1980 United States Senate election in New York
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The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was the race in which Republican Alfonse D'Amato scored a major upset by defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Jacob Javits (running on the Liberal line) and Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
New York City fiscal issues
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age and health of incumbent Senator Jacob K. Javits ⓘ taxation and federal spending ⓘ |
| candidate |
Alfonse D'Amato
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Holtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob K. Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Alfonse D'Amato;Republican Party
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Elizabeth Holtzman;Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob K. Javits;Liberal Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedCandidate |
Elizabeth Holtzman
NERFINISHED
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Jacob K. Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenator | Alfonse D'Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermEnd | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermStart | 1981-01-03 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1980-11-04 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| incumbentBallotLine | Liberal Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Jacob K. Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentCaucusBeforeElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLostPrimary | true ⓘ |
| incumbentLostPrimaryTo | Alfonse D'Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1986 United States Senate election in New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
three-way general election involving Republican, Democratic, and Liberal Party candidates
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upset victory of Alfonse D'Amato over incumbent Jacob K. Javits ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senator from New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1980 United States Senate elections
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1980 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1974 United States Senate election in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryElection |
1980 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in New York
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1980 Liberal Party primary for U.S. Senate in New York ⓘ 1980 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in New York ⓘ |
| result | Republican hold ⓘ |
| sameDayAs |
1980 United States House of Representatives elections
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1980 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class 3 Senate seat from New York ⓘ |
| turnoutContext | held during a high-turnout presidential election year ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Alfonse D'Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Alfonse D'Amato (as U.S. senator from New York)
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election
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1980 United States Senate election in New York
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subject surface form:
Alfonse D'Amato