2016 New York U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2016 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Charles E. Schumer won the 2016 New York U.S. Senate Election. Charles E. Schumer received 5,221,949 popular votes (66.94%). The main challenger was Wendy Long (25.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Schumer and Long

Schumer +41.2 pts · won by 3,212,596 votes
Charles E. SchumerWorking FamiliesWINNER66.94%
5,221,949 votes
2,009,353 votes
113,413 votes
Alex MercedLibertarian0.62%
48,121 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.