losing strategy, and it is a terrible message right now when the Democratic Party voters I talk to want the Democratic Party blown up and rebuilt. The Democrats I talk to want change. They want something new and different. They want people who speak from the heart. They don’t want somebody phoning it in. They don’t want somebody picked because of somebody else’s political agenda or some inside deal. Every time I watch Tish James get some political endorsement from the insiders, I secretly rejoice. That’s like every time you hear a bell ring, an angel gets its wings. Every time I see her trot out some Assembly person or party hack or city councilman, I think we’re going to win this race. But I’ll let her run her own campaign, and see where we end up on Sept. 13. [63]

”

New York Times endorsement of Teachout[edit]

On August 19, Teachout was endorsed by the New York Times. Politico wrote, "Zephyr Teachout said that when the New York Times endorsed her bid for attorney general on Sunday, she dropped her phone. It's easy to see why: For a candidate in a close Democratic primary, the Grey Lady's imprimatur is a welcome seal of approval. It helped catapult Eric Schneiderman to the front of the field in 2010, when he was running to succeed Andrew Cuomo as the state's top law enforcement officer."^[40]

Politico also said that the Times endorsement "certainly generated immediate attention, and, Teachout's camp hopes, momentum. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted support, and Our Revolution — an organization with roots in Bernie Sanders' campaign — announced its endorsement. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee backed her as 'a powerful check on Trump's rampant self-dealing practices.'"^[40]

Politico added, "[James]' base of support is deepest in predominately African-American neighborhoods in Central Brooklyn, which she represented in in the City Council, but she has announced endorsements from mayors in several upstate cities and on Long Island. It's unclear whether the Times endorsement will make as much of a difference in these precincts as it will in neighborhoods dominated by white liberals, who in the past have been dominant in Democratic primaries."^[40]

State Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat representing the Upper East Side of Manhattan and a Teachout supporter, said, "No one really knows who's coming out to vote on a Thursday in September, and what numbers and where. It's my experience in a district that is ground zero for New York Times editorial readers ... that prime Democrats ... will absolutely be looking to the Times position to separate where they are in a field of four candidates, when many of them perhaps have not been as focused as you and I."^[40]

Teachout's campaign told The Intercept that she received more than $200,000 in donations in the five days following the endorsement.^[64]

Debates and forums[edit]

Sept. 6 debate[edit]

The four candidates met in a forum hosted by The Cooper Union. It was moderated by former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara and WNYC host Brian Lehrer

"Cooper Union debate," September 6, 2018

• See the WNYC roundup here.
• See the New York Times roundup here.

Sept. 4 forum[edit]

The four candidates met in a forum hosted by the New York City Bar Association.

"New York City Bar Association debate," September 4, 2018

Aug. 28 debate[edit]

The four candidates met in a debate hosted by NY1. During the debate, James, Maloney, and Eve criticized Teachout on campaign finance and gun policy as well as Teachout's previous runs for office.

• See the Politico roundup here.
• See The Intercept roundup here.
• See the New York Daily News roundup here.

Please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org if you have a video of this debate.

Aug. 22 debate[edit]

The four candidates met in a debate hosted by MNN NYC.

"MNN NYC debate," August 22, 2018

Campaign strategies and tactics[edit]

Opposition to Trump administration[edit]

Leecia Eve, Tish James, Sean Patrick Maloney, and Zephyr Teachout all said they would use the New York attorney general's office to oppose President Donald Trump and his policies. This would be in line with the actions of the previous attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, who investigated Trump's private activities related to nonprofits before he became president and challenged his immigration policies after he became president. According to the New York Times, "Mr. Schneiderman emerged as the most visible attorney general taking on Mr. Trump."^[65][66]

Teachout called for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to its enforcement of immigration policy under the Trump administration and said she would use the New York attorney general position to prosecute the agency.^[67] Teachout pressed Schneiderman to investigate Trump for violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. In January 2018, she filed a federal lawsuit against him alleging that his business interests constituted a violation of the Emoluments Clause, which prohibits public officials from receiving gifts from foreign nations without Congress' approval.^[68]

Barbara Underwood, who replaced Schneiderman following his resignation, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Foundation on June 14 alleging that the foundation illegally coordinated with Trump's presidential campaign and was used to benefit Trump's business interests.^[14]

Independence from Cuomo[edit]

Sean Patrick Maloney and Zephyr Teachout both said that they were independent from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which they said was necessary to be an effective attorney general. Tish James was endorsed by Cuomo.

Teachout told WCBS 880 that she would take on Cuomo on corruption, claiming that he halted an investigation before it implicated his donors.^[69]

She later said told the New York Daily News “when you have this tornado of corruption scandals, it’s clearly time for an independent attorney general to make this a priority.” She said she wanted to restart a Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption.^[6]

When asked why he was running against James when she was the state party's choice, Maloney said, "[i]f someone wants to make an argument that what we need is the choice of the insiders or somebody that won't rock the boat, I mean, I think what you need in this job is somebody who says 'I don't care if you're the president of the United States or the governor of New York or some billionaire. If you break the law, I'm going to take you down."

