New York's 8th congressional district

New York's 8th congressional district

Current Representative		Jerrold Nadler (D–Manhattan)
Distribution	100.00% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$47,061
Ethnicity	74.6% White, 6.1% Black, 11.1% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% other
Cook PVI	D+22

New York's Eighth Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It is split into two sections. The northern portion of it includes most of Manhattan's Upper West Side, and continues south to include most parts of Hell's Kitchen, East Village, Chelsea, SoHo, Greenwich Village, TriBeCa, and Downtown Manhattan. The southern portion in Brooklyn includes parts of Borough Park, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, and Seagate.

The current Representative from the Eighth District is Jerrold Nadler.

1 Voting
2 Geography
3 Components: Past and Present
4 List of representatives
5 Election results
6 Notes
7 References

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 74 - 18%
2004	President	Kerry 72 - 27%
2008	President	Obama 74 - 26%

Geography

Similar to other districts around the New York harbor, this district is not one solid landmass, but rather two separate ones that both border on the water. Such is said to be necessary due to the prevalence of islands and peninsulas in New York City, as well as to facilitate the creation of the adjoining Hispanic majority 12th District. It has been alleged that the district's geography is due to gerrymandering to ensure a Democratic majority.

Components: Past and Present

1913-1963:

Parts of Brooklyn

1963-1983:

Parts of Queens

1983-1993:

Parts of Bronx, Nassau, Queens

1993–present:

Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan

List of representatives

1793 - 1833: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created		1793
Henry Glen	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Schenectady
Henry Glen	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801	Schenectady
Killian K. Van Rensselaer	Federalist	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Claverack	redistricted to 9th district
Henry W. Livingston	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	Livingston
James I. Van Alen	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	Kinderhook
John Thompson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	Stillwater	redistricted from 11th district
Benjamin Pond	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	Schroon
Samuel Sherwood	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	Delhi
vacant		March 4, 1815 – December 26, 1815	Credentials had been issued for John Adams (Fed.), but Adams did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1814
Erastus Root	Democratic-Republican	December 26, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Delhi	successfully contested election of John Adams
Dorrance Kirtland	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Coxsackie
Robert Clark	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Delhi
Vacant		March 4 - December 3, 1821	The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued.
Richard McCarty	Democratic-Republican	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Coxsackie
James Strong	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Hudson
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
	Anti-Jackson	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
John King	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	New Lebanon

1833 – 1843: Two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the District, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Congress	Years	Seat A			Seat B
Congress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	John Adams	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832	Aaron Vanderpoel	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832
24th	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Valentine Efner	Jacksonian	Elected in 1834	Aaron Vanderpoel	Jacksonian	Re-elected in 1834 Lost re-election
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Zadock Pratt	Democratic	Elected in 1836 Retired	Robert McClellan	Democratic	Elected in 1836
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	John Ely	Democratic	Elected in 1838	Aaron Vanderpoel	Democratic	Elected in 1838 Retired
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Jacob Houck, Jr.	Democratic	Elected in 1840	Robert McClellan	Democratic	Elected in 1840

