| New York's 8th congressional district | |
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| Representative | |
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| Population (2024) | 739,447[1] |
| Median household income | $63,052[2] |
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| Cook PVI | D+24[3] |
New York's 8th congressional district for theU.S. House of Representatives is in theNew York City borough ofBrooklyn. It is currently represented by RepresentativeHakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader.
From 1993 to 2013, the district covered much of the west side ofManhattan, and western coastal sections of Brooklyn. However, afterdecennial redistricting, it was redrawn to take in much of the territory previously in the10th district. It now encompasses majorityAfrican-American andCaribbean-AmericanBedford-Stuyvesant,Brownsville,Canarsie,East New York,Ocean Hill,Spring Creek, andEast Flatbush; the mostly white neighborhoods ofBergen Beach,Gerritsen Beach,Howard Beach,Marine Park,Mill Basin, andSea Gate; and mixed neighborhoods likeClinton Hill,Flatlands,Fort Greene,Ozone Park,Brighton Beach, andConey Island.[4] Most of the old 8th was renumbered as the 10th.
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 82% - 18% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 86% - 14% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 80% - 18% |
| Senate | Schumer 87% - 11% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 86% - 14% |
| Governor | Cuomo 84% - 14% | |
| Attorney General | James 85% - 14% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 77% - 22% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 74% - 25% |
| Governor | Hochul 72% - 28% | |
| Attorney General | James 73% - 27% | |
| Comptroller | DiNapoli 74% - 26% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 71% - 27% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 75% - 25% |
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1963–1983:
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2013–2023:
2023–present:
Various New York districts have been numbered "8" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. The state's congressional districts had been redrawn in a manner that puts much of the territory of the old 10th Congressional district into the new 8th Congressional district. The election had a few competitors for what was then an open seat, with the 10th incumbent congressmanEdolphus Towns retiring.State assemblymanHakeem Jeffries faced off againstNew York City CouncilmanCharles Barron.[6] Jeffries won the primary and ultimately the general election.[7][8]
The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City borough ofBrooklyn. Brooklyn neighborhoods in the district include:[9]
From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the district, elected at-large on ageneral ticket.
| Cong ress | Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
| 23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | .jpg) John Adams (Catskill) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. |  Aaron Vanderpoel (Kinderhook) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. | ||
| 24th | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Valentine Efner (Jefferson) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. | Re-elected in 1834. Lost re-election. | ||||
| 25th | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |  Zadock Pratt (Prattsville) | Democratic | Elected in 1836. Retired. | Robert McClellan (Middleburgh) | Democratic | Elected in 1836 | ||
| 26th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | John Ely (Coxsackie) | Democratic | Elected in 1838. | Aaron Vanderpoel (Kinderhook) | Democratic | Elected in 1838. Retired. | ||
| 27th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Jacob Houck Jr. (Schoharie) | Democratic | Elected in 1840. | Robert McClellan (Hudson) | Democratic | Elected in 1840. | ||
The 8th district was a Queens-based seat until the 1992 redistricting. At that time much of the old 8th district became the 5th district. The new 8th district was created by cobbling together portions of the Manhattan-based 17th district and the 13th district in Brooklyn.
In New York 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Brooks (incumbent) | 12,845 | 53.0 | ||
| Republican | George Wilkes | 7,149 | 29.5 | ||
| Independent | Julius Wadsworth | 4,243 | 17.5 | ||
| Majority | 5,696 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 24,237 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 131,943 | 82.3 | ||
| Republican | Michael Benjamin | 26,028 | 16.2 | ||
| Conservative | George A. Galip, Jr. | 2,381 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 105,915 | 66.1 | |||
| Turnout | 160,352 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 112,948 | 86.0 | +3.7 | |
| Republican | Theodore Howard | 18,383 | 14.0 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 94,565 | 72.0 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 131,331 | 100 | −18.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 150,273 | 81.2 | −4.8 | |
| Republican | Marian S. Henry | 27,057 | 14.6 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Dan Wentzel | 4,765 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony A. LaBella | 1,849 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independence | Harry Kresky | 1,025 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 123,216 | 66.6 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 184,969 | 100 | +40.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 81,002 | 76.1 | −5.1 | |
| Republican | Jim Farrin | 19,674 | 18.5 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Jay Gerber | 3,361 | 3.2 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Dan Wentzel | 1,918 | 1.8 | −0.8 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Dobrain | 526 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 61,328 | 57.6 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 106,481 | 100 | −42.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 162,082 | 80.5 | +4.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Hort | 39,240 | 19.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 122,842 | 61.0 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 201,322 | 100 | +89.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 108,536 | 85.0 | +4.5 | |
| Republican | Eleanor Friedman | 17,413 | 13.6 | −5.9 | |
| Conservative | Dennis E. Adornato | 1,673 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 91,123 | 71.4 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 127,622 | 100 | −36.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 160,775 | 80.5 | −4.5 | |
| Republican | Grace Lin | 39,062 | 19.5 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 121,713 | 61.0 | −10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 199,837 | 100 | +56.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 98,839 | 75.5 | −5.0 | |
| Republican | Susan L. Kone | 31,996 | 24.5 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 66,843 | 51.0 | −10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 130,835 | 100 | −34.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 184,038 | 90.2 | +14.7 | |
| Republican | Alan Bellone | 17,650 | 8.7 | −15.9 | |
| Green | Colin Beavan | 2,441 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 166,388 | 81.2 | +31.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 77,255 | 92.1 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Bellone | 6,673 | 8.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 70,582 | 84.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 214,595 | 93.3 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Cavanagh | 15,401 | 6.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 229,996 | 86.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 180,376 | 94.3 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 9,997 | 5.2 | −1.5 | |
| Reform | Jessica White | 1,031 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 191,404 | 89.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 207,111 | 74.8 | |
| Working Families | Hakeem Jeffries | 27,822 | 10.0 | |
| Total | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 234,933 | 84.8 | |
| Republican | Garfield Wallace | 39,124 | 14.1 | |
| Conservative | Garfield Wallace | 2,883 | 1.1 | |
| Total | Garfield Wallace | 42,007 | 15.2 | |
| Total votes | 276,940 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 99,079 | 71.6 | |
| Republican | Yuri Dashevsky | 36,776 | 26.5 | |
| Conservative | Yuri Dashevsky | 2,284 | 1.6 | |
| Total | Yuri Dashevsky | 39,060 | 28.2 | |
| Write-in | 191 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 138,330 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 168,036 | 75.4 | |
| Republican | John Delaney | 48,369 | 21.7 | |
| Conservative | John Delaney | 6,494 | 2.9 | |
| Total | John Delaney | 54,863 | 24.6 | |
| Total votes | 222,899 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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