New York's 5th congressional district
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The 5th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that lies along the North Shore of Long Island. It is comprised of Northeastern Queens County and Northwestern Nassau County. The Queens portion of the district includes the neighborhoods of Bayside, Corona, Douglaston, Flushing, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, and Whitestone. The Nassau portion of the distinct includes Albertson, Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Sands Point. The district is currently represented by Democrat Gary Ackerman
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[edit] Components: Past and Present
2003-present:
1993-2003:
1963-1993:
- Parts of Nassau
1945-1963:
- Parts of Queens
1913-1945:
- Parts of Brooklyn
[edit] Representatives
- James A. Roe, Democrat, January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947
- Robert T. Ross, Republican, January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949
- T. Vincent Quinn, Democrat, January 3, 1949 - December 30, 1951
- Robert T. Ross, Republican, February 19, 1952 - January 3, 1953
- Albert H. Bosch, Republican, January 3, 1953 - December 31, 1960
- Joseph P. Addabbo, Democrat, January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1963 (redistricted to 7th district)
- Frank J. Becker, Republican, January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1965 (redistricted from 3rd district)
- Herbert Tenzer, Democrat, January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1969
- Allard K. Lowenstein, Democrat, January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1971
- Norman F. Lent, Republican, January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1973 (redistricted to 4th district)
- John W. Wydler, Republican, January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1981 (redistricted from 4th district)
- Raymond J. McGrath, Republican, January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1993
- Gary L. Ackerman, Democrat, January 3, 1993 - present (redistricted from 7th district)
Prior to 1992 the 5th District was centered on the south shore of Nassau County including towns mostly now in the 3rd and 4th District. The Queens portions of the 5th had been previously primarily in the 8th District of the 1980's. In general, the present 5th District greatly mirrors the 6th District from 1972 to 1982. The 1990's version of this district included northeast Nassau and northwest Suffolks counties; these areas were placed in the 2nd and 3rd District in 2002 and the 5th District gained areas in Queens formerly in the 18th District.
[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 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gary Ackerman | 119,726 | 71.3 | -21.0 | |
| Republican | Stephen Graves | 46,867 | 27.9 | +27.9 | |
| Independent | Gonzalo Policarpio | 1,248 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 72,859 | 43.4 | -41.2 | ||
| Turnout | 167,841 | 100 | +125.3 | ||
| US House election, 2002: New York District 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gary Ackerman | 68,773 | 92.3 | +24.3 | |
| Conservative | Perry S. Reich | 5,718 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 63,055 | 84.6 | +46.8 | ||
| Turnout | 74,491 | 100 | -63.2 | ||
| US House election, 2000: New York District 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gary Ackerman | 137,684 | 68.0 | +3.0 | |
| Republican | Edward Elkowitz | 61,084 | 30.1 | -3.0 | |
| Right to Life | Anne T. Robinson | 3,846 | 1.9 | -0.0 | |
| Majority | 76,600 | 37.8 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 202,614 | 100 | +35.2 | ||
| US House election, 1998: New York District 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gary Ackerman | 97,404 | 65.0 | +1.3 | |
| Republican | David C. Pinzon | 49,586 | 33.1 | -1.9 | |
| Right to Life | Anne T. Robinson | 2,872 | 1.9 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 47,818 | 31.9 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 149,862 | 100 | -24.2 | ||
| US House election, 1996: New York District 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gary Ackerman | 125,918 | 63.7 | ||
| Republican | Grant M. Lally | 69,244 | 35.0 | ||
| Right to Life | Andrew J. Duff | 2,623 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 56,674 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 197,785 | 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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