New York's 22nd congressional district
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The 22nd Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that includes all or parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, and Ulster counties. It includes the cities of Binghamton, Ithaca, Kingston, Middletown, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie. The district stretches to include parts of the Finger Lakes region, the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley. The site of the 1969 and 1994 Woodstock Festival, Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Binghamton University are located within the district. It is currently represented by Democrat Maurice Hinchey.
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[edit] Components: Past and Present
2003-present:
1993-2003:
- All of Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington
- Parts of Dutchess, Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie
1983-1993:
- All of Rockland
- Parts of Orange, Sullivan, Westchester
1953-1983:
- Parts of Bronx
1945-1953:
- Parts of Manhattan
1919-1945:
1913-1919:
- Parts of New York
[edit] Representatives
- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Democrat, January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1953 (redistricted to 16th district)
- Sidney A. Fine, Democrat, January 3, 1953 - January 2, 1956 (redistricted from 23rd district)
- James C. Healey, Democrat, February 7, 1956 - January 3, 1963 (redistricted to 21st district)
- Jacob H. Gilbert, Democrat, January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1971 (redistricted from 23rd district)
- Herman Badillo, Democrat, January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1973 (redistricted to 21st district)
- Jonathan B. Bingham, Democrat, January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 (redistricted from 23rd district)
- Benjamin A. Gilman, Republican, January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993 (redistricted from 26th district, redistricted to 20th district)
- Gerald B.H. Solomon, Republican, January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1999 (redistricted from 24th district)
- John E. Sweeney, Republican, January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2003 (redistricted to 20th district)
- Maurice Hinchey, Democrat, January 3, 2003 - present (redistricted from 26th district)
The 22nd District was the upper Hudson Valley seat (now the 20th) in the 1990s. It was based in Orange and Rockland counties in the 1980s. Prior to 1982 the district was located in the Bronx.
The Binghamton area district was numbered the 26th District in the 1990s, the 28th District in the 1980s and the 27th in the 1970s. In the 1960s it was the 33rd District but did not include the Catskills, which were in the 28th 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, 2006: New York District 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Maurice Hinchey | 121,683 | 100 | +32.8 | |
| Majority | 121,683 | 100 | +65.7 | ||
| Turnout | 121,683 | 100 | -51.2 | ||
| US House election, 2004: New York District 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Maurice Hinchey | 167,489 | 67.2 | +3.0 | |
| Republican | William A. Brenner | 81,881 | 32.8 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 85,608 | 34.3 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 249,370 | 100 | +41.3 | ||
| US House election, 2002: New York District 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Maurice Hinchey | 113,280 | 64.2 | +32.1 | |
| Republican | Eric Hall | 58,008 | 32.9 | -35.0 | |
| Green | Steve Greenfield | 2,723 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Right to Life | Paul J. Laux | 2,473 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 55,272 | 31.3 | -4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 176,484 | 100 | -28.4 | ||
| US House election, 2000: New York District 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John E. Sweeney | 167,368 | 67.9 | +12.6 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth F. McCallion | 79,111 | 32.1 | -10.0 | |
| Majority | 88,257 | 35.8 | +22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 246,479 | 100 | +27.5 | ||
| US House election, 1998: New York District 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John E. Sweeney | 106,919 | 55.3 | -5.2 | |
| Democratic | Jean P. Bordewich | 81,296 | 42.1 | +2.6 | |
| Right to Life | Francis A. Giroux | 5,051 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 25,623 | 13.3 | -7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 193,266 | 100 | -18.9 | ||
| US House election, 1996: New York District 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Gerald B.H. Solomon | 144,125 | 60.5 | ||
| Democratic | Steve James | 94,192 | 39.5 | ||
| Majority | 49,933 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 238,317 | 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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