2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:[2] Tim Bishop Democratic Lee Zeldin Republican The 1st district was located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County.

In September 2013, the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further review of an August 2012 incident in which Bishop was accused of soliciting a campaign contribution from hedge fund magnate Eric Semler in exchange for acting in an official capacity to obtain a fireworks permit for Semler's son's bar mitzvah on Long Island.

Despite running against a recently indicted opponent, Recchia and his campaign made a series of errors, some of which received national attention.

He was criticized for being unable to explain his position on trade and labor issues, as well as seemingly not understanding what the Trans-Pacific Partnership was.

[67] The following day he stated that he had “great knowledge” of foreign affairs, by citing his experience in running a school exchange program more than a decade earlier and trips he had taken to Italy.

[68] These events prompted Jon Stewart to dedicate a segment of The Daily Show to the 11th district's campaign, entitled “Wait, How the F@#k Does That Happen?”, in which he mocked Recchia for his repeated verbal flubs.

[69][70] In its editorial endorsing Grimm, the New York Daily News described Recchia as "a candidate so dumb, ill-informed, evasive and inarticulate that voting for a thuggish Republican who could wind up in a prison jumpsuit starts to make rational sense".

[71] Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Labor unions Organizations On election night, Grimm easily won a third term, defeating Recchia by nearly 13%, declaring in his victory speech that "It's not how hard you can hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

[79] Due to his losing to an indicted congressman in a swing district by double figures, The Hill named Recchia as one of their "Top 10 worst candidates of 2014".

Labor unions Organizations Eliot Engel Democratic Eliot Engel Democratic The 16th district is located in the northern part of The Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Rye.

Patrick A. McManus, perennial candidate for office, was the Conservative nominee, but the board rejected his petition as invalid, taking him off of the ballot for the primary election.

[3][94][95] Labor unions Organizations Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic The 18th district is located in the northern suburbs and exurbs of New York City and includes all of Orange and Putnam counties, as well as parts of southern Dutchess and northeastern Westchester counties.

[96] State Senator Greg Ball declined to seek the Republican nomination, praising Maloney in a statement: "We have a great working relationship and he and his office are to be applauded, for they have bent over backwards to mutually assist shared constituents.

[99] Another Republican state senator, Bill Larkin, also cited veterans' issues as the reason for his endorsing Maloney.

[100] State legislators Labor unions Organizations Organizations Chris Gibson Republican Chris Gibson Republican The 19th district is located in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties.

Eldridge faced criticism for not living in the district, having only purchased a $2 million home with his husband Chris Hughes in 2013.

They had previously bought a home $5 million in Garrison, New York, in preparation for a run for the 18th district, changing plans after Sean Patrick Maloney's victory in 2012.

[108][109][110] This prompted one local resident to describe his campaign to the New York Times as "It’s a little bit presumptuous, in a community like this you like to know who your neighbors are.

"[111] The NRCC responded, "The DCCC’s prized candidate Sean Eldridge may have Nancy Pelosi on speed dial and close to a billion dollars at his disposal, but he knows absolutely nothing about the struggles and needs of the hard working families in the 19th District of New York.

[3][122] Labor unions Organizations Bill Owens Democratic Elise Stefanik Republican The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country and borders Vermont to the east.

The Democratic county committee chairs in the district thus nominated Aaron Woolf, a relatively unknown grocery store owner and filmmaker with a home in Elizabethtown, as their nominee at a meeting on February 12, 2014.

[3] The county Republican committees endorsed Elise Stefanik, a former aide in the George W. Bush Administration, as their designated candidate in a meeting on February 7, 2014.

[140][141][142] Actor John James, Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan, State Senator Betty Little and 2009 and 2010 Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman did not run.

[140][141][143] Joseph Gilbert, the former emergency services director for St. Lawrence County and a local Tea Party activist, withdrew from the Republican primary on April 11, 2014, due to personal and family problems.

It was speculated that he might still run in the general election under the banner of the Constitution Party if he could resolve those problems by June, but this did not happen.

Representatives State officials State legislators Organizations Individuals Individuals Richard Hanna Republican Richard Hanna Republican The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and Tioga counties.

The campaign between Hanna and Tenney turned increasingly negative, with both candidates concerned less about their opponent's political positions and more about each other's personal histories.

[180] Labor unions Organizations Tom Reed Republican Tom Reed Republican The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties.

Due to Slaughter's age and recent health problems, there was speculation that she might retire, with Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren considered likely to run for the Democrats.

[3] Labor unions Organizations Chris Collins Republican Chris Collins Republican The 27th district is located in Western New York and includes all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties.