New York's 3rd congressional district

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The 3rd District of New York is generally the eastern half of Nassau County, with some parts as far west as Island Park and Long Beach. The Nassau portion contains suburban communities such as Bellmore, Bethpage, Farmingdale, Hicksville, Levittown, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Merrick, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford, Syosset, and Wantagh. The Nassau portion of the district also contains the cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove. The district also extends along the South Shore of western Suffolk County encompassing parts of Amityville, Babylon, Bay Shore, Copiague, East Islip, Islip, Lindenhurst, North Lindenhurst, West Babylon, and West Islip, although it generally does not venture north of Sunrise Highway once in Suffolk County. The 3rd District is currently represented by Peter T. King. He was first elected to serve in 1992. In his seventh election in 2004, he beat Democratic challenger Blair H Mathies Jr., with 62% of the vote.[1] Rep. King ran on the Republican, Independence and Conservative ticket. He is the only Republican of the Long Island delegation. Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5 are currently represented by Democrats.

Rep. King chairs the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the International Relations Committee and Financial Services Committee.

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[edit] Hamlets & Villages in the District

[edit] Entirely Within the District

Bayville, Bethpage, Brookville, Cedar Beach, Centre Island, Cove Neck, East Norwich, Gilgo Beach, Glen Cove, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Harbor Isle, Hicksville, Island Park, Jericho, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Levittown, Lido Beach, Locust Valley, Long Beach, Massapequa Park, Massapequa, Matinecock, Mill Neck, Muttontown, Oak Beach, Old Brookville, Oyster Bay Cove, Oyster Bay, Point Lookout, Seaford, Upper Brookville, Wantagh, and West Islip.

[edit] Partially Within the District

Amityville, Babylon, Baldwin, Bayshore, Bellmore, Brightwaters, Copiague, East Islip, Farmingdale, Freeport, Islip, Lindenhurst, Locust Grove, Merrick, North Babylon, North Bellmore, North Lindenhurst, Oceanside, Old Bethpage, Old Westbury, Plainview, Syosset, West Babylon, West Bayshore, Westbury, and Woodbury.

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This district historically has been centered in northeast Nassau County, but has added other areas from time to time. In the 1960's the district emcompassed the northern half of Nassau County and a small corner of Queens. In the 1970's North Hempstead town was added to the 6th District and the 3rd moved into Huntington in Suffolk County and parts of southeast Nassau County. In the 1980's most of eastern Nassau was added to the 4th District, and the 3rd was composed of northwest Nassau, a narrow corridor along LI Sound, and northwest Suffolk. After the 1992 redistricting the North Shore was transferred to the new 5th District and the 3rd consisted of inland areas of northern and eastern Nassau County, and the Nassau County south shore. An even narrower corridor linked the northwest Nassau and northwest Suffolk portion of the 5th District, leaving most of Oyster Bay in the 3rd. The 2002 remap removed some areas of eastern Nassau, but added south shore towns in Suffolk County and the shore areas of northeast Nassau..

[edit] Components: Past and Present

2003-present:

Parts of Nassau, Suffolk

1993-2003:

Parts of Nassau

1973-1993:

Parts of Nassau, Suffolk

1971-1973:

Parts of Nassau, Queens

1953-1971:

Parts of Nassau

1945-1953:

Parts of Queens

1913-1945:

Parts of Brooklyn
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[edit] Representatives

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[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, 2006: New York District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter T. King
Democratic Dave Mejias
Majority
Turnout
US House election, 2004: New York District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter T. King 171,259 63.0 -8.9
Democratic Blair H. Mathies, Jr. 100,737 37.0 +9.8
Majority 70,522 25.9 -18.8
Turnout 271,996 100 +60.9
US House election, 2002: New York District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter T. King 121,537 71.9 +12.4
Democratic Stuart L. Finz 46,022 27.2 -12.6
Liberal Janeen DePrima 1,513 0.9 +0.3
Majority 75,515 44.7 +25.0
Turnout 169,072 100 -29.7
US House election, 2000: New York District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter T. King 143,126 59.5 -4.8
Democratic Dal LaMagna 95,787 39.8 +4.9
Liberal Selma Olchin 1,515 0.6 -0.2
Majority 47,339 19.7 -9.7
Turnout 240,428 100 +31.8
US House election, 1998: New York District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter T. King 117,258 64.3 +9.0
Democratic Kevin N. Langberg 63,628 34.9 -7.2
Liberal Thomas R. DiLavore 1,497 0.8 +0.0
Majority 53,630 29.4 +16.2
Turnout 182,383 100 -21.2
US House election, 1996: New York District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter T. King 127,972 55.3
Democratic Dal A. Lamagna 97,518 42.1
Right to Life John J. O'Shea 4,129 1.8
Liberal John A. DePrima 1,807 0.8
Majority 30,454 13.2
Turnout 231,426 100

[edit] References


New York's congressional districts
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The 30th – 45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
United States congressional districts - Congressional apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - York Maps
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