New York's 20th congressional district
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New York's 20th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York's Capital District. It includes all of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady counties, and portions of Montgomery and Rensselaer counties.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 58% - 40% |
| 2012 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 60% - 40% |
| 2016 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 53% - 41% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Schumer 67% - 31% | |
| 2018 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Gillibrand 62% - 38% |
| Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Molinaro 47% - 46% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|James 55% - 42% | |
| 2020 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 58% - 39% |
| 2022 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Schumer 56% - 43% |
| Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hochul 53% - 47% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|James 55% - 45% | |
| Comptroller | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|DiNapoli 60% - 40% | |
| 2024 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 56% - 42% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Gillibrand 60% - 40% |
History
- 1825–?: (two seats) comprising St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties.
- 1875–1893: Montgomery
- 1913–1973: Parts of Manhattan
- 1973–1983: Parts of Bronx, Manhattan
- 1983–1993: Parts of Westchester
- 1993–2003: All of Rockland, Parts of Orange, Sullivan, Westchester
- 2003–2013: All of Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington, Parts of Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga
- 2013–2023: All of Albany, Schenectady, Parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga
- 2023–2025: All of Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Parts of Rensselaer
- 2025-present: All of Albany, Schenectady, Parts of Montgomery, Saratoga, Rensselaer
Various New York districts have been numbered "20" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
Counties, towns, and municipalities
For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.[3][4]
Albany County (19)
- All 19 towns and municipalities
Rensselaer County (10)
- Brunswick (part; also 19th), Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, North Greenbush, Pittstown, Rensselaer, Schaghticoke (town), Schaghticoke (village), Troy, Valley Falls
Saratoga County (17)
- Ballston, Ballston Spa, Charlton, Clifton Park, Galway (town), Galway (village), Halfmoon, Malta, Mechanicville, Milton, Round Lake, Saratoga Springs, Stillwater (town), Stillwater (village), Waterford (town), Waterford (village), Wilton (part; also 21st)
- All eight towns and municipalities
List of members representing the district
1813–1833: two seats
From the creation of the district in 1813 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Years | Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
| March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Daniel Avery (Aurora)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1812. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
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Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| March 4, 1815 – June 4, 1816 |
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Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election and resigned early. | |||||
| June 4, 1816 – September 30, 1816 |
Vacant | ||||||||
| September 30, 1816 – March 3, 1817 |
Daniel Avery (Aurora)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in September 1816 to finish Porter's term and seated December 3, 1816. Retired. | ||||||
| March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Daniel Cruger (Bath)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |||||
| March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
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Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Jonathan Richmond (Aurora)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. | ||
| March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
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| December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
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Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr. |
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Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. Resigned to become judge of the Eight Circuit Court | |||
| March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1822. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Egbert Ten Eyck (Watertown)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost election contest. | ||
| March 4, 1825 – December 15, 1825 |
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Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1824. Lost re-election. |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | ||||
| December 15, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Daniel Hugunin Jr. (Oswego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Anti-Jacksonian | Successfully contested election of Egbert Ten Eyck. | ||||||
| March 4, 1827 – February 16, 1829 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Rudolph Bunner (Oswego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Elected in 1826. Retired. |
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Elected in 1826. Lost re-election then resigned. | ||
| February 16, 1829 – March 3, 1829 |
Vacant | ||||||||
| March 4, 1829 – February 5, 1830 |
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Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1828. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
George Fisher (Oswego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1828. Election successfully contested by Silas Wright, but declined to qualify | ||
| February 5, 1830 – November 3, 1830 |
Vacant | ||||||||
| November 3, 1830 – March 3, 1831 |
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Elected to finish Fisher/Wright's term. Retired. | ||||||
| March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Elected in 1830. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
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1833–present: one seat
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noadiah Johnson (Delhi)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
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| William Seymour (Binghamton)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
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| File:Amasa Junius Parker (US Congressman from New York).jpg Amasa J. Parker (Delhi)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1836. Retired. | |
| Judson Allen (Harpursville)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
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| File:Samuel Gordon (1802-1873).jpg Samuel Gordon (Delhi)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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| File:Samuel Beardsley.jpg Samuel Beardsley (Utica)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – February 29, 1844 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1842. Resigned. | |
| Vacant | February 29, 1844 – November 5, 1844 |
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| Levi D. Carpenter (Waterville)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | November 5, 1844 – March 3, 1845 |
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| File:Timothy Jenkins.jpg Timothy Jenkins (Oneida Castle)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
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| File:O. B. Matteson.jpg Orsamus B. Matteson (Utica)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
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| File:O. B. Matteson.jpg Orsamus B. Matteson (Utica)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Resigned just before a recommendation of censure could be passed by the House for allegations of bribery and corruption concerning a Minnesota land bill. He was also accused of publicly stating that a majority of the US House was purchasable. | |
| Opposition | March 4, 1855 – February 27, 1857 | ||||
| Vacant | February 27, 1857 – March 3, 1857 |
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| File:O. B. Matteson.jpg Orsamus B. Matteson (Utica)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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| File:RConkling.jpg Roscoe Conkling (Utica)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election. | |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
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| File:Clinton Levi Merriam.jpg Clinton L. Merriam (Locust Grove)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
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| File:David Wilber.jpg David Wilber (Milford)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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| File:Henry H. Hathorn.jpg Henry H. Hathorn (Saratoga Springs)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
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| File:John Henry Starin.jpg John H. Starin (Fultonville)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
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| File:George West.tif George West (Ballston Spa)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| File:Edward Wemple.png Edward Wemple (Fultonville)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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| File:George West.tif George West (Ballston Spa)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
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| File:Charles Tracey.jpg Charles Tracey (Albany)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
