2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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All 27 New York seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 18 9 Seats won 18 9 Seat change Popular vote 4,456,967 2,525,426 Percentage 62.81% 35.59% Swing 7.68% 7.06%
Democratic   Hold Republican   Hold Party gains Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% District results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% County results

The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2016, to elect 27U.S. representatives from thestate ofNew York. The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries took place on June 28.

In the general election, 18 Democrats and nine Republicans prevailed. No incumbents were defeated.^[1]

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2016 New York's 1st congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lee Zeldin Anna Throne-Holst Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 188,499 135,278 Percentage 58.2% 41.8%

County results Zeldin:     50–60%

Precinct results Zeldin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Throne-Holst:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Lee Zeldin Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin Republican

The 1st district is located in easternLong Island and includes most of central and easternSuffolk County. The incumbent was RepublicanLee Zeldin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbentTim Bishop. The district had aPVI of R+2.

• Lee Zeldin, incumbent U.S. representative

• Anna Throne-Holst,Southampton town supervisor^[3]

• David Calone,Suffolk County Planning Commission chair^[4]

• Kara Hahn, Suffolk County legislator
• Mark Lesko, formerBrookhaven supervisor^[5]

Throne-Holst won the primary by 417 votes.^[13]

2016 New York's 2nd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Peter T. King DuWayne Gregory Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Independence Popular vote 181,221 110,812 Percentage 62.1% 39.7%

County results King:     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Peter T. King Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter T. King Republican

The 2nd district is based along theSouth Shore ofLong Island and includes southwesternSuffolk County and a small portion of southeasternNassau County. The incumbent was RepublicanPeter T. King, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+1.

• Peter King, incumbent U.S. representative

• DuWayne Gregory, presiding officer of theSuffolk CountyLegislature^[27]

• Martin Tankleff, attorney^[28]

2016 New York's 3rd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Tom Suozzi Jack Martins Party Democratic Republican Alliance Conservative Reform Popular vote 167,758 149,577 Percentage 52.9% 47.1%

County results Suozzi:     50–60%     60–70% Martins:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Israel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi Democratic

The 3rd district is based along the north shore ofLong Island and includes portions of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The incumbent, DemocratSteve Israel, had represented northern Long Island since 2000 (as the 2nd district from 2000 to 2012 and the 3rd district since then) and announced he would not seek re-election on January 5, 2016.^[29]

• Tom Suozzi, former Nassau County executive & mayor of Glen Cove^[30]

• Joseph C. Clarke,perennial candidate^[31]
• Jonathan Kaiman, former North Hempstead town supervisor and chair of Nassau County finance board^[32]
• Anna Kaplan, North Hempstead town council member^[33]
• Steve Stern, Suffolk County legislator, 16th district; businessman^[31]

• Judi Bosworth, Nassau County legislator, 10th district^[34]
• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. representative^[34][35]
• Lori Scheinman, philanthropist^[30]
• William Spencer, Suffolk County legislator, 18th district^[34]
• Robert Zimmerman, Long Island Economic development commissioner^[36]

• Jack Martins,state senator^[40]

• Philip Pidot, businessman, former fraud investigator and Fox News commentator

• Chad Lupinacci,state assembly member^[40]
• Rob Trotta, Suffolk legislator^[30]

• Complete video of debate, October 26, 2016

Suozzi defeated Martins in the general election.

2016 New York's 4th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Kathleen Rice David Gurfein Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Reform Popular vote 185,286 125,865 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

County results Rice:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Kathleen Rice Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice Democratic

The 4th district was located in central and southernNassau County. Incumbent DemocratKathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. She was elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of D+3.

• Kathleen Rice, incumbent U.S. representative

• David Gurfein, retiredU.S. Marine Corpslieutenant colonel

2016 New York's 5th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Gregory Meeks Michael A. O'Reilly Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 199,552 30,257 Percentage 85.5% 13.0%

County results Meeks:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Gregory Meeks Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks Democratic

The 5th district is mostly located entirely withinQueens inNew York City, but also includes a small portion ofNassau County. The incumbent was DemocratGregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+35.

• Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. representative

• Ali A. Mirza

• Michael O'Reilly

2016 New York's 6th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Grace Meng Danniel S. Maio Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Blue Lives Matter Popular vote 136,506 50,617 Percentage 72.2% 26.7%

County results Meng:     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Grace Meng Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Grace Meng Democratic

The 6th district is located entirely withinQueens inNew York City. Incumbent DemocratGrace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 100% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+13.

• Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. representative

• Danniel S. Maio, co-owner of the Identity Map Company

2016 New York's 7th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nydia Velázquez Allan E. Romaguera Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 172,146 17,478 Percentage 90.8% 9.2%

County results Velázquez:     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Nydia Velázquez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez Democratic

The 7th district is located entirely inNew York City and includes parts ofBrooklyn,Queens, andManhattan. Incumbent Democrat,Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+34.

• Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. representative

• Jeffrey M. Kurzon, attorney
• Yungman F. Lee, banking executive^[43]

• Allan E. Romaguera

2016 New York's 8th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Hakeem Jeffries Daniel J. Cavanagh Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 214,595 15,401 Percentage 93.3% 6.7%

County results Jeffries:     70-80%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries Democratic

The 8th district is located entirely in theNew York City boroughs ofBrooklyn andQueens. Incumbent DemocratHakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 84% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+35.

• Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent U.S. representative

Jeffries also received the Working Families nomination.

No Republicans filed.

• Daniel J. Cavanagh

2016 New York's 9th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Yvette Clarke Alan Bellone Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 214,189 17,576 Percentage 92.4% 7.6%

County results Clarke:     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Yvette Clarke Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Democratic

The 9th district is located entirely within theNew York City borough ofBrooklyn. Incumbent DemocratYvette Clarke, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 89.5% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+32.

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. representative

Clarke also received the Working Families nomination.

No Republicans filed.

• Alan Bellone

2016 New York's 10th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Jerrold Nadler Philip Rosenthal Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Independence Conservative Stop Iran Deal Popular vote 192,371 58,857 Percentage 78.1% 21.9%

County results Nadler:     50–60%     80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Jerrold Nadler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler Democratic

The 10th district is located inNew York City and includes theUpper West Side ofManhattan, the west side ofLower Manhattan, includingGreenwich Village and theFinancial District, and parts ofBrooklyn, includingBorough Park. The incumbent was DemocratJerrold Nadler, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 82% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+23.

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. representative

• Mikhail Oliver Rosenberg, social entrepreneur and former investment banker

• Philip Rosenthal, physicist, lawyer, and entrepreneur

2016 New York's 11th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Dan Donovan Richard A. Reichard Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 142,934 85,257 Percentage 61.6% 36.7%

County results Donovan:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Donovan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Donovan Republican

The 11th district is located entirely inNew York City and includes all ofStaten Island and parts of southernBrooklyn. The incumbent was RepublicanDan Donovan, who took office in 2015 after the resignation of RepublicanMichael Grimm. Donovan took office after winning a2015 special election over DemocratVincent J. Gentile. The district had aCook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+2.

• Dan Donovan, incumbent U.S. representative

• Richard Reichard, former president of the Staten Island Democratic Association

2016 New York's 12th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Carolyn Maloney Robert Ardini Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 244,358 49,398 Percentage 83.2% 16.8%

County results Maloney:     80-90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney Democratic

The 12th district is located entirely inNew York City and includes several neighborhoods in theEast Side ofManhattan,Greenpoint and westernQueens. The incumbent was DemocratCarolyn Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2014 with 84% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+27.

• Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. representative

• Peter Lindner, two-time MIT grad in statistical analysis

• David Eisenbach, historian, professor and communications director forMike Gravel's 2008presidential campaign^[46]

• Robert Ardini, small business owner

2016 New York's 13th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Adriano Espaillat Robert A. Evans, Jr. Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Popular vote 207,194 16,089 Percentage 88.8% 6.9%

County results Espaillat:     80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Charles Rangel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Democratic

The 13th district is located entirely inNew York City and includesUpper Manhattan and a small portion of the westernBronx. The incumbent was DemocratCharles Rangel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 15th district from 1993 to 2013, the 16th district from 1983 to 1993, the 19th district from 1973 to 1983 and the 18th district from 1971 to 1973. He was re-elected in 2014 with 87% of the vote. The district had aPVI of D+42.

Rangel said during the 2014 election and confirmed after his victory that he would not run for a 24th term in 2016.^[47][48]

Rangel had faced strong primary challenges in previous elections and had said that he would be "involved" in picking his successor. Former state assemblyman, former city councilman and candidate for the seat in 1996 and2010Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of former U.S. RepresentativeAdam Clayton Powell Jr., whom Rangel unseated in the primary in 1970, ran for the seat.^[49] State AssemblymanKeith L. T. Wright also ran for the seat.^[50]

• Adriano Espaillat,state senator and candidate for the seat in2012 and2014^[31]

• Suzan Johnson Cook, pastor, former White House advisor, and formerUnited States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom^[33]
• Mike Gallagher, graphic artist^[32]
• Guillermo Linares, state assembly member^[31]
• Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member, candidate for the seat in1994 and2010, and son of former U.S. RepresentativeAdam Clayton Powell Jr.^[49]
• Sam Sloan,perennial candidate
• Clyde Williams, formerDemocratic National Committee political director and candidate for the seat in2012^[51][52]
• Keith L. T. Wright, state assembly member and former chair of theNew York State Democratic Committee^[53]