Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

In the 2024 House race for NY-14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Tina Forte (R) who received 28.1%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 33.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2024 House race for NY-14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Tina Forte (R) who received 28.1%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 33.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2022 House race for NY-14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Tina Forte (R) who received 27.3%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 36.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2022 House race for NY-14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Tina Forte (R) who received 27.3%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 36.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2020 House race for NY-14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating John C. Cummings (R) who received 24.6%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 47.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2018 House race for NY-14, Alexandria Ocasio-cortez (D) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Anthony Pappas (R) who received 13.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Alexandria Ocasio-cortez's 64.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

Alexandria Ocasio-cortez defeated the incumbent Joseph Crowley (D), which is a significant political event — most incumbents win re-election by wide margins. This was a primary upset. As a Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-cortez benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.