Maloney ran against Cuomo for attorney general in 2006. However, he endorsed him in his 2018 re-election bid and, according to Politico "has a close relationship with the governor he's promised to hold accountable."^[5] In an interview with City and State New York, Maloney said, "I think he’s a good governor. But I don’t think he should pick the attorney general. Let me ask you this: How is an attorney general going to look at the Buffalo Billion if you’re in Andrew Cuomo’s back pocket? So I think what this state deserves is someone with real independence and an independent ability to get elected and do the job."^[12]

James contended that she would be independent of Cuomo despite receiving his endorsement. She said she wanted the state legislature to pass a law allowing the attorney general to investigate corruption without receiving a referral from the governor.^[6][70]

On September 10, Teachout said she would investigate Cuomo for potentially using state resources while campaigning if she was elected.^[8]

Sheriff of Wall Street moniker[edit]

When he served as New York Attorney General from 1999 to 2006, Eliot Spitzer (D) called himself "The Sheriff of Wall Street" due to his investigations of investment firms located in lower Manhattan.^[71]

In an interview with the New York Times, Tish James said it was “critically important” that she “not be known as the ‘Sheriff on Wall Street.’”

Her rivals criticized her for the statement.

Zephyr Teachout said she “can’t wait to be known as the Sheriff of Wall Street, the Nightwatchwoman, the Avenger: you name it. The New York Attorney General must be the regulator of last resort and protect New Yorkers from financial frauds and consumer rip-offs and out of control speculators.”

Sean Patrick Maloney said, “You sure as hell better be the Sheriff of Wall Street because that is the job title. You have to walk and chew gum at the same time.” He added that James “either doesn’t understand the office or have the right priorities.”

James responded to their criticisms by saying, “The attorney general cannot be a one-trick pony. I will be laser-focused on taking on Wall Street abuses — I don’t need a moniker for that.” She said she would also focus on other priorities, including the environment, gun policy, and immigration and that “[a]nyone suggesting otherwise is doing a disservice to the powers of the office and the people of New York.”

Teachout also criticized Maloney for his record on Wall Street, saying, “You can’t be the Sheriff of Wall Street if you are awash in corporate cash and voted to roll back Dodd-Frank regulations.”

Maloney said he voted to roll back the regulations in order to help small banks in New York.^[72]

Campaign ads[edit]

Sean Patrick Maloney[edit]

Support[edit]

"La Lucha," released September 7, 2018

"F Words," released September 5, 2018

"Constitutional Crisis," released September 5, 2018

"Bullseye," released September 4, 2018

"Dear Mr. Trump," released September 3, 2018

"Daniel," digital ad released August 31, 2018

"Maria," released August 21, 2018

"The Fight," released August 7, 2018

Zephyr Teachout[edit]

Support[edit]

"Being a parent and being in power shouldn’t be in conflict for a woman anymore than for a man," released September 10, 2018

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses our Campaign," released August 24, 2018

How did the candidates differ?[edit]

Government entities charged with investigating public corruption[edit]

Tish James, Leecia Eve, and Zephyr Teachout took different stances on government entities charged with investigating public corruption in interviews with the Gotham Gazette.^[15]

Teachout said the Seth Agata, the chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Ethics (JCOPE), should resign because the organization was ineffective and beholden to political insiders. Eve said Agata conducted himself well in her dealings with him and that Teachout's call for his resignation was a publicity stunt. James said that the commission had problems but that there should be an investigation before the director resigned. She later told WBFO she believed the JCOPE should be entirely dismantled and reestablished as a new entity with "actual teeth and independence.”^[70]

Teachout called for a new Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, citing corruption in the state government and saying Gov. Cuomo disbanded the previous commission prematurely to protect his donors. James said she did not think a new Moreland Commission should be a priority. Eve said she would seriously consider calling for another Moreland Commission.

The Gotham Gazette did not report answers to these questions from Sean Patrick Maloney.

