The 2022 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New York.
Incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, who had served as Senate Majority Leader since 2021, was first elected in 1998, defeating Republican incumbent Al D'Amato. Schumer ran for a fifth term. Republican Joe Pinion 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 became the longest-serving U.S. senator in the state's history once his fifth term began in the 118th Congress.
Though Schumer was comfortably re-elected by a margin of 14.02%, he lost significant support on Long Island and Upstate New York 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 Nassau, Saratoga, Broome, Clinton, and Essex. However, Schumer's lead was large enough in New York City 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 1998, when he won by 10.5%, along with being the closest U.S. Senate election from New York since Hillary Clinton won by about 12.3 percentage points in 2000. This was due to a Democratic underperformance in New York state despite their overperformance nationally, and Schumer's performance was still the highest margin (aside from Thomas DiNapoli in the concurrent comptroller election) on the statewide ballot.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader
Disqualified
- Moses Mugulusi, regulator
- Khaled Salem, activist
Declined
- Alessandra Biaggi, state senator from the 34th district (ran for U.S. House)
- Jamaal Bowman, U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district (ran for re-election)
- Andrew Cuomo, former governor of New York, former attorney general of New York, and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Mondaire Jones, U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district (ran for re-election)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (ran for re-election)
- Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate and former New York City Councilor for the 45th district (ran for governor)
Endorsements
Polling
Republican primary
At the 2022 New York State Republican Convention, Joe Pinion was designated as the New York State Republican Party's preferred candidate for U.S. Senate. Pinion became the first Black individual to be backed by a major party in a U.S. Senate election in New York.
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Pinion, entrepreneur, TV host and candidate for New York State Assembly in 2018
Disqualified
- Aleksander Mici, lawyer and candidate for New York City Council in 2021
Declined
- Andrew Giuliani, former Trump administration official, son of Rudy Giuliani and Newsmax TV contributor (ran for governor)
- John Katko, U.S. Representative for New York's 24th congressional district
- Tom Reed, former U.S. Representative for New York's 23rd congressional district
- Lee Zeldin, U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district and former state senator from the 3rd district (ran for governor)
Endorsements
Conservative primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Pinion, TV host and candidate for New York State Assembly in 2018
Working Families primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chuck Schumer, incumbent U.S. senator
Other candidates
Diane Sare ran on an Independent ballot line labeled "LaRouche."
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
Aggregate polls
Graphical summary
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Schumer won 19 of 26 congressional districts, including four that elected Republicans.
See also
- 2022 United States Senate elections
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
Official campaign websites
- Joe Pinion (R) for Senate
- Chuck Schumer (D) for Senate Archived February 11, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- Diane Sare (LaRouche) for Senate
