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{{short description|Conservative third party in the United States}}
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| name = Conservative Party of New York State
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| leader1_title = Chairperson
| leader1_title = Chairman
| leader1_name = [[Michael R. Long]]
| leader1_name = [[Gerard Kassar]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1962}}
| split = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1962}}
| headquarters = 486 78th Street [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]] NY 11209
| headquarters = [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| ideology = [[Gun rights]]
| ideology = [[Conservatism in the United States|Conservatism]]
| position = {{Nowrap|[[Right-wing]]}}
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| membership = {{increase}} 163,314<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/EnrollmentCounty.html |title=Party Enrollment by County (New York State Board of Elections) |website=www.elections.ny.gov |date=1 November 2021 |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
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{{Conservatism US|parties}}
The '''Conservative Party of New York State''' is a political party in the [[List of political parties in the United States|United States]] active in the state of [[New York]], holding "Line C" on ballots directly below the Democratic and Republican parties. Although the Conservative Party existed in many other states throughout the 1960s, it now operates only in New York State.
The '''Conservative Party of New York State''' is an [[List of political parties in the United States|American political party]] founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the [[New York Republican State Committee|Republican Party in New York]]. Running on the Conservative Party line, [[James L. Buckley]] won election to the U.S. Senate in [[1970 United States Senate election in New York|1970]] and served for one term. Since 2010, the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position, directly below the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the [[2010 New York gubernatorial election|2010]], [[2014 New York gubernatorial election|2014]], [[2018 New York gubernatorial election|2018]], and [[2022 New York gubernatorial election|2022]] New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.

In New York State's elections, the Conservative Party was ranked fourth place in terms of membership in 2010, behind the Democrats, Republicans, and the Libertarian Party, and ahead of the Greens and Constitution Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/12/23/u-s-house-national-totals-by-party-comparing-2010-with-2006/ |title=U.S. House National Totals by Party: Comparing 2010 with 2006 |publisher=Ballot-access.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref> As of November 1, 2011, 147,993 voters, or 1.3% of New York State's total enrollment, were registered with the party.<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_nov11.pdf ]</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{Main|Electoral History of the Conservative Party of New York State}}

The Conservative Party of New York State was founded in 1962 by a group including [[J. Daniel Mahoney]], Kieran O'Doherty, [[Charles E. Rice]], and [[Charles Edison]], out of frustration with the perceived [[modern liberalism in the United States|liberalism]] of the state's [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. A key consideration was New York's [[fusion voting]], unusual among US states, which allows individual candidates to receive votes from more than one party. The [[Liberal Party of New York]], founded in 1944, had earlier benefitted from this system.


[[File:JamesLBuckley.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[James L. Buckley]] won a Senate seat in 1970 on the Conservative Party line with 38% of the vote. It has been the party's only statewide victory]]
[[File:JamesLBuckley.jpg|thumb|192x192px|U.S. Senator [[James L. Buckley]] has been the most prominent elected official of the Conservative Party.]]
The Conservative Party of New York State was founded in 1962 by a group including [[J. Daniel Mahoney]], [[Kieran O'Doherty]], [[Charles E. Rice]], Raymond R. Walker and [[Charles Edison]], out of frustration with the perceived [[modern liberalism in the United States|liberalism]] of the state's [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. A key consideration was [[New York's fusion voting]], unusual among U.S. states, which allows individual candidates to appear on multiple party lines in the same election. The [[Liberal Party of New York]], founded in 1944, had benefited from this system; the Conservative Party desired to balance the Liberal Party's influence. According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the party's support "came mainly from those who would later be called Reagan Democrats—working-class, urban and suburban, often Catholic."<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/13/nyregion/despite-size-conservative-party-is-a-force-to-reckon-with.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|title=Despite Size, Conservative Party Is a Force to Reckon With|work=The New York Times|last=Perez-Pena|first=Richard|date=1999-12-13|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref>
The Conservative Party founders wanted to balance the Liberal Party's influence. One early supporter was ''[[National Review]]'' founder [[William F. Buckley, Jr.|William F. Buckley]], who was the party's candidate for [[mayor of New York City]] in 1965. In 1970, his brother [[James L. Buckley|James Buckley]] was elected to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] as a Conservative Party candidate; in 1976, he ran for reelection as a candidate of the Republican and Conservative parties, losing to [[Daniel Patrick Moynihan]]. In 1978, registered Conservative [[William Carney (politician)|William Carney]], a member of the [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] legislature, was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[New York's 1st congressional district]], a long-time Democratic stronghold on [[Long Island]], after winning the Republican primary and running on both party lines.<ref>Spitzer, Robert, "Third Parties in New York State", in Jeffrey M. Stonecash, John Kenneth White, and Peter W. Colby, edd., Governing New York State (1994, Third Edition).</ref> He eventually served three terms before retiring. In the [[United States Senate elections, 2004|2004 U.S. Senate election]], the Conservative Party endorsed [[Marilyn O'Grady]] to oppose Republican candidate [[Howard Mills]] and incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Charles Schumer]].


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Conservative Party Chairmen/Chairwomen
|+ '''Chairmen and women'''
! Chair !! Tenure !! Hometown while serving
! Chair !! Tenure !! Residence
|-
|-
| Kieran E. O'Doherty || February 1962 – July 1962 || [[Manhattan]]
| [[Kieran O'Doherty|Kieran E. O'Doherty]] || February–July 1962 || [[Manhattan]]
|-
|-
| [[J. Daniel Mahoney]] || July 1962 – April 1986 || [[Manhattan]]
| [[J. Daniel Mahoney]] || July 1962 – April 1986 || [[Manhattan]]
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| [[Serphin Maltese|Serphin R. Maltese]] || April 1986 – December 1988 || [[Queens]]
| [[Serphin Maltese|Serphin R. Maltese]] || April 1986 – December 1988 || [[Queens]]
|-
|-
| Michael R. Long || December 1988 – present || [[Brooklyn]]
| [[Michael R. Long]] || December 1988 – January 2019 || [[Brooklyn]]
|-
| [[Gerard Kassar]]|| February 2019 – present || [[Brooklyn]]
|}
|}


===1960s===
==Policy priorities==
Prominent conservative author and commentator [[William F. Buckley Jr.]] ran for [[Mayor of New York City]] on the Conservative Party line in [[1965 New York City mayoral election|1965]], winning 13.4% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79103|title=Our Campaigns - New York City Mayor Race - Nov 02, 1965|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> An op-ed in ''[[The New York Times]]'' described the Buckley campaign as "a watershed campaign for the Conservatives, who gained heavy publicity and proved their strength in the overwhelmingly Democratic city."<ref name="auto" /> In 1966, Conservative candidate Paul L. Adams obtained more than half a million votes in his race for Governor of New York,<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/nyregion/new-york-conservative-party-extends-influence-at-polls-and-in-capital.html|title=New York Conservative Party Extends Influence at Polls and in Capital|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=28 June 2012|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> winning Row C for the Party.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2012/06/14/nys-conservative-triumph/|title=NY's conservative triumph|first=George|last=Marlin|date=14 June 2012|work=New York Post}}</ref>


===1970s===
The Conservative Party platform addresses a range of fiscal and social issues. In the fiscal realm, the Party supports reduced individual and corporate taxes, right to work laws, tort reform, repeal of inheritance (estate) taxes, and limits on the growth of state spending, and opposes minimum wage increases. Regarding law enforcement, the Party advocates repeal of the [[NY SAFE Act|SAFE Act]], reinstatement of the [[death penalty]], no [[parole]] for convicted felons, and the use of "stop-and-frisk" policing, and opposes the legalization of mind-altering drugs. On social issues, the Party [[Pro-life|opposes abortion]] except when the life of the mother is in danger, supports educational choice, opposes [[same-sex marriage]], opposes the [[DREAM Act]], and promotes adoption. The Party advocates government reform efforts such as [[term limit]]s, [[initiative and referendum]], recall, a ban on legislative member items, and voter identification requirements, and opposes taxpayer funding of campaigns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpnys.org/node/49 |title=Goals 2015 &#124; Conservative Party of New York State |publisher=Cpnys.org |date= |accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref>
In [[United States Senate election in New York, 1970|1970]], [[James L. Buckley|James Buckley]], the brother of William F. Buckley Jr., ran for [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] as the candidate of the Conservative Party. Running only on the Conservative Party line and the Independent Alliance Party line, Buckley defeated Democratic Congressman [[Richard Ottinger]] and unelected incumbent Republican U.S. Senator [[Charles Goodell]], receiving 39% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-weekend-interview-nine-decades-at-the-barricades-1406931516|title=Nine Decades at the Barricades|first=James|last=Taranto|date=1 August 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> Buckley served one term in the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/06/nyregion/james-buckley-on-list-for-us-appeals-court.html|title=James Buckley on List for U.s. Appeals Court|first1=Michael|last1=Oreskes|date=6 September 1985|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> According to the ''New York Post'', "Buckley's victory cemented, for a time, an electoral coalition of urban, ethnic Democrats with rural and suburban Republicans—all disgusted with excessive taxation, runaway government spending and the decline of traditional values."<ref name="auto2" /> In [[United States Senate election in New York, 1976|1976]], Buckley ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate as the candidate of the Republican and Conservative parties, losing to Democrat [[Daniel Patrick Moynihan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/specials/moynihan-buckley.html|title=Moynihan Defeats Buckley For New York Senate Seat|work=The New York Times|last=Carroll|first=Maurice|date=November 3, 1976}}</ref>


In 1978, registered Conservative [[William Carney (politician)|William Carney]], a member of the [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] legislature, was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[New York's 1st congressional district]], a long-time Democratic stronghold on [[Long Island]], after winning the Republican primary and running on both party lines.<ref>Spitzer, Robert, "Third Parties in New York State", in Jeffrey M. Stonecash, John Kenneth White, and Peter W. Colby, edd., ''Governing New York State'' (1994, Third Edition).</ref> He eventually served four terms before retiring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/26/nyregion/stakes-are-high-in-suffolk-house-race.html|title=Stakes Are High in Suffolk House Race|first=Frank|last=Lynn|date=26 October 1986|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
==Strategy==
Rather than nominating its own candidates, the Conservative Party usually endorses the same candidates as the Republican Party and campaigns against the Democratic candidates. It withholds this support from the Republicans if it deems them too liberal. For example, the Conservative Party withheld its support from Republican [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s [[electoral fusion|fusion]] campaigns with endorsement from the Liberal Party for New York City mayor in 1989, 1993<ref>{{cite news|author=James Bennet|title="Giuliani is endorsed by New York Liberal Party"|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 16, 1993|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DA153EF935A25756C0A965958260|accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref> and 1997.<ref>[http://www.newscopy.org/liberal_party/index.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref> The decision not to endorse party-switching Syracuse state Senator [[Nancy Larraine Hoffmann]] cost the [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] that seat in the 2004 election. However, the Party has also endorsed Democratic candidates as well, such as controversial former [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] [[List of mayors of Buffalo, New York|mayor]] and presidential candidate [[James D. Griffin|Jimmy Griffin]], who was initially elected mayor solely on the Conservative ticket but had Republican support as well for his subsequent campaigns. It also cross-endorsed such Democrats as Asms. [[Michael Cusick]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Wrobleski |url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/conservatives_back_4_incumbent.html |title=Conservatives back 4 incumbents, but lack candidates against 2 Democrats |publisher=SILive.com |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref> [[Michael P. Kearns]],<ref name="buffalonews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/elections/conservatives-biding-time-on-grisanti-seat-20140522 |title=Conservatives biding time on Grisanti seat - City & Region |publisher=Buffalonews.com |date=2014-05-22 |accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref> and [[Robin Schimminger]],<ref name="buffalonews.com"/> former [[Manhattan]] [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|District Attorney]] [[Frank Hogan]], and former [[New York's 21st congressional district|Capital District]] Congressman [[Michael R. McNulty|Michael McNulty]]. No Republican has won statewide office in New York without Conservative Party support since 1974.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Gormley |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/From-the-Wires/2010/0927/Rick-Lazio-drops-out-of-New-York-governor-s-race-critical-of-both-remaining-candidates |title=Rick Lazio drops out of New York governor's race, critical of both remaining candidates |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2013-07-14}}</ref>


===1980s===
''This list in incomplete''.
In 1980, the Conservative Party endorsed [[Al D'Amato]] in a [[United States Senate election in New York, 1980|U.S. Senate race]] in which he successfully challenged incumbent Sen. [[Jacob Javits]] in a Republican primary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.9wsyr.com/mostpopular/story/Miner-Kimatian-win-Syracuse-mayoral-primaries/G_EgwHAEskClUf1wm-6wuA.cspx|title=Miner, Kimatian win Syracuse mayoral primaries|publisher=News Channel 9|date=September 8, 2009|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063010/http://www.9wsyr.com/mostpopular/story/Miner-Kimatian-win-Syracuse-mayoral-primaries/G_EgwHAEskClUf1wm-6wuA.cspx|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> D'Amato then narrowly prevailed in the general election over Democrat [[Elizabeth Holtzman]]; the 275,100 votes D'Amato received on the Conservative line exceeded his slim margin of victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3894|title=Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Election Results - Nov 04, 1980|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf |title=1980 election results |website=Clerk.House.gov}}</ref>
==Current elected officials==
[[File:William Carney.png|thumb|172x172px|[[William Carney (politician)|William Carney]] represented [[New York's 1st congressional district]] as a member of the Conservative Party from 1979 to 1985.]]
=== [[New York|New York State]] ===
In the [[1982 New York gubernatorial election|1982 gubernatorial election]], the party nominated Republican [[Lewis Lehrman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/26/nyregion/conservatives-and-a-political-gamble-in-new-york-news-analysis.html|title=CONSERVATIVES AND A POLITICAL GAMBLE IN NEW YORK; News Analysis|first=Frank|last=Lynn|date=26 January 1982|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> who was narrowly defeated by Democrat [[Mario Cuomo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/29/nyregion/from-the-ivy-league-and-bay-ridge-two-of-pataki-s-conservative-pillars.html|title=From the Ivy League and Bay Ridge, Two of Pataki's Conservative Pillars|first=James|last=Dao|date=December 29, 1994|access-date=June 3, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[1986 New York gubernatorial election|1986 gubernatorial election]], the party nominated Republican [[Andrew P. O'Rourke]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/carl-paladino-tea-party-hothead-trounced-andrew-cuomo-new-siena-poll-shows-article-1.190677|title=Carl Paladino, Tea Party hothead, is getting trounced by Andrew Cuomo, new Siena poll shows|first=Kenneth|last=Lovett|work=New York Daily News}}</ref> who was defeated by Cuomo in a landslide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/01/former-new-york-governor-mario-cuomo-dead-82/21170217/ |title=Former N.Y. governor Mario Cuomo dies at 82|website=USA Today|date=January 1, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Angela Wozniak]], member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from the 143rd district (Erie Co.)


