Politics & Government
Here's How Much Money New Hyde Park Candidates Raised In 2020
New Hyde Park ballots this year included candidates for president, Congress, Assembly and state Senate. Here's how much they raised.
NEW HYDE PARK, NY — Candidates who appeared on New Hyde Park ballots in 2020 raised thousands of dollars in the weeks and months leading up to Election Day. That includes candidates in state Assembly, Senate and U.S. Congress races.
Using the latest publicly available data from the New York State Board of Elections, Patch compiled a list of how much money each candidate raised — and spent — in 2020. Here's what we found.
Assembly District 19
As of Oct. 7, the campaign for incumbent Republican Assemblyman Ed Ra raised far more money than Democratic challenger Gary Port.
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Ra held a comfortable lead in the race with about 33,000 votes to Port's roughly 21,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have not been counted in the race.
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- Total contributions: $46,950
- Total expenses: $31,515
Port for the People
- Total contributions: $1,535
- Total expenses: $24
Senate District 7
As of Oct. 19, incumbent Democratic Sen. Anna Kaplan's campaign had raised far more money than Republican challenger Dave Franklin.
Kaplan holds a narrow lead in the race with about 61,000 votes to Franklin's roughly 57,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have not been counted in the race.
Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate
- Total contributions: $364,442
- Total expenses: $207,577
Friends of Dave Franklin
- Total contributions: $29,416
- Total expenses: $31,235
4th Congressional District
As of June. 30, Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice's campaign had raised far more money than Republican opponent Douglas Tuman.
So far, that investment seems to have paid off. Rice led Tuman by a slim margin Thursday with about 147,000 votes to Tuman's roughly 134,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have yet to be counted.
Kathleen Rice for Congress
- Total receipts: $962,742
- Total disbursements: $1 million
Elect Tuman
- Total receipts: $88,269
- Total expenses: $66,532
President
As of Oct. 14, former Vice President Joe Biden had raised far more money than President Donald Trump.
As of Thursday, Biden led Trump in the popular vote with 72.4 million to Trump's 68.9 million. Numerous votes remained uncounted nationwide.
Donald J. Trump For President
- Total receipts: $533.8 million
- Total disbursements: $492.3 million
Biden for President
- Total receipts: $952.2 million
- Total disbursements: $790.2 million
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