New York's 20th congressional district
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The 20th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York's Capital District. It includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties.
From 2003 to 2013, the 20th district surrounded the Capital District, which had been part of the 21st district. This district included all or parts of Columbia, Dutchess, Delaware, Essex, Greene, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. It included the cities of Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs. This largely rural district stretched to include parts of the Adirondacks, Catskills and Hudson Valley.
On Nov 2, 2010, Republican Chris Gibson defeated first term incumbent Democrat Scott Murphy, and took office on January 3, 2011. In 2013, Gibson was redistricted to the 19th. Paul Tonko now represents the district after redistricting.
Voting
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Components: past and present
2013–present:
- All of Albany, Schenectady
- Parts of Montgomery, Rensselear, Saratoga
2003–2013:
- All of Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington
- Parts of Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga
1993-2003:
- All of Rockland
- Parts of Orange, Sullivan, Westchester
1983-1993:
- Parts of Westchester
1973-1983:
1913-1973:
- Parts of Manhattan
1875-1893:
Various New York districts have been numbered "20" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
Representatives
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 | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | |||
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Daniel Avery | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | Oliver C. Comstock | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | ||
March 4, 1815 – June 4, 1816 |
Enos T. Throop | Democratic- Republican |
Lost re-election and resigned early | |||||
June 4, 1816 – September 30, 1816 |
Vacant | |||||||
September 30, 1816 – March 3, 1817 |
Daniel Avery | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | |||||
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Daniel Cruger | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | |||||
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Caleb Baker | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | Jonathan Richmond | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | ||
March 4 – December 3, 1821 |
Vacant | The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued. | Vacant | The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued. | ||||
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
William B. Rochester | Democratic- Republican |
Redistricted to the 28th district | David Woodcock | Democratic- Republican |
Resigned to become judge of the Eight Circuit Court | ||
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Ela Collins | Crawford Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | Egbert Ten Eyck | Crawford Democratic- Republican |
Election contested | ||
March 4, 1825 – December 15, 1825 |
Nicoll Fosdick | Adams | [data missing] | Jacksonian | ||||
December 15, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Daniel Hugunin, Jr. | Adams | Successfully contested election of Egbert Ten Eyck | |||||
March 4, 1827 – February 16, 1829 |
Rudolph Bunner | Jacksonian | [data missing] | Silas Wright | Jacksonian | Resigned | ||
February 16, 1829 – March 4, 1829 |
Vacant | |||||||
March 4, 1829 – February 5, 1830 |
Joseph Hawkins | Anti- Jacksonian |
[data missing] | George Fisher | Anti-Jacksonian | Election successfully contested by Silas Wright, but declined to qualify | ||
February 5, 1830 – November 3, 1830 |
Vacant | |||||||
November 3, 1830 – March 3, 1831 |
Jonah Sanford | Jacksonian | [data missing] | |||||
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Charles Dayan | Jacksonian | [data missing] | Daniel Wardwell | Jacksonian | Redistricted to 18th district |
1833–present: one seat
Years | Representative | Party | Electoral history |
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Noadiah Johnson | Jacksonian | [data missing] |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
William Seymour | Jacksonian | [data missing] |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Amasa J. Parker | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
Judson Allen | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Samuel Gordon | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1843 – February 29, 1844 |
Samuel Beardsley | Democratic | Resigned |
February 29, 1844 – November 5, 1844 |
Vacant | ||
November 5, 1844 – March 3, 1845 |
Levi D. Carpenter | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
Timothy Jenkins | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
Orsamus B. Matteson | Whig | [data missing] |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Timothy Jenkins | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Orsamus B. Matteson | Whig | Resigned |
March 4, 1855 – February 27, 1857 |
Opposition | ||
February 27, 1857 – March 4, 1857 |
Vacant | ||
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
Orsamus B. Matteson | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
Roscoe Conkling | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Ambrose W. Clark | Republican | Redistricted from 23rd district |
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
Addison H. Laflin | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Clinton L. Merriam | Republican | Redistricted to 21st district |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
David Wilber | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Henry H. Hathorn | Republican | Redistricted from 19th district |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
John H. Starin | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
George West | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
Edward Wemple | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
George West | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
John Sanford | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Charles Tracey | Democratic | Redistricted from 19th district |
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
George N. Southwick | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
