New York's 6th congressional district
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New York's Sixth Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, located entirely within Queens. It is represented by Democrat Grace Meng.
The district includes several racially and ethnically diverse Queens neighborhoods, including Flushing, Forest Hills, Middle Village, Glendale, Kew Gardens, Bayside and Murray Hill.
From 2003-2013, the district included most of Southeastern Queens including the neighborhoods of Cambria Heights, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Hollis, Jamaica, Laurelton, Queens Village, Rosedale, Saint Albans, Springfield Gardens, and South Ozone Park, as well as John F. Kennedy International Airport. The district comprised mainly middle-class minority communities, but also included a part of Howard Beach known as Old Howard Beach.
Voting
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Components: Past and Present
1983–present:
- Parts of Queens
1973-1983:
1945-1973:
- Parts of Queens
1913-1945:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1789–1913:
- Parts of Manhattan
Various New York districts have been numbered "6" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
List of representatives
The 6th District was located in northern Queens and adjacent Nassau county until 1982, covering the same territory now in the 5th District. This part of Queens had been in the 7th District prior to that reapportionment.
1789–1813: One, then two seats
From 1809 to 1813, two seats were elected at-large on a general ticket.
Congress | Years | Representative | Party | Electoral history | |||
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1 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
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Anti- Administration |
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2 | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
James Gordon | Pro- Administration |
Redistricted to the 9th district | |||
3 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Ezekiel Gilbert | Pro- Administration |
[data missing] | |||
4 | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
Federalist | |||||
5 | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
Hezekiah L. Hosmer | Federalist | [data missing] | |||
6 7 |
March 4, 1799 – July 25, 1801 |
John Bird | Federalist | Resigned | |||
7 | July 25, 1801 – January 17, 1801 |
Vacant | |||||
October 6, 1801 – January 17, 1803 |
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Democratic- Republican |
Seat declared forfeited from appointment as major of militia in the District of Columbia | ||||
January 17, 1803 – March 4, 1803 |
Vacant | ||||||
8 | March 4, 1803 – April 26, 1803 |
Isaac Bloom | Democratic- Republican |
Died | |||
April 26, 1803 – October 17, 1803 |
Vacant | ||||||
8 9 10 |
October 17, 1803 – March 3, 1809 |
Daniel C. Verplanck | Democratic- Republican |
[data missing] | |||
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Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||
Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||
11 | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
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Federalist | Elected in 1808 Retired |
Robert Le Roy Livingston | Federalist | Elected in 1808 Resigned |
12 | March 4, 1811 – May 6, 1812 |
Asa Fitch | Federalist | Elected in 1810 Retired | |||
May 6, 1812 – January 29, 1813 |
Vacant | ||||||
January 29, 1813 – March 3, 1813 |
Thomas P. Grosvenor | Federalist | Elected to finish Livingston's term Redistricted to the 5th district |
1813 – present: One seat
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – March 21, 1815 |
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney |
Vacant | March 21 – December 4, 1815 | ||
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Democratic- Republican |
December 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
[data missing] |
Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 | ||
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Democratic- Republican |
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
[data missing] |
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Jacksonian Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
[data missing] |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
[data missing] |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – July 12, 1830 |
Resigned |
Vacant | July 12, 1830 – December 6, 1830 | ||
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Anti- Jacksonian |
December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1831 |
[data missing] |
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Anti- Jacksonian |
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
[data missing] |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Redistricted to the 9th district |
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Whig | December 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
[data missing] |
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American | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1847 – April 19, 1848 |
Declared vacant due to contested election |
Vacant | April 19, 1848 – December 4, 1848 | ||
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Whig | December 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849 |
[data missing] |
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Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
[data missing] |
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Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Redistricted from the 7th district |
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Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
[data missing] |
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Conservative Republican |
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
Lost re-election |
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Democratic | March 4, 1873 – April 30, 1873 |
Redistricted from the 8th district Died |
Vacant | April 30, 1873 – November 4, 1873 | ||
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Democratic | November 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885 |
Redistricted to the 8th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Redistricted from the 5th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
Redistricted from the 5th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1889 – November 4, 1889 |
Resigned to become register of New York County |
Vacant | November 4, 1889 – December 9, 1889 | ||
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Democratic | December 9, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Redistricted to the 14th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Redistricted from the 5th district |
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Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
Redistricted to the 2nd district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
[data missing] |
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Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915 |
[data missing] |
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Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
[data missing] |
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Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945 |
Redistricted to the 10th district |
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Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
[data missing] |
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Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
Redistricted to the 7th district |
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Democratic | January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1961 |
Resigned |
Vacant | January 1, 1962 – February 19, 1962 | ||
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Democratic | February 20, 1962 – January 3, 1963 |
Redistricted to the 8th district |
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Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 |
Redistricted from the 4th district |
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Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
Redistricted from the 3rd district |
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Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
Redistricted to the 3rd district. Lost re-election there |
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Democratic | January 3, 1983 – April 10, 1986 |
Redistricted from the 7th district. Died |
Vacant | April 11, 1986 – June 9, 1986 | ||
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Democratic | June 10, 1986 – January 3, 1987 |
Elected to finish Addabbo's term Lost re-election |
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Democratic | January 3, 1987 – November 17, 1997 |
Elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Resigned to return to work at his church |
Vacant | November 18, 1997 – February 2, 1998 | ||
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Democratic | February 3, 1998 – January 3, 2013 |
Elected to finish Flake's term Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Redistricted to the 5th district. |
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Democratic | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 |
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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Democratic | Floyd Flake | 102,799 | 84.9 | ||
Republican | Jorawar Misir | 18,348 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 84,451 | 69.7 | |||
Turnout | 121,147 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 14,224 | 56.5 | −28.4 | |
Conservative | Alton Waldon | 5,229 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
21st Century | Barbara M. Clark | 3,305 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Republican | Celestine Miller | 2,209 | 8.8 | −6.3 | |
Right to Life | Mary Cronin | 206 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 8,995 | 35.7 | −34.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,173 | 100 | −79.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 76,122 | 100 | +43.5 | |
Majority | 76,122 | 100 | +64.3 | ||
Turnout | 76,122 | 100 | +202.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 120,818 | 100 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 120,818 | 100 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 120,818 | 100 | +58.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 72,799 | 96.5 | −3.5 | |
Independence | Ray Clarke | 2,632 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 70,167 | 93.0 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 75,431 | 100 | −37.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 129,688 | 100 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 129,688 | 100 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 129,688 | 100 | +71.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 69,405 | 100 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 69,405 | 100 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 69,405 | 100 | −46.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 141,180 | 100 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 141,180 | 100 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 141,180 | 100 | +103.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 85,096 | 87.8 | −12.2 | |
Republican | Asher E. Taub | 11,826 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Majority | 73,270 | 75.6 | −24.4 | ||
Turnout | 96,922 | 100 | −31.3 |
Historical district boundaries
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See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
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
- 1996 House election data "
- 1998 House election data "
- 2000 House election data "
- 2002 House election data "
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- Specific
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.