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  NY District 26 - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 26
Office
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 24, 2011 - 05:00am
Polls Close May 24, 2011 - 08:00pm
Term Start June 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedPaul December 01, 2012 01:39am
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionRep. Chris Lee resigned his seat after posting a shirtless picture on Craigslist.

Kathy Hochul
DEM-47,519;WOR-5,194
Jane Corwin
REP-35721;CON-9,090;IND-2,376
Ian Murphy
GRN

Jack Davis
TEA
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameChris Lee Votes151,449 (73.59%)
Term01/03/2011 - 02/09/2011 Margin97,142 (+47.20%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 9.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Kathy Hochul
Lean 1
Slight 23
Jane Corwin
Safe 1
Strong 1
Lean 3
Slight 7
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

04/26/2011 05/22/2011

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Kathy Hochul Jane Corwin Jack Davis Ian Murphy Scattering
PartyDemocratic Republican Tea Party Green No Party Affiliation
Votes52,713 (47.35%) 47,187 (42.38%) 10,029 (9.01%) 1,177 (1.06%) 232 (0.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,526 (-4.96%) -42,684 (-38.34%) -51,536 (-46.29%) -52,481 (-47.14%)
Predict Avg.44.25% 42.83% 10.95% 1.97% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Public Policy Polling 
05/21-05/22
42.00% (+7.0) 36.00% (+5.0) 13.00% (-11.0) 3.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Siena Research Institute 
05/18-05/20
42.00% (+11.0) 38.00% (+2.0) 12.00% (-11.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Unknown (R) 
05/18-05/19
44.00% (+0.0) 17.00% (+0.0) 27.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
05/05-05/08
35.00% (+0.0) 31.00% (+0.0) 24.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Global Strategy Group (D) 
05/02-05/04
30.00% (+0.0) 31.00% (+0.0) 26.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Siena Research Institute 
04/26-04/27
31.00% (+0.0) 36.00% (+0.0) 23.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Greece Post
  Buffalo News
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
I smm
  US Chamber of Commerce
  National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
  Tea Party Express
R Maryland Republican
  Niagara Gazette
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
R David Bellavia [L]
D Jason
IS Sesel
LBT Jed
G BR_Green
DS Bob Sacamano

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 26, 2011 02:00pm General Jane Corwin campaign officially cancels hearing on vote counting  Article COSDem 
May 26, 2011 02:00pm General Hochul’s win throws a major wrench into New York redistricting  Article COSDem 
May 24, 2011 09:55pm General Hochul takes House seat in stunner  Article COSDem 
May 24, 2011 05:00pm Blog Entry [Ian Murphy] Volunteering at the Corwin Phone Bank  Article RP 
May 24, 2011 04:00pm News Higher than normal turnout in NY-26  Article Homegrown Democrat 
May 24, 2011 03:40pm General Jane Corwin granted court order barring certification of winner  Article COSDem 

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