A poll released at the end of September for U.S. House, New York 22nd district, has these results: Republican Claudia Tenney 35%; Democrat Kim Myers 30%; independent candidate Martin Babinec 24%; undecided 11%.
Babinec won the Reform Party nomination in June with write-ins. He is the only New York Reform Party nominee for Congress who is not the same person as the Republican nominee. Normally the Reform Party of New York operates as a satellite of the Republican Party. Babinec has spent $1,000,000 for his campaign, and is a businessman.
The 22nd district is usually a safe district for Republicans. The incumbent is not running for re-election. Babinec has been allowed into all the debates. The 22nd district is in central New York and runs from Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border. It includes Utica and Binghampton. Thanks to Michael Drucker for this news.
Will that percentage stick on Election day ?
Yet not one single poll has come out this year for the New York 21st District, where Matt Funiciello, the Green candidate, was polling at 14% last fall. It makes me wonder if they’re hiding something…
Yes they are .They probably look at the green party candidate Matt Funiciello as a fringe candidate.
Joshua, if I had to guess I’d say if they poll CD 21 this year Funiciello would not be doing so well at this point.
As someone who lives in NY’s 21st district (Johnstown) I would have to agree with Clay, Stefanik is going to win here.
Babinec is also appearing on a second line called the Upstate Job Party. Whether the Upstate Jobs Party will survive or not in New York is questionable but they have taken the time and expense of creating a website which means they plan on staying around, at least for awhile.