NEW YORK
      Nov. 2, 2010 U.S. Senate

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+Charles E. Schumer (D/I/WFP) i
 		3,047,111
 		66.31%
Jay Townsend (R/CON)
 		1,479,724
 		32.20%
Colia Clark (G)
 		42,340
 		0.92%
Randy A. Credico (L/APP)
 		24,863
 		0.54%
scattering
 1,337
  

4,595,375
Total votes: 4,773,411 includes 176,850 blank and 1,186 void.
Plurality: 1,567,387  votes (34.11 percentage points).
New York State Board of Elections



Notes:  Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) defeated political consultant Jay Townsend (R) and two third party candidates to win a third term. 

Republicans endorsed former CIA officer and Tea Party activist Gary Berntsen at their state convention on June 2.  However, in the Sept. 14 Republican primary, Townsend defeated Berntsen by 234,440 votes (55.41%) to 188,628 votes (44.59%). 

Schumer and Townsend debated at Marist College in Poughkeepsie on Oct. 24. 

The race was not competitive financially; according to Open Secrets, the Schumer campaign spent $19.4 million for the cycle, compared to $217,593 for the Townsend campaign (>).
 



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