New York State
New York U.S. Senate election results 2024
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won reelection to the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand defeated challenger Mike Sapraicone to keep her U.S. Senate seat. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for One Fair Wage Action, Keisha Clukey/Newsday RM via Getty Images
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faced off against Republican Mike Sapraicone, a former New York City Police Department detective, in a high-profile statewide race. But just minutes after polls closed in New York, the race was called for Gillibrand, who has been in the Senate since 2009, and has been leading in the polls by anywhere from 17 to 26 percentage points since August.
Sapraicone had been preparing to run against then-Rep. George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District on Long Island last year, but after Santos’ ousting, party leaders selected Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip as their special election candidate in February and Sapraicone was chosen to run for the Senate that same month.
In their only debate on Oct. 23, the two Senate candidates talked about the economy, rising health care costs and Proposal 1, which would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution.
U.S. Senate
Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WFP): 61.01%
Mike Sapraicone (R, C): 34.21%
Diane Sare (LaRouche): 0.47%
With 6,743 of 13,357 election districts reported
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