New York's 21st congressional district

New York's 21st congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that is represented by Republican Elise Stefanik. On November 11, 2024, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Stefanik to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. However he withdrew the nomination on March 27, 2025.

The district is primarily rural, but it also includes the cities of Ogdensburg, Glens Falls, Rome, and Plattsburgh. The district includes most of the Adirondack Mountains and the Thousand Islands region. It borders Vermont to the east and Canada to the north. It also includes Fort Drum of the U.S. Army.

History

From 2003 to 2013, the district with that number contained most of the Capital District of New York. It included all or parts of Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Schoharie counties. It contained the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Amsterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Gloversville, and Johnstown. Up until 1980, the 21st district was located in Upper Manhattan (including parts of Harlem and Washington Heights), and The Bronx in New York City.

From 2013 to present, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties, and parts of Jefferson, Otsego, and Rensselaer counties have comprised the district.

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.

Clinton County (18)

All 18 towns and municipalities

Essex County (19)

All 19 towns and municipalities

Franklin County (25)

All 25 towns and municipalities

Fulton County (16)

All 16 towns and municipalities

Hamilton County (10)

All ten towns and municipalities

Herkimer County (29)

All 29 towns and municipalities

Jefferson County (10)

Antwerp (town) (part; also 24th; includes Oxbow), Antwerp (village), Black River (part; also 24th), Carthage, Deferiet, Evans Mills, Le Ray, Philadelphia (town), Philadelphia (village), Wilna

Lewis County (25)

All 25 towns and municipalities

Montgomery County (16)

Ames, Canajoharie (town), Canajoharie (village), Charleston, Glen, Fonda, Fort Plain, Fultonville, Minden, Mohawk, Nelliston, Palatine, Palatine Bridge, Root, St. Johnsville (town), St. Johnsville (village)

Oneida County (22)

Annsville, Ava, Boonville (town), Boonville (village), Camden (town), Camden (village), Deerfield, Florence, Floyd, Forestport, Holland Patent, Lee, Marcy, Remsen (town), Remsen (village), Rome, Steuben, Sylvan Beach, Trenton, Verona (part; also 22nd; includes Durhamville and part of Verona CDP), Vienna, Western

St. Lawrence County (43)

All 43 towns and municipalities

Saratoga County (14)

Corinth (town), Corinth (village), Day, Edinburg, Greenfield, Hadley, Moreau, Northumberland, Providence, Saratoga, Schuylerville, South Glens Falls, Victory, Wilton (part; also 20th)

Schoharie County (22)

All 22 towns and municipalities

Warren County (12)

All 12 towns and municipalities

Washington County (25)

All 25 towns and municipalities

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 50% – 48%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 51% – 49%
2016	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trump 56% – 37%
	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Schumer 56% – 41%
2018	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Gillibrand 51% – 49%
	Governor	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Molinaro 61% – 33%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Wofford 56% – 41%
2020	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trump 57% – 41%
2022	Senate	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Pinion 60% – 40%
	Governor	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Zeldin 66% – 34%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Henry 62% – 38%
	Comptroller	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rodríguez 57% – 43%
2024	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trump 60% – 39%
	Senate	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sapraicone 55% – 44%

List of members representing the district

1813–1821: two seats

From the creation of the district in 1813 to 1821, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Congress	Years	Seat A			Seat B
		Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
Template:USCongressOrdinal	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	File:Samuel Miles Hopkins from painting by John Trumbull.jpg Samuel M. Hopkins (New York)	Federalist	Elected in 1812. Template:Dm	File:Nathaniel Woodhull Howell.jpg Nathaniel W. Howell (Canandaigua)	Federalist	Elected in 1812. Template:Dm
Template:USCongressOrdinal	March 4, 1815 – January 23, 1816	File:Micah Brooks (New York).jpg Micah Brooks (East Bloomfield)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1814. Template:Dm	File:Peter Buell Porter.jpg Peter Buell Porter (Buffalo)	Democratic-Republican	Re-elected in 1814. Resigned to become a commissioner under the Treaty of Ghent.
	January 23, 1816 – December 2, 1816				Vacant
	December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817				Archibald S. Clarke (Clarence)	Democratic-Republican	Elected April 30 – May 2, 1816, to finish Porter's term and seated December 2, 1816. Template:Dm
Template:USCongressOrdinal	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	File:Benjamin Ellicott.jpg Benjamin Ellicott (Batavia)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1816. Template:Dm	File:SpencerJohn.jpg John Canfield Spencer (Canandaigua)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1816. Retired to run for U.S. senator
Template:USCongressOrdinal	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	File:Nathaniel Allen (Ontario County).jpg Nathaniel Allen (Richmond)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1818. Lost re-election.	Albert H. Tracy (Buffalo)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1818. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.

