2009 New York elections



New York held various elections in 2009.

20th congressional district special election
Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed to the United States Senate, replacing Hillary Clinton, who resigned to become United States Secretary of State. A special election was held to fill her House seat on March 31, with Republican James Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy the two candidates. After the two finished in a near tie on election night, absentee ballots turned up a 700-vote margin for Murphy, despite the ballots being sent out to far more Republicans than Democrats. Murphy won the seat.

23rd congressional district special election
John M. McHugh was nominated to become United States Secretary of the Army, necessitating a special election to fill his seat. Democratic candidate Bill Owens won the special election on November 3, 2009 defeating the Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman and the Republican candidate Dierdre Scozzafava, which as a result, marks the first time that a Democrat represented parts of this district since the Civil War.

State
There were no statewide elections in 2009.

Albany
Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings was re-elected to a fifth term, defeating City Councilman Corey Ellis (who ran as a Working Families Party candidate) and Republican Nathan Lebron.

Buffalo
Democratic incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown was re-elected to a second term, defeating Councilmember Michael P. Kearns.

New York City
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg won a third term as mayor. There were also citywide races for Public Advocate, and Comptroller.

Rochester
Democratic incumbent Robert Duffy ran unopposed for mayor and was re-elected for a second term.

Syracuse
Democratic incumbent Matt Driscoll was term limited. Democrat Stephanie Miner defeated Republican Steve Kimatian and became Syracuse's first female mayor.