NEW YORK
      Nov. 6, 2018 U.S. Senate

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+Kirsten Gillibrand (D,WFP,IND,WEP) i
 		4,056,931
 		66.96%
Chele Farley (R,CON,REF)
 		1,998,220
 		32.98%
scattering
 		3,872
 		0.06%

6,059,023
Total votes: 6,250,886 includes 190,794 blank and 1,069 void.
Plurality: 2,058,711 votes (33.98 percentage points).
New York State Board of Elections



Notes: As expected this proved to be a very lopsided race, although not as much as in the 2016 U.S. Senate race, when Sen. Schumer (D) tallied a 43.46 percentage point margin over his Republican challenger, Wendy Long. 

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), appointed by Gov. David Patterson (D) to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, was sworn in on Jan. 26, 2009, elected to fill out the term in a Nov. 2010 special election, and elected to a full term in 2012.  She previously served in the House, elected in 2006 and 2008.  She faced Chele Farley, partner and managing director of Mistral Capital International. 

There was just one debate between the two candidates, a half-hour event on Oct. 25 in WABC-TV 7 studios in New York City (>). 

Gillibrand has been mentioned as a possible 2020 presidential candidate.  Her campaign committee reported receipts of more than $20 million for the cycle and ending cash on hand of more than $10 million; the excess funds could be transferred to a presidential campaign.  During the debate, asked directly by the moderator, "you will not run for president and you will serve out your six year-term?” Gillibrand replied, "I will serve my six-year term."


Campaign Managers:
Kirsten Gillibrand:  Greg Smiley
(April 2018)  Director of intergovernmental affairs in the office of Sen. Gillibrand, Jan. 2014-Mar. 2018.  Regional representative for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Oct. 2011-Jan. 2014.  Development coordinator in the Office of University Relations (July 2009-Feb. 2011) and legislative aide in the Office of State Relations (July 2007-June 2009) at City University of New York.  Committee clerk in the New York State Assembly, Jan.-June 2007.  M.P.A. in urban affairs and public private partnerships and B.A. in black studies and political science from CUNY City College.

Chele Farley:  Dain Pascocello
Chief of staff to U.S. Rep. John Faso (NY-19), Nov. 2016-Sept. 2017; managed Faso's 2016 campaign.  Spokesman for Orange County executive Steven M. Neuhaus, 2014.  Press secretary (May 2013-Jan. 2014) and legislative assistant (Jan.-May 2013) to U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy (PA).  Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.  From Hopewell Junction, NY.


See also:
Iowa State University-Archives of Women's Political Communication:
Kirsten Gillibrand  |  Chele Farley.
 

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