1821–present: one seat

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties represented
Vacant		March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.	1821–1823 Chenango and Broome counties.
File:Elijah Spencer (Benton, New York).jpg Elijah Spencer (Benton)	Democratic-Republican	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823		Elected in 1821. Template:Dm
Lot Clark (Norwich)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1822. Template:Dm	1823–1833 Chenango and Broome counties
Elias Whitmore (Windsor)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1824. Template:Dm
John C. Clark (Bainbridge)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1826.
Robert Monell (Greene)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – February 21, 1831	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1828. Resigned to become Judge of the Sixth State Circuit Court
Vacant		February 22, 1831 – March 3, 1831
File:John A. Collier.jpg John A. Collier (Binghamton)	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1830.
Henry Mitchell (Norwich)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1832.	1833–1843 Template:Dm
William Mason (Preston)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1834.
John C. Clark (Bainbridge)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Template:Dm
	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Jeremiah E. Cary (Cherry Valley)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1842.	1843–1853 Template:Dm
File:Charles Goodyear (Congressman from New York).jpg Charles Goodyear (Schoharie)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1844.
File:GeoAnsonSrThumb.jpg George A. Starkweather (Cooperstown)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1846.
Hiram Walden (Waldensville)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1848.
William W. Snow (Oneonta)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1850.
File:Henry Bennett 2.jpg Henry Bennett (New Berlin)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election.	1853–1863 Template:Dm
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
File:R. Holland Duell.jpg R. Holland Duell (Cortland)	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.
File:Francis Kernan - Brady-Handy.jpg Francis Kernan (Utica)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1862.	1863–1873 Template:Dm
File:RConkling.jpg Roscoe Conkling (Utica)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866 but declined when instead elected U.S. senator.
Vacant		March 4, 1867 – November 29, 1867	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Hon. Alexander H. Bailey, N.Y - NARA - 526590.tif Alexander H. Bailey (Rome)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	November 30, 1867 – March 3, 1871	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish the vacant term. Re-elected in 1868. Template:Dm
File:Ellis Henry Roberts.jpg Ellis H. Roberts (Utica)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Clinton Levi Merriam.jpg Clinton L. Merriam (Locust Grove)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1872.	1873–1883 Template:Dm
File:Samuel F. Miller.jpg Samuel F. Miller (Franklin)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1874.
File:Solomon Bundy.jpg Solomon Bundy (Oxford)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1876.
File:David Wilber.jpg David Wilber (Milford)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1878.
File:Ferris Jacobs, Jr.jpg Ferris Jacobs Jr. (Delhi)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1880.
File:George W. Ray.jpg George W. Ray (Chenango)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1882.	1883–1893 Template:Dm
File:Frederick A. Johnson (US Congressman from New York).jpg Frederick A. Johnson (Glens Falls)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1884.
File:John Henry Moffitt.jpg John H. Moffitt (Chateaugay Lake)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888.
File:John M. Wever.jpg John M. Wever (Plattsburg)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Simon J. Schermerhorn.jpg Simon J. Schermerhorn (Schenectady)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1892.	1893–1899 Template:Dm
File:David F. Wilber.jpg David F. Wilber (Oneonta)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896.
File:John Knox Stewart.jpg John K. Stewart (Amsterdam)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900.	1899–1903 All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene and Putnam counties
File:John Henry Ketcham.jpg John H. Ketcham (Dover Plains)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1903 – November 4, 1906	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Died.	1903–1913 Template:Dm
Vacant		November 5, 1906 – March 3, 1907	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Samuel McMillan (Congress).jpg Samuel McMillan (Lake Mahopac)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1906.
File:Hamilton Fish (Born 1849).jpg Hamilton Fish II (Garrison)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1908.
File:Richard E. Connell.jpg Richard E. Connell (Poughkeepsie)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1911 – October 30, 1912	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1910. Died.
Vacant		October 31, 1912 – March 3, 1913
File:Henry George, Jr. c96c793b08 o.jpg Henry George Jr. (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1912.	1913–1963 Parts of New York
File:Murray Hulbert 4998803950 0df4ba3ec1 o.jpg G. Murray Hulbert (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1915 – January 1, 1918	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Resigned to become Commissioner of Docks and Director of the Port of New York City
Vacant		January 2, 1918 – March 5, 1918	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Jerome Donovan.jpg Jerome F. Donovan (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1921	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Hulbert's term. Template:Dm
File:Martin Ansorge.jpg Martin C. Ansorge (New York)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1920.
File:Royal Hurlburt Weller.jpg Royal H. Weller (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 1, 1929	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died.
Vacant		March 2, 1929 – November 4, 1929	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Joseph A. Gavagan.jpg Joseph A. Gavagan (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	November 5, 1929 – December 30, 1943	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Weller's term. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned when elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacant		December 31, 1943 – February 28, 1944	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:James H. Torrens 2.jpg James H. Torrens (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	February 29, 1944 – January 3, 1947	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Gavagan's term. Re-elected in 1944. Template:Dm
File:Jacob Javits.jpg Jacob K. Javits (New York)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1954	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for N.Y. Attorney General. Resigned to become New York State Attorney General.
Vacant		December 31, 1954 – January 3, 1955	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Herbert Zelenko.jpg Herbert Zelenko (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960.
File:James C. Healey 2.jpg James C. Healey (New York)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1962.	1963–1965 Parts of Bronx
File:James H Scheuer.jpg James H. Scheuer (New York)	rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970.	1965–1973 Parts of Bronx, Manhattan, Queens
	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973
File:Herman Badillo.JPG Herman Badillo (The Bronx)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1977	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City.	1973–1983 Parts of Bronx
Vacant		January 1, 1978 – February 20, 1978	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Robert Garcia.jpg Robert Garcia (The Bronx)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	February 21, 1978 – January 3, 1983	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Badillo's term. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Hamilton Fish IV.jpg Hamilton Fish IV (Millbrook)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.	1983–1993 All of Putnam; parts of Dutchess, Orange, Westchester
File:Michael McNulty, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Michael McNulty (Green Island)	rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.	1993–2003 All of Albany, Schenectady; parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga
	2003–2013 All of Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie; parts of Fulton, Rensselaer, Saratoga File:New York District 21 109th US Congress.png
File:Paultonko.jpg Paul Tonko (Amsterdam)		style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Bill Owens official photo.jpg Bill Owens (Plattsburgh)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2012. Retired.	2013–2023 All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington; parts of Herkimer, Saratoga File:New York US Congressional District 21 (since 2013).tif
File:Elise Stefanik, 115th official photo.jpg Elise Stefanik (Schuylerville)	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 2015 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
	2023–2025 All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington; parts of Jefferson, Otsego, Rensselaer File:New York's 21st congressional district (new version) (since 2023).svg
	2025–present All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington; parts of Jefferson, Montgomery, Oneida, Saratoga File:New York's 21st congressional district (new version) (since 2025).svg

