In the New York elections held on November 2, 2010, there were two U.S.Senate races, several U.S. House of Representatives races, and the governor's race held. Democrat, Andrew Cuomo was declared the winner over Republican, Carl Paladino for the Governor of New York.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/the-concession-call-that-never-happened/?partner=rss&emc=rss In the Senate races the incumbents held on to win with Democrat, Charles Schumer beating Republican, Jay Townsend and Democrat, Kirsten Gillibrand winning against Republican, Joseph DioGuardi.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=NY

New York was designated the 11th state of the United States on July 26, 1788. Throughout most of the 19th century, Tammany Hall was the political machine that pretty much ran New York City.

During the 1820s, Tammany Hall leaders threw their support behind Andrew Jackson’s quest for the presidency after meeting with him before the election. When he was elected, they were rewarded with federal jobs in New York City. In the 1850s Tammany was becoming a powerhouse of Irish politics. They helped the poor by giving them food and clothing. Many of the poor were new arrivals to America, and they became intensely loyal to Tammany.http://history1800s.about.com/od/thegildedage/a/tammanyhall01.htm

As the years went by the political corruption in Tammany grew. The most infamous figure associated with Tammany Hall was Boss Tweed. The corruption in New York politics is matched only by that in the state of Illinois.

In recent years New York’s electoral clout has diminished, and has lost at least two electoral votes in each of the last six censuses. That trend is expected to after the 2010 census when at least one, and possibly two more electoral votes will be lost. New York has been primarily a “Democratic” state since the Great Depression.

Governor

• Andrew Cuomo, Democrat—2,537,936
• Carl Paladino, Republican—1,405,925

U.S. Senate

• Charles Schumer, Democrat—2,645,601
• Jay Townsend, Republican—1,330,028

Special Election to finish out Hilary Clinton's term

• Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat—2,458,728
• Joseph DioGuardi, Republican—1,463,752

U.S.House of Representatives

District 1

• Timothy Bishop, Democrat—91,616
• Randy Altschuler, Republican—88,284

District 2

• Steve Israel, Democrat—86,049
• John Gomez, Republican—64,694

District 3

• Peter King, Republican—124,980
• Howard Kudler, Democrat—48,606

District 4

• Carolyn McCarthy, Democrat—85,694
• Francis Becker, Republican—75,339

District 5

• Gary Ackerman, Democrat—64,568
• James Milano, Republican—38,186

District 6

• Gregory Meeks, Democrat—48,968
• Asher Taub, Republican—8,710

District 7

• Joseph Crowley, Democrat—63,364
• Ken Reynolds, Republican—15,076

District 8

• Jerrold Nadler, Democrat—85,371
• Susan Kone, Republican—28,514

District 9

• Anthony Weiner, Democrat—47,004
• Bob Turner, Republican—33,330

District 10

• Edolphus Towns, Democrat—82,354
• Diana Muniz, Republican—6,537

District 11

• Yvette Clarke, Democrat—88,645
• Hugh Carr, Republican—9,545

District 12

• Nydia Velazquez, Democrat—unopposed

District 13

• Mike Grimm, Republican—59,346
• Michael McMahon, Democrat—55,056

District 14

• Carolyn Maloney, Democrat—72,566
• Ryan Brumberg, Republican—20,983

District 15

• Charles Rangel, Democrat—74,193
• Michel Faulkner, Republican—9,235

District 16

• Jose E. Serrano, Democrat—51,731
• Frank Della Valle, Republican—2,488

District 17

• Eliot Engel, Democrat—75,070
• Anthony Mele, Republican—26,131

District 18

• Nita Lowey, Democrat—86,849
• Jim Russell , Republican—53,601

District 19

• Nan Hayworth, Republican—101,300
• John Hall, Democrat—89,472

District 20

• Christopher Gibson, Republican—122,314
• Scott Murphy, Democrat—98,489

District 21

• Paul Tonko, Democrat—116,953
• Theodore Danz, Republican—80,343

District 22

• Maurice Hinchey, Democrat—90,077
• George Phillips, Republican—81,717

District 23

• Bill Owens, Democrat—76,328
• Matthew Doheny, Republican—72,612

District 24

• Richard Hanna, Republican—94,939
• Michael Arcuri, Democrat—83,214

District 25

• Daniel Maffei, Democrat—95,286
• Ann Marie Buerkle, Republican—93,090

District 26

• Christopher Lee, Republican—134,632
• Philip Fedele, Democrat—47,385

District 27

• Brian Higgins, Democrat—106,485
• Leonard Roberto, Republican—68,108

District 28

• Louise Slaughter, Democrat—92,987
• Jill Rowland, Republican—48,445

District 29

• Thomas Reed, Republican—100,620
• Matthew Zeller, Democrat—78,084http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#NY

• 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama

• Winner of New York's Thirty-One Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
• Margin of Victory: 62% to 37%http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25382233/race/president http://elections.foxnews.com/states_map/index.html?stateAbbr=NY http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#NY

• Winner of New York Senate Seat: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Margin of victory: 67% to 31%

• Winner of New York Gubernatorial Election: Eliot Spitzer
• Margin of victory: 69% to 29%http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/NY/

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush

• Winner of New York's Thirty-One Electoral Votes: John Kerry
• Margin of victory: 58% to 41%

• Winner of New York Senate Seat: Senator Charles Schumer
• Margin of victory: 71% to 25%http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/ny/