New York's 28th congressional district

The 28th district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in northwest New York. The district is based in Rochester, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, and includes parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Orleans Counties; its easternmost point is in Fairport at the home of its current representative, Democrat Louise Slaughter, who has been the district's representative since 1993. Due to its gerrymandered shape it is sometimes known as "the earmuffs." This district will become obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as congressional district lines get redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to redistricting as a result of the 2010 Census.^[1]

Components: Past and Present

2003-present:

Parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans

1993-2003:

Parts of Monroe

1983-1993:

All of Broome, Tioga, Ulster

Parts of Delaware, Sullivan, Tompkins

1973-1983:

Parts of Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady

1971-1973:

All of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Ulster

Parts of Dutchess, Montgomery, Sullivan

1963-1971:

All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster

1953-1963:

All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan

1945-1953:

Parts of Westchester

1913-1945:

All of Albany

Parts of Rensselaer

Representatives

The 28th District has included all or part of Rochester since 1992. The 2002 remap added parts of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. In the 1980s the 28th District was the southern tier seat now numbered the 22nd District. In the 1970s it was the Capitol District seat now numbered the 21st District. During the 1960s it was a Hudson Valley/Catskill seat including much of the present 19th District and parts of the 20th and 22nd District.

Prior to 1992 the Rochester area district was the 30th. Monroe County was split between two districts in the 1970s, the 34th District (which included much of the present 25th District) and the 35th District (which included much of the present 26th District).

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").

References

1. ^ New York Will Lose Two House Seats, and New Jersey One in NYT on December 21, 2010

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• 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
• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
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• 1996 House election data "