Recent election results

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael McNulty (incumbent)	158,491	66.1
		Nancy Norman	64,471	26.9
	Liberal	Lee H. Wasserman	16,794	7.0
Margin of victory			94,020	39.2
Turnout			239,756	100

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael McNulty (incumbent)	146,639	74.2
		Lauren Ayers	50,931	25.8
Margin of victory			95,708	48.4
Turnout			197,570	100

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael McNulty (incumbent)	175,339	74.4
		Thomas G. Pillsworth	60,333	25.6
Margin of victory			115,006	48.8
Turnout			235,672	100

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael McNulty (incumbent)	161,329	75.1
		Charles B. Rosenstein	53,525	24.9
Margin of victory			107,804	50.2
Turnout			214,854	100

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael McNulty (incumbent)	194,033	70.8
		Warren Redlich	80,121	29.2
Margin of victory			113,912	41.6
Turnout			274,154	100

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael McNulty (incumbent)	167,604	78.2
		Warren Redlich	46,752	21.8
Margin of victory			120,852	56.4
Turnout			214,356	100

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Tonko	171,286	62.1
		Jim Burhmaster	96,599	35
	Independence	Philip Steck	7,965	2.9
Margin of victory			74,687	27.1
Turnout			275,872	100

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Tonko (incumbent)	124,889	59.3
		Theodore J. Danz Jr.	85,752	40.7
Margin of victory			39,137	18.6
Turnout			210,791	100

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bill Owens	126,631	50.1
		Matt Doheny	121,646	48.2
		Donald L. Hassig	4,174	1.7
Margin of victory			4,985	1.9
Turnout			252,556	100

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elise Stefanik	96,226	55.1
		Aaron G. Woolf	59,063	33.8
		Matthew J. Funiciello	19,238	11
Margin of victory			37,163	21.3
Turnout			174,668	100

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	177,886	65.3
		Mike Derrick	82,161	30.1
		Matthew J. Funiciello	12,452	4.6
Margin of victory			95,725	35.2
Turnout			272,606	100

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	131,981	56.1
		Tedra Cobb	99,791	42.4
		Lynn Kahn	3,437	1.5
Margin of victory			32,190	13.7
Turnout			235,267	100

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	188,655	58.8
		Tedra Cobb	131,995	41.2
Margin of victory			56,660	17.6
Turnout			320,788	100

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	168,579	59.1
		Matt Castelli	116,421	40.8
Margin of victory			52,158	18.3
Turnout			285,000	100

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: New York's 21st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	216,513	62.1
		Paula Collins	131,930	37.9
Margin of victory			84,583	24.2
Turnout			348,443	100

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• New York's congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from New York

References

Bibliography

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• OpenSecrets.org-21st Congressional District candidates 2008 campaign contributions for each candidate
• 2014 election data
• 2012 election data
• 2010 election data
• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 1998 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 1996 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives