2010 New York U.S. Senate Special

New York · 7 candidates · See every 2010 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2010 New York U.S. Senate Special?

Kirsten E. Gillibrand won the 2010 New York U.S. Senate Special. Kirsten E. Gillibrand received 2,837,684 popular votes (59.64%). The main challenger was Joseph J. Dioguardi (33.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Gillibrand and Dioguardi

Gillibrand +26.4 pts · won by 1,254,991 votes
2,837,684 votes
Joseph J. DioguardiConservative33.27%
1,582,693 votes
35,489 votes
John CliftonLibertarian0.39%
18,414 votes
Joseph HuffRent Is 2 Damn High0.36%
17,019 votes
Vivia MorganAnti-Prohibition0.25%
11,787 votes
Bruce BlakemanTax Revolt0.09%
4,516 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.