New York's 25th congressional district

New York's 25th congressional district
New York's 25th congressional district
	New York's 25th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Joe Morelle; D–Irondequoit
Distribution	95.52% urban; 4.48% rural;
Population (2018 ACS est.)	718,565
Median household; income	$59,776
Ethnicity	69.4% White; 14.7% Black; 9.2% Hispanic; 3.8% Asian; 2.7% other; 0.2% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+8

The 25th congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Democrat Joseph Morelle. The district is now located entirely and exclusively within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester.

From 2003 to 2013, it stretched from Syracuse to the northeastern suburbs of Rochester. The district comprises Onondaga and Wayne counties, the northernmost portion of Cayuga County and the towns of Irondequoit, Penfield, and Webster in Monroe County. The district includes 100 miles of Lake Ontario shoreline, the easternmost Finger Lakes and significant portions of the Erie Canal.

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Results
1992	Clinton 41 - 36%
1996	Clinton 51 - 38%
2000	Gore 51 - 45%
2004	Kerry 50 - 48%
2008	Obama 59 - 40%
2012	Obama 59 - 39%
2016	Clinton 56 - 39%

Components: past and present

Historically, most of this district was located in Upstate New York.

The 25th District was a Westchester/Rockland seat in the 1960s covering areas now in the 17th and 18th Districts.

In the 1970s it was the lower Hudson Valley district and congruent to the present 19th District. Onondaga County was split between the 32nd District (which included rural counties east of Syracuse now in the 23rd and 24th Districts) and the 33rd District (which included the Finger Lakes counties in the 24th and 29th Districts).

In the 1980s, the district was centered in the Utica area (now the 24th District) and the Syracuse area was entirely in the 27th District.

Since 2013, the 25th district has been located entirely within Monroe County, and includes the City of Rochester and surrounding suburbs.

In the 2018 race, the seat was vacant. State Assembly Member Joseph Morelle (Democrat)^[3] faced James Maxwell (Republican, Conservative, Reform),^[4] in the general election, which Morelle won handily.^[5]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created		March 4, 1823
Samuel Lawrence	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Elected in 1822. [data missing]	1823–1833 Tioga and Tompkins counties
File:Charles Humphrey.JPG Charles Humphrey	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	[data missing]
David Woodcock	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	[data missing]
Thomas Maxwell	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	[data missing]
Gamaliel H. Barstow	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	[data missing]
Samuel Clark	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	[data missing]
Graham H. Chapin	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	[data missing]
Samuel Birdsall	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	[data missing]
Theron R. Strong	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	[data missing]
John Maynard	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data missing]
George O. Rathbun	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	[data missing]
Harmon S. Conger	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	[data missing]
Thomas Y. Howe Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data missing]
Edwin B. Morgan	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th 35th	[data missing]
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		[data missing]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859		[data missing]
Martin Butterfield	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data missing]
Theodore M. Pomeroy	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	[data missing] Redistricted to the 24th district.
Daniel Morris	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	38th 39th	[data missing]
William H. Kelsey	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	[data missing]
William H. Lamport	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	[data missing] Redistricted to the 26th district.
Clinton D. MacDougall	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	[data missing] Redistricted to the 26th district.
Elias W. Leavenworth	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data missing]
Frank Hiscock	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887	45th 46th 47th 48th 49th	[data missing] Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		March 3, 1887 – November 8, 1887
James J. Belden	Republican	November 8, 1887 – March 3, 1893	50th 51st 52nd	[data missing] Redistricted to the 27th district.
James S. Sherman	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	[data missing] Redistricted to the 27th district.
Lucius N. Littauer	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 22nd district. [data missing]
Cyrus Durey	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	60th 61st	[data missing]
Theron Akin	Progressive Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data missing]
Benjamin I. Taylor	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	[data missing]
James W. Husted	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	[data missing]
J. Mayhew Wainwright	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1931	68th 69th 70th 71st	[data missing]
Charles D. Millard	Republican	March 4, 1931 – September 29, 1937	72nd 73rd 74th 75th	[data missing] Resigned when elected surrogate of Westchester County
Vacant		September 29, 1937 – November 2, 1937
Ralph A. Gamble	Republican	November 2, 1937 – January 3, 1945	75th 76th 77th 78th	[data missing] Redistricted to the 28th district.
Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 23rd district. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Paul A. Fino	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[data missing] Redistricted to the 24th district.
Robert R. Barry	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 27th district. [data missing]
Richard Ottinger	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971	89th 90th 91st	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Peter A. Peyser	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	92nd	Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Hamilton Fish IV	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 21st district.
Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
James T. Walsh	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Redistricted from the 27th district 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.
Dan Maffei	Democratic	January 6, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Ann Marie Buerkle	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 24th district and lost re-election there.
Louise Slaughter	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – March 16, 2018	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Died.	2013–present [data missing]
Vacant		March 16, 2018 – November 13, 2018
Joe Morelle	Democratic	November 13, 2018 – Present	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish Slaughter's term. Elected in 2018.