===1990s===
=== [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]] ===
[[Herbert London]] was the Conservative Party's nominee for Governor of New York in [[1990 New York gubernatorial election|1990]]; that year, the party broke from the Republican Party, declining to cross-endorse Republican nominee [[Pierre Rinfret]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/29/nyregion/conservatives-balk-as-gop-prepares-to-back-rinfret.html |work=The New York Times |title=Conservatives Balk as G.O.P. Prepares to Back Rinfret |first=Frank |last=Lynn |date=May 29, 1990 |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/30/nyregion/rinfret-and-london-running-even-in-polls.html |work=The New York Times |title=Rinfret and London Running Even in Polls |first=Frank |last=Lynn |date=October 30, 1990 |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Conservatives leaders cited Rinfret's support for abortion, his perceived lack of seriousness about his candidacy, and his potential difficulties in attacking incumbent Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo on fiscal policies as reasons for their decision to support London instead.<ref name=gov>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/29/nyregion/conservatives-balk-as-gop-prepares-to-back-rinfret.html |title=Conservatives Balk as G.O.P. Prepares to Back Rinfret |date=May 29, 1990 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |first=Frank |last=Lynn |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> London ran a strong campaign statewide and finished one percentage point behind Rinfret, while Democratic Governor [[Mario Cuomo]] easily won re-election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR2006071201993_pf.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Pierre Rinfret; Economist, Cuomo Rival in N.Y |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>
* Hans-Peter Pecher, member of the [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]] Legislature from the 8th district
=== [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]] ===
* Donald Vorhees, town councilman from [[Catlin, New York|Catlin]]
* Louis F. DeCiccio, town councilman from [[Veteran, New York|Veteran]]
=== [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton County]] ===
* Lawrence E. Wolff, town assessor of [[Ellenburg, New York|Ellenburg]]
=== [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]] ===
* Jon Mesick, town councilman from [[Austerlitz, New York|Austerlitz]]
* Alan G. Miller, town councilman from [[Canaan, New York|Canaan]]
* Edward Scott, town councilman from [[Stuyvesant, New York|Stuyvesant]]
=== [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] ===
* Joseph C. Lorigo, majority leader of the [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] Legislature from the 10th district
* David L. Cummings, Town Supervisor of [[Newstead, New York|Newstead]]
* Michael Petrie, Mayor of [[Blasdell, New York|Blasdell]]
* Thomas Fallon, town councilman from [[Elma, New York|Elma]]
* Christopher Aronica, town councilman from [[Grand Island, New York|Grand Island]]
* Gary Roesch, town councilman from [[Grand Island, New York|Grand Island]]
* Geoffrey W. Hack, town councilman from [[Holland, New York|Holland]]
* Julie Lathrop, town councilwoman from [[Marilla, New York|Marilla]]
* John P. Jendrowski, Jr., town councilman from [[Newstead, New York|Newstead]]
* Douglas J. Morrell, town councilman from [[Sardinia, New York|Sardinia]]
* Robert Pearce, Town Justice from [[Elma, New York|Elma]]
* Walter C. Cain, Town Justice from [[Collins, New York|Collins]]
* Thomas M. Best, Sr., Superintendent of Highways from [[Hamburg, New York|Hamburg]]
* Remy Orffeo, Town Clerk from [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park]]


The party declined to endorse Republican [[Rudy Giuliani]] for Mayor of New York City in his successful [[1993 New York City mayoral election|1993]] and [[1997 New York City mayoral election|1997]] campaigns. In each of those elections, Giuliani accepted the endorsement of the Liberal Party. The Conservative Party endorsed George Marlin for Mayor in 1993 and left its line blank in the 1997 New York City mayoral race.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=56937|title=Our Campaigns - New York City Mayor Race - Nov 02, 1993|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55046|title=Our Campaigns - New York City Mayor Race - Nov 04, 1997|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>
=== [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]] ===
* John Armitage, town councilman from [[LeRoy, New York|LeRoy]]
=== [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]] ===
* David Werth, Sr., Town Justice from [[North Dansville, New York|North Dansville]]
* Jay R. Griffith, trustee from the [[Dansville, Livingston County, New York|Village of Dansville]]
=== [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]] ===
* Eric G. Peters, Town Supervisor of [[Hamlin, New York|Hamlin]]
=== [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]] ===
* William L. Ross, member of the [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]] Legislature from the 2nd district
* Joseph Ohol, town councilman from [[Cambria, New York|Cambria]]
* Ronald C. Morrison, councilman from [[Pendleton, New York|Pendleton]]
* Tracey Carmer, Town Clerk from [[Somerset, New York|Somerset]]
=== [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]] ===
* Mary Wawaro, member of the [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]] Legislature from the 1st district


The party endorsed Republican [[George Pataki]] in his successful [[1994 New York gubernatorial election|1994]] campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. [[Mario Cuomo]]. In that race, Pataki "drew more than 300,000 votes on the Conservative line, double his slender winning margin over Mr. Cuomo."<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1994/gov94.pdf|title=1994 New York Gubernatorial Election Results|website=Elections.NY.gov}}</ref>
==1990 gubernatorial election==
[[Herbert London]] was the Conservative Party's nominee for Governor of New York in [[New York gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]]; that year, the party broke from the Republican Party, declining to cross-endorse Republican nominee [[Pierre Rinfret]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/29/nyregion/conservatives-balk-as-gop-prepares-to-back-rinfret.html | work=The New York Times | title=Conservatives Balk as G.O.P. Prepares to Back Rinfret | first=Frank | last=Lynn | date=May 29, 1990 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/30/nyregion/rinfret-and-london-running-even-in-polls.html | work=The New York Times | title=Rinfret and London Running Even in Polls | first=Frank | last=Lynn | date=October 30, 1990 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> London ran a strong campaign statewide and finished one percentage point behind Rinfret, while Democratic Governor [[Mario Cuomo]] easily won re-election.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR2006071201993_pf.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Pierre Rinfret; Economist, Cuomo Rival in N.Y | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref>


==2006 elections==
===2000s===
The party ran its own candidates for Mayor of New York City in the [[2001 New York City mayoral election|2001]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2001/generalelection/general2001.pdf |title=2001 New York City Mayoral Election Results |website=Vote.NYC.ny.us |access-date=2019-10-05 |archive-date=2020-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912193321/https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2001/generalelection/general2001.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[2005 New York City mayoral election|2005]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2005/general/Manhattan/Croossover%20Mayor%20Re-Cap%20NYC.pdf |title=2005 New York City Mayoral Election Results |website=Vote.NYC.ny.us |access-date=2019-10-05 |archive-date=2018-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110064625/https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2005/general/Manhattan/Croossover%20Mayor%20Re-Cap%20NYC.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[2009 New York City mayoral election|2009]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2009/General/1.11CitywideMayorRecap.pdf |title=2009 New York City Mayoral Election Results |website=Vote.NYC.ny.us |access-date=2019-10-05 |archive-date=2018-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110064641/https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2009/General/1.11CitywideMayorRecap.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> declining to support successful Republican candidate [[Michael Bloomberg]].
The party lobbied against [[Jeanine Pirro]]'s candidacy for the [[United States Senate election in New York, 2006|2006 Senate election]] against [[Hillary Clinton]]. Pirro was a [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] Republican and was supported by Governor [[George Pataki]] and other GOP leaders who saw her as the only candidate who could compete against Clinton. Under pressure from the Conservative Party and factions within the GOP, Pirro withdrew from the race in November 2005 to run for state attorney general (this time, with the endorsement of the Conservative Party). She was defeated in that race by [[Andrew Cuomo]]. Most Conservative Party state and county leaders supported [[John Spencer (politician)|John Spencer]], former mayor of [[Yonkers, New York]]. While Spencer received the Republican nomination, he was defeated by Clinton in the general election.


[[John Spencer (mayor)|John Spencer]], a former mayor of [[Yonkers, New York]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/jabs-at-senator-clinton-come-back-to-haunt-former-yonkers-mayor-34724150|title=Jabs at Senator Clinton come back to haunt former Yonkers mayor|website=News 12 - Hudson Valley}}</ref> was nominated for U.S. Senate by the Republican and Conservative Parties in the [[United States Senate election in New York, 2006|2006 Senate election]] against [[Hillary Clinton]]. Spencer was defeated by Clinton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_ussen.pdf |title=2006 New York U.S. Senate Election Results |website=Elections.NY.gov}}</ref>
In the race for Governor, Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long endorsed [[John Faso]], the former Assembly Minority Leader and Republican [[New York State Comptroller|State Comptroller]] nominee in 2002. Faso also received the endorsements of county branches of the Conservative Party. [[William Weld|Bill Weld]], [[John Faso]]'s primary contender, received lukewarm support from the Conservative Party due to his support of [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]; Weld considered running on the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] ticket. Faso was the nominee of both the Republican and Conservative parties, but was defeated by [[Eliot Spitzer]].


In the 2006 race for governor, Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long endorsed [[John Faso]], the former Assembly Minority Leader and Republican [[New York State Comptroller|State Comptroller]] nominee in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/22/nyregion/weld-suffers-two-setbacks-to-candidacy-in-one-day.html|title=Weld Suffers Two Setbacks to Candidacy in One Day|first=Danny|last=Hakim|date=22 February 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Faso won the nomination at the Republican convention, defeating former Massachusetts Gov. [[William Weld|Bill Weld]], 61–39%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/nyregion/02gov.html|title=State G.O.P. Convention Rebuffs Weld and Backs Faso for Governor|first=Patrick|last=Healy|date=2 June 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Following the convention, Weld withdrew from the race as senior party officials (including state Republican chairman [[Stephen Minarik]], who endorsed Weld) urged party unity.<ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick |last=Healy|title=G.O.P. Chief in N.Y. Urges Weld to Quit Governor's Race|date=June 5, 2006|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/05/nyregion/05cnd-gov.html?hp&ex=1149566400&en=0743a7fd44898ee5&ei=5094&partner=homepage|access-date=August 5, 2008}}</ref> In the general election, Faso was the nominee of both the Republican and Conservative parties,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18faso.html|title=An Ill-Timed Candidate Believes His Time Is Now|first=Patrick|last=Healy|date=18 October 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> but was defeated by [[Eliot Spitzer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/nyregion/08york.html|title=In N.Y. Races, a Historic Sweep|first=Patrick|last=Healy|date=7 November 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
==2008 presidential election==
[[File:New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009 results by county.svg|thumb|right|280px|'''2009 special election results, New York's 23rd congressional district''']]
[[File:NYS Conservative party strength, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|280px|alt=Strength of Conservative Party by county, 2008|
The Conservative Party nominated Republican candidates [[John McCain]] and [[Sarah Palin]] for president and vice president in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 election]], which was won by Democrat [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/PresidentVicePresident08.pdf|title=2008 U.S. Presidential Election Results in New York|website=Elections.NY.gov}}</ref>
{{legend|#FFFF66|border=1px solid #FFFF66|<1.5%}}
{{legend|#FFFFCC|border=1px solid #FFFFCC|1.5 - 1.9 %}}
{{legend|#FFCC00|border=1px solid #FFCC00|2.0 - 2.4 %}}
{{legend|#CC9966|border=1px solid #CC9966|2.5 - 3.0 %}}
{{legend|#663300|border=1px solid #663300|3.0 - 3.9 %}}
{{legend|#660000|border=1px solid #660000|>4.0 %}}
]]


