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  NY - District 20
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Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 20
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Turnout 36.02% Total Population
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedJ.R. April 07, 2009 05:37pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Gillibrand also ran on the Working Families line.
DEM 116,416 WFP 8,752

Sweeney also ran on the Independence and Conservative lines.
REP 94,093 IDP 6,592 CON 9,869
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameJohn E. Sweeney Votes188,753 (65.83%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin92,123 (+32.13%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameKirsten Gillibrand Votes193,651 (62.12%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/26/2009 Margin75,620 (+24.26%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/18/2005 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John E. Sweeney 2 2 1 2
Kirsten Gillibrand 25 4 ----
Leaning Call: Kirsten Gillibrand (66.00%)
Weighted Call: Kirsten Gillibrand (98.07%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/13/2006 11/02/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name Kirsten Gillibrand (I) Rep. John E. Sweeney  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 125,168 (53.10%) 110,554 (46.90%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -14,614 (-6.20%)  
Predict Avg.52.00% 48.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2006 00/00/2006  
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MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.71%-- 42.60%--  
Siena Research Institute 
11/01/06-11/02/06
46.00% 7.0 43.00% 10.0
Constituent Dynamics 
10/24/06-10/26/06
53.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0
Grove Insight (D) 
10/24/06-10/24/06
43.00% -- 40.00% --
Global Strategy Group (D) 
10/16/06-10/18/06
44.00% -- 42.00% --
Siena Research Institute 
10/16/06-10/17/06
39.00% -- 53.00% --
Constituent Dynamics 
10/15/06-10/16/06
54.00% -- 41.00% --
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Aug 17, 2006 04:15pm Poll Mystery Poll In the [NY] 20th  Article RP 
Feb 15, 2006 03:45pm Poll Polling firm offering $1,000 for tape of poll in Sweeney/Gillibrand race  Article RP 

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