New York elections, 2009

New York will hold various elections in 2009.

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

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

State
There were no state-wide elections in 2009.

Albany
Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings is expected to run for reelection. However he will likely face a very competitive primary. Councilman Corey Ellis, President of the Common Council Shawn Morris and Reverend Valerie Faust will run against Mayor Jennings.

Buffalo
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is eligible to run for reelection.

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

Rochester
Rochester mayor "Bob" Duffy will be running for reelection and said so on March 22, 2009. His opponent has not yet been announced

Syracuse
Democratic mayor Matt Driscoll is term limited.