The Conservative Party nominated [[Doug Hoffman]] for the [[2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election|2009 special election in New York's 23rd congressional district]], an election won by the Democratic nominee, [[Bill Owens (congressman)|Bill Owens]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/03/AR2009110304357.html?hpid=topnews |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Democrat wins hard-fought N.Y. House special election |first=Perry Jr. |last=Bacon |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> The Conservative Party chose Hoffman, a fiscal and social conservative, in reaction to the Republican Party's nomination of pro-choice, pro-same-sex-marriage, pro-union Assemblymember [[Dede Scozzafava]], who Chairman Mike Long declared to be a "nice lady who is too liberal."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32991 |title=New York Trading Down |work=Human Events |access-date=2012-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134520/http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32991 |archive-date=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 31, 2009, Scozzafava suspended her campaign,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2009/10/31/BL2009103100901.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 special election |date=October 31, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> leading prominent Republicans such as national chairman [[Michael Steele]] to endorse Hoffman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/nyregion/01upstate.html |work=The New York Times |title=G.O.P. Moderate, Pressed by Right, Abandons Race |first1=Adam |last1=Nagourney |first2=Jeremy W. |last2=Peters |date=November 1, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> On Election Day, Owens prevailed over Hoffman by a margin of 48.3% to 46%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091216/NEWS03/312169963 |title=Special election results certified |publisher=Watertown Daily Times |access-date=2012-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716223932/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091216/NEWS03/312169963 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2009 special election received significant national attention, and was alternately described as "a referendum on President [[Barack Obama]]" and "a fight over the [[Factions in the Republican Party (United States)|identity of the Republican Party]]."<ref name="wsyr1">[http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/breakingnews/Hoffman-concedes-23rd-Congressional-race-to-Owens/krJ1b4A4oESpLUslAa_A9g.cspx Hoffman concedes 23rd Congressional race to Owens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111123837/http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/breakingnews/Hoffman-concedes-23rd-Congressional-race-to-Owens/krJ1b4A4oESpLUslAa_A9g.cspx |date=November 11, 2009 }}, ''Associated Press'', November 4, 2009</ref><ref name="nytimes110409">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04district.html?_r=1&hp|title=Conservative Loses Upstate House Race in Blow to Right|last=Peters|first=Jeremy W.|date=November 4, 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612224001/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04district.html?_r=1&hp|archive-date=June 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> According to one commentator, "tea party conservatives see the GOP loss as a victory for conservativism over mere political party loyalty. They're describing the defeat as a warning shot fired in defense of principle."<ref>{{cite web|last=Tomasic |first=John|url=http://coloradoindependent.com/41530/musgrave-to-gop-%E2%80%98dont-just-assume-were-yours%E2%80%99 |title=Musgrave to GOP: 'Don't just assume we're yours' |work=The Colorado Independent |date=2009-11-04 |access-date=2012-01-02}}</ref> In addition, elected officials and observers opined that the congressional race affected the New York State Senate's December 2, 2009 vote against same-sex marriage legislation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203910.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=N.Y. State Senate votes down gay marriage bill by wide margin |date=December 3, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010 |first=Karl |last=Vick}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/nyregion/06marriage.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion |work=The New York Times |title=Marriage for Gays on Agenda in New York |first=Danny |last=Hakim |date=November 6, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>
The Conservative Party nominated Republican candidates [[John McCain]] and [[Sarah Palin]] for president and vice president in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 election]].<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/PresidentVicePresident08.pdf ]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> The graph shows how it did throughout the state.


==2009 elections==
===2010s===
Party Chairman Michael Long endorsed [[Rick Lazio]] for the [[2010 New York gubernatorial election]] and directed his allies to do the same. However, several county chairmen instead coalesced behind vice chairman Ralph Lorigo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/long-to-lorigo-stop-running-or-resign/ |title=Long To Lorigo: Stop Running Or Resign |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=2010-06-28 |access-date=2012-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314141933/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/06/long-to-lorigo-stop-running-or-resign/ |archive-date=2012-03-14}}</ref> Lazio defeated Lorigo in the primary election by a roughly 60–40% margin, but was defeated by [[Carl Paladino]] in the Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/09/long-even-without-lazio-conservatives-wont-back-paladino |title=Long: Even Without Lazio, Conservatives Won't Back Paladino |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=2010-09-17 |access-date=2012-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925032340/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/09/long-even-without-lazio-conservatives-wont-back-paladino/ |archive-date=2010-09-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lazio dropped out of the race on September 27, requiring a vacancy committee to convene and select a replacement for him on the Conservative line.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jerry Zremski, Tom Precious and Robert J. McCarthy |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article202607.ece |title=Lazio's exit opens door for Paladino |publisher=The Buffalo News |date=2010-09-28 |access-date=2012-01-02}}</ref> Long eventually endorsed Paladino and the vacancy committee followed, placing Paladino on the Conservative Party line. Paladino lost the general election,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/nyregion/03nygov.html|title=Cuomo Cruises to Win in New York Governor's Race|first=Nicholas|last=Confessore|work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 2010|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> but drew 232,264 votes on the Conservative Party line,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/news/2010GeneralElectionResults.pdf |title=2010 New York Gubernatorial Election Results |website=Elections.NY.gov}}</ref> which allowed the party to overtake the [[Independence Party of New York]] and retake Row C (the third place ballot position in New York elections) for the first time since the 1998 elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/columnists/other-columnists/janison-paladino-s-party-may-fall-off-state-ballot-1.2484300|title=Janison: Paladino's party may fall off ballot|website=Newsday}}</ref> The party has held Row C ever since.
{{Main|New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009}}
The Conservative Party nominated [[Doug Hoffman]] for the special congressional election in the [[New York's 23rd congressional district|23rd congressional district]], an election won by the Democratic nominee, [[Bill Owens (congressman)|Bill Owens]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/03/AR2009110304357.html?hpid=topnews | work=The Washington Post | title=Democrat wins hard-fought N.Y. House special election | first=Perry | last=Bacon Jr | date=November 4, 2009 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> The Conservative Party chose Hoffman, a fiscal and social conservative, in reaction to the Republican Party's nomination of pro-choice, pro-same-sex-marriage, pro-union Assemblymember [[Dede Scozzafava]], who Chairman Mike Long declared to be a "nice lady who is too liberal."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32991 |title=New York Trading Down |publisher=Human Events |date= |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref> On October 31, 2009, [[Dede Scozzafava]] suspended her campaign,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2009/10/31/BL2009103100901.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 special election | date=October 31, 2009 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> leading prominent Republicans such as national chairman [[Michael Steele]] to endorse Hoffman.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/nyregion/01upstate.html | work=The New York Times | title=G.O.P. Moderate, Pressed by Right, Abandons Race | first1=Adam | last1=Nagourney | first2=Jeremy W. | last2=Peters | date=November 1, 2009 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> The final election results showed that Owens prevailed over Hoffman by a margin of 48.3% to 46%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091216/NEWS03/312169963 |title=Special election results certified |publisher=Watertown Daily Times |date= |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref> According to one commentator, "tea party conservatives see the GOP loss as a victory for conservativism over mere political party loyalty. They’re describing the defeat as a warning shot fired in defense of principle."<ref>{{cite web|author=John Tomasic |url=http://coloradoindependent.com/41530/musgrave-to-gop-%E2%80%98dont-just-assume-were-yours%E2%80%99 |title=Musgrave to GOP: 'Don't just assume we're yours' |publisher=The Colorado Independent |date=2009-11-04 |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref> In addition, elected officials and observers opined that the congressional race had an impact on the New York State Senate's December 2, 2009 vote against same-sex marriage legislation.<ref>[http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/880990.html?imw=Y ]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203910.html | work=The Washington Post | title=N.Y. State Senate votes down gay marriage bill by wide margin | date=December 3, 2009 | accessdate=April 30, 2010 | first=Karl | last=Vick}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/nyregion/06marriage.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion | work=The New York Times | title=Marriage for Gays on Agenda in New York | first=Danny | last=Hakim | date=November 6, 2009 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref>


Prior to the passage of [[Marriage Equality Act (New York)|same-sex marriage legislation]] in 2011, Long stated that the party would not endorse any candidate who supported same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Confessore|first=Nicholas|title=Conservative Party is Obstacle to Gay Marriage|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/nyregion/michael-long-is-gay-marriages-no-1-obstacle-in-ny.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=nyregion&src=mv|access-date=May 19, 2011|date=May 19, 2011|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="ny">{{cite news|url=http://nycapitolnews.com/2011/06/wedding-crashers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706021248/http://nycapitolnews.com/2011/06/wedding-crashers/|archive-date=2011-07-06|title=Will voting for gay marriage help or hurt Republican senators|last=Nahimas|first=Laura|publisher=The Capitol|date=June 29, 2011|access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref> Four Republican state senators—Sens. [[James Alesi]], [[Mark Grisanti]], [[Roy McDonald (politician)|Roy McDonald]], and [[Stephen Saland]]—voted in favor of same-sex marriage. Alesi did not seek re-election in 2012,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lovett |first=Kenneth |title=State Sen. who voted for gay marriage one of 4 GOPers who voted for gay marriage last year, won't run for reelection - believing that vote weakened him politically |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/state-sen-james-alesi-4-gopers-voted-gay-marriage-year-won-run-reelection-believing-vote-weakened-politically-article-1.1075378 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107120416/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/state-sen-james-alesi-4-gopers-voted-gay-marriage-year-won-run-reelection-believing-vote-weakened-politically-article-1.1075378 |archive-date=November 7, 2013}}</ref> while Grisanti, McDonald, and Saland faced challengers in 2012 who received the Conservative Party's endorsement. Grisanti was re-elected to the State Senate,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/nyregion/saland-concedes-defeat-in-state-senate-race.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0 |work=The New York Times |first=Thomas |last=Kaplan |title=In Final Tally, Vote for Gay Marriage Costs 3 Republicans |date=December 13, 2012}}</ref> while McDonald was defeated in a Republican primary<ref name="auto3">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/nyregion/state-senator-roy-mcdonald-wont-pursue-third-party-bid.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |first=Thomas |last=Kaplan |title=Roy J. McDonald, Republican Who Voted for Gay Marriage, Won't Pursue Third-Party Bid |date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> and Saland was defeated in a general election in which a Conservative Party-endorsed challenger acted as a spoiler.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|last=Kriss |first=Erik |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dem_win_still_loss_euDuz5Xo1aSoqUkBGf0nSN |title=Dem win still a loss |work=New York Post |date=2012-12-14 |access-date=2015-05-05}}</ref>
Stephen Christopher, the party's nominee for [[Mayor of New York City]], came in third in that race with 1.7% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/index.html | work=The New York Times | title=Election 2009 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> The party's nominees for Public Advocate and Comptroller also came in third with 3.5% and 2.3% of the vote respectively.<ref>[http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/results/2009/General/2.11CitywidePublicAdvocateRecap.pdf ]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/results/2009/General/3.11CitywideComptrollerRecap.pdf ]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref>


State Senator [[Mark Grisanti]], the last remaining Republican state senator to have voted for the Marriage Equality Act, was again denied Conservative Party endorsement in 2014; the party instead endorsed [[dummy candidate]] Timothy Gallagher in State Senate District 60. Grisanti lost the Republican primary, but remained in the general election on the [[Independence Party of New York|Independence]] line. In the general election, Gallagher—despite not campaigning at all—won 8 percent of the vote; the vote split between Gallagher, Grisanti, and Republican candidate Kevin Stocker allowed Democrat [[Marc Panepinto]] to win the election with only 34 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wivb.com/2014/11/04/panepinto-says-60th-senate-district-race-will-not-be-close/|title=Panepinto wins in 60th Senate District|publisher=WIVB-TV |access-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/782800/democrat-marc-panepinto-claims-victory-in-60th-state-senate-race|title=Democrat Marc Panepinto Claims Victory in 60th State Senate Race|publisher=[[Time Warner Cable]]|access-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref>
==2010 activities==
Party chairman Michael Long publicly endorsed [[Rick Lazio]] for the [[New York gubernatorial election, 2010]], and directed his allies to do the same. However, several county chairmen refused, and coalesced behind vice chairman Ralph Lorigo to assure Lazio would have a Conservative Party primary opponent. Long sent a letter demanding Lorigo to either cease his gubernatorial campaign or resign his position within the party, accusing him of being a [[stalking horse]] for another candidate, [[Carl Paladino]], whom Long refused to consider (an allegation that Lorigo publicly denied, though his campaign was run by family members of the Paladino campaign). Long did not state any consequences for refusing to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/long-to-lorigo-stop-running-or-resign/ |title=Long To Lorigo: Stop Running Or Resign |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=2010-06-28 |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref>


The Party endorsed [[Rob Astorino]] very early in the [[2014 New York gubernatorial election|2014 gubernatorial election process]].<ref name=freddicker21014>[[Fred Dicker|Dicker, Fredric U.]] (February 10, 2014). [https://nypost.com/2014/02/10/conservative-party-boss-says-rob-astorino-to-run-for-gov/ Conservative Party boss says Rob Astorino to run for gov]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved February 10, 2014.</ref> In the election for New York State Comptroller, the party threatened to nominate its own candidate if the Republicans could not find a candidate from their party to run on the line;<ref>Lovett, Ken (April 14, 2014). [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/mike-long-nys-conservative-party-choose-controller-candidate-gop-blog-entry-1.1755535 Mike Long says NYS Conservative party will choose own controller candidate if GOP can't] ''(sic)''. ''New York Daily News''. Retrieved April 14, 2014.</ref> the GOP eventually nominated [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]] Comptroller Rob Antonacci.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/new_york_republicans_designate_antonacci_to_run_for_state_comptroller.html|title=New York Republicans designate Antonacci to run for state comptroller|publisher=Syracuse.com|last=Breidenbach|first=Michelle|date=May 15, 2014|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>
Lazio defeated Lorigo in the primary election by a roughly 60-40 margin, though write-in candidates were significant in several upstate counties, many of which voted for Lorigo over Lazio. Paladino defeated Lazio in the Republican primary. Afterwards, Long barred Lorigo from party meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/09/long-even-without-lazio-conservatives-wont-back-paladino |title=Long: Even Without Lazio, Conservatives Won’t Back Paladino |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=2010-09-17 |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref> Lazio dropped out of the race on September 27, requiring a vacancy committee to convene and select a replacement; Lorigo claims that Suffolk County chairman Ed Walsh held a meeting among his party's members that claimed a 90 percent support rate, at odds with Long's claims.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jerry Zremski, Tom Precious and Robert J. McCarthy |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article202607.ece |title=Lazio's exit opens door for Paladino |publisher=The Buffalo News |date=2010-09-28 |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref> Long eventually endorsed Paladino, and the vacancy committee followed, placing Paladino on the line.


