New York Senate - Winner: Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer Schumer, a reliable liberal vote and a constant critic of President Bush, was a big favorite for a second term in the Senate. State Rep. Howard Mills was running against Schumer. He attracted some attention for his creative campaign gimmicks, such as planting 25 trees in New York in an effort to replace the mountain of paper he claims Schumer wastes on “empty” press releases. House: New York has 29 House districts. The lineup was 19 Democrats and 10 Republicans. The retirements of Republican incumbent Amo Houghton and Republican incumbent Jack Quinn created open-seat races. Winners: District 1 - Timothy Bishop, Dem (i) District 2 - Steve Israel, Dem (i) District 3 - Peter King, GOP (i) District 4 - Carolyn McCarthy, Dem (i) District 5 - Gary Ackerman, Dem (i) District 6 - Gregory Meeks, Dem (i) District 7 - Joseph Crowley, Dem (i) District 8 - Jerrold Nadler, Dem (i) District 9 - Anthony Weiner, Dem (i) District 10 - Edolphus Towns, Dem (i) District 11 - Major Owens, Dem (i) District 12 - Nydia Velazquez, Dem (i) District 13 - Vito Fossella, GOP (i) District 14 - Carolyn Maloney, Dem (i) District 15 - Charles Rangel, Dem (i) District 16 - Jose Serrano, Dem (i) District 17 - Eliot Engel, Dem (i) District 18 - Nita Lowey, Dem (i) District 19 - Sue Kelly, GOP (i) District 20 - John Sweeney, GOP (i) District 21 - Michael McNulty, Dem (i) District 22 - Maurice Hinchey, Dem (i) District 23 - John McHugh, GOP (i) District 24 - Sherwood Boehlert, GOP (i) District 25 - James Walsh, GOP (i) District 26 - Thomas Reynolds, GOP (i) District 27 – Brian Higgins, Dem District 28 - Louise Slaughter, Dem (i) District 29 - John Kuhl, GOP i = incumbent