New York's 24th congressional district

New York's 24th congressional district
	New York 's 24th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	John Katko; R–Camillus
Median income	$55,721
Cook PVI	D+3

The 24th Congressional District of New York includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga, and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Its largest city is Syracuse.

This district is currently represented by Republican John Katko. As of the 116th United States Congress, it is the only Democratic-leaning district in the country to be represented by a Republican.

From 2003 to 2013, the district included all or parts of Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.

Recent election results from statewide racesEdit

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 56 - 42%
2012	President	Obama 57 - 41%
2016	President	Clinton 49 - 45%

Components: Past and PresentEdit

1869–1873: All of Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne counties
1919–1945: Parts of Bronx and Westchester counties
1945–1971: Parts of Bronx county
1971–1973: Parts of Bronx and Westchester counties
1973–1983: Parts of Westchester county
1983–1993: All of Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties; parts of Dutchess and Rensselaer counties
1993–2003: All of Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties; parts of Essex and Herkimer counties
2003–2013: All of Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer and Seneca counties; parts of Broome, Cayuga, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins counties
2013–present: All of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties; part of Oswego county

List of members representing the districtEdit

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1823
Rowland Day	Crawford Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Elected in 1822. [Data unknown/missing.]
Charles Kellogg	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	[Data unknown/missing.]
Nathaniel Garrow	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	[Data unknown/missing.]
Gershom Powers	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	[Data unknown/missing.]
Ulysses F. Doubleday	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	[Data unknown/missing.]
Rowland Day	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	[Data unknown/missing.]
Ulysses F. Doubleday	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Noble	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	[Data unknown/missing.]
Christopher Morgan	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing.]
Horace Wheaton	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing.]
Daniel Gott	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing.]
Daniel T. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing.]
Amos P. Granger	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing.]
Amos P. Granger	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing.]
Charles B. Sedgwick	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing.]
Theodore M. Pomeroy	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Redistricted from the 25th district [Data unknown/missing.]
George W. Cowles	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing.]
John E. Seeley	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing.]
R. Holland Duell	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Redistricted from the 23rd district. [Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Baker	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing.]
Joseph Mason	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing.]
Newton W. Nutting	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	[Data unknown/missing.]
John S. Pindar	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	[Data unknown/missing.]
David Wilber	Republican	March 4, 1887 – April 1, 1890	Died.
Vacant		April 1, 1890 – November 4, 1890
John S. Pindar	Democratic	November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing.]
George Van Horn	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[Data unknown/missing.]
Charles A. Chickering	Republican	March 4, 1893 – February 13, 1900	Died.
Vacant		February 13, 1900 – November 6, 1900
Albert D. Shaw	Republican	November 6, 1900 – February 10, 1901	Died.
Vacant		February 10, 1901 – November 5, 1901	Shaw was re-elected, but died before the next term began
Charles L. Knapp	Republican	November 5, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Elected to fill vacancy. redistricted to the 28th district.
George J. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	[Data unknown/missing.]
Frank J. LeFevre	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	[Data unknown/missing.]
George W. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Redistricted to the 34th district.
Woodson R. Oglesby	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	[Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin L. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	[Data unknown/missing.]
James V. Ganly	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	[Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin L. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	[Data unknown/missing.]
James V. Ganly	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – September 7, 1923	Died.
Vacant		September 7, 1923 – November 6, 1923
Benjamin L. Fairchild	Republican	November 6, 1923 – March 3, 1927	[Data unknown/missing.]
James M. Fitzpatrick	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1945	[Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin J. Rabin	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1947	Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacant		January 1, 1948 – February 16, 1948
Leo Isacson	American Labor	February 17, 1948 – January 3, 1949	Elected to finish Rabin's term. Lost re-election.
Isidore Dollinger	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted from the 25th district. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Paul A. Fino	Republican	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1968	Redistricted from the 25th district. Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacant		January 1, 1969 – January 3, 1969
Mario Biaggi	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973	Redistricted to the 10th district.
Ogden Reid	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	Redistricted from the 26th district. [Data unknown/missing.]
Richard Ottinger	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Redistricted to the 20th district.
Gerald Solomon	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted from the 29th district. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
John M. McHugh	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	Redistricted from the 23rd district. Retired.
Mike Arcuri	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Lost re-election
Richard L. Hanna	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Dan Maffei	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Redistricted from the 25th district. Lost re-election.
John Katko	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.

Election resultsEdit

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald B.H. Solomon	164,019	73.2
	Democratic	Edward James Bloch	60,188	26.8
Majority			103,831	46.8
Turnout			224,207	100

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	124,240	71.1
	Democratic	Donald Ravenscroft	43,692	25.0
	Independence	William H. Beaumont	6,750	3.9
Majority			80,548	46.1
Turnout			174,682	100

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John M. McHugh	116,682	79.0	+7.9
	Democratic	Neil P. Tallon	31,011	21.0	-4.0
Majority			85,671	58.0	+11.9
Turnout			147,693	100	-15.5

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John M. McHugh	138,322	74.3	-4.7
	Democratic	Neil P. Tallon	42,698	22.9	+1.9
	Independence	Willard E. Smith	5,167	2.8	+2.8
Majority			95,624	51.4	-6.6
Turnout			186,187	100	+26.1

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	108,017	70.7	-3.6
	Conservative	David L. Walrath	32,991	21.6	+21.6
	Green	Mark Dunau	6,660	4.4	+4.4
	Right to Life	Kathleen M. Peters	5,109	3.3	+3.3
Majority			75,026	49.1	-2.3
Turnout			152,777	100	-17.9

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	143,000	56.9	-13.8
	Democratic	Jeff A. Miller	85,140	33.9	+33.9
	Conservative	David L. Walrath	23,228	9.2	-12.4
Majority			57,860	23.0	-26.1
Turnout			251,368	100	+64.5

In 2008, Michael Arcuri won the election with 130,799 votes (9,454 from Working Families Party line) to Richard L. Hanna's 120,880 out of 282,114 total votes. Note that in New York State electoral politics there are several 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").

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Michael Arcuri	109,686	53.9	+20.0
	Republican	Raymond Meier	91,504	45.0	-11.9
	Libertarian	Mike Sylvia	2,134	1.0	+1.0
Majority			18,182	8.9	-14.1
Turnout			203,324	100	-19.1

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna	96,686	52.9%
	Democratic	Michael Arcuri	86,037	47.1%
Turnout			182,723	100

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	131,242	48.7	-1.1
	Republican	Ann Marie Buerkle	116,641	43.3	-6.9
	Green	Ursula Rozum	21,413	8.0	+8.0
Majority			14,601	5.4	+5.0
Turnout			269,296	100	+29.4

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Katko	112,469	59.9	+16.6
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	75,286	40.1	-7.6
Majority			37,183	19.8	+14.4
Turnout			187,755	100	-30.2

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Katko	170,532	61.0	+1.1
	Democratic	Colleen Deacon	108,928	39.0	-1.1
Majority			61,604	22.0	+2.2
Turnout			279,460	100	+48.8

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Katko	136,920	52.6	N/A
	Democratic	Dana Balter	123,226	47.4	N/A
Majority			13,694	5.2	N/A
Turnout			260,146	100	N/A

Historical district boundariesEdit

2003 - 2013

ReferencesEdit

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=24
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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
2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Indiana's 9th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House March 3, 1869 – March 4, 1869	Succeeded by Maine's 3rd congressional district

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=24

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

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