[[File:Donald J. Trump at Marriott Marquis NYC September 7th 2016 15.jpg|thumb|right|Then Presidential Candidate [[Donald Trump]] accepting the Conservative nomination at the [[New York Marriott Marquis]] on September 7, 2016]]
Paladino eventually drew 232,264 votes on the Conservative Party line, which allowed the Party to overtake the [[Independence Party of New York]] and retake Line C for the first time since the 1998 elections.
In 2016, the Conservative Party nominated eventual winner [[Donald Trump]] for President of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/07/donald-trump-speaks-new-york/89955346/|title=Trump accepts NY Conservative Party nomination; touts job creation|website=The Journal News|last=D'Onofrio|first=Michael|date=September 7, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Mike Long, Jim McLaughlin and Graham Shafer (1618980902) (cropped).jpg|thumb|210x210px|[[Michael R. Long|Michael Long]] served as the chairman of the party for over 30 years, from 1988 to 2019.]]
On April 13, 2018, the Conservative Party executive committee selected [[Marcus Molinaro]] as its candidate in the [[2018 New York gubernatorial election|2018 gubernatorial election]] in what Long termed a "not very easy" decision; the party chose Molinaro over Deputy State Senate Majority Leader [[John A. DeFrancisco]] and openly refused to consider [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] Executive [[Joel Giambra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nys-conservative-leaders-back-molinaro-governor-article-1.3935397?cid=bitly|title=NYS Conservative Party leaders back Molinaro for governor |work=NY Daily News|first=Kenneth|last=Lovett|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>


The Conservative Party of [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]] is alleged to have been the target of a [[party raiding|hostile takeover]] by members of the Republican Party, after 37 former Republicans abruptly changed party registration in October 2017. County party chairman Leonard Ciros alleged that the Republican Party violated state party loyalty laws and the federal [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/cattaraugus-county-conservative-chair-fbi-to-become-involved-in-gop/article_aa399760-9ac7-11e8-bb34-23b45f79c3ba.html|title=Cattaraugus County Conservative chair: FBI to become involved in GOP takeover allegations|first=Rick|last=Miller |work=Olean Times Herald|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref>
==2012 activities==
Following the passage of [[Marriage Equality Act (New York)|same-sex marriage legislation]] in 2011, the Conservative Party stated that it would withdraw support for any candidate who had voted for the bill.<ref name="NYT07022011">[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/us/politics/03gay.html New York’s Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Spurs Opponents for New Fights]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nycapitolnews.com/2011/06/wedding-crashers/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110706021248/http://nycapitolnews.com/2011/06/wedding-crashers/|archivedate=2011-07-06|title=Will voting for gay marriage help or hurt Republican senators|last=Nahimas|first=Laura|publisher=The Capitol|date=June 29, 2011|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> Four Republican state senators−Sens. [[James Alesi]], [[Mark Grisanti]], [[Roy McDonald (politician)|Roy McDonald]], and [[Stephen Saland]]−voted in favor of same-sex marriage. Alesi did not run for re-election,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lovett|first=Kenneth|title=State Sen. who voted for gay marriage one of 4 GOPers who voted for gay marriage last year, won't run for reelection - believing that vote weakened him politically|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/state-sen-james-alesi-4-gopers-voted-gay-marriage-year-won-run-reelection-believing-vote-weakened-politically-article-1.1075378|accessdate=November 26, 2012|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> while Grisanti, McDonald, and Saland faced challengers who received the Conservative Party's endorsement. Grisanti was re-elected to the State Senate in 2012,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/nyregion/saland-concedes-defeat-in-state-senate-race.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Thomas | last=Kaplan | title=In Final Tally, Vote for Gay Marriage Costs 3 Republicans | date=December 13, 2012}}</ref> while McDonald was defeated in a Republican primary<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/nyregion/state-senator-roy-mcdonald-wont-pursue-third-party-bid.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Thomas | last=Kaplan | title=Roy J. McDonald, Republican Who Voted for Gay Marriage, Won't Pursue Third-Party Bid | date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> and Saland was defeated in a general election in which a Conservative Party-endorsed challenger acted as a spoiler.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kriss |first=Erik |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dem_win_still_loss_euDuz5Xo1aSoqUkBGf0nSN |title=Dem win still a loss &#124; New York Post |publisher=Nypost.com |date=2012-12-14 |accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref>


As of 2018, the Party holds "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position, directly below the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/blogs/vote-up/2010/12/14/conservatives-take-row-c-wfp-moves-up-to-d/2173149/|title=Conservatives Take Row C, WFP Moves Up To D|first=Nick|last=Reisman|website=Democrat and Chronicle|date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/nys-conservative-party-ny-purple-people-blog-entry-1.2004886|title=NYS Conservative Party chairman says NYS not as blue as people think--if you cut New York City adrift|last=Lovett|first=Ken|work=New York Daily News}}</ref> and 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/cayuga-conservative-chair-long-put-party-first/article_5878bbbc-f8c5-5efa-8f5d-ec4f30a4152d.html|title=Cayuga Conservative chair: Long put party first|first=Robert|last=Harding|website=Auburn Citizen}}</ref> gubernatorial elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gothamgazette.com/government/5425-governor-fusion-cuomo-and-his-many-ballot-lines|title=Governor Fusion: Cuomo and His Many Ballot Lines|first=David Howard|last=King|website=Gotham Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-molinaro-trump-cuomo-conservative-party-ad-20181001-story.html|title=NYS Conservative Party radio ad does what Molinaro has tried to avoid--ties him to Trump|first=Kenneth|last=Lovett|work=New York Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/new-york-political-slang-definitions.html|title=The unofficial guide to New York political slang|last=Lewis|first=Rebecca|date=7 January 2018|website=CSNY}}</ref>
==2014 activities==
The party endorsed [[Rob Astorino]] very early in the [[New York gubernatorial election, 2014|gubernatorial election process]].<ref name=freddicker21014>[[Fred Dicker|Dicker, Fredric U.]] (February 10, 2014). [http://nypost.com/2014/02/10/conservative-party-boss-says-rob-astorino-to-run-for-gov/ Conservative Party boss says Rob Astorino to run for gov]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved February 10, 2014.</ref> In the comptroller election, the party threatened to nominate its own candidate if the Republicans could not find a candidate from their party to run on the line.<ref>Lovett, Ken (April 14, 2014). [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/mike-long-nys-conservative-party-choose-controller-candidate-gop-blog-entry-1.1755535 Mike Long says NYS Conservative party will choose own controller candidate if GOP can't] ''(sic)''. ''New York Daily News''. Retrieved April 14, 2014.</ref>


Long announced his retirement from the chairmanship of the Conservative Party on January 28, 2019 after having served in that role for 30 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/01/28/ny-state-conservative-party-chairman-steps-down/|title=NY State Conservative Party chairman steps down|first=Carl|last=Campanile|date=28 January 2019|work=New York Post}}</ref> In February 2019, he was elected Chairman Emeritus of the Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2019/02/kassar-elected-conservative-party-chairman/|title=Kassar Elected Conservative Party Chairman|work=State of Politics|date=February 2019}}</ref> On February 23, 2019, the Party named Gerard Kassar of Brooklyn as its new chairman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/2019/02/23/ralph-lorigo-misses-flight-and-his-bid-to-become-state-conservative-party-chair/|title=Ralph Lorigo misses flight — and his bid — to become state Conservative Party chair|last=Sandra Tan|date=23 February 2019|work=Buffalo News}}</ref>
Grisanti, the last remaining Republican to have voted for the Marriage Equality Act, was again denied a cross-endorsement and the party instead endorsed [[dummy candidate]] Timothy Gallagher for the position. Grisanti lost in the Republican primary but remained in the general election on the [[Independence Party of New York|Independence]] line; Gallagher, despite not campaigning at all, won 8 percent of the vote. The vote split between Gallagher, Grisanti and Republican primary winner Kevin Stocker allowed Democrat Marc Panepinto to win election to the seat with only 34 percent of the vote.

=== 2020s ===
In 2020, the Conservative Party nominated incumbent Republican President Donald Trump for re-election to the presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Winger|first=Richard|date=September 14, 2020|title=New York Conservative Party Nominates President Trump {{!}} Ballot Access News|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/09/13/new-york-conservative-party-nominates-president-trump/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Ballot Access News|language=en-US}}</ref> Trump was defeated by Democrat [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/07/joe-biden-donald-trump/|title=Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump for the presidency|first=Alex Samuels and Kate|last=McGee|date=November 7, 2020|website=The Texas Tribune}}</ref> In 2021, the Conservative Party successfully teamed up with the Republican Party to raise opposition among the state's voters and defeat three ballot initiatives proposed by Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-03|title=NY GOP claims victory as 3 ballot propositions fail|url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2021-11-03/ny-gop-claims-victory-as-3-ballot-propositions-fail|access-date=2022-01-04|website=WAMC|language=en}}</ref>

During the [[2022 New York gubernatorial election]] the party endorsed Republican [[Lee Zeldin]] who had the best showing as a Republican for governor since 1970 earning 2,762,581 votes and losing to incumbent [[Kathy Hochul]] by just 6.39% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reisman |first1=Nick |title=Zeldin called 'presumptive nominee' for Conservative Party |url=https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2021/06/08/zeldin-called--presumptive-nominee--for-conservative-party |website=nystateofpolitics.com |publisher=Spectrum News |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608162831/https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2021/06/08/zeldin-called--presumptive-nominee--for-conservative-party |archive-date=June 8, 2021 |date=June 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results |url=https://elections.ny.gov/2022-general-election-governor-and-lt-governor-results |website=[[New York State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>

On August 17, 2024, the Conservative Party nominated eventual winner Donald Trump for President of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Statement From NYS Conservative Party |url=https://www.cpnys.org/2024/02/24/statement-from-nys-conservative-party-41/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=CPNYS |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Gonzalo |date=August 19, 2024 |title=NYS Conservative Party Officially Nominates Trump and Vance for 2024 Election |url=https://thebigapplegazette.com/nys-conservative-party-officially-nominates-trump-and-vance-for-2024-election/ |url-status=live |website=The Big Apple Gazette}}</ref>

On September 30, 2024, Gonzalo Duran, Vice Chairman of the Bronx Conservative Party, expressed interest in running for Mayor of New York City. On November 25, 2024, Duran officially announced his candidacy at the Bronx Conservative Party's November meeting. Four days later, on November 29, 2024, Duran confirmed his run for Mayor in a press release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Gonzalo |date=September 30, 2024 |title=Conservative Leader Gonzalo Duran Announces Readiness For New York City Mayoral Bid |url=https://www.gonzaloduran.nyc/conservative-leader-gonzalo-duran-announces-readiness-for-new-york-city-mayoral-bid}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marshall |first=Ethan |date=November 27, 2024 |title=Bronx Conservative Party holds monthly meeting, Gonzalo Duran announces run for mayor |url=https://www.bxtimes.com/bronx-conservative-party-monthly-meeting/ |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Tejada |first=Elianni |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Gonzalo Duran Announces Mayoral Run at Bronx Conservative Party Meeting |url=https://thebigapplegazette.com/gonzalo-duran-announces-mayoral-run-at-bronx-conservative-party-meeting/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bronck |first=Jonas |date=November 29, 2024 |title=Gonzalo Duran For Mayor: A Conservative Movement For New York’s Future |url=https://bronx.com/gonzalo-duran-for-mayor-a-conservative-movement-for-new-yorks-future/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Strategy and reputation==
In 2012, ''The New York Times'' stated that the Conservative Party had "a successful electoral record in a decidedly blue state in which the Conservatives have elbowed the Republican Party to the right".<ref name="auto1" /> Also in 2012, the ''New York Post'' asserted that the Party had "helped the GOP maintain its majority in the state Senate, even as New York has turned an ever-deeper blue over the last half century" and added that it had "forced the state Republican Party to (sometimes) remember what it stood for—by threatening its power".<ref name="auto2" />

Rather than nominating its own candidates, the Conservative Party usually endorses the same candidates as the Republican Party and campaigns against the Democratic candidates. However, the party has withheld support from Republican candidates if it deems them too liberal. For example, the Conservative Party withheld its support from Republican [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s [[electoral fusion|fusion]] campaigns with endorsement from the Liberal Party for New York City mayor in 1989, 1993<ref>{{cite news|author=James Bennet|title=Giuliani is endorsed by New York Liberal Party|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 16, 1993|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DA153EF935A25756C0A965958260|access-date=2015-05-05}}</ref> and 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55046|title=Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 04, 1997|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> In the [[2004 United States Senate election in New York|2004 U.S. Senate election]], the Conservative Party endorsed [[Marilyn O'Grady]] to oppose Republican candidate [[Howard Mills]] and incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Charles Schumer]]. Also in 2004, the Party's decision to endorse Tom Dadey rather than incumbent Republican State Senator [[Nancy Larraine Hoffmann]] in State Senate District 49 helped bring about the victory of Democrat [[David Valesky]] in that race. After losing to Hoffmann in the Republican primary, Dadey—with the support of the Conservative Party and the Independence Party—remained in the race; Hoffmann lost the general election by 742 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2018/09/valeskys_narrow_path_to_victory_will_require_80_of_absentee_vote.html|title=Dave Valesky needs 83% of absentee vote to overcome Rachel May in NY Senate primary|first=Chris|last=Baker|date=September 14, 2018|website=syracuse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2004/2004nyssenate.pdf|title=2004 New York State Senate Election Results|work=Elections.NY.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2011/02/onondaga_county_republican_par.html|title=Onondaga County Republican Party chairman Tom Dadey's mission: Rebuild the GOP|first=Paul|last=Riede|date=February 17, 2011|website=syracuse}}</ref>

