New York's 24th congressional district

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New York's 24th congressional district
Current Representative		Richard L. Hanna (R–Barneveld)
Distribution	50.63% urban, 49.37% rural
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$36,082
Ethnicity	93.4% White, 3.4% Black, 0.9% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+2

The 24th Congressional District of New York includes all or parts of Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Seneca, Tioga and Tompkins counties.

This district is currently represented by Republican Richard L. Hanna.

Components: Past and Present

2003–present:

All of Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Seneca

Parts of Broome, Cayuga, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins

1993-2003:

All of Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence

Parts of Essex, Herkimer

1983-1993:

All of Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Dutchess, Rensselaer

1973-1983:

Parts of Westchester

1971-1973:

Parts of Bronx, Westchester

1945-1971:

Parts of Bronx

1919-1945:

Parts of Bronx, Westchester

1913-1919:

Parts of New York, Westchester

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Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Home	Note
District created		March 4, 1823
Rowland Day	Crawford DR	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Sempronius
Charles Kellogg	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Kelloggsville
Nathaniel Garrow	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Gershom Powers	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Ulysses F. Doubleday	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Rowland Day	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Ulysses F. Doubleday	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
William H. Noble	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Christopher Morgan	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Horace Wheaton	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Daniel Gott	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Daniel T. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Amos P. Granger	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Charles B. Sedgwick	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Theodore M. Pomeroy	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869		redistricted from 25th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1867–1869
George W. Cowles	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
John E. Seeley	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
R. Holland Duell	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875		redistricted from 23rd district
William H. Baker	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Joseph Mason	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
Newton W. Nutting	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
John S. Pindar	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
David Wilber	Republican	March 4, 1887 – April 1, 1890		died
vacant		April 1, 1890 – November 4, 1890
John S. Pindar	Democratic	November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1891
George Van Horn	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Charles A. Chickering	Republican	March 4, 1893 – February 13, 1900		died
vacant		February 13, 1900 – November 6, 1900
Albert D. Shaw	Republican	November 6, 1900 – February 10, 1901
vacant		February 10, 1901 – March 3, 1901
Charles L. Knapp	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903		redistricted to 28th district
George J. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Frank J. LeFevre	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
George W. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913		redistricted to 34th district
Woodson R. Oglesby	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Benjamin L. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
James V. Ganly	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Benjamin L. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
James V. Ganly	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – September 7, 1923		died
vacant		September 7, 1923 – November 6, 1923
Benjamin L. Fairchild	Republican	November 6, 1923 – March 3, 1927
James M. Fitzpatrick	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1945
Benjamin J. Rabin	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1947		resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court
vacant		January 1, 1948 – February 16, 1948
Leo Isacson	American Labor	February 17, 1948 – January 3, 1949
Isidore Dollinger	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953		redistricted to 23rd district
Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963		redistricted from 25th district, redistricted to 23rd district
Paul A. Fino	Republican	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1968		redistricted from 25th district, resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court
vacant		January 1, 1969 – January 3, 1969
Mario Biaggi	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973		redistricted to 10th district
Ogden R. Reid	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975		redistricted from 26th district
Richard Ottinger	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983		redistricted to 20th district
Gerald B.H. Solomon	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		redistricted from 29th district, redistricted to 22nd district
John M. McHugh	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003		redistricted to 23rd district
Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007		redistricted from 23rd district
Michael Arcuri	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Richard L. Hanna	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present		Incumbent

Election results

US House election, 2010: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna	96,686	52.9%
	Democratic	Michael Arcuri	86,037	47.1%
Turnout			182,723	100

In 2008, Michael Arcuri won the election with 130,799 votes (9,454 from Working Families Party line) to Richard L. Hanna's 120,880 out of 282,114 total votes. Note that in New York State electoral politics there are several 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, 2006: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michael Arcuri	109,686	53.9	+20.0
	Republican	Raymond Meier	91,504	45.0	-11.9
	Libertarian	Mike Sylvia	2,134	1.0	+1.0
Majority			18,182	8.9	-14.1
Turnout			203,324	100	-19.1

US House election, 2004: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	143,000	56.9	-13.8
	Democratic	Jeff A. Miller	85,140	33.9	+33.9
	Conservative	David L. Walrath	23,228	9.2	-12.4
Majority			57,860	23.0	-26.1
Turnout			251,368	100	+64.5

US House election, 2002: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	108,017	70.7	-3.6
	Conservative	David L. Walrath	32,991	21.6	+21.6
	Green	Mark Dunau	6,660	4.4	+4.4
	Right to Life	Kathleen M. Peters	5,109	3.3	+3.3
Majority			75,026	49.1	-2.3
Turnout			152,777	100	-17.9

US House election, 2000: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	138,322	74.3	-4.7
	Democratic	Neil P. Tallon	42,698	22.9	+1.9
	Independence	Willard E. Smith	5,167	2.8	+2.8
Majority			95,624	51.4	-6.6
Turnout			186,187	100	+26.1

US House election, 1998: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	116,682	79.0	+7.9
	Democratic	Neil P. Tallon	31,011	21.0	-4.0
Majority			85,671	58.0	+11.9
Turnout			147,693	100	-15.5

US House election, 1996: New York District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	124,240	71.1
	Democratic	Donald Ravenscroft	43,692	25.0
	Independence	William H. Beaumont	6,750	3.9
Majority			80,548	46.1
Turnout			174,682	100

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
• 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 "