Nov 7, 2006
Former Attorney General Eliot Spitzer won the open Governor's seat in New York in 2006. Spitzer easiler defeated Republican challenger John Faso. Hillary Clinton easily won re-election to a second term in the Senate with a victory over John Spencer.
The Democrats also dominated the House of Representive elections in New York in 2006, taking 23 of the 29 seats. Two of those victories were in the 19th and 20th Districts where 70s pop musician John Hall (pictured left) and Kirsten Gillibrand defeated Republican incumbents Sue Kelly and John Sweeney.
2006 New York Election Winners
| New York Governor | ||
| Eliot Spitzer (69%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Faso (REP - 29%); Malachy McCourt (GRN - 1%); John Clifton (LIB - 1%) | ||
| New York Senate | ||
| Hillary Clinton Incumbent (67%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Spencer (REP - 31%); Howie Hawkins (GRN - 1%); Jeffrey Russell (LIB - 1%) | ||
| New York 1st District | ||
| Tim Bishop Incumbent (61%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Italo Zanzi (REP - 39%) | ||
| New York 2nd District | ||
| Steve J Israel Incumbent (70%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Bugler (REP - 30%) | ||
| New York 3rd District | ||
| Peter King Incumbent (56%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: David Mejias (DFL - 44%) | ||
| New York 4th District | ||
| Carolyn McCarthy Incumbent (65%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Martin Blessinger (REP - 35%) | ||
| New York 5th District | ||
| Gary L Ackerman Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| New York 6th District | ||
| Gregory W Meeks Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| New York 7th District | ||
| Joseph Crowley Incumbent (84%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Kevin Brawley (REP - 16%) | ||
| New York 8th District | ||
| Jerrold Nadler Incumbent (83%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Eleanor Friedman (REP - 15%); Dennis Adornato (CON - 2%) | ||
| New York 9th District | ||
| Anthony D Weiner Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| New York 10th District | ||
| Edolphus Towns Incumbent (92%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jonathan Anderson (REP - 6%); Ernest Johnson (CON - 2%) | ||
| New York 11th District | ||
| Yvette Clarke Incumbent (89%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Stephen Finger (REP - 8%); Mariana Blume (CON - 2%); Ollie McClean (1%) | ||
| New York 12th District | ||
| Nydia Velazquez Incumbent (89%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Allan Romaguera (REP - 11%) | ||
| New York 13th District | ||
| Vito Fossella Incumbent (57%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Stephen Harrison (DFL - 43%) | ||
| New York 14th District | ||
| Carolyn Maloney Incumbent (84%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Danniel Maio (REP - 16%) | ||
| New York 15th District | ||
| Charles B Rangel Incumbent (94%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Edward Daniels (REP - 6%) | ||
| New York 16th District | ||
| Jose E Serrano Incumbent (96%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Ali Mohamed (REP - 4%) | ||
| New York 17th District | ||
| Eliot Engel Incumbent (76%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jim Faulkner (REP - 24%) | ||
| New York 18th District | ||
| Nita M Lowey Incumbent (70%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Richard A Hoffman (REP - 30%) | ||
| New York 19th District | ||
| John Hall (51%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Sue Kelly (REP Incumbent - 49%) | ||
| New York 20th District | ||
| Kirsten Gillibrand (53%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Sweeney (REP Incumbent - 47%) | ||
| New York 21st District | ||
| Michael R McNulty Incumbent (78%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Warren Redlich (REP - 22%) | ||
| New York 22nd District | ||
| Maurice Hinchey Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| New York 23rd District | ||
| John McHugh Incumbent (63%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Robert J Johnson (DFL - 37%) | ||
| New York 24th District | ||
| Michael Arcuri (54%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Raymond Meier (REP - 45%); Michael Sylvia (LIB - 1%) | ||
| New York 25th District | ||
| James T Walsh Incumbent (51%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Dan Maffei (DFL - 49%) | ||
| New York 26th District | ||
| Thomas Reynolds Incumbent (52%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Davis (DFL - 48%) | ||
| New York 27th District | ||
| Brian Higgins Incumbent (79%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Michael McHale (REP - 21%) | ||
| New York 28th District | ||
| Louise Slaughter Incumbent (73%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Donnelly (REP - 27%) | ||
| New York 29th District | ||
| Randy Kuhl Incumbent (52%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Eric Massa (DFL - 48%) | ||
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