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Parents > United States > New York > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1998 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 03, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1998 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedRBH December 28, 2018 02:22am
Data SourcesNY Red Book
Description Schumer also ran on the Liberal and Independence lines.
DEM 2,386,314 IDP 109,027 LIB 55,724

D'Amato also ran on the Conservative and Right-to-Life lines.
REP 1,680,203 CON 274,220 RTL 104,565
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1992
NameAlfonse M. D'Amato Votes3,166,994 (49.03%)
Term01/03/1993 - 01/03/1999 Margin80,794 (+1.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameCharles E. "Chuck" Schumer Votes4,769,824 (71.16%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2011 Margin3,144,755 (+46.92%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 15, 1998 NY US Senate - D Primary
Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer
D 764,638
Sep 15, 1998 NY US Senate - RTL Primary
Alfonse M. D'Amato
RTL 6,022
Sep 15, 1998 NY US Senate - IDP Primary
Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer
IDP 4,414
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

12/02/1997 11/01/1998

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer (I) Sen. Alfonse M. D'Amato Corinne E. Kurtz Joel Kovel William P. McMillen Rose Ana Berbeo  
PartyDemocratic Republican Marijuana Reform Green Libertarian Socialist Workers  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,551,065 (54.62%) 2,058,988 (44.08%) 34,281 (0.73%) 14,735 (0.32%) 8,223 (0.18%) 3,513 (0.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -492,077 (-10.54%) -2,516,784 (-53.88%) -2,536,330 (-54.30%) -2,542,842 (-54.44%) -2,547,552 (-54.54%)  
Fusion Votes
Democratic2,386,314
IDP Independence109,027
Liberal55,724
Republican1,680,203
Conservative274,220
RTL Right to Life104,565
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/1998 01/01/1998 01/11/1998 01/01/1998 01/01/1998 01/01/1998  
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MATCHUP POLLS (10 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.82%-- 41.23%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Quinnipiac University 
10/26/98-11/01/98
50.00% 2.0 42.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
10/27/98-10/28/98
42.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
10/26/98-10/27/98
48.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/20/98-10/25/98
48.00% 2.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/07/98-10/12/98
46.00% 2.0 45.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/16/98-09/22/98
44.00% 7.0 42.00% 7.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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May 05, 2003 01:46pm News Schumer is fined for violating campaign-finance laws  Article Tony82 
Apr 02, 2003 07:06pm General Voting both ways in NY  Article *crickets chirp* 
Nov 03, 1998 12:00am News Schumer topples D'Amato in New York Senate race  Article Barack O-blame-a 

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