New York City bill limiting ride-sharing licenses[edit]

At a technology forum on August 14, Tish James, Sean Patrick Maloney, and Leecia Eve said they opposed a New York City bill that limited the licenses available for ride-sharing platforms like Uber and Lyft.^[73]

James said, " Yellow taxis don't go to communities of color. They don't pick up people of color. Uber, Lyft, address these issues."^[73]

Maloney said, “I’m very concerned when we start having politicians scratch around in constructive industries like ride-hailing.”^[74]

Eve said, "ride-sharing services provide critical services for New Yorkers."^[73]

Zephyr Teachout said she “supports the cap because we need to reduce congestion, break up concentrated power, and support drivers.”^[74]

Campaign finance[edit]

Campaign finance reports[75]
Candidate	Filing deadline	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Leecia Eve
	July 2018	$301,134.82	$50,176.23	$250,958.59
	August 2018	$42,318.04	$133,724.23	$159,552.40
	September 2018	$138,987.79	$255,604.33	$42,935.86
	Total	$482,440.65	$439,504.79	$42,935.86
Tish James
	July 2018	$1,165,897.55	$174,417.04	$991,177.20
	August 2018	$434,401.02	$219,849.17	$1,205,729.05
	September 2018	$428,265.97	$766,638.46	$867,356.56
	Total	$2,028,564.54	$1,160,904.67	$867,356.56
Sean Patrick Maloney
	July 2018	$1,127,155.62	$145,769.76	$981,385.86
	August 2018	$696,248.84	$882,562.96	$795,071.74
	September 2018	$1,649,352.03	$1,953,105.54	$491,318.23
	Total	$3,472,756.49[76]	$2,981,438.26	$491,318.23
Zephyr Teachout
	July 2018	$389,024.37	$217,665.84	$217,825.81[77]
	August 2018	$369,507.80	$112,998.67	$474,334.94
	September 2018	$545,376.83	$617,744.59	$498,272.82
	Total	$1,303,909.00	$948,409.10	$498,272.82

Satellite spending[edit]

• The Committee for Justice and Fairness PAC spent $100,000 on a digital ad opposing Zephyr Teachout starting September 7. According to Sludge, the group's funding came from Stephen Ross, a real estate developer with ties to Sean Patrick Maloney.^[78]

Polls[edit]

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New York attorney general election, Democratic primary
Poll	Poll sponsor	Leecia Eve	Tish James	Sean Patrick Maloney	Zephyr Teachout	Other/Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Siena College September 4-7, 2018	Siena College	3%	24%	25%	18%	30%	+/-4.3	509
Siena College July 22-26, 2018	Siena College	4%	25%	16%	13%	42%	+/-3.9	630
Quinnipiac University July 12-16, 2018	Quinnipiac University	3%	26%	15%	12%	44%	+/-6.2	415
Siena College June 4-7, 2018	Siena College	4%	28%	0%	18%	51%	+/-3.7	745
AVERAGES		3.5%	25.75%	14%	15.25%	41.75%	+/-4.53	574.75
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign themes and policy stances[edit]

Campaign positions from the candidates are listed below, if available.

Leecia Eve[edit]

Eve’s campaign website stated the following:

Tish James[edit]

James' campaign website stated the following:

Zephyr Teachout[edit]

Teachout's campaign website stated the following:

Noteworthy events[edit]

Democratic and Working Families conventions in May 2018[edit]

In May 2018, the Working Families Party (WFP) and the Democratic Party held their New York conventions to nominate candidates for their party lines.

Tish James declined to attend the WFP convention on May 19 and said she would not seek the party's endorsement. James won her first election to the New York City Council on the WFP line and was closely tied with it through her political career. The party praised James at its convention and said that she did not attend due to pressure from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The WFP endorsed activist Cynthia Nixon's Democratic primary challenge Cuomo earlier in the year and generally criticized his policies at its convention.^[82]

The WFP said the following about Cuomo: “It is nothing short of outrageous to see Andrew Cuomo demand Tish James jump through hoops that he would never ask a white man to do. He is telling her to reject the party where she got her start, and refuse the WFP’s support, which could be critical in both the primary and general elections.”^[65]

The WFP ended up endorsing a placeholder candidate, which would give them the ability to nominate James or another candidate later on. The convention also voted to authorize James and Zephyr Teachout to appear on the party line in the general election via Wilson-Pakula certificates.^[83]

The Democratic Party held its convention the next week. On May 23, Tish James received the Democratic Party line with the support of 85 percent of the delegates. Leecia Eve and Zephyr Teachout, who both said they would petition their way onto the ballot, received about 9 percent and 5 percent, respectively.^[84]

In August 2018, Tish James told The Albany Times-Union that she declined the WFP's endorsement at the behest of Democratic leaders. She said, "They said the WFP party is an 'all or nothing' kind of party. They said it wasn't diverse enough. They said it was leading our party towards the left at a time when the party needs to be more centrist."

James said she did not agree with the Democratic leadership's assessment of the WFP, but she needed support from the party and its network of county leaders and delegates to secure a path to the nomination.^[85]

Eric Schneiderman resignation and replacement by Barbara Underwood[edit]

Eric Schneiderman (D) resigned on May 7, 2018, shortly after four women accused him of striking or choking them without their consent. The allegations were first reported by the New Yorker.