Following the passage of [[Marriage Equality Act (New York)|same-sex marriage legislation]] in 2011, the Conservative Party stated that it would withdraw support for any candidate who had voted for the bill;<ref name="NYT07022011">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/us/politics/03gay.html|title=Same-Sex Marriage Victory in New York Spurs Opponents to Work Elsewhere|first1=Erik|last1=Eckholm|first2=Katharine Q.|last2=Seelye|date=2 July 2011|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="ny" /> two Republican senators who voted for same-sex marriage—[[Roy J. McDonald|Roy McDonald]] and [[Stephen Saland]]—lost their seats in 2012.<ref name="auto3" /><ref name="auto4" />

The party has also endorsed Democratic candidates, including controversial former [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] [[List of mayors of Buffalo, New York|mayor]] and presidential candidate [[James D. Griffin|Jimmy Griffin]], who was initially elected mayor solely on the Conservative ticket but had Republican support as well for his subsequent campaigns. It also cross-endorsed such Democrats as Asms. [[Michael Cusick]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Wrobleski |url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/conservatives_back_4_incumbent.html |title=Conservatives back 4 incumbents, but lack candidates against 2 Democrats |publisher=SILive.com |date=2014-05-29 |access-date=2015-05-05}}</ref> [[Michael P. Kearns]],<ref name="buffalonews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/elections/conservatives-biding-time-on-grisanti-seat-20140522 |title=Conservatives biding time on Grisanti seat – City & Region |publisher=Buffalonews.com |date=2014-05-22 |access-date=2015-05-05}}</ref> and [[Robin Schimminger]]<ref name="buffalonews.com" /> and former [[New York's 21st congressional district|Capital District]] Congressman [[Michael R. McNulty|Michael McNulty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/election.guide/text/NY21.shtml|title=AllPolitics – Congressional Races – New York District 21|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 2022, the party endorsed Democratic Assembly members [[Simcha Eichenstein]]<ref name="Ballot Access News 2023">{{cite web | title=New York Conservative Party Continues To Have Unusual Support in One Corner of Brooklyn | website=Ballot Access News | date=2023-01-11 | url=https://ballot-access.org/2023/01/11/new-york-conservative-party-continues-to-have-unusual-support-in-one-corner-of-brooklyn/ | access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref> and [[Marianne Buttenschon]],<ref name="WKTV NewsChannel2 2022">{{cite web | title=Oneida County Conservative Party endorses Democrat Buttenschon for Assembly | website=WKTV NewsChannel2 | date=2022-03-10 | url=https://www.wktv.com/news/politics/oneida-county-conservative-party-endorses-democrat-buttenschon-for-assembly/article_22de3d8e-a0ae-11ec-a8f1-abac727efb76.html | access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref> as well as Senator [[Simcha Felder]].<ref name="Schreirber 2022">{{cite web | last=Schreirber | first=Sholom | title=Jewish Voice Endorsements for Election 2022 – Make Your Voice Heard, Vote on Nov 8th! | website=The Jewish Voice | date=2022-11-02 | url=https://thejewishvoice.com/2022/11/jewish-voice-endorsements-for-election-2022-make-your-voice-heard-vote-on-nov-8th/ | access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref>

==Officeholders from the New York Conservative Party==

===Federal office===
{{div col}}
*[[James L. Buckley]], [[List of United States Senators from New York|Senator]], 1971&ndash;1977
*[[William Carney (politician)|William Carney]], [[United States congressional delegations from New York#Members from New York|U.S. Congressman]], 1979&ndash;1987
{{div col end}}

===State office===
{{div col}}
*[[Rosemary R. Gunning]], [[New York State Assembly|Assemblywoman]], 1969&ndash;1976
*[[Charles A. Jerabek]], [[New York State Assembly|Assemblyman]], 1969&ndash;1972
*[[Angela Wozniak]], [[New York State Assembly|Assemblywoman]], 2015&ndash;2016
*[[Joseph Lorigo]], [[New York State Supreme Court]] justice, 2023&ndash;present
{{div col end}}

==Electoral history==
{{main article|Electoral history of the Conservative Party of New York State}}
===New York State Offices===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:1.2"
|+
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! colspan="6" | Governor & Lieutenant Governor
! colspan="6" | Comptroller
! colspan="6" | Attorney General
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Nominee<br><small>(Running-mate)</small>
! # votes
! % votes
! Fusion
! Place
! Year
! Nominee
! # votes
! % votes
! Fusion
! Place
! Year
! Nominee
! # votes
! % votes
! Fusion
! Place
|-
|[[1962 New York gubernatorial election|1962]]
|David H. Jaquith<br><small>(E. Vernon Carbonara)</small>
|141,877
|{{Composition bar|2.44|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
|[[1962 New York State Comptroller election|1962]]
|Thomas D. Cole
|99,971
|{{Composition bar|1.77|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
|[[1962 New York Attorney General election|1962]]
|Frederick S. Dennin
|99,464
|{{Composition bar|1.76|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 4
|-
|[[1966 New York gubernatorial election|1966]]
|[[Paul L. Adams (academic)|Paul Adams]]<br><small>(Kieran O'Doherty)</small>
|510,023
|{{Composition bar|8.46|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 6
|[[1966 New York State Comptroller election|1966]]
|Benjamin R. Crosby
|331,467
|{{Composition bar|5.80|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
|[[1966 New York Attorney General election|1966]]
|Mason L. Hampton
|322,693
|{{Composition bar|5.65|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
|-
|[[1970 New York gubernatorial election|1970]]
|[[Paul L. Adams (academic)|Paul Adams]]<br><small>(Edward F. Leonard)</small>
|422,514
|{{Composition bar|7.03|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 6
|[[1970 New York State Comptroller election|1970]]
|Anthony R. Spinelli
|436,584
|{{Composition bar|7.94|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
||[[1970 New York Attorney General election|1970]]
|Leo Kesselring
|409,169
|{{Composition bar|7.41|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 4
|-
|[[1974 New York gubernatorial election|1974]]
|[[Malcolm Wilson (governor)|Malcolm Wilson]]<br><small>([[Ralph G. Caso]])</small>
|269,080
|{{Composition bar|5.08|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 8
|[[1974 New York State Comptroller election|1974]]
|Bradley J. Hurd
|244,701
|{{Composition bar|5.02|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 7
|[[1974 New York Attorney General election|1974]]
|Edward F. Campbell
|232,631
|{{Composition bar|4.58|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 7
|-
|[[1978 New York gubernatorial election|1978]]
|[[Perry B. Duryea Jr.]]<br><small>([[Bruce F. Caputo]])</small>
|242,972
|{{Composition bar|5.10|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 7
|[[1978 New York State Comptroller election|1978]]
|[[Edward Regan]]
|284,707
|{{Composition bar|6.35|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Elected'''
|[[1978 New York Attorney General election|1978]]
|Michael Roth
|259,199
|{{Composition bar|5.93|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|-
|[[1982 New York gubernatorial election|1982]]
|[[Lewis Lehrman]]<br><small>([[James L. Emery]])</small>
|230,153
|{{Composition bar|4.38|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 7
|[[1982 New York State Comptroller election|1982]]
|[[Edward Regan]]
|252,716
|{{Composition bar|5.33|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
|[[1982 New York Attorney General election|1982]]
|Frances A. Sclafani
|178,477
|{{Composition bar|3.76|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
|-
|[[1986 New York gubernatorial election|1986]]
|[[Andrew P. O'Rourke]]<br><small>(E. Michael Kavanagh)</small>
|152,306
|{{Composition bar|3.55|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
|[[1986 New York State Comptroller election|1986]]
|[[Edward Regan]]
|222,803
|{{Composition bar|5.60|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
|[[1986 New York Attorney General election|1986]]
|[[Peter T. King]]
|139,964
|{{Composition bar|3.58|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 3
|-
|[[1990 New York gubernatorial election|1990]]
|[[Herbert London]]<br><small>(Anthony P. DiPerna)</small>
|827,614
|{{Composition bar|20.40|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 7
|[[1990 New York State Comptroller election|1990]]
|[[Edward Regan]]
|391,743
|{{Composition bar|9.93|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
|[[1990 New York Attorney General election|1990]]
|[[Bernard C. Smith]]
|284,244
|{{Composition bar|7.42|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 3
|-
|[[1994 New York gubernatorial election|1994]]
|[[George Pataki]]<br><small>([[Betsy McCaughey]])</small>
|328,605
|{{Composition bar|6.31|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Elected'''
|[[1994 New York State Comptroller election|1994]]
|[[Herbert London]]
|282,922
|{{Composition bar|6.09|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[1994 New York Attorney General election|1994]]
|[[Dennis Vacco]]
|305,961
|{{Composition bar|6.57|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Elected'''
|-
|[[1998 New York gubernatorial election|1998]]
|[[George Pataki]]<br><small>([[Mary Donohue]])</small>
|348,727
|{{Composition bar|7.40|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
|[[1998 New York State Comptroller election|1998]]
|[[Bruce Blakeman]]
|219,548
|{{Composition bar|4.97|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[1998 New York Attorney General election|1998]]
|[[Dennis Vacco]]
|302,223
|{{Composition bar|6.99|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
|-
|[[2002 New York gubernatorial election|2002]]
|[[George Pataki]]<br><small>([[Mary Donohue]])</small>
|176,848
|{{Composition bar|3.86|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
|[[2002 New York State Comptroller election|2002]]
|[[John Faso]]
|152,763
|{{Composition bar|3.67|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2002 New York Attorney General election|2002]]
|[[Dora Irizarry]]
|124,657
|{{Composition bar|3.02|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|-
|[[2006 New York gubernatorial election|2006]]
|[[John Faso]]<br><small>(C. Scott Vanderhoef)</small>
|168,654
|{{Composition bar|3.81|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2006 New York State Comptroller election|2006]]
|J. Christopher Callaghan
|206,427
|{{Composition bar|4.99|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2006 New York Attorney General election|2006]]
|[[Jeanine Pirro]]
|168,051
|{{Composition bar|3.91|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|-
|[[2010 New York gubernatorial election|2010]]
|[[Carl Paladino]]<br><small>(Gregory J. Edwards)</small>
|232,215
|{{Composition bar|5.01|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
|[[2010 New York State Comptroller election|2010]]
|[[Harry Wilson (businessman)|Harry Wilson]]
|243,319
|{{Composition bar|5.44|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2010 New York Attorney General election|2010]]
|[[Dan Donovan (politician)|Dan Donovan]]
|281,585
|{{Composition bar|6.34|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|-
|[[2014 New York gubernatorial election|2014]]
|[[Rob Astorino]]<br><small>(Christopher J. Moss)</small>
|250,634
|{{Composition bar|6.56|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
|[[2014 New York State Comptroller election|2014]]
|[[Bob Antonacci]]
|246,627
|{{Composition bar|6.64|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2014 New York Attorney General election|2014]]
|John P. Cahill
|277,349
|{{Composition bar|7.46|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
|-
|[[2018 New York gubernatorial election|2018]]
|[[Marc Molinaro]]<br><small>(Julie P. Killian)</small>
|253,624
|{{Composition bar|4.16|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2018 New York State Comptroller election|2018]]
|Jonathan Trichter
|231,380
|{{Composition bar|3.85|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2018 New York Attorney General election|2018]]
|[[Keith Wofford]]
|257,090
|{{Composition bar|4.29|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|-
|[[2022 New York gubernatorial election|2022]]
|[[Lee Zeldin]]<br><small>(Alison Esposito)</small>
|313,187
|{{Composition bar|5.31|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2022 New York State Comptroller election|2022]]
|Paul Rodriguez
|292,337
|{{Composition bar|5.07|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|[[2022 New York Attorney General election|2022]]
|Michael Henry
|313,728
|{{Composition bar|5.41|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
|-
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! colspan="7" | New York Senate
! colspan="7" | New York Assembly
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Nominees<br><small>(and Endorsees)</small>
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats<br><small>(Party and Endorsed)</small>
! rowspan=2|Control
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Nominees<br><small>(and Endorsees)</small>
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats<br><small>(Party and Endorsed)</small>
! rowspan=2|Control
|-
! No.
! Share
! No.
! ±
! No.
! Share
! No.
! ±
|-
!1998
|10 C<br><small>42 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|324,864
|style="text-align:right;"|8.09%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|35|61|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
!1998
|31 C<br><small>90 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 3 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|283,904
|style="text-align:right;"|6.97%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|50|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2000
|9 C<br><small>39 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 3 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|218,439
|style="text-align:right;"|4.13%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|36|61|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
!2000
|18 C<br><small>87 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 11 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|186,850
|style="text-align:right;"|3.42%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|59|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2002
|6 C<br><small>45 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 3 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|195,095
|style="text-align:right;"|5.37%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|39|62|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
!2004
|9 C<br><small>37 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|179,229
|style="text-align:right;"|3.15%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|33|62|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 6
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
!2006
|4 C<br><small>41 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|172,472
|style="text-align:right;"|4.40%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|34|62|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
![[2008 New York State Assembly election#New York State Senate|2008]]
|5 C<br><small>46 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|242,899
|style="text-align:right;"|4.00%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|29|62|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 5
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
![[2008 New York State Assembly election|2008]]
|12 C<br><small>?? [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|
|style="text-align:right;"|%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|0|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2010 New York State Senate election|2010]]
|7 C<br><small>47 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|266,523
|style="text-align:right;"|6.11%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|33|62|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 4
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
![[2012 New York State Senate election|2012]]
|10 C<br><small>41 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|325,755
|style="text-align:right;"|5.60%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|30|63|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|{{no2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
![[2014 New York State Senate election|2014]]
|8 C<br><small>38 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|263,325
|style="text-align:right;"|7.98%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|34|63|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 4
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
![[2016 New York State Senate election|2016]]
|7 C<br><small>41 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|346,743
|style="text-align:right;"|5.23%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|32|63|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
![[2016 New York State Assembly election|2016]]
|91 C<br><small>?? [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|306,448
|style="text-align:right;"|4.62%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|0|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2018 New York State Senate election|2018]]
|7 C<br><small>39 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|253,452
|style="text-align:right;"|4.50%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|24|63|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
![[2018 New York State Assembly election|2018]]
|14 C<br><small>?? [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|235,807
|style="text-align:right;"|4.17%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|0|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2020 New York State Senate election|2020]]
|5 C<br><small>38 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|331,062
|style="text-align:right;"|4.30%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|21|63|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
![[2020 New York State Assembly election|2020]]
|9 C<br><small>?? [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|301,261
|style="text-align:right;"|3.93%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|0|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2022 New York State Senate election|2022]]
|3 C<br><small>38 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|314,379
|style="text-align:right;"|5.75%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|0|63|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
![[2022 New York State Assembly election|2022]]
|4 C<br><small>?? [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|320,163
|style="text-align:right;"|5.95%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|0|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
|}

