New York's 18th congressional district
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The 18th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the northern suburbs of New York City. It includes most of Westchester County and part of Rockland County. It includes Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Ossining, Scarsdale, White Plains as well as most of New City and Yonkers. It is currently represented by Democrat Nita Lowey.
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[edit] Components: Past and Present
2003-present:
- Parts of Rockland, Westchester
1993-2003:
- Parts of Bronx, Queens, Westchester
1983-1993:
- Parts of Bronx
1913-1983:
- Parts of Manhattan
[edit] Representatives
- Vito Marcantonio, American Labor, January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1951 (redistricted from 20th district)
- James G. Donovan, Democrat, January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1957
- Alfred E. Santangelo, Democrat, January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1963
- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Democrat, January 3, 1963 - February 28, 1967 and April 11, 1967-January 3, 1971 (redistricted from 16th district)
- Charles B. Rangel, Democrat, January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1973 (redistricted to 19th district)
- Edward I. Koch, Democrat, January 3, 1973 - December 31, 1977 (redistricted from 17th district)
- S. William Green, Republican, February 14, 1978 - January 3, 1983 (redistricted to 15th district)
- Robert Garcia, Democrat, January 3, 1983 - January 7, 1990 (redistricted from 21st district)
- Jose Serrano, Democrat, March 20, 1990 - January 3, 1993 (redistricted to 16th district)
- Nita M. Lowey, Democrat, January 3, 1993 - present (redistricted from 20th district)
The 18th District was for many years the upper Manhattan district. It was the east side Manhattan seat in the 1970's and then a Bronx district in the 1980's, Following the 1992 remap it became a Westchester based district with narrow corridor through the Bronx and a large portion of central Queens. The 2002 remap gave those Queens areas to the 5th District and the 18th absorbed some Rockland areas due to the deconstruction of the old Orange-Rockland 20th District.
The lower Westchester seat was the 20th District in the 1980's. The 23rd and 24th Districts covered most of this area in the 1970's.
[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 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nita Lowey | 170,715 | 69.8 | -22.2 | |
| Republican | Richard A. Hoffman | 73,975 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Majority | 96,740 | 39.5 | -44.6 | ||
| Turnout | 244,690 | 100 | +127.6 | ||
| US House election, 2002: New York District 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nita Lowey | 98,957 | 92.0 | +24.7 | |
| Right to Life | Michael J. Reynolds | 8,558 | 8.0 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 90,399 | 84.1 | +47.6 | ||
| Turnout | 107,515 | 100 | -43.0 | ||
| US House election, 2000: New York District 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nita Lowey | 126,878 | 67.3 | -15.5 | |
| Republican | John G. Vonglis | 58,022 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
| Right to Life | Florence T. O'Grady | 3,747 | 2.0 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 68,856 | 36.5 | +34.9 | ||
| Turnout | 188,647 | 100 | +70.4 | ||
| US House election, 1998: New York District 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nita Lowey | 91,623 | 82.8 | +19.2 | |
| Conservative | Daniel McMahon | 12,594 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
| Independence | Giulio A. Cavallo | 3,251 | 2.9 | +0.6 | |
| Right to Life | Marion M. Conner | 3,234 | 2.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 79,029 | 71.4 | +39.8 | ||
| Turnout | 110,702 | 100 | -40.4 | ||
| US House election, 1996: New York District 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nita Lowey | 118,194 | 63.6 | ||
| Republican | Kerry J. Katsorhis | 59,487 | 32.0 | ||
| Independence | Concetta M. Ferrara | 4,283 | 2.3 | ||
| Right to Life | Florence T. O'Grady | 3,758 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 58,707 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 185,722 | 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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