New York's 1st congressional district

New York's 1st congressional district
Current Representative		Tim Bishop (D–Southhampton)
Distribution	93.89% urban, 6.11% rural
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$61,884
Ethnicity	89.3% White, 4.3% Black, 2.4% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other
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The 1st Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. Democrat Tim Bishop has represented the district since 2003.

The district is a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point here in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain here 52%–48%.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 52–44%
2004	President	Bush 49–49%
2008	President	Obama 52–48%

Communities within the district

Amagansett, Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Bellport, Blue Point, Bridgehampton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Coram, Cutchogue, East Hampton, East Marion, East Moriches, East Patchogue, Eastport, Farmingville, Greenport, Hampton Bays, Head of the Harbor, Holtsville, Jamesport, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Medford, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Mount Sinai, Moriches, Nissequogue, North Bellport, North Patchogue, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Quogue, Ridge, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Selden, Setauket, Shelter Island, Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown, Sound Beach, Southampton, Speonk, Springs, St. James, Stony Brook, Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Yaphank

Components: past and present

1913–1945:

All of Suffolk, Nassau

Parts of Queens

1945–1963:

All of Suffolk

Parts of Nassau

1963–present:

Parts of Suffolk

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

List of representatives

1789–1813: one seat

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
William Floyd	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	1	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1791 – May 1791	2	Representative-elect James Townsend died May 24, 1790, before his term began.
Thomas Tredwell	Anti-Administration	May 1791 – March 3, 1795	2 (Continued)	Elected in special election April 1791
			3
Jonathan Nicoll Havens	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – October 25, 1799	4	Died
			5
			6
Vacant		October 25, 1799 – February 27, 1800
John Smith	Democratic-Republican	February 27, 1800 – February 23, 1804	6 (Continued)	Resigned
			7
			8
Vacant		February 23, 1804 – November 5, 1804
Samuel Riker	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805	8 (Continued)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Eliphalet Wickes	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807	9	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Riker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	10	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ebenezer Sage	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813	11	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
			12

1813–1823: two seats

From 1809 to 1823, 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
13th	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	John Lefferts	Democratic-Republican			Ebenezer Sage	Democratic-Republican
14th	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Henry Crocheron	Democratic-Republican			George Townsend	Democratic-Republican
15th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Tredwell Scudder	Democratic-Republican	Retired
16th	March 4, 1819 – January 14, 1820	Silas Wood	Federalist	Became the sole representative from the district in 1823		Vacant		Credentials had been issued for Ebenezer Sage (Dem.-Rep.), but Sage did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1818
	January 14, 1820 – March 3, 1821					James Guyon, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	Successfully contested the election of Ebenezer Sage
17th	March 4, 1821 – December 12, 1821					Vacant		Credentials had been issued for Peter Sharpe (Dem.-Rep.), but Sharpe did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821
	December 12, 1821 – March 3, 1823					Cadwallader D. Colden	Federalist	Successfully contested the election of Peter Sharpe

1823–present: one seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Silas Wood	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Lent	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – February 22, 1833	Died
Vacant		February 22, 1833 – March 4, 1833
Abel Huntington	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas B. Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles A. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Selah B. Strong	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John W. Lawrence	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frederick W. Lord	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Alsop King	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John G. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Maurice	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Valk	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John A. Searing	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Luther C. Carter	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward H. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry G. Stebbins	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – October 24, 1864	Resigned
Vacant		October 24, 1864 – December 5, 1864
Dwight Townsend	Democratic	December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stephen Taber	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry A. Reeves	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Dwight Townsend	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry J. Scudder	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry B. Metcalfe	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James W. Covert	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Perry Belmont	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – December 1, 1888	Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain
Vacant		December 1, 1888 – March 4, 1889
James W. Covert	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Richard C. McCormick	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph M. Belford	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Townsend Scudder	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frederic Storm	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Lost re-election
Townsend Scudder	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William W. Cocks	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Lost re-election
Martin W. Littleton	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lathrop Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Lost re-election
Frederick C. Hicks	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert L. Bacon	Republican	March 4, 1923 – September 12, 1938	Died
Vacant		September 12, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Leonard W. Hall	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to the 2nd congressional district
Edgar A. Sharp	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
W. Kingsland Macy	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ernest Greenwood	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stuyvesant Wainwright	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Otis G. Pike	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1979	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Carney	Conservative	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George J. Hochbrueckner	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Michael Forbes	Republican	January 3, 1995 – July 17, 1999	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Democratic	July 17, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Felix Grucci	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Timothy H. Bishop	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – present	Incumbent

Election results

Note that 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").

US House election, 1996: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael P. Forbes	116,620	54.7
	Democratic	Nora L. Bredes	96,496	45.3
Majority			20,124	9.4
Turnout			213,116	100

US House election, 1998: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael P. Forbes	99,460	64.1	+9.4
	Democratic	William G. Holst	55,630	35.9	-9.4
Majority			43,830	28.3	+18.9
Turnout			155,090	100	-27.2

US House election, 2000: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Felix Grucci	133,020	55.5	-8.6
	Democratic	Regina Seltzer	97,299	40.6	+4.7
	None	Michael P. Forbes	6,318	2.6	+2.6
	Green	William G. Holst	2,967	1.2	+1.2
Majority			35,721	14.9	-13.4
Turnout			239,604	100	+54.5

US House election, 2002: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	84,276	50.2	+9.6
	Republican	Felix Grucci	81,524	48.6	-6.9
	Green	Lorna Salzman	1,991	1.2	-0.0
Majority			2,752	1.6	-13.3
Turnout			167,791	100	-30.0

US House election, 2004: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	156,354	56.2	+6.0
	Republican	William M. Manger, Jr.	121,855	43.8	-4.8
Majority			34,499	12.4	+10.8
Turnout			278,209	100	+65.8

US House election, 2006: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	104,360	62.2	+6.0
	Republican	Italo Zanzi	63,328	37.8	-6.0
Majority			41,032	24.5	+12.1
Turnout			167,688	100	-39.7

US House election, 2008: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	162,083	58.4	-3.8
	Republican	Lee M. Zeldin	115,545	41.6	+3.8
Majority			46,538	16.8	-7.7
Turnout			277,628	100	+65.6

US House election, 2010: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	98,316	50.2	-8.2
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	97,723	49.8	+8.2
Majority			593	0.4	-16.4
Turnout			196,039	100	-29.4

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• National atlas congressional maps