1843 - present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Richard D. Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	redistricted from 5th district
William W. Woodworth	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Cornelius Warren	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Ransom Halloway	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Gilbert Dean	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	redistricted to 12th district
Francis B. Cutting	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Abram Wakeman	Whig	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Horace F. Clark	Anti-Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Horace F. Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Isaac C. Delaplaine	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
James Brooks	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – April 7, 1866
William E. Dodge	Republican	April 7, 1866 – March 3, 1867	successfully contested election of James Brooks to 39th Congress
James Brooks	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	redistricted to 6th district
John D. Lawson	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Elijah Ward	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Anson G. McCook	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
John J. Adams	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	redistricted from 7th district
Samuel S. Cox	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – May 20, 1885	resigned on appointment as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire
vacant		May 20, 1885 – November 3, 1885
Timothy J. Campbell	Democratic	November 3, 1885 – March 3, 1889
John H. McCarthy	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – January 14, 1891	resigned on appointment as justice of the City Court of New York City
vacant		January 14, 1891 – March 4, 1891
Timothy J. Campbell	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Edward J. Dunphy	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895	redistricted from 7th district
James J. Walsh	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – June 2, 1896	unseated in contested election
John M. Mitchell	Republican	June 2, 1896 – March 3, 1899	successfully contested election of James J. Walsh
Daniel J. Riordan	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901
Thomas J. Creamer	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903
Timothy D. Sullivan	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – July 27, 1906	resigned
vacant		July 27, 1906 – November 6, 1906
Daniel J. Riordan	Democratic	November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1913	redistricted to 11th district
Daniel J. Griffin	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1917	resigned on election as sheriff of Kings County
vacant		January 1, 1918 – March 5, 1918
William E. Cleary	Democratic	March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1921
Charles G. Bond	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
William E. Cleary	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927
Patrick J. Carley	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935
Richard J. Tonry	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Donald L. O'Toole	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945	redistricted to 13th district
Joseph L. Pfeifer	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951	redistricted from 3rd district
Victor L. Anfuso	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
Louis B. Heller	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – July 21, 1954	redistricted from 7th district, resigned
vacant		July 22, 1954 – January 2, 1955
Victor L. Anfuso	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963
Benjamin S. Rosenthal	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1983	redistricted from 6th district, redistricted to 7th district
James H. Scheuer	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	redistricted from 11th district
Jerrold Nadler	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – present	redistricted from 17th district

The 8th District was a Queens-based seat until the 1992 redistricting. At that time much of the old 8th District became the 5th District. The new 8th District was created by cobbling together portions of the Manhattan-based 17th District and the 13th District in Brooklyn.

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, 2010: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	98,839	75.5	-5.0
	Republican	Susan L. Kone	31,996	24.5	+5.0
Majority			66,843	51.0	-10.0
Turnout			130,835	100	-34.5

US House election, 2008: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	160,775	80.5	-4.5
	Republican	Grace Lin	39,062	19.5	+5.9
Majority			121,713	61.0	-10.4
Turnout			199,837	100	+56.6

US House election, 2006: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	108,536	85.0	+4.5
	Republican	Eleanor Friedman	17,413	13.6	-5.9
	Conservative	Dennis E. Adornato	1,673	1.3	+1.3
Majority			91,123	71.4	+10.4
Turnout			127,622	100	-36.6

US House election, 2004: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	162,082	80.5	+4.4
	Republican	Peter Hort	39,240	19.5	+1.0
Majority			122,842	61.0	+3.4
Turnout			201,322	100	+89.1

US House election, 2002: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	81,002	76.1	-5.1
	Republican	Jim Farrin	19,674	18.5	+3.9
	Conservative	Alan Jay Gerber	3,361	3.2	+2.2
	Green	Dan Wentzel	1,918	1.8	-0.8
	Libertarian	Joseph Dobrain	526	0.5	+0.5
Majority			61,328	57.6	-9.0
Turnout			106,481	100	-42.4

US House election, 2000: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	150,273	81.2	-4.8
	Republican	Marian S. Henry	27,057	14.6	+0.6
	Green	Dan Wentzel	4,765	2.6	+2.6
	Conservative	Anthony A. LaBella	1,849	1.0	+1.0
	Independence	Harry Kresky	1,025	0.6	+0.6
Majority			123,216	66.6	-5.4
Turnout			184,969	100	+40.8

US House election, 1998: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	112,948	86.0	+3.7
	Republican	Theodore Howard	18,383	14.0	-2.2
Majority			94,565	72.0	+5.9
Turnout			131,331	100	-18.1

US House election, 1996: New York District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	131,943	82.3
	Republican	Michael Benjamin	26,028	16.2
	Conservative	George A. Galip, Jr.	2,381	1.5
Majority			105,915	66.1
Turnout			160,352	100

US House election, 1870: New York District 8^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James Brooks	12,845	53.0
	Republican	George Wilkes	7,149	29.5
	Independent	Julius Wadsworth	4,243	17.5
Majority			5,696	23.5
Turnout			24,237	100

Notes

^ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State.... Volume II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2029. http://books.google.com/books?id=zxwQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2029. Retrieved 2009-03-27.

References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Election date from the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

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