New York's 20th congressional district election, 2008
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The New York 20th congressional district election for the 111th Congress will be held on November 4, 2008. It will be incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand's first run for re-election. She defeated Republican Congressman John Sweeney in an upset in 2006.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democratic
Congresswoman Gillibrand is expected to face businessmen Morris Guller in the Democratic primary due to her support for the Iraq war supplemental funding.[1] The Democratic Primary is not expected to be close.
[edit] Republican
Currently running in the Republican primary to face Gillibrand:[2]
- Lt. Colonel Michael Rocque, US Army (retired)
- Sandy Treadwell, former New York Republican State Committee chairman
- Richard Wager, former deputy mayor of New York City
- John Wallace, New York State Police (retired)
[edit] General campaign
Once the nominees have been decided, the general campaign will begin.
[edit] Election
The election will be held on November 4, 2008.
[edit] Polls
To date, no polls have been released for this race.
[edit] References
- ^ Ilan Wurman. "Vote on Iraq funding bill triggers primary challenge for Gillibrand", TheHill.com, May 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
- ^ Maury Thompson. "Warren County to endorse on Thursday; Mechanicville GOP endorses Wager; Gillibrand votes for military pay raise", The Post-Star, January 16, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