===New York Federal Offices===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:1.2"
|+
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! colspan="6" | U.S. President & Vice President
! colspan="6" | U.S. Senate
! colspan="7" | U.S. House of Representatives
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Nominee<br><small>(Running-mate)</small>
! # votes
! % votes
! Fusion
! Place
! Year
! Nominee
! # votes
! % votes
! Fusion
! Place
! Election
! Nominees<br><small>(and Endorsees)</small>
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats<br><small>(Party and Endorsed)</small>
! Control
|-
!1962
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1962 United States Senate election in New York|1962]]
|Kieran O'Doherty
|116,151
|{{Composition bar|2.04|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
![[1962 United States House of Representatives elections|1962]]
|colspan=5|''Did Not Contest''
|{{no2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|-
![[1964 United States presidential election in New York|1964]]
|colspan=5|''Did Not Contest''
![[1964 United States Senate election in New York|1964]]
|Henry Paolucci
|212,216
|{{Composition bar|2.97|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 5
![[1964 United States House of Representatives elections|1964]]
|10 C<br><small>7 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|52,274
|style="text-align:right;"|0.77%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|1|41|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1966
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1966 United States Senate elections|1966]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[1966 United States House of Representatives elections|1966]]
|17 C<br><small>8 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|255,487
|style="text-align:right;"|4.63%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|1|41|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1968 United States presidential election in New York|1968]]
|[[Richard Nixon]]<br><small>([[Spiro Agnew]])</small>
|colspan=2|''No Electors Nominated''
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1968 United States Senate election in New York|1968]]
|[[James L. Buckley]]
|1,139,402
|{{Composition bar|17.31|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 6
![[1968 United States House of Representatives elections|1968]]
|25 C<br><small>10 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|402,780
|style="text-align:right;"|6.59%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|6|41|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 5
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1970
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1970 United States Senate election in New York|1970]]
|[[James L. Buckley]]
|2,179,640
|{{Composition bar|36.91|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|'''Elected'''
![[1970 United States House of Representatives elections|1970]]
|18 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|510,272
|style="text-align:right;"|9.38%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|10|41|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 4
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1972 United States presidential election in New York|1972]]
|[[Richard Nixon]]<br><small>([[Spiro Agnew]])</small>
|368,136
|{{Composition bar|5.14|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Won'''
![[1972 United States Senate elections|1972]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[1972 United States House of Representatives elections|1972]]
|15 C<br><small>20 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|364,422
|style="text-align:right;"|5.52%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|39|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1974
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1974 United States Senate election in New York|1974]]
|Barbara A. Keating
|822,584
|{{Composition bar|15.93|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 8
![[1974 United States House of Representatives elections|1974]]
|19 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 1 [[Liberal Party of New York|L]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|292,467
|style="text-align:right;"|5.98%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|39|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1976 United States presidential election in New York|1976]]
|[[Gerald Ford]]<br><small>([[Bob Dole]])</small>
|274,878
|{{Composition bar|4.21|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1976 United States Senate election in New York|1976]]
|[[James L. Buckley]]
|311,494
|{{Composition bar|4.93|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1976 United States House of Representatives elections|1976]]
|16 C<br><small>19 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 3 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|285,679
|style="text-align:right;"|4.77%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|9|39|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1978
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1978 United States Senate elections|1978]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[1978 United States House of Representatives elections|1978]]
|14 C<br><small>20 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|246,669
|style="text-align:right;"|5.63%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|39|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1980 United States presidential election in New York|1980]]
|[[Ronald Reagan]]<br><small>([[George H. W. Bush]])</small>
|256,131
|{{Composition bar|4.13|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Won'''
![[1980 United States Senate election in New York|1980]]
|[[Al D'Amato]]
|275,100
|{{Composition bar|4.57|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Elected'''
![[1980 United States House of Representatives elections|1980]]
|9 C<br><small>26 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|265,045
|style="text-align:right;"|4.72%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|12|39|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 4
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1982
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1982 United States Senate election in New York|1982]]
|[[Florence M. Sullivan]]
|175,650
|{{Composition bar|3.54|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
![[1982 United States House of Representatives elections|1982]]
|14 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|201,917
|style="text-align:right;"|4.31%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1984 United States presidential election in New York|1984]]
|[[Ronald Reagan]]<br><small>([[George H. W. Bush]])</small>
|288,244
|{{Composition bar|4.23|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Won'''
![[1984 United States Senate elections|1984]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[1984 United States House of Representatives elections|1984]]
|6 C<br><small>23 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|238,848
|style="text-align:right;"|3.84%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1986
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1986 United States Senate election in New York|1986]]
|[[Al D'Amato]]
|212,101
|{{Composition bar|4.73|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
![[1986 United States House of Representatives elections|1986]]
|13 C<br><small>18 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|186,333
|style="text-align:right;"|4.77%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|9|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1988 United States presidential election in New York|1988]]
|[[George H. W. Bush]]<br><small>([[Dan Quayle]])</small>
|243,457
|{{Composition bar|3.75|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 7
![[1988 United States Senate election in New York|1988]]
|Robert McMillan
|189,226
|{{Composition bar|3.13|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1988 United States House of Representatives elections|1988]]
|8 C<br><small>18 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|210,052
|style="text-align:right;"|3.82%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|9|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1990
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1990 United States Senate elections|1990]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[1990 United States House of Representatives elections|1990]]
|12 C<br><small>15 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|272,292
|style="text-align:right;"|7.44%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1992 United States presidential election in New York|1992]]
|[[George H. W. Bush]]<br><small>([[Dan Quayle]])</small>
|177,000
|{{Composition bar|2.56|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1992 United States Senate election in New York|1992]]
|[[Al D'Amato]]
|289,258
|{{Composition bar|4.48|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|'''Re-elected'''
![[1992 United States House of Representatives elections|1992]]
|8 C<br><small>19 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|326,192
|style="text-align:right;"|5.51%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|10|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1994
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1994 United States Senate election in New York|1994]]
|[[Bernadette Castro]]
|276,548
|{{Composition bar|5.77|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1994 United States House of Representatives elections|1994]]
|9 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|295,779
|style="text-align:right;"|6.41%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|34|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[1996 United States presidential election in New York|1996]]
|[[Bob Dole]]<br><small>([[Jack Kemp]])</small>
|183,392
|{{Composition bar|2.90|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 9
![[1996 United States Senate elections|1996]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[1996 United States House of Representatives elections|1996]]
|5 C<br><small>22 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 1 [[Independence Party of New York|IND]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|261,849
|style="text-align:right;"|4.80%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|31|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!1998
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[1998 United States Senate election in New York|1998]]
|[[Al D'Amato]]
|274,220
|{{Composition bar|5.87|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[1998 United States House of Representatives elections|1998]]
|10 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|270,549
|style="text-align:right;"|6.33%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|31|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2000 United States presidential election in New York|2000]]
|[[George W. Bush]]<br><small>([[Dick Cheney]])</small>
|144,797
|{{Composition bar|2.12|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 7
![[2000 United States Senate election in New York|2000]]
|[[Rick Lazio]]
|191,141
|{{Composition bar|2.82|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 8
![[2000 United States House of Representatives elections|2000]]
|9 C<br><small>18 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|208,719
|style="text-align:right;"|3.58%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|31|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{steady}}
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2002
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[2002 United States Senate elections|2002]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[2002 United States House of Representatives elections|2002]]
|6 C<br><small>19 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|199,829
|style="text-align:right;"|5.23%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|10|29|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2004 United States presidential election in New York|2004]]
|[[George W. Bush]]<br><small>([[Dick Cheney]])</small>
|155,574
|{{Composition bar|2.10|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
![[2004 United States Senate election in New York|2004]]
|Marilyn O'Grady
|220,960
|{{Composition bar|3.30|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{no2|Conservative}}
|3rd of 7
![[2004 United States House of Representatives elections|2004]]
|5 C<br><small>19 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|200,933
|style="text-align:right;"|3.23%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|29|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2006
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[2006 United States Senate election in New York|2006]]
|[[John Spencer (mayor)|John Spencer]]
|179,287
|{{Composition bar|3.99|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[2006 United States House of Representatives elections|2006]]
|3 C<br><small>18 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 1 [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|143,166
|style="text-align:right;"|3.46%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|7|29|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2008 United States presidential election in New York|2008]]
|[[John McCain]]<br><small>([[Sarah Palin]])</small>
|170,475
|{{Composition bar|2.23|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 7
![[2008 United States Senate elections|2008]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[2008 United States House of Representatives elections|2008]]
|5 C<br><small>21 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|195,874
|style="text-align:right;"|3.06%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|3|29|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|rowspan=2 colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[2010 United States Senate election in New York|2010]]
|Jay Townsend
|240,777
|{{Composition bar|5.24|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
|rowspan=2|[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010]]
|rowspan=2|4 C<br><small>25 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;"|267,873
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;"|5.97%
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|29|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|rowspan=2|{{increase}} 5
|rowspan=2 {{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2010 United States Senate special election in New York|2010 SE]]
|[[Joe DioGuardi]]
|244,320
|{{Composition bar|5.42|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 7
|-
![[2012 United States presidential election in New York|2012]]
|[[Mitt Romney]]<br><small>([[Paul Ryan]])</small>
|262,371
|{{Composition bar|3.71|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 6
![[2012 United States Senate election in New York|2012]]
|[[Wendy Long]]
|241,124
|{{Composition bar|3.61|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 5
![[2012 United States House of Representatives elections|2012]]
|1 C<br><small>21 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|257,809
|style="text-align:right;"|3.99%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|5|27|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2014
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[2014 United States Senate elections|2014]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[2014 United States House of Representatives elections|2014]]
|3 C<br><small>20 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|270,926
|style="text-align:right;"|7.43%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|27|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2016 United States presidential election in New York|2016]]
|[[Donald Trump]]<br><small>([[Mike Pence]])</small>
|292,393
|{{Composition bar|3.78|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
![[2016 United States Senate election in New York|2016]]
|[[Wendy Long]]
|267,622
|{{Composition bar|3.62|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
![[2016 United States House of Representatives elections|2016]]
|5 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|337,178
|style="text-align:right;"|4.73%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|9|27|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2018
|colspan=5|''Not Up''
![[2018 United States Senate election in New York|2018]]
|Chele Chiavacci Farley
|246,171
|{{Composition bar|4.07|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 2
![[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018]]
|2 C<br><small>17 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|207,094
|style="text-align:right;"|3.57%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|6|27|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
![[2020 United States presidential election in New York|2020]]
|[[Donald Trump]]<br><small>([[Mike Pence]])</small>
|295,657
|{{Composition bar|3.43|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 4
![[2020 United States Senate elections|2020]]
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]]
|3 C<br><small>21 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|315,541
|style="text-align:right;"|3.84%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|8|27|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
!2022
|colspan=5|''No Seat Up''
![[2022 United States Senate elections|2022]]
|[[Joe Pinion]]
|296,652
|{{Composition bar|5.07|100|hex=#FF8C00}}
|{{yes2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}
|2nd of 3
![[2022 United States House of Representatives elections|2022]]
|2 C<br><small>21 [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]</small>
|style="text-align:right;"|320,049
|style="text-align:right;"|5.56%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Infobox political party/seats|11|27|{{party color|Conservative Party of New York State}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|{{no2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Conservative Party (United States)]]
*[[Electoral history of the Conservative Party of New York State]]


==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last= Mahoney |first= J. Daniel|title= Actions Speak Louder Than Words|year= 1968 |publisher= Arlington House|location= [[New Rochelle, New York]] |isbn= | pages= }}
*{{cite book |last= Mahoney |first= J. Daniel|title= Actions Speak Louder Than Words|year= 1968 |publisher= Arlington House|location= [[New Rochelle, New York]] }}
*{{cite book |last= Markmann |first= Charles Lam |title= The Buckleys: A Family Examined|year= 1973 |publisher= William Morrow |location=[[New York, New York]] |isbn= | pages=}}
*{{cite book |last= Markmann |first= Charles Lam |title= The Buckleys: A Family Examined|url= https://archive.org/details/buckleysfamilyex00mark |url-access= registration |year= 1973 |publisher= William Morrow |location=[[New York, New York]] |isbn= 9780688001520 }}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.cpnys.org/ The Conservative Party of New York State].
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001026 BUCKLEY, James Lane (1923-) Biographical Information], Congressional biography, the Conservative Party's former U.S. Senator.
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001026 BUCKLEY, James Lane (1923-) Biographical Information], Congressional biography, the Conservative Party's former U.S. Senator.
*[http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2185/is_4_13/ai_86505632 Book review] of ''Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party'' by George Marlin.

