2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of New York, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

November 8, 2016
All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 18 9 Seats won 18 9 Seat change Popular vote 4,456,967 2,525,426 Percentage 62.81% 35.59% Swing 7.68% 7.06%
Popular vote by congressional district. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	4,464,934	62.74%	18
	Republican	2,530,437	35.56%	9
	Conservative	35,081	0.49%	0
	Reform	34,638	0.49%	0
	Green	28,193	0.40%	0
	People's Choice	11,825	0.17%	0
	Haris Bhatti	2,123	0.03%	0
	Transparent Government	1,877	0.03%	0
	Write-ins	7,316	0.10%	0
Totals		7,116,424	100.00%	27

District 1

The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican Lee Zeldin, who has represented the district since 2015. He was first elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. The district has a PVI of R+2.

Suffolk County Planning Commission Chairman David Calone and Southampton town supervisor Anna Throne-Holst ran for the Democratic nomination.[2][3] Other potential Democratic candidates included former Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko and Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn.[4] Throne-Holst won the primary with 51.98% of the vote, with 6,579, getting 417 more votes than Calone, at 6,162.[5]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna E. Throne-Holst	6,481	51.3
	Democratic	David L. Calone	6,162	48.7
Total votes			12,643	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lee Zeldin (R)	Anna Throne-Holst (D)	Undecided
Siena College	October 27–31, 2016	607	± 4.0%	57%	36%	6%
Siena College	September 27 – October 2, 2016	661	± 3.8%	53%	38%	9%

Results

New York's 1st congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	158,409	48.9
	Conservative	Lee Zeldin	23,327	7.2
	Independence	Lee Zeldin	5,920	1.8
	Reform	Lee Zeldin	843	0.3
	Total	Lee Zeldin (incumbent)	188,499	58.2
	Democratic	Anna Throne-Holst	126,635	39.1
	Working Families	Anna Throne-Holst	6,147	1.9
	Women's Equality	Anna Throne-Holst	2,496	0.8
	Total	Anna Throne-Holst	135,278	41.8
Total votes			323,777	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

DuWayne Gregory, the Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, