New York's 9th congressional district

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New York's 9th congressional district
Population (2000) 654,360
Median income $45,426
Ethnic composition 71.0% White, 4.4% Black, 14.6% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.2% other
Cook PVI D+14

New York's 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of south Brooklyn and south central Queens. In Queens, the 9th including the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Maspeth Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Rego Park, Rockaway Beach, and Woodhaven. Its Brooklyn section includes Flatlands, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Mill Basin and Sheepshead Bay. It has been represented by Democrat Anthony D. Weiner since 1999.

The district is heavily Democratic, although less so than some others surrounding it. In order to accommodate surrounding districts with majority black or hispanic populations (the 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th), it has been gerrymandered to consist of middle-class majority white-ethnic neighborhoods (the district as a whole is 71% Caucasian, 14.5% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic and 4% African-American). The district includes large Jewish, Italian, and Irish populations.

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[edit] Components: Past and Present

1993-present:

Parts of Brooklyn, Queens

1963-1993:

Parts of Queens

1945-1963

Parts of Brooklyn

1913-1945

Parts of Brooklyn, Queens
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[edit] List of Representatives

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Congress(es)/Year(s) Representative Party
3rd (1793–1795) James Gordon Pro-Administration
4th–5th (1795–1799) John Williams Federalist
6th (1799–1801) Jonas Platt
7th (1801–1803) Benjamin Walker
8th–10th (1803–1809) Killian Van Rensselaer
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Representative Party Years Note
Eugene J. Keogh Democratic January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1963 redistricted to 11th district
James J. Delaney Democratic January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978 redistricted from 7th district, resigned
vacant January 1, 1979 – January 2, 1979
Geraldine Ferraro Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985
Thomas J. Manton Democratic January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 redistricted to 7th district
Charles E. Schumer Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 redistricted from 10th district
Anthony D. Weiner Democratic January 3, 1999 – present

The 9th was historically a Queens district. Part of the old 9th became the 7th District in the 1992 redistricting when the present 9th absorbed much of the old 10th District based in Brooklyn.

[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 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 71,762 100 +28.7
Majority 71,762 100 +57.4
Turnout 71,762 100 -54.7
US House election, 2004: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 113,025 71.3 +5.6
Republican Gerard J. Cronin 45,451 28.7 -5.6
Majority 67,574 42.6 +11.2
Turnout 158,476 100 +71.4
US House election, 2002: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 60,737 65.7 -2.7
Republican Alfred F. Donohue 31,698 34.3 +2.7
Majority 29,039 31.4 -5.5
Turnout 92,435 100 -36.1
US House election, 2000: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 98,983 68.4 +2.0
Republican Noach Dear 45,649 31.6 +8.2
Majority 53,334 36.9 -6.1
Turnout 144,632 100 +38.4
US House election, 1998: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 69,439 66.4 -8.4
Republican Louis Telano 24,486 23.4 +2.1
Liberal Melinda Katz 5,698 5.5 +5.5
Conservative Arthur J. Smith 4,899 4.7 +0.8
Majority 44,953 43.0 -10.5
Turnout 104,522 100 -27.0
US House election, 1996: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles E. Schumer 107,107 74.8
Republican Robert J. Verga 30,488 21.3
Conservative Michael Mossa 5,618 3.9
Majority 76,619 53.5
Turnout 143,213 100

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