New York's 10th congressional district
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New York's 10th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn. It includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie and East New York, as well as parts of Fort Greene and Williamsburg. It is currently represented by Democrat Edolphus Towns.
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[edit] Components: Past and Present
1983-present:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1973-1983:
1971-1973:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1963-1971
1913-1963
- Parts of Brooklyn
[edit] Representatives
- Andrew L. Somers, Democrat, January 3, 1945 - April 6, 1949 (redistricted from 6th district)
- Edna F. Kelly, Democrat, November 8, 1949 - January 3, 1963 (redistricted to 12th district)
- Emanuel Celler, Democrat, January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1973 (redistricted from 11th district)
- Mario Biaggi, Democrat, January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 (redistricted from 24th district, redistricted to 19th district)
- Charles E. Schumer, Democrat, January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993 (redistricted from 16th district, redistricted to 9th district)
- Edolphus Towns, Democrat, January 3, 1993 - present (redistricted from 11th district)
The 10th District was a Brooklyn based seat prior to 1972, when that district became the 16th and the 10th District was reassigned to a district in northern Queens and the east Bronx. The 1980 redistricitng restored the 10th District to Brooklyn (covering the same terrain). In the 1990 remap, much of the old 10th District was added to the new Queens-Brooklyn 9th District. The new 10th then absorbed much of the old 11th District, including its congressman.
[edit] 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").
| US House election, 2004: New York District 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Edolphus Towns | 136,113 | 91.5 | -6.3 | |
| Republican | Harvey R. Clarke | 11,099 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | Mariana Blume | 1,554 | 1.0 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | 125,014 | 84.0 | -11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 148,766 | 100 | +97.0 | ||
| US House election, 2002: New York District 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Edolphus Towns | 73,859 | 97.8 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Herbert F. Rayn | 1,639 | 2.2 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 72,220 | 95.7 | +10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 75,498 | 100 | -43.6 | ||
| US House election, 2000: New York District 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Edolphus Towns | 120,700 | 90.2 | -2.1 | |
| Republican | Ernestine M. Brown | 6,852 | 5.1 | -1.1 | |
| Working Families | Barry Ford | 5,530 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 802 | 0.6 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 113,848 | 85.0 | -1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 133,884 | 100 | +47.9 | ||
| US House election, 1998: New York District 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Edolphus Towns | 83,528 | 92.3 | +1.0 | |
| Republican | Ernestine M. Brown | 5,577 | 6.2 | -1.7 | |
| Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 1,396 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 77,951 | 86.1 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 90,501 | 100 | -17.3 | ||
| US House election, 1996: New York District 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Edolphus Towns | 99,889 | 91.3 | ||
| Republican | Amelia Smith-Parker | 8,660 | 7.9 | ||
| Right to Life | Julian M. Hill, Jr. | 893 | 0.8 | ||
| Majority | 91,229 | 83.4 | |||
| Turnout | 109,442 | 100 | |||
[edit] References
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data "
- 2000 House election data "
- 1998 House election data "
- 1996 House election data "
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