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Conservative Party of New York State
ChairmanGerard Kassar
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Membership (November 2022)Increase 163,314[1]
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The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line, James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010, the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position, directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.

History

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U.S. Senator James L. Buckley has been the most prominent elected official of the Conservative Party.

The Conservative Party of New York State was founded in 1962 by a group including J. Daniel Mahoney, Kieran O'Doherty, Charles E. Rice, Raymond R. Walker and Charles Edison, out of frustration with the perceived liberalism of the state's Republican Party. A key consideration was New York's fusion voting, unusual among U.S. states, which allows individual candidates to appear on multiple party lines in the same election. The Liberal Party of New York, founded in 1944, had benefited from this system; the Conservative Party desired to balance the Liberal Party's influence. According to The New York Times, the party's support "came mainly from those who would later be called Reagan Democrats—working-class, urban and suburban, often Catholic."[2]

Conservative Party Chairmen/Chairwomen
Chair Tenure Residence
Kieran E. O'Doherty February–July 1962 Manhattan
J. Daniel Mahoney July 1962 – April 1986 Manhattan
Serphin R. Maltese April 1986 – December 1988 Queens
Michael R. Long December 1988 – January 2019 Brooklyn
Gerard Kassar February 2019 – present Brooklyn

1960s

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Prominent conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr. ran for Mayor of New York City on the Conservative Party line in 1965, winning 13.4% of the vote.[3] An op-ed in The New York Times described the Buckley campaign as "a watershed campaign for the Conservatives, who gained heavy publicity and proved their strength in the overwhelmingly Democratic city."[2] In 1966, Conservative candidate Paul L. Adams obtained more than half a million votes in his race for Governor of New York,[4] winning Row C for the Party.[5]

1970s

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In 1970, James Buckley, the brother of William F. Buckley Jr., ran for U.S. Senate as the candidate of the Conservative Party. Running only on the Conservative Party line and the Independent Alliance Party line, Buckley defeated Democratic Congressman Richard Ottinger and unelected incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Charles Goodell, receiving 39% of the vote.[6] Buckley served one term in the Senate.[7] According to the New York Post, "Buckley's victory cemented, for a time, an electoral coalition of urban, ethnic Democrats with rural and suburban Republicans—all disgusted with excessive taxation, runaway government spending and the decline of traditional values."[5] In 1976, Buckley ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate as the candidate of the Republican and Conservative parties, losing to Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.[8]

In 1978, registered Conservative William Carney, a member of the Suffolk County legislature, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in New York's 1st congressional district, a long-time Democratic stronghold on Long Island, after winning the Republican primary and running on both party lines.[9] He eventually served four terms before retiring.[10]

1980s

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In 1980, the Conservative Party endorsed Al D'Amato in a U.S. Senate race in which he successfully challenged incumbent Sen. Jacob Javits in a Republican primary.[11] D'Amato then narrowly prevailed in the general election over Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman; the 275,100 votes D'Amato received on the Conservative line exceeded his slim margin of victory.[12][13]

William Carney represented New York's 1st congressional district as a member of the Conservative Party from 1979 to 1985.

In the 1982 gubernatorial election, the party nominated Republican Lewis Lehrman,[14] who was narrowly defeated by Democrat Mario Cuomo.[15] In the 1986 gubernatorial election, the party nominated Republican Andrew P. O'Rourke,[16] who was defeated by Cuomo in a landslide.[17]

1990s

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Herbert London was the Conservative Party's nominee for Governor of New York in 1990; that year, the party broke from the Republican Party, declining to cross-endorse Republican nominee Pierre Rinfret.[18][19] Conservatives leaders cited Rinfret's support for abortion, his perceived lack of seriousness about his candidacy, and his potential difficulties in attacking incumbent Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo on fiscal policies as reasons for their decision to support London instead.[20] London ran a strong campaign statewide and finished one percentage point behind Rinfret, while Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo easily won re-election.[21]

The party declined to endorse Republican Rudy Giuliani for Mayor of New York City in his successful 1993 and 1997 campaigns. In each of those elections, Giuliani accepted the endorsement of the Liberal Party. The Conservative Party endorsed George Marlin for Mayor in 1993 and left its line blank in the 1997 New York City mayoral race.[2][22][23]

The party endorsed Republican George Pataki in his successful 1994 campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo. In that race, Pataki "drew more than 300,000 votes on the Conservative line, double his slender winning margin over Mr. Cuomo."[2][24]

2000s

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The party ran its own candidates for Mayor of New York City in the 2001,[25] 2005,[26] and 2009,[27] declining to support successful Republican candidate Michael Bloomberg.

John Spencer, a former mayor of Yonkers, New York,[28] was nominated for U.S. Senate by the Republican and Conservative Parties in the 2006 Senate election against Hillary Clinton. Spencer was defeated by Clinton.[29]

In the 2006 race for governor, Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long endorsed John Faso, the former Assembly Minority Leader and Republican State Comptroller nominee in 2002.[30] Faso won the nomination at the Republican convention, defeating former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, 61–39%.[31] Following the convention, Weld withdrew from the race as senior party officials (including state Republican chairman Stephen Minarik, who endorsed Weld) urged party unity.[32] In the general election, Faso was the nominee of both the Republican and Conservative parties,[33] but was defeated by Eliot Spitzer.[34]

2009 special election results, New York's 23rd congressional district

The Conservative Party nominated Republican candidates John McCain and Sarah Palin for president and vice president in the 2008 election, which was won by Democrat Barack Obama.[35]

The Conservative Party nominated Doug Hoffman for the 2009 special election in New York's 23rd congressional district, an election won by the Democratic nominee, Bill Owens.[36] The Conservative Party chose Hoffman, a fiscal and social conservative, in reaction to the Republican Party's nomination of pro-choice, pro-same-sex-marriage, pro-union Assemblymember Dede Scozzafava, who Chairman Mike Long declared to be a "nice lady who is too liberal."[37] On October 31, 2009, Scozzafava suspended her campaign,[38] leading prominent Republicans such as national chairman Michael Steele to endorse Hoffman.[39] On Election Day, Owens prevailed over Hoffman by a margin of 48.3% to 46%.[40] The 2009 special election received significant national attention, and was alternately described as "a referendum on President Barack Obama" and "a fight over the identity of the Republican Party."[41][42] According to one commentator, "tea party conservatives see the GOP loss as a victory for conservativism over mere political party loyalty. They're describing the defeat as a warning shot fired in defense of principle."[43] In addition, elected officials and observers opined that the congressional race affected the New York State Senate's December 2, 2009 vote against same-sex marriage legislation.[44][45]

2010s

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Party Chairman Michael Long endorsed Rick Lazio for the 2010 New York gubernatorial election and directed his allies to do the same. However, several county chairmen instead coalesced behind vice chairman Ralph Lorigo.[46] Lazio defeated Lorigo in the primary election by a roughly 60–40% margin, but was defeated by Carl Paladino in the Republican primary.[47] Lazio dropped out of the race on September 27, requiring a vacancy committee to convene and select a replacement for him on the Conservative line.[48] Long eventually endorsed Paladino and the vacancy committee followed, placing Paladino on the Conservative Party line. Paladino lost the general election,[49] but drew 232,264 votes on the Conservative Party line,[50] which allowed the party to overtake the Independence Party of New York and retake Row C (the third place ballot position in New York elections) for the first time since the 1998 elections.[51] The party has held Row C ever since.

Prior to the passage of same-sex marriage legislation in 2011, Long stated that the party would not endorse any candidate who supported same-sex marriage.[52][53] Four Republican state senators—Sens. James Alesi, Mark Grisanti, Roy McDonald, and Stephen Saland—voted in favor of same-sex marriage. Alesi did not seek re-election in 2012,[54] while Grisanti, McDonald, and Saland faced challengers in 2012 who received the Conservative Party's endorsement. Grisanti was re-elected to the State Senate,[55] while McDonald was defeated in a Republican primary[56] and Saland was defeated in a general election in which a Conservative Party-endorsed challenger acted as a spoiler.[57]

State Senator Mark Grisanti, the last remaining Republican state senator to have voted for the Marriage Equality Act, was again denied Conservative Party endorsement in 2014; the party instead endorsed dummy candidate Timothy Gallagher in State Senate District 60. Grisanti lost the Republican primary, but remained in the general election on the Independence line. In the general election, Gallagher—despite not campaigning at all—won 8 percent of the vote; the vote split between Gallagher, Grisanti, and Republican candidate Kevin Stocker allowed Democrat Marc Panepinto to win the election with only 34 percent of the vote.[58][59]

The Party endorsed Rob Astorino very early in the 2014 gubernatorial election process.[60] In the election for New York State Comptroller, the party threatened to nominate its own candidate if the Republicans could not find a candidate from their party to run on the line;[61] the GOP eventually nominated Onondaga County Comptroller Rob Antonacci.[62]

Then Presidential Candidate Donald Trump accepting the Conservative nomination at the New York Marriott Marquis on September 7, 2016

In 2016, the Conservative Party nominated eventual winner Donald Trump for President of the United States.[63]

Michael Long served as the chairman of the party for over 30 years, from 1988 to 2019.

On April 13, 2018, the Conservative Party executive committee selected Marcus Molinaro as its candidate in the 2018 gubernatorial election in what Long termed a "not very easy" decision; the party chose Molinaro over Deputy State Senate Majority Leader John A. DeFrancisco and openly refused to consider Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.[64]

The Conservative Party of Cattaraugus County is alleged to have been the target of a hostile takeover by members of the Republican Party, after 37 former Republicans abruptly changed party registration in October 2017. County party chairman Leonard Ciros alleged that the Republican Party violated state party loyalty laws and the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.[65]

As of 2018, the Party holds "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position, directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,[66] 2014,[67] and 2018[68] gubernatorial elections.[69][70][71]

Long announced his retirement from the chairmanship of the Conservative Party on January 28, 2019 after having served in that role for 30 years.[72] In February 2019, he was elected Chairman Emeritus of the Party.[73] On February 23, 2019, the Party named Gerard Kassar of Brooklyn as its new chairman.[74]

2020s

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In 2020, the Conservative Party nominated incumbent Republican President Donald Trump for re-election to the presidency.[75] Trump was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden.[76] In 2021, the Conservative Party successfully teamed up with the Republican Party to raise opposition among the state's voters and defeat three ballot initiatives proposed by Democrats.[77]

During the 2022 New York gubernatorial election the party endorsed Republican Lee Zeldin who had the best showing as a Republican for governor since 1970 earning 2,762,581 votes and losing to incumbent Kathy Hochul by just 6.39% of the vote.[78][79]

On August 17, 2024, the Conservative Party nominated eventual winner Donald Trump for President of the United States.[80][81]

On September 30, 2024, Gonzalo Duran, Vice Chairman of the Bronx Conservative Party, expressed interest in running for Mayor of New York City. On November 25, 2024, Duran officially announced his candidacy at the Bronx Conservative Party's November meeting. Four days later, on November 29, 2024, Duran confirmed his run for Mayor in a press release.[82][83] [84][85]

Strategy and reputation

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In 2012, The New York Times stated that the Conservative Party had "a successful electoral record in a decidedly blue state in which the Conservatives have elbowed the Republican Party to the right".[4] Also in 2012, the New York Post asserted that the Party had "helped the GOP maintain its majority in the state Senate, even as New York has turned an ever-deeper blue over the last half century" and added that it had "forced the state Republican Party to (sometimes) remember what it stood for—by threatening its power".[5]

Rather than nominating its own candidates, the Conservative Party usually endorses the same candidates as the Republican Party and campaigns against the Democratic candidates. However, the party has withheld support from Republican candidates if it deems them too liberal. For example, the Conservative Party withheld its support from Republican Rudy Giuliani's fusion campaigns with endorsement from the Liberal Party for New York City mayor in 1989, 1993[86] and 1997.[87] In the 2004 U.S. Senate election, the Conservative Party endorsed Marilyn O'Grady to oppose Republican candidate Howard Mills and incumbent Democratic Senator Charles Schumer. Also in 2004, the Party's decision to endorse Tom Dadey rather than incumbent Republican State Senator Nancy Larraine Hoffmann in State Senate District 49 helped bring about the victory of Democrat David Valesky in that race. After losing to Hoffmann in the Republican primary, Dadey—with the support of the Conservative Party and the Independence Party—remained in the race; Hoffmann lost the general election by 742 votes.[88][89][90]