Martin H. Glynn | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
George N. Southwick | Republican | Redistricted to 23rd district |
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
Thomas W. Bradley | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1913 – September 3, 1913 |
Francis B. Harrison | Democratic | Resigned to become chief executive of The Philippines |
September 3, 1913 – November 4, 1913 |
Vacant | ||
November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Jacob A. Cantor | Democratic | [data missing] |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
Isaac Siegel | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
Fiorello H. LaGuardia | Republican | [data missing] |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
James J. Lanzetta | Democratic | [data missing] |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
Vito Marcantonio | Republican | [data missing] |
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
James J. Lanzetta | Democratic | [data missing] |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
Vito Marcantonio | American Labor Party | Redistricted to 18th district |
January 3, 1945 – March 7, 1949 |
Sol Bloom | Democratic | Redistricted from 19th district Died |
March 8, 1949 – May 16, 1949 |
Vacant | ||
May 17, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. | Liberal | |
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 |
Democratic | ||
January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1956 |
Irwin D. Davidson | Democratic-Liberal | Resigned after being elected judge of Court of General Sessions for New York County |
January 1, 1957 – January 2, 1957 |
Vacant | ||
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
Ludwig Teller | Democratic | [data missing] |
January 3, 1961 – September 17, 1972 |
William Fitts Ryan | Democratic | Died |
September 18, 1972 – January 2, 1973 |
Vacant | ||
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 |
Bella Abzug | Democratic | Redistricted from 19th district |
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
Theodore S. Weiss | Democratic | Redistricted to 17th district |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 |
Richard Ottinger | Democratic | Redistricted from 24th district |
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 |
Joseph J. DioGuardi | Republican | [data missing] |
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 |
Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | Redistricted to 18th district |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
Benjamin A. Gilman | Republican | Redistricted from 22nd district |
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
John E. Sweeney | Republican | Redistricted from 22nd district |
January 3, 2007 – January 26, 2009 |
Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator |
January 27, 2009 – March 31, 2009 |
Vacant | ||
March 31, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
Scott Murphy | Democratic | Elected to finish Gillibrand's term Lost re-election |
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Chris Gibson | Republican | Redistricted to 19th district |
January 3, 2013– | Paul Tonko | Democratic | Redistricted from 21st district |
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").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chris Gibson | 130,176 | 54.87 | +5.10 | |
Democratic | Scott Murphy | 107,077 | 45.13 | -5.10 | |
Majority | 23,099 | 9.74 | +9.29 | ||
Turnout | 237,253 | 100 | +47.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Scott Murphy | 80,833 | 50.23 | -11.57 | |
Republican | James Tedisco | 80,107 | 49.77 | +11.57 | |
Majority | 726 | 0.45 | -23.15 | ||
Turnout | 160,940 | 100 | -44.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand | 177,677 | 61.8 | +8.7 | |
Republican | Sandy Treadwell | 109,644 | 38.2 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 68,033 | 23.6 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 287,321 | 100 | +21.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand | 125,168 | 53.1 | +19.4 | |
Republican | John E. Sweeney | 110,554 | 46.9 | -18.9 | |
Majority | 14,614 | 6.2 | -25.9 | ||
Turnout | 235,722 | 100 | -17.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John E. Sweeney | 188,753 | 65.8 | -7.5 | |
Democratic | Doris F. Kelly | 96,630 | 33.7 | +9.7 | |
Centrist Party | Morris N. Guller | 1,353 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 92,123 | 32.1 | -17.2 | ||
Turnout | 286,736 | 100 | +49.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John E. Sweeney | 140,238 | 73.3 | +15.7 | |
Democratic | Frank Stoppenbach | 45,878 | 24.0 | -16.1 | |
Green | Margaret Lewis | 5,162 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 94,360 | 49.3 | +31.8 | ||
Turnout | 191,278 | 100 | -19.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Benjamin A. Gilman | 136,016 | 57.6 | -0.7 | |
Democratic | Paul J. Feiner | 94,646 | 40.1 | +1.3 | |
Right to Life | Christine M. Tighe | 5,371 | 2.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 41,370 | 17.5 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 236,033 | 100 | +39.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Benjamin A. Gilman | 98,546 | 58.3 | +1.2 | |
Democratic | Paul J. Feiner | 65,589 | 38.8 | +1.2 | |
Right to Life | Christine M. Tighe | 4,769 | 2.8 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 32,957 | 19.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 168,904 | 100 | -21.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Benjamin A. Gilman | 122,479 | 57.1 | ||
Democratic | Yash A. Aggarwal | 80,761 | 37.6 | ||
Right to Life | Robert F. Garrison | 6,356 | 3.0 | ||
Independence | Ira W. Goodman | 5,016 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 41,718 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 214,612 | 100 |
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
References
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010CongressAmended01272011.pdf 2010 election results
- ^ "Statement of Canvass: 20th Congressional District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Neuman, William (2008-11-05). "Election Results 2008: New York". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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