[1]Candidates Endorsed By NYLCV

NYLCV reached out to 25,000 voters across New York State, pumping tens of thousands of dollars into statewide, congressional, and legislative races. This support helped to give pro-environment candidates the edge in critical contests.

Nearly 90 percent of the candidates endorsed by NYLCV won in their contests.

Significant NYLCV wins include:

• Victories by all four statewide candidates (U.S. senate, governor, attorney general, state comptroller)
• A major upset by Kirsten Gillibrand [1]over incumbent John Sweeney for the congressional house seat in the 20th district
• A huge win by Michael Arcuri [1] in the open congressional house seat in the 24th district
• Success in all four open seats in the state legislature (Ellen Jaffee [1], Marcus Molinaro [1], Brian Kavanagh [1] for the state assembly; Bill Perkins [1] for the state senate)

The following NYLCV-endorsed challengers who did not win gave incumbents the toughest fights of their careers, each losing by a single digit margin: Daniel Maffei [1] (CD-25), David Mejias [1] (CD-3), and Susan Zimet [1] (SD-42).