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| File:George N. Southwick.jpg George N. Southwick (Albany)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
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| File:Martin H. Glynn.jpg Martin H. Glynn (Albany)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
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| File:George N. Southwick.jpg George N. Southwick (Albany)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
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| File:Francis Burton Harrison.jpg Francis B. Harrison (New York)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – September 3, 1913 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1912. Resigned to become chief executive of the Philippines | |
| Vacant | September 3, 1913 – November 4, 1913 |
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| File:Jacob A. Cantor.jpg Jacob A. Cantor (New York)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
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| File:Isaac Siegel.jpg Isaac Siegel (New York)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
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| SocialistTemplate:Efn | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | ||||
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 | ||||
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
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Template:Party shading/American Labor | American Labor | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Vacant | March 8, 1949 – May 16, 1949 |
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Template:Party shading/Liberal (New York) | Liberal | May 17, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | ||||
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic-Liberal | January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1956 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1954. Resigned after being elected judge of Court of General Sessions for New York County | |
| Vacant | January 1, 1957 – January 2, 1957 |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – September 17, 1972 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Died. | |
| Vacant | September 18, 1972 – January 2, 1973 |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr. | |
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. |
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| File:Kirsten Gillibrand, official photo portrait, 2006.jpg Kirsten Gillibrand (Greenport)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 26, 2009 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. | |
| Vacant | January 27, 2009 – March 31, 2009 |
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| File:Scott Murphy official photo.jpg Scott Murphy (Glens Falls)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 31, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr. | |
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rowspan=3 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
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Election results
In New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Benjamin A. Gilman (incumbent) | 122,479 | 57.1% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Yash A. Aggarwal | 80,761 | 37.6% | ||
| Right to Life | Robert F. Garrison | 6,356 | 3.0% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Independence | Ira W. Goodman | 5,016 | 2.3% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 41,718 | 19.4% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 214,612 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Benjamin A. Gilman (incumbent) | 98,546 | 58.3% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul J. Feiner | 65,589 | 38.8% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Right to Life | Christine M. Tighe | 4,769 | 2.8% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 32,957 | 19.5% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 168,904 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Benjamin A. Gilman (incumbent) | 136,016 | 57.6% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul J. Feiner | 94,646 | 40.1% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Right to Life | Christine M. Tighe | 5,371 | 2.3% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 41,370 | 17.5% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 236,033 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John E. Sweeney | 140,238 | 73.3% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frank Stoppenbach | 45,878 | 24.0% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Margaret Lewis | 5,162 | 2.7% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 94,360 | 49.3% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 191,278 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John E. Sweeney (incumbent) | 188,753 | 65.8% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Doris F. Kelly | 96,630 | 33.7% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Centrist Party | Morris N. Guller | 1,353 | 0.5% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 92,123 | 32.1% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 286,736 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kirsten Gillibrand | 125,168 | 53.1% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John E. Sweeney (incumbent) | 110,554 | 46.9% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,614 | 6.2% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 235,722 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kirsten Gillibrand (incumbent) | 177,677 | 61.8% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sandy Treadwell | 109,644 | 38.2% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 68,033 | 23.6% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 287,321 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Scott Murphy | 80,833 | 50.23% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Tedisco | 80,107 | 49.77% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 726 | 0.45% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 160,940 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Chris Gibson | 130,176 | 54.87% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Scott Murphy (incumbent) | 107,077 | 45.13% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 23,099 | 9.74% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 237,253 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko | 203,401 | 68.44% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert J. Dieterich | 93,778 | 31.56% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 109,623 | 36.89% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 313,024 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko (incumbent) | 125,111 | 61.26% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James M. Fischer | 79,104 | 38.74% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 46007 | 22.53% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 171,118 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko (incumbent) | 213,018 | 67.89% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Vitollo | 100,740 | 32.11% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 112,278 | 35.78% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 325,296 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko (incumbent) | 176,811 | 66.50% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Vitollo | 89,058 | 33.50% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 87,753 | 33.01% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 264,564 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Template:Election box winning candidate no change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko | Script error: No such module "string". | 54.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko | Script error: No such module "string". | 5.5 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko | Script error: No such module "string". | 1.7 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Liz Joy | Script error: No such module "string". | 33.6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Liz Joy | Script error: No such module "string". | 5.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Liz Joy | Script error: No such module "string". | 0.2 | |
| Total | Liz Joy | Template:Replace | 38.8 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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[12]Template:Election box winning candidate no change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko | Script error: No such module "string". | 55.2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Tonko | Script error: No such module "string". | 5.9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kevin Waltz | Script error: No such module "string". | 33.5 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kevin Waltz | Script error: No such module "string". | 5.4 | |
| Total | Kevin Waltz | Template:Replace | 38.9 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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Notes
See also
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- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
References
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- ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST36/CD119_NY20.pdf
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 2010 election results
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 2012 election results
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 2014 election results
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 2016 election results
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 2018 election results
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data
- 2000 House election data
- 1998 House election data
- 1996 House election data
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