2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for New York's 20th District
U.S. House · New York
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John Sweeney (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocrat · winner
53.1%125,168
John SweeneyRepublican
46.9%110,554
235,722 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kirsten E. GillibrandJohn Sweeney
$2.6M
Raised by the campaign
$3M
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$3.4M
$42.3K
Cash on hand
$26.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006