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Unlike in most states, New York electoral law permits electoral fusion. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. See also Votes by county Albany Gore 603% 85644 Bush 335% 47624 Nader 5 In 2004 New York continued its trend of voting for the Democratic presidential candidate. The 2008 United States presidential election in New York refers to how New York will participate in the 2008 United States presidential election. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses is one of the first steps in the process of electing the President of the United States of America. See also United States presidential primary 1956 See also Democratic Party (United States presidential primaries 1956 1960 The 2004 New York Democratic primary took place on March 2, 2004, also known as Super Tuesday. The 2008 New York Democratic primary took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. See also United States presidential primary 1972 no main article exists Richard Nixon was a The 2004 New York Republican primary took place on March 2, 2004, also known as Super Tuesday. New York held its state presidential primary on February 5, 2008 ( Super Tuesday) The United States Senate election in New York in 2000 was held on November 7 2000 Campaign Senator Chuck Schumer, first elected in 1998, was re-elected in the most lopsided landslide for any statewide election in New York state history The New York 2006 US Senate election held November 7, 2006 determined that incumbent Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would continue Chuck Schumer, current Chairman of the DSCC, will seek a third term New York held elections with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002 Because it didn't grow as fast as other states New York lost 2 Congressional In the 2004 House of Representative elections, New York had one seat change parties in the 27th district, Democrat Brian Higgins was elected to replace On November 7, 2006, New York, along with the rest of the country held elections for the United States House of Representatives. The 2008 congressional elections in New York will be held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of New York in the As in all 50 states the head of the Executive branch of the government of New York is a Governor. There have been 89 gubernatorial elections in the state of New York since 1777 The New York gubernatorial election of 1998 was an election for the state governorship held on November 3, 1998. The New York gubernatorial election of 2002 was an election for the state governorship held on November 5, 2002. The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the governorship of this U The New York gubernatorial election of 2010 will be noted primarily by fallout of former Governor Eliot Spitzer 's prostitution scandal. The New York Attorney General election is held every four years The 1998 election was held on November 3 Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer narrowly unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco: See also The 2002 election was held on November 5. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin See also New York gubernatorial election The 2006 New York Attorney General Election took place on November 7, 2006. The New York attorney general election of 2010 will involve the reelection campaign of Democrat Andrew Cuomo, elected in 2006. The New York State Comptroller election is held every four years The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin See also The 2002 election was held on November 5. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso: See also The 2006 New York Comptroller Election took place on November 7, 2006 with the incumbent Alan Hevesi winning against Republican challenger Chris Callaghan The New York comptroller election of 2010 will involve the reelection campaign of Democrat Thomas DiNapoli. As in all 50 states the head of the Executive branch of the government of New York is a Governor. The Mayor of the City of New York is elected in early November every four years and takes office at the beginning of the following year The elections of the Mayor of New York City involve a combination of factors that are not seen together elsewhere The 1917 Election for Mayor of the City of New York replaced sitting Mayor John P The New York City mayoral election of 1997 occurred on Tuesday November 4, 1997, with incumbent Republican mayor The New York City mayoral election 2001 was held on Tuesday November 6. The New York City mayoral election of 2005 occurred on Tuesday November 8, 2005, with incumbent Republican mayor The New York City mayoral election of 2009 is scheduled to occur in November New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political parties support a common Candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties As a result, New York ballots tend to list a large number of political parties. The endorsement of major party candidates by smaller parties can be important since smaller parties often use this ballot feature to offer a candidate an additional line on the ballot.

Qualified Parties

Main article: Qualified New York Parties

Parties that received at least 50,000 votes in the last New York gubernatorial election qualify for automatic statewide ballot status. In New York State to qualify for automatic ballot access a party must have received at least 50000 votes in the previous gubernatorial election. The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the governorship of this U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. John Faso (born 1952 was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006 and was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer in the largest defeat The Independence Party is an affiliate in the US state of New York of the Independence Party of America. Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. The Conservative Party of New York is an American Political party active only in the state of New York. John Faso (born 1952 was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006 and was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer in the largest defeat The Working Families Party ( WFP) is a minor Political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998 Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. There have been 89 gubernatorial elections in the state of New York since 1777 This also determines the order on the ballot. There are a number of minor parties in New York State which do not qualify for ballot status.

Election law in New York

See also: Electoral reform in New York

New York law states that only individuals enrolled in a particular party can vote in that party's primaries. Electoral reform in New York refers to efforts to change the voting and election laws in New York State The enrollment of a voter can be changed from one party to another. However, enrollment changes do not take effect until after the subsequent general election.

See also

Main State election pages

• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York Attorney General elections
• New York Comptroller elections

Other pages

• New York Legislature
• List of Governors of New York
• Lieutenant Governor of New York
• New York State Comptroller
• Politics of New York
• Electoral reform in New York

Local elections

• New York City mayoralty elections

External links

• The NYS Board of Elections
• Polidata
• the office of the US House clerk. There have been 89 gubernatorial elections in the state of New York since 1777 The New York Attorney General election is held every four years The New York State Comptroller election is held every four years The New York Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of New York. The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the government of New York. The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U The Politics of New York State tend to be more Liberal than in most of the rest of the United States (except New England states for Electoral reform in New York refers to efforts to change the voting and election laws in New York State The Mayor of the City of New York is elected in early November every four years and takes office at the beginning of the following year
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