1994 United States Senate election in New York
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1994 United States Senate election in New York
| country = New York
| flag_image = Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1988 United States Senate election in New York
| previous_year = 1988
| next_election = 2000 United States Senate election in New York
| next_year = 2000
| election_date = November 8, 1994
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = DanielPatrickMoynihan.jpg
| nominee1 = Pat Moynihan
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| alliance1 = Liberal Party of New York
| popular_vote1 = 2,646,541
| percentage1 = 55.25%
| image2 = Bernadette Castro (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Bernadette Castro
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| alliance2 = Conservative Party of New York
| popular_vote2 = 1,988,308
| percentage2 = 41.51%
| map_image = 1994 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Moynihan: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Castro: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Pat Moynihan
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Pat Moynihan
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsNY}}
The 1994 United States Senate election in New York was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a fourth term. {{As of|2024}}, this is the last time a man has won the Class 1 Senate seat from New York.
Democratic Primary
= Candidates =
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Al Sharpton, civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host
= Results =
[[File:1994 New York Democratic United States senate primary election results map by county (vote share).svg|thumb|300px|Democratic Primary Results by County:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#678cd7|Moynihan}}
|{{legend|#8da9e2|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#678cd7|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#4170cd|70–80%}}
|{{legend|#3358a2|80–90%}}
|{{legend|#244079|90–100%}}
}}]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic Primary Results {{Cite web |title=1994 Sep 13 • Democratic Primary • United States Senator • State of New York {{!}} New York State Board of Elections |url=https://results.elections.ny.gov/contest/4912 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=New York State Board of Elections Elections Database |language=en}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 526,766
| percentage = 74.72%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Al Sharpton
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 178,231
| percentage = 25.28%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 704,997
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Conservative Primary
= Candidates =
- Bernadette Castro, CEO of Castro Convertibles
- Henry Hewes, real estate developer and perennial candidate
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Conservative Primary Results{{Cite web |title=1994 Sep 13 • Conservative Primary • United States Senator • State of New York {{!}} New York State Board of Elections |url=https://results.elections.ny.gov/contest/4909 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=New York State Board of Elections Elections Database |language=en}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bernadette Castro
| party = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes = 12,300
| percentage = 62.91%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Henry Hewes
| party = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes = 7,251
| percentage = 37.09%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,551
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
= Candidates =
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D/L), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Bernadette Castro (R/C), CEO of Castro Convertibles
= Campaign =
1994 was significant for the Republican Revolution, mostly as a referendum against President Bill Clinton and his health care plan, and was seen as a tough year for Democratic incumbents. Moynihan, however, was New York State's most popular politician at the time, and ran ahead of all other Democrats competing statewide.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/09/nyregion/1994-elections-new-york-state-senate-defying-anti-incumbent-mood-moynihan-wins.html | title=Defying Anti-Incumbent Mood, Moynihan Wins Easily | author=Finder, Alan | newspaper=The New York Times | date=November 9, 1994}}
Republican Castro was running for office for the first time and had trouble raising funds due to being seen as unlikely to win; at times during the race she trailed by up to 30 percentage points. She portrayed herself as a fiscally conservative, socially moderate Republican in the mold of Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman, and attempted to portray Moynihan as excessively liberal and prone to government spending. But Moynihan repeated his past strong performance among upstate voters, in addition to the usual Democratic strongholds in New York City.
= Results =
{{Election box begin
| title=General Election Results{{cite web|title=Vote Cast for United States Senator by Party of Candidate New York State by County|url= https://elections.ny.gov/|website= New York State Board of Elections}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Patrick Moynihan|votes=2,528,387|percentage=52.78|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party of New York|candidate=Patrick Moynihan|votes=118,154|percentage=2.47|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate|party=Total|candidate=Patrick Moynihan (Incumbent)|votes=2,646,541|percentage=55.25|change={{decrease}}11.77}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Bernadette Castro|votes=1,711,760|percentage=35.73|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party of New York State|candidate=Bernadette Castro|votes=276,548|percentage=5.77|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Total|candidate=Bernadette Castro|votes=1,988,308|percentage=41.51|change={{increase}}10.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=New York State Right to Life Party|candidate=Henry Hewes|votes=95,954|percentage=2.00|change={{increase}}0.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independence Party (New York)|candidate=Ismael Betancourt, Jr.|votes=26,650|percentage=0.56|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Norma Segal|votes=17,991|percentage=0.38|change={{increase}}0.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Workers Party (United States)|candidate=Naomi Craine|votes=14,892|percentage=0.31|change={{increase}}0.12}}
{{Election box majority||votes=658,233|percentage=13.74|change=-22.16}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 4,790,336
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{New York elections}}
{{United States elections, 1994}}