Schneiderman, who was first elected as New York's attorney general in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014, denied that the activities the women described were nonconsensual. He said: “In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. I have not assaulted anyone. I have never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I would not cross.”^[86]

Following Schneiderman's resignation, New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood became the attorney general. The New York Constitution gave the New York State Legislature the ability to fill the rest of Schneiderman's 2015-2018 term by a joint vote of both chambers. Underwood said she would interview to complete the final days of the term, but she would not seek election to the position in 2018.^[87]

On May 22, both chambers of the New York State Legislature convened and voted 191-1 to keep Underwood on as attorney general. She became the first woman to hold the position.^[88]

Maloney running for Congress and attorney general[edit]

Although he announced he would run for attorney general, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney did not drop out of his race for Congress and advanced in the Democratic primary that was held on June 26, 2018 (in 2018, federal and state primaries in New York were held on different days).

Maloney said he could withdraw from the congressional race if he was nominated for attorney general on September 13. According to Roll Call, the state board of elections was unclear about whether Maloney would have to withdraw from the congressional primary after winning the attorney general primary or when the filing deadline to run for attorney general passed on July 12. This was because state law seemingly prevented candidates from seeking two offices at the same time.

On August 9, Albany County Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman ruled that Maloney could run for both offices simultaneously.^[89] On August 24, the Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed Hartman's ruling that Maloney could pursue both offices.^[90]

Maloney also said he believed that he could transfer the $3 million in his federal campaign account to his attorney general campaign account.^[91] He transferred $1.425 million from his congressional account to his attorney general account in August, leading Zephyr Teachout to file a lawsuit against him claiming the move was illegal.^[92]

Located north of New York City, Maloney's district voted for Donald Trump (R) in the 2016 presidential election.^[93]

Real estate industry support for Maloney[edit]

On September 11, 2018, Crain's reported that Jim Whelan, the chief lobbyist for the Real Estate Board of New York, was encouraging industry players to support Sean Patrick Maloney. The Real Estate Board of New York previously split its support between Maloney and Tish James. Zephyr Teachout refused money from business groups and landlords.^[94]

Media coverage[edit]

• Judd Legum, Popular Information (September 12, 2018): The 2018 election consists of hundreds of individual races. But the election is ultimately about settling one fundamental question: will Democrats be empowered to provide a check on Trump? On this score, the most important race of the year may take place Thursday: the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York. The Attorney General of New York has unique authority to investigate and prosecute Trump, his associates, and his businesses. In important respects, the powers of the Attorney General of New York exceed those of special counsel Robert Mueller...

The New York Attorney General has an unrivaled authority to hold Trump and his associates to account. Under New York law, the Attorney General is empowered to bring an action to dissolve the Trump Organization. The legal procedure, known as "Quo Warranto," allows the Attorney General to shut down a company by proving it operates outside its corporate charter. One way to do that is to show that the corporation is committing crimes...

If Robert Mueller or other federal prosecutors secure convictions for Trump associates, Trump has the power to issue a pardon. Trump is rumored to be considering a pardon for Paul Manafort, who was recently convicted of eight felonies. But if the New York Attorney General investigates, charges and, convicts Trump's associates under state law, Trump cannot issue a pardon. The New York Attorney General also has standing to bring an action against Trump or the Trump Organization for continuing to receive payments from foreign governments. A similar lawsuit brought by the Attorneys General of Maryland and DC is moving forward in federal court, but thus far New York has declined to join.^[95]

• Grace Segers, City and State New York (July 18, 2018): "New York City Public Advocate Letitia James is hoping to dispel the idea that she is the establishment candidate and Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout is embracing her image as an outsider who would challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while the campaign strategies of Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and Leecia Eve remain elusive.At first, James seemed to be the prohibitive favorite. She was nearly installed in the office for the rest of Schneiderman’s term by the state Legislature and she won the party’s designation at its statewide convention in May.

But the race, like the rest of New York politics, was upended by the recent victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over longtime Rep. Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary in the 14th Congressional District. Teachout, one of the early endorsers of Ocasio-Cortez, is hoping that the same anti-establishment, anti-corruption wave will also carry her to victory. Teachout has a history of impressive performance: in 2014, entering the race with no name recognition or fundraising network, she managed to pull one-third of the Democratic gubernatorial primary vote.

The entry of two other candidates also complicated James’s path to victory: Eve is, like James, an African-American woman and a veteran of New York Democratic politics, so they may compete for many of the same voters. Maloney’s atypical political profile – a gay man who is to the right of most Democrats, in keeping with his upstate district – might lead him to pull votes from both James and Teachout, but he is very unlikely to take much from Teachout’s activist liberal base. In a low-turnout event, such as an off-year primary, that base can comprise a sizable chunk of the electorate. Teachout may lose some progressives to James, but – by lowering the percentage Teachout would need to win a plurality – the entry of more candidates could give her a better shot at an upset victory.^[96]

Context of the 2018 election[edit]

New York came under divided government when Republicans gained a majority in the New York State Senate in 2011. Heading into the 2018 elections, New York was a Democratic triplex.