Following the passage of same-sex marriage legislation in 2011, the Conservative Party stated that it would withdraw support for any candidate who had voted for the bill;[91][53] two Republican senators who voted for same-sex marriage—Roy McDonald and Stephen Saland—lost their seats in 2012.[56][57]

The party has also endorsed Democratic candidates, including controversial former Buffalo mayor and presidential candidate Jimmy Griffin, who was initially elected mayor solely on the Conservative ticket but had Republican support as well for his subsequent campaigns. It also cross-endorsed such Democrats as Asms. Michael Cusick,[92] Michael P. Kearns,[93] and Robin Schimminger[93] and former Capital District Congressman Michael McNulty.[94] In 2022, the party endorsed Democratic Assembly members Simcha Eichenstein[95] and Marianne Buttenschon,[96] as well as Senator Simcha Felder.[97]

Officeholders from the New York Conservative Party

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Federal office

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State office

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Electoral history

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Main article: Electoral history of the Conservative Party of New York State

New York State Offices

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Governor & Lieutenant Governor Comptroller Attorney General
Year Nominee
(Running-mate) 		# votes % votes Fusion Place Year Nominee # votes % votes Fusion Place Year Nominee # votes % votes Fusion Place
1962 David H. Jaquith
(E. Vernon Carbonara) 		141,877
2.44 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5 1962 Thomas D. Cole 99,971
1.77 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5 1962 Frederick S. Dennin 99,464
1.76 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 4
1966 Paul Adams
(Kieran O'Doherty) 		510,023
8.46 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 6 1966 Benjamin R. Crosby 331,467
5.80 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5 1966 Mason L. Hampton 322,693
5.65 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5
1970 Paul Adams
(Edward F. Leonard) 		422,514
7.03 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 6 1970 Anthony R. Spinelli 436,584
7.94 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5 1970 Leo Kesselring 409,169
7.41 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 4
1974 Malcolm Wilson
(Ralph G. Caso) 		269,080
5.08 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 8 1974 Bradley J. Hurd 244,701
5.02 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 7 1974 Edward F. Campbell 232,631
4.58 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 7
1978 Perry B. Duryea Jr.
(Bruce F. Caputo) 		242,972
5.10 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 7 1978 Edward Regan 284,707
6.35 / 100
 Republican Elected 1978 Michael Roth 259,199
5.93 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5
1982 Lewis Lehrman
(James L. Emery) 		230,153
4.38 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 7 1982 Edward Regan 252,716
5.33 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 1982 Frances A. Sclafani 178,477
3.76 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4
1986 Andrew P. O'Rourke
(E. Michael Kavanagh) 		152,306
3.55 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4 1986 Edward Regan 222,803
5.60 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 1986 Peter T. King 139,964
3.58 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 3
1990 Herbert London
(Anthony P. DiPerna) 		827,614
20.40 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 7 1990 Edward Regan 391,743
9.93 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 1990 Bernard C. Smith 284,244
7.42 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 3
1994 George Pataki
(Betsy McCaughey) 		328,605
6.31 / 100
 Republican Elected 1994 Herbert London 282,922
6.09 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 1994 Dennis Vacco 305,961
6.57 / 100
 Republican Elected
1998 George Pataki
(Mary Donohue) 		348,727
7.40 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 1998 Bruce Blakeman 219,548
4.97 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 1998 Dennis Vacco 302,223
6.99 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6
2002 George Pataki
(Mary Donohue) 		176,848
3.86 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 2002 John Faso 152,763
3.67 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2002 Dora Irizarry 124,657
3.02 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5
2006 John Faso
(C. Scott Vanderhoef) 		168,654
3.81 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2006 J. Christopher Callaghan 206,427
4.99 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2006 Jeanine Pirro 168,051
3.91 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5
2010 Carl Paladino
(Gregory J. Edwards) 		232,215
5.01 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 2010 Harry Wilson 243,319
5.44 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2010 Dan Donovan 281,585
6.34 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5
2014 Rob Astorino
(Christopher J. Moss) 		250,634
6.56 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 2014 Bob Antonacci 246,627
6.64 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2014 John P. Cahill 277,349
7.46 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4
2018 Marc Molinaro
(Julie P. Killian) 		253,624
4.16 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2018 Jonathan Trichter 231,380
3.85 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2018 Keith Wofford 257,090
4.29 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5
2022 Lee Zeldin
(Alison Esposito) 		313,187
5.31 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2022 Paul Rodriguez 292,337
5.07 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2022 Michael Henry 313,728
5.41 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5
New York Senate New York Assembly
Election Nominees
(and Endorsees) 		Votes Seats
(Party and Endorsed) 		Control Election Nominees
(and Endorsees) 		Votes Seats
(Party and Endorsed) 		Control
No. Share No. ± No. Share No. ±
1998 10 C
42 R, 1 D 		324,864 8.09%
35 / 61
 Steady Republican 1998 31 C
90 R, 3 D 		283,904 6.97%
50 / 150
 Steady Democratic
2000 9 C
39 R, 3 D 		218,439 4.13%
36 / 61
 Increase 1 Republican 2000 18 C
87 R, 11 D 		186,850 3.42%
59 / 150
 Increase 9 Democratic
2002 6 C
45 R, 3 D 		195,095 5.37%
39 / 62
 Increase 3 Republican
2004 9 C
37 R, 1 D 		179,229 3.15%
33 / 62
 Decrease 6 Republican
2006 4 C
41 R, 1 D 		172,472 4.40%
34 / 62
 Increase 1 Republican
2008 5 C
46 R 		242,899 4.00%
29 / 62
 Decrease 5 Democratic 2008 12 C
?? R 		%
0 / 150
 Democratic
2010 7 C
47 R 		266,523 6.11%
33 / 62
 Increase 4 Republican
2012 10 C
41 R 		325,755 5.60%
30 / 63
 Decrease 3 Republican
2014 8 C
38 R, 1 D 		263,325 7.98%
34 / 63
 Increase 4 Republican
2016 7 C
41 R, 1 D 		346,743 5.23%
32 / 63
 Decrease 2 Republican 2016 91 C
?? R, 1 D 		306,448 4.62%
0 / 150
 Decrease 1 Democratic
2018 7 C
39 R, 1 D 		253,452 4.50%
24 / 63
 Decrease 8 Democratic 2018 14 C
?? R 		235,807 4.17%
0 / 150
 Steady Democratic
2020 5 C
38 R, 1 D 		331,062 4.30%
21 / 63
 Decrease 3 Democratic 2020 9 C
?? R 		301,261 3.93%
0 / 150
 Steady Democratic
2022 3 C
38 R, 1 D 		314,379 5.75%
0 / 63
 Democratic 2022 4 C
?? R 		320,163 5.95%
0 / 150
 Steady Democratic

New York Federal Offices

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U.S. President & Vice President U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Year Nominee
(Running-mate) 		# votes % votes Fusion Place Year Nominee # votes % votes Fusion Place Election Nominees
(and Endorsees) 		Votes Seats
(Party and Endorsed) 		Control
1962 Not Up 1962 Kieran O'Doherty 116,151
2.04 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5 1962 Did Not Contest Republican
1964 Did Not Contest 1964 Henry Paolucci 212,216
2.97 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 5 1964 10 C
7 R 		52,274 0.77%
1 / 41
 Increase 1 Democratic
1966 Not Up 1966 No Seat Up 1966 17 C
8 R 		255,487 4.63%
1 / 41
 Steady Democratic
1968 Richard Nixon
(Spiro Agnew) 		No Electors Nominated Republican 2nd of 6 1968 James L. Buckley 1,139,402
17.31 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 6 1968 25 C
10 R, 2 D 		402,780 6.59%
6 / 41
 Increase 5 Democratic
1970 Not Up 1970 James L. Buckley 2,179,640
36.91 / 100
 Conservative Elected 1970 18 C
17 R, 2 D 		510,272 9.38%
10 / 41
 Increase 4 Democratic
1972 Richard Nixon
(Spiro Agnew) 		368,136
5.14 / 100
 Republican Won 1972 No Seat Up 1972 15 C
20 R, 2 D 		364,422 5.52%
11 / 39
 Increase 1 Democratic
1974 Not Up 1974 Barbara A. Keating 822,584
15.93 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 8 1974 19 C
17 R, 1 D, 1 L 		292,467 5.98%
8 / 39
 Decrease 3 Democratic
1976 Gerald Ford
(Bob Dole) 		274,878
4.21 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 1976 James L. Buckley 311,494
4.93 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 1976 16 C
19 R, 3 D 		285,679 4.77%
9 / 39
 Increase 1 Democratic
1978 Not Up 1978 No Seat Up 1978 14 C
20 R, 1 D 		246,669 5.63%
8 / 39
 Decrease 1 Democratic
1980 Ronald Reagan
(George H. W. Bush) 		256,131
4.13 / 100
 Republican Won 1980 Al D'Amato 275,100
4.57 / 100
 Republican Elected 1980 9 C
26 R, 1 D 		265,045 4.72%
12 / 39
 Increase 4 Democratic
1982 Not Up 1982 Florence M. Sullivan 175,650
3.54 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4 1982 14 C
17 R 		201,917 4.31%
8 / 34
 Decrease 4 Democratic
1984 Ronald Reagan
(George H. W. Bush) 		288,244
4.23 / 100
 Republican Won 1984 No Seat Up 1984 6 C
23 R 		238,848 3.84%
11 / 34
 Increase 3 Democratic
1986 Not Up 1986 Al D'Amato 212,101
4.73 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 1986 13 C
18 R 		186,333 4.77%
9 / 34
 Decrease 2 Democratic
1988 George H. W. Bush
(Dan Quayle) 		243,457
3.75 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 7 1988 Robert McMillan 189,226
3.13 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 1988 8 C
18 R 		210,052 3.82%
9 / 34
 Steady Democratic
1990 Not Up 1990 No Seat Up 1990 12 C
15 R, 1 D 		272,292 7.44%
11 / 34
 Increase 2 Democratic
1992 George H. W. Bush
(Dan Quayle) 		177,000
2.56 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 1992 Al D'Amato 289,258
4.48 / 100
 Republican Re-elected 1992 8 C
19 R, 2 D 		326,192 5.51%
10 / 34
 Decrease 1 Democratic
1994 Not Up 1994 Bernadette Castro 276,548
5.77 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 1994 9 C
17 R, 1 D 		295,779 6.41%
11 / 34
 Increase 1 Democratic
1996 Bob Dole
(Jack Kemp) 		183,392
2.90 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 9 1996 No Seat Up 1996 5 C
22 R, 1 D, 1 IND 		261,849 4.80%
11 / 31
 Steady Democratic
1998 Not Up 1998 Al D'Amato 274,220
5.87 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 1998 10 C
17 R 		270,549 6.33%
11 / 31
 Steady Democratic
2000 George W. Bush
(Dick Cheney) 		144,797
2.12 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 7 2000 Rick Lazio 191,141
2.82 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 8 2000 9 C
18 R, 1 D 		208,719 3.58%
11 / 31
 Steady Democratic
2002 Not Up 2002 No Seat Up 2002 6 C
19 R, 1 D 		199,829 5.23%
10 / 29
 Decrease 1 Democratic
2004 George W. Bush
(Dick Cheney) 		155,574
2.10 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2004 Marilyn O'Grady 220,960
3.30 / 100
 Conservative 3rd of 7 2004 5 C
19 R, 1 D 		200,933 3.23%
8 / 29
 Decrease 2 Democratic
2006 Not Up 2006 John Spencer 179,287
3.99 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 2006 3 C
18 R, 1 D 		143,166 3.46%
7 / 29
 Decrease 1 Democratic
2008 John McCain
(Sarah Palin) 		170,475
2.23 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 7 2008 No Seat Up 2008 5 C
21 R 		195,874 3.06%
3 / 29
 Decrease 4 Democratic
2010 Not Up 2010 Jay Townsend 240,777
5.24 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4 2010 4 C
25 R 		267,873 5.97%
8 / 29
 Increase 5 Democratic
2010 SE Joe DioGuardi 244,320
5.42 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 7
2012 Mitt Romney
(Paul Ryan) 		262,371
3.71 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 6 2012 Wendy Long 241,124
3.61 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 5 2012 1 C
21 R 		257,809 3.99%
5 / 27
 Decrease 3 Democratic
2014 Not Up 2014 No Seat Up 2014 3 C
20 R 		270,926 7.43%
8 / 27
 Increase 3 Democratic
2016 Donald Trump
(Mike Pence) 		292,393
3.78 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4 2016 Wendy Long 267,622
3.62 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4 2016 5 C
17 R 		337,178 4.73%
9 / 27
 Increase 1 Democratic
2018 Not Up 2018 Chele Chiavacci Farley 246,171
4.07 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 2 2018 2 C
17 R 		207,094 3.57%
6 / 27
 Decrease 3 Democratic
2020 Donald Trump
(Mike Pence) 		295,657
3.43 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 4 2020 No Seat Up 2020 3 C
21 R 		315,541 3.84%
8 / 27
 Increase 2 Democratic
2022 No Seat Up 2022 Joe Pinion 296,652
5.07 / 100
 Republican 2nd of 3 2022 2 C
21 R 		320,049 5.56%
11 / 27
 Increase 3 Democratic

See also

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