2022 United States Senate election in New York
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 Party leaders of the [United States Senate|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 2016 [United States Senate election in New York|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 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 '
- Jamaal Bowman, U.S. Representative for '
- 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 '
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for '
- Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate and former New York City Councilor for the 45th district ''''
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chuck Schumer | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Undecided |
| Zogby Analytics | May 7–9, 2020 | 328 | ± 5.4% | 54% | 21% | 25% |
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
- John Katko, U.S. Representative for
- Tom Reed, former U.S. Representative for
- Lee Zeldin, U.S. Representative for and former state senator from the 3rd district ''''
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
Polling
Aggregate pollsGraphical summary
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chuck Schumer | Joe Pinion | Other | Undecided |
| Research Co. | November 4–6, 2022 | 450 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 37% | 2% | 6% |
| ActiVote | August 8 – November 6, 2022 | 279 | ± 6.0% | 60% | 40% | – | – |
| Emerson College | October 28–31, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 55% | 36% | 3% | 6% |
| Emerson College | October 28–31, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 57% | 39% | 4% | – |
| The Trafalgar Group | October 27–31, 2022 | 1,198 | ± 2.9% | 51% | 40% | 5% | 4% |
| KAConsulting | October 27–29, 2022 | 501 | ± 4.4% | 50% | 38% | – | 7% |
| Data for Progress | October 26–28, 2022 | 818 | ± 3.0% | 56% | 39% | – | 5% |
| Long Island University | October 24–26, 2022 | 1,001 | ± 3.0% | 54% | 27% | 9% | 10% |
| Civiqs | October 22–25, 2022 | 593 | ± 5.0% | 56% | 41% | 1% | 2% |
| Emerson College | October 20–24, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 51% | 36% | 6% | 8% |
| Emerson College | October 20–24, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 53% | 40% | 8% | – |
| SurveyUSA | October 14–18, 2022 | 702 | ± 5.4% | 52% | 38% | 4% | 6% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 12–16, 2022 | 1,617 | ± 2.4% | 54% | 42% | 1% | 3% |
| Siena College | October 12–14, 2022 | 707 | ± 4.9% | 57% | 37% | 1% | 5% |
| Marist College | October 3–6, 2022 | 900 | ± 4.4% | 52% | 39% | 1% | 8% |
| Marist College | October 3–6, 2022 | 1,117 | ± 4.0% | 54% | 34% | 1% | 11% |
| Siena College | September 16–25, 2022 | 655 | ± 3.9% | 55% | 36% | 1% | 8% |
| Emerson College | September 4–6, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 55% | 31% | 5% | 9% |
| McLaughlin & Associates | August 7–9, 2022 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 51% | 36% | – | 13% |
| Emerson College | July 26–28, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 53% | 31% | 7% | 8% |
| Siena College | July 24–28, 2022 | 806 | ± 3.5% | 56% | 35% | 0% | 8% |
Chuck Schumer vs. generic opponent
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chuck Schumer | Generic Opponent | Undecided |
| McLaughlin & Associates | August 7–9, 2022 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 48% | 10% |
Results
By county
'''Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican'''By congressional district
Schumer won 19 of 26 congressional districts, including four that elected Republicans.| District | Schumer | Pinion | Representative |
| 45% | 54% | Lee Zeldin | |
| 45% | 54% | Nick LaLota | |
| 2nd | 42% | 58% | Andrew Garbarino |
| 48% | 52% | Tom Suozzi | |
| 48% | 52% | George Santos | |
| 50% | 49% | Kathleen Rice | |
| 50% | 49% | Anthony D'Esposito | |
| 5th | 76% | 23% | Gregory Meeks |
| 6th | 60% | 39% | Grace Meng |
| 7th | 81% | 18% | Nydia Velázquez |
| 8th | 73% | 27% | Hakeem Jeffries |
| 9th | 74% | 25% | Yvette Clarke |
| 85% | 15% | Jerry Nadler | |
| 85% | 15% | Dan Goldman | |
| 11th | 40% | 60% | Nicole Malliotakis |
| 83% | 16% | Carolyn Maloney | |
| 83% | 16% | Jerry Nadler | |
| 13th | 89% | 11% | Adriano Espaillat |
| 14th | 74% | 26% | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
| 15th | 83% | 17% | Ritchie Torres |
| 16th | 66% | 33% | Jamaal Bowman |
| 52% | 48% | Mondaire Jones | |
| 52% | 48% | Mike Lawler | |
| 51% | 48% | Sean Patrick Maloney | |
| 51% | 48% | Pat Ryan | |
| 50% | 49% | Pat Ryan | |
| 50% | 49% | Marc Molinaro | |
| 20th | 56% | 43% | Paul Tonko |
| 21st | 41% | 58% | Elise Stefanik |
| 52% | 48% | Claudia Tenney | |
| 52% | 48% | Brandon Williams | |
| 39% | 60% | Joe Sempolinski | |
| 39% | 60% | Nick Langworthy | |
| 38% | 61% | John Katko | |
| 38% | 61% | Claudia Tenney | |
| 25th | 56% | 43% | Joseph Morelle |
| 26th | 60% | 39% | Brian Higgins |