New York was won by the Democratic candidate in each of the previous five presidential elections. The widest margin of victory was Barack Obama's 28 percent margin in 2012 while the narrowest was John Kerry's 18 percent margin in 2004.

Past elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: New York attorney general election, 2014

Eric Schneiderman ran for re-election as attorney general of New York in the 2014 election. Schneiderman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.^[97]

Voter information[edit]

How the primary works[edit]

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.^{[98][99][100][101]}

Poll times[edit]

For primary elections, polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. in New York City and the counties of Dutchess, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Erie. Polls open at 12:00 p.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. in all other counties. Polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. for general elections. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.^[102]

Registration requirements[edit]

To vote in New York, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county, city, or village for at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 18 years old by the date of the election. Individuals who are in prison or on parole for a felony conviction and those who have been declared mentally incompetent by a court are ineligible to register to vote. One cannot register to vote in New York while claiming the right to vote elsewhere.^[103] Registration applications are available at the county board of elections or any agency-based voter registration center. Forms are also available online, or prospective voters can request the form by mail.^[103] Completed forms returned by mail must be postmarked at least 25 days prior to the election. The form must then be received by election officials at least 20 days before the election. A registration done in person must be completed at least 25 days prior to the election.^[104] Residents may also register to vote online through the DMV Electronic Voter Registration Application. These applications are forwarded to the board of elections; applicants should allow up to six weeks for processing.^[105]

Automatic registration[edit]

On December 22, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed S8806/A8280C into law, establishing automatic voter registration. When individuals interact with state agencies, voter registration will be integrated into other applications or registrations the agency provides. The Department of Motor Vehicle process will be implemented in 2023, the Departments of Health, Labor, and Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance in 2024, and the State University of New York in 2025.^[106][107]

Online registration[edit]

See also: Online voter registration

New York has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration[edit]

New York does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements[edit]

In order to register to vote in New York, applicants must reside in the county, city, or village in which they are registering for at least 30 days prior to the election.

Verification of citizenship[edit]

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

New York does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Verifying your registration[edit]

The New York State Board of Elections allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements[edit]

New York does not require voters to present identification while voting.^[108] However, if a voter does not provide valid identification at the time of registration, he or she must show identification at the polling place when voting for the first time.^[109][110]

Voters can present the following forms of identification:

• A current, valid photo ID, including but not limited to a drivers' license or a DMV-issued non-driver photo ID
• A current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with the voter's name and address

Background[edit]

As of April 2021, 35 states enforced (or were scheduled to begin enforcing) voter identification requirements. A total of 21 states required voters to present photo identification at the polls; the remainder accepted other forms of identification. Valid forms of identification differ by state. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.^[111][112]

Early voting[edit]

Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill into law on January 24, 2019, establishing a 10-day early voting period. The bill was scheduled to take full effect on January 1, 2020.

As of April 2021, 38 states and the District of Columbia permitted early voting. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on election day. States that do not permit early voting still permit some or all citizens to vote early by mail—often known as absentee voting. Some states allow no-excuse absentee voting, while others require an excuse. States that allow in-person absentee voting without an excuse are counted among early voting states. Click here for early voting laws by state.^{[113][114][115]}

Absentee voting[edit]

A voter in New York is eligible to vote absentee in an election for any of the following reasons:^[116]

1. Absence from the county (or, if a resident of New York City, the city) on Election Day
2. Illness or disability, or acting as the primary caregiver for an ill or disabled person
3. Patient care at a Veteran's Administration hospital
4. Incarceration for offenses other than felonies or awaiting grand jury action

Absentee ballot applications must be mailed to the county board of elections no later than the seventh day before the election. Alternatively, applications delivered in person must be received no later than the day before the election. A voter may also request an absentee ballot by sending a letter to the county board of elections. The letter must be received by the county board no earlier than 30 days and no later than seven days before the election. An application form will be mailed with the absentee ballot. The application form must be completed and returned with the ballot.^[116]

If sent by mail, a returned ballot must be postmarked by the day of the election and received no later than the seventh day after the election. If submitted in person, the ballot must be received by close of polls on Election Day.^[117][118]

State profile[edit]

Demographic data for New York
	New York	U.S.
Total population:	19,747,183	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	47,126	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	64.6%	73.6%
Black/African American:	15.6%	12.6%
Asian:	8%	5.1%
Native American:	0.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.9%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	18.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.6%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	34.2%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$59,269	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	18.5%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New York. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in New York

