Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratNY · Senator
69
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance99
Avg: 98
Independence35
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone13
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency100
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology1
Wins
1
Losses
2
Races
2022
Senate · NYWCharles E. SchumerWinner
297,739 votes5.1%
CJoe Pinion
296,652 votes5.1%
ODiane Sare
26,844 votes0.5%
O
4,151 votes0.1%
Margin of victory: +14.0%
In the 2022 Senate race for NY Senate seat, Charles E. Schumer (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Pinion (R) who received 37.7%. 6 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Charles E. Schumer's 14.0-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.
This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Charles E. Schumer won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office).
2016
Senate · NYRWendy Long
1,723,927 votes22.1%
OBlank Vote
400,943 votes5.1%
wCharles E. Schumer
241,672 votes3.1%
GRobin Laverne Wilson
113,413 votes1.4%
LAlex Merced
48,121 votes0.6%
OVoid Vote
3,474 votes0.0%
OScatter
3,472 votes0.0%
In the 2016 Senate race for NY Senate seat, Wendy Long (R) won with 22.1% of the vote, defeating Blank Vote (O) who received 5.1%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Wendy Long's 17.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.