Election results

In New York State electoral politics, the state allows Electoral fusion, with numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum that typically endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for an office. Hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

1996 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James T. Walsh	126,691	55.1
	Democratic	Marty Mack	103,199	44.9
Majority			23,492	10.2
Turnout			229,890	100

1998 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James T. Walsh	121,204	69.4	+14.3
	Democratic	Yvonne Rothenberg	53,461	30.6	−14.3
Majority			67,743	38.8	+28.6
Turnout			174,665	100	−24.0

2000 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James T. Walsh	151,880	69.0	−0.4
	Democratic	Francis J. Gavin	64,533	29.3	−1.3
	Green	Howie Hawkins	3,830	1.7	+1.7
Majority			87,347	39.7	+0.9
Turnout			220,243	100	+26.1

2002 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James T. Walsh	144,610	72.3	+3.3
	Democratic	Stephanie Aldersley	53,290	26.6	−2.7
	Working Families	Francis J. Gavin	2,131	1.1	+1.1
Majority			91,320	45.7	+6.0
Turnout			200,031	100	−9.2

2004 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James T. Walsh	189,063	90.4	+18.1
	Peace and Justice	Howie Hawkins	20,106	9.6	+9.6
Majority			168,957	80.8	+35.1
Turnout			209,169	100	+4.6

2006 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James T. Walsh	110,525	50.8	−39.6
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	107,108	49.2	+49.2
Majority			3,417	1.6	−79.2
Turnout			217,633	100	+4.0

2008 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	157,375	54.8	+5.6
	Republican	Dale Sweetland	120,217	41.9	−8.9
	Green	Howie Hawkins	9,483	3.3	+3.3
Majority			37,158	12.9	+11.3
Turnout			287,075	100	+31.9

2010 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ann Marie Buerkle	104,374	50.1	+8.2
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	103,807	49.9	−4.9
Turnout			208,181	100	−27.5

2012 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Slaugher	168,761
	Working Families	Louise Slaughter	11,049
	Total	Louise Slaughter (incumbent)	179,810	57.4
	Republican	Maggie Brooks	109,292
	Conservative	Maggie Brooks	18,543
	Independence	Maggie Brooks	5,554
	Total	Maggie Brooks	133,389	42.6
	None	Blank/Void/Scattered	9,561	0
Total votes			313,199	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise M. Slaughter	87,264	44.41
	Working Families	Louise M. Slaughter	9,539	4.85
	Total	Louise M. Slaughter (Incumbent)	96,803	49.26
	Republican	Mark W. Assini	75,990	38.67
	Conservative	Mark W. Assini	19,942	10.15
	Total	Mark W. Assini	95,932	48.82
	None	Blank/Void/Write-In	3,781	1.92
Total votes			196,516	100

2016 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Slaughter	168,660	50.14%
	Working Families	Louise Slaughter	10,195	3.03%
	Women's Equality	Louise Slaughter	4,095	1.22%
	Total	Louise Slaughter	182,950	54.39%
	Republican	Mark Assini	113,840	33.84%
	Conservative	Mark Assini	20,883	6.21%
	Independence	Mark Assini	6,856	2.04%
	Reform	Mark Assini	1,071	0.32%
	Total	Mark Assini	142,650	42.41%
	None	Blank/Void/Scattering	10,786	3.21%
Total votes			336,386	100.00%
	Democratic hold

New York's 25th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Morelle	147,979	54.8
	Working Families	Joseph Morelle	4,575	1.7
	Independence	Joseph Morelle	4,585	1.7
	Women's Equality	Joseph Morelle	2,105	0.8
	Total	Joseph Morelle	149,993	59.0
	Republican	Jim Maxwell	91,342	33.8
	Conservative	Jim Maxwell	17,781	6.6
	Reform	Jim Maxwell	1,613	0.6
	Total	Jim Maxwell	105,925	41.0
Total votes			269,980	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

References

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=25
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Joseph Morelle bio https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Morelle
^ James Maxwell bio https://ballotpedia.org/James_Maxwell_(New_York)
^ "New York's 25th Congressional District election, 2018". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=25

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] Joseph Morelle bio https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Morelle

[4] James Maxwell bio https://ballotpedia.org/James_Maxwell_(New_York)

[5] "New York's 25th Congressional District election, 2018". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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