New York voted for the Democratic candidate in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 18 are located in New York, accounting for 8.74 percent of the total pivot counties.^[119]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New York had 14 Retained Pivot Counties and four Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 7.73 and 16.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eighteen of 62 New York counties—29 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Broome County, New York	2.01%	5.31%	8.02%
Cayuga County, New York	11.64%	11.40%	8.48%
Cortland County, New York	5.58%	9.11%	9.96%
Essex County, New York	1.14%	18.77%	13.32%
Franklin County, New York	5.45%	26.07%	22.23%
Madison County, New York	14.20%	0.89%	0.87%
Niagara County, New York	17.75%	0.84%	1.00%
Orange County, New York	5.50%	5.65%	4.13%
Oswego County, New York	21.99%	7.93%	2.44%
Otsego County, New York	11.13%	2.72%	5.91%
Rensselaer County, New York	1.41%	12.19%	9.34%
St. Lawrence County, New York	8.82%	16.71%	16.33%
Saratoga County, New York	3.21%	2.44%	3.40%
Seneca County, New York	11.01%	9.08%	2.60%
Suffolk County, New York	6.84%	3.69%	5.99%
Sullivan County, New York	11.23%	9.02%	9.46%
Warren County, New York	8.47%	2.32%	2.64%
Washington County, New York	18.40%	1.90%	0.81%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New York with 59 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, New York voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 35 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New York voted Democratic all five times.^[120]

Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in New York. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[121][122]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 51 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. Trump won 13 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District '
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	54.04%	44.82%	D+9.2	48.70%	47.90%	D+0.8	D
2	46.01%	52.77%	R+6.8	38.67%	58.09%	R+19.4	R
3	55.11%	43.52%	D+11.6	41.78%	54.70%	R+12.9	R
4	53.31%	45.30%	D+8	48.48%	48.05%	D+0.4	D
5	47.32%	51.31%	R+4	36.36%	60.40%	R+24	R
6	78.89%	20.28%	D+58.6	72.98%	24.24%	D+48.7	D
7	47.06%	51.56%	R+4.5	39.08%	57.31%	R+18.2	R
8	39.57%	59.23%	R+19.7	36.18%	60.77%	R+24.6	R
9	43.39%	55.49%	R+12.1	36.87%	59.96%	R+23.1	D[123]
10	51.06%	47.80%	D+3.3	52.08%	44.85%	D+7.2	R
11	64.66%	34.40%	D+30.3	55.00%	42.21%	D+12.8	D
12	47.31%	51.62%	R+4.3	44.00%	52.67%	R+8.7	R
13	58.37%	40.78%	D+17.6	60.78%	36.72%	D+24.1	D
14	46.14%	52.73%	R+6.6	41.36%	55.64%	R+14.3	R
15	45.71%	53.03%	R+7.3	44.85%	52.11%	R+7.3	R
16	52.05%	47.10%	D+5	56.95%	40.38%	D+16.6	D
17	45.79%	53.00%	R+7.2	39.11%	57.86%	R+18.7	R
18	91.22%	8.41%	D+82.8	87.68%	10.41%	D+77.3	D
19	42.58%	56.33%	R+13.7	43.26%	53.52%	R+10.3	R
20	48.06%	51.13%	R+3.1	47.00%	50.24%	R+3.2	R
21	52.67%	46.29%	D+6.4	51.99%	45.07%	D+6.9	R
22	65.29%	33.82%	D+31.5	63.90%	33.38%	D+30.5	D
23	61.90%	37.47%	D+24.4	53.34%	44.39%	D+9	D
24	78.38%	20.78%	D+57.6	76.56%	21.44%	D+55.1	D
25	67.95%	31.02%	D+36.9	64.73%	32.56%	D+32.2	D
26	60.52%	38.40%	D+22.1	57.04%	40.31%	D+16.7	D
27	66.10%	32.78%	D+33.3	65.49%	31.64%	D+33.8	D
28	64.51%	34.05%	D+30.5	64.36%	32.54%	D+31.8	D
29	96.48%	3.31%	D+93.2	93.79%	4.84%	D+89	D
30	69.24%	29.36%	D+39.9	66.29%	30.73%	D+35.6	D
31	94.67%	5.11%	D+89.6	90.76%	7.84%	D+82.9	D
32	98.08%	1.76%	D+96.3	94.74%	4.01%	D+90.7	D
33	91.02%	8.63%	D+82.4	87.81%	10.57%	D+77.2	D
34	83.56%	15.45%	D+68.1	81.22%	16.12%	D+65.1	D
35	87.16%	12.34%	D+74.8	83.53%	14.41%	D+69.1	D
36	79.87%	18.03%	D+61.8	77.61%	18.78%	D+58.8	D
37	83.87%	14.68%	D+69.2	81.38%	15.40%	D+66	D
38	80.79%	18.38%	D+62.4	76.29%	20.96%	D+55.3	D
39	84.83%	14.30%	D+70.5	82.52%	15.37%	D+67.2	D
40	73.69%	25.42%	D+48.3	67.21%	30.28%	D+36.9	D
41	64.24%	34.88%	D+29.4	60.37%	37.52%	D+22.9	D
42	88.34%	11.08%	D+77.3	87.37%	10.69%	D+76.7	D
43	92.71%	6.67%	D+86	89.50%	8.18%	D+81.3	D
44	75.88%	22.30%	D+53.6	78.35%	18.67%	D+59.7	D
45	39.57%	59.45%	R+19.9	38.92%	58.66%	R+19.7	D
46	57.36%	41.53%	D+15.8	52.25%	44.97%	D+7.3	D
47	57.51%	41.30%	D+16.2	52.70%	44.71%	D+8	D
48	23.67%	75.67%	R+52	28.29%	69.34%	R+41	D
49	63.97%	34.98%	D+29	56.74%	40.36%	D+16.4	D
50	81.31%	16.33%	D+65	83.62%	13.09%	D+70.5	D
51	85.66%	12.87%	D+72.8	83.02%	13.97%	D+69.1	D
52	90.09%	8.07%	D+82	91.91%	5.33%	D+86.6	D
53	92.91%	5.37%	D+87.5	91.06%	6.07%	D+85	D
54	96.13%	3.35%	D+92.8	92.39%	5.36%	D+87	D
55	98.83%	0.99%	D+97.8	96.15%	2.40%	D+93.7	D
56	98.41%	0.96%	D+97.4	95.55%	2.09%	D+93.5	D
57	96.67%	1.84%	D+94.8	95.21%	2.19%	D+93	D
58	98.43%	1.45%	D+97	96.16%	2.69%	D+93.5	D
59	79.70%	19.86%	D+59.8	74.78%	23.64%	D+51.1	D
60	97.18%	2.69%	D+94.5	95.26%	3.68%	D+91.6	D
61	73.38%	25.49%	D+47.9	66.08%	31.15%	D+34.9	D
62	33.53%	65.59%	R+32.1	23.48%	74.50%	R+51	R
63	52.73%	46.28%	D+6.4	44.62%	52.97%	R+8.3	D
64	48.50%	50.32%	R+1.8	40.32%	56.79%	R+16.5	R
65	81.18%	17.32%	D+63.9	82.52%	14.32%	D+68.2	D
66	82.48%	15.83%	D+66.6	88.65%	8.07%	D+80.6	D
67	79.90%	18.81%	D+61.1	86.93%	10.33%	D+76.6	D
68	93.24%	6.07%	D+87.2	91.42%	6.29%	D+85.1	D
69	89.05%	9.58%	D+79.5	90.82%	6.34%	D+84.5	D
70	97.06%	2.16%	D+94.9	94.78%	2.82%	D+92	D
71	94.24%	4.79%	D+89.4	92.52%	4.99%	D+87.5	D
72	92.83%	6.15%	D+86.7	90.73%	6.93%	D+83.8	D
73	66.15%	32.87%	D+33.3	78.99%	17.96%	D+61	D
74	82.49%	15.93%	D+66.6	85.40%	11.22%	D+74.2	D
75	81.59%	16.96%	D+64.6	86.45%	10.67%	D+75.8	D
76	71.08%	27.66%	D+43.4	80.57%	16.33%	D+64.2	D
77	97.58%	2.20%	D+95.4	94.60%	4.19%	D+90.4	D
78	93.63%	5.85%	D+87.8	91.24%	6.90%	D+84.3	D
79	97.75%	2.07%	D+95.7	94.79%	4.02%	D+90.8	D
80	84.17%	15.09%	D+69.1	81.92%	15.88%	D+66	D
81	80.56%	18.48%	D+62.1	81.08%	16.20%	D+64.9	D
82	77.59%	21.72%	D+55.9	72.94%	25.01%	D+47.9	D
83	97.51%	2.29%	D+95.2	95.42%	3.44%	D+92	D
84	96.67%	3.01%	D+93.7	93.79%	4.84%	D+88.9	D
85	96.67%	3.09%	D+93.6	93.54%	5.11%	D+88.4	D
86	96.98%	2.77%	D+94.2	93.95%	4.68%	D+89.3	D
87	94.79%	4.94%	D+89.8	91.38%	7.06%	D+84.3	D
88	58.31%	40.76%	D+17.6	65.37%	31.47%	D+33.9	D
89	85.20%	14.17%	D+71	82.85%	15.16%	D+67.7	D
90	61.30%	37.80%	D+23.5	60.47%	37.11%	D+23.4	D
91	61.44%	37.46%	D+24	67.67%	29.24%	D+38.4	D
92	63.32%	35.59%	D+27.7	67.46%	29.61%	D+37.8	D
93	55.29%	43.50%	D+11.8	63.29%	33.24%	D+30	D
94	43.95%	54.77%	R+10.8	42.07%	54.54%	R+12.5	R
95	60.73%	37.96%	D+22.8	60.71%	35.75%	D+25	D
96	55.79%	43.29%	D+12.5	53.99%	43.30%	D+10.7	D
97	55.96%	42.95%	D+13	56.12%	41.13%	D+15	D
98	42.17%	56.42%	R+14.3	37.01%	59.04%	R+22	R
99	48.43%	50.22%	R+1.8	42.54%	53.63%	R+11.1	D
100	58.43%	40.15%	D+18.3	48.34%	47.78%	D+0.6	D
101	46.72%	51.54%	R+4.8	37.09%	57.64%	R+20.6	R
102	46.17%	51.68%	R+5.5	36.02%	58.61%	R+22.6	R
103	63.55%	33.96%	D+29.6	58.26%	36.29%	D+22	D
104	63.92%	34.66%	D+29.3	58.16%	37.80%	D+20.4	D
105	44.96%	53.53%	R+8.6	40.21%	55.76%	R+15.5	R
106	54.56%	43.55%	D+11	48.51%	46.87%	D+1.6	D
107	53.05%	44.89%	D+8.2	44.90%	49.10%	R+4.2	R
108	70.55%	27.28%	D+43.3	61.59%	32.95%	D+28.6	D
109	65.84%	31.84%	D+34	64.15%	30.37%	D+33.8	D
110	58.81%	39.29%	D+19.5	55.68%	39.07%	D+16.6	D
111	52.50%	45.71%	D+6.8	41.48%	53.27%	R+11.8	D
112	48.89%	49.13%	R+0.2	44.94%	48.94%	R+4	R
113	52.68%	45.50%	D+7.2	45.69%	47.82%	R+2.1	D
114	51.63%	46.49%	D+5.1	41.02%	52.47%	R+11.4	R
115	61.84%	36.53%	D+25.3	46.11%	47.66%	R+1.6	D
116	54.55%	43.93%	D+10.6	42.31%	51.66%	R+9.4	D
117	45.01%	53.43%	R+8.4	31.76%	62.47%	R+30.7	R
118	43.83%	54.51%	R+10.7	31.43%	63.31%	R+31.9	R
119	51.36%	46.95%	D+4.4	41.04%	53.84%	R+12.8	D
120	51.15%	46.82%	D+4.3	37.11%	57.05%	R+19.9	R
121	49.52%	48.41%	D+1.1	39.87%	53.28%	R+13.4	D
122	45.53%	52.49%	R+7	34.61%	59.78%	R+25.2	R
123	55.57%	42.04%	D+13.5	52.23%	41.96%	D+10.3	D
124	46.07%	52.15%	R+6.1	37.50%	56.97%	R+19.5	R
125	66.01%	31.04%	D+35	64.17%	29.17%	D+35	D
126	52.22%	45.79%	D+6.4	43.09%	50.74%	R+7.7	R
127	53.56%	44.89%	D+8.7	47.85%	46.23%	D+1.6	D
128	67.41%	30.84%	D+36.6	62.44%	32.51%	D+29.9	D
129	67.56%	30.34%	D+37.2	61.81%	32.63%	D+29.2	D
130	46.79%	51.25%	R+4.5	34.92%	59.04%	R+24.1	R
131	49.38%	48.73%	D+0.6	42.69%	50.88%	R+8.2	R
132	43.99%	54.12%	R+10.1	33.52%	60.54%	R+27	R
133	44.81%	53.27%	R+8.5	41.66%	52.66%	R+11	R
134	46.94%	51.52%	R+4.6	40.25%	54.77%	R+14.5	R
135	48.95%	49.37%	R+0.4	49.07%	45.18%	D+3.9	R
136	65.47%	32.54%	D+32.9	63.46%	31.09%	D+32.4	D
137	82.06%	16.74%	D+65.3	76.04%	20.42%	D+55.6	D
138	63.64%	33.69%	D+30	60.14%	33.54%	D+26.6	D
139	39.87%	58.03%	R+18.2	30.20%	63.82%	R+33.6	R
140	57.07%	40.83%	D+16.2	49.45%	45.32%	D+4.1	D
141	90.73%	8.28%	D+82.5	87.56%	9.85%	D+77.7	D
142	54.21%	43.95%	D+10.3	44.65%	50.57%	R+5.9	D
143	53.02%	45.22%	D+7.8	43.36%	52.14%	R+8.8	D
144	41.30%	56.97%	R+15.7	33.65%	61.58%	R+27.9	R
145	51.63%	46.76%	D+4.9	41.99%	53.80%	R+11.8	R
146	50.81%	47.67%	D+3.1	51.71%	43.66%	D+8.1	R
147	40.61%	57.59%	R+17	30.82%	64.29%	R+33.5	R
148	39.92%	58.13%	R+18.2	28.76%	65.82%	R+37.1	R
149	64.10%	33.69%	D+30.4	58.11%	37.05%	D+21.1	D
150	45.20%	53.09%	R+7.9	35.59%	58.89%	R+23.3	R
Total	63.43%	35.22%	D+28.2	59.48%	36.81%	D+22.7	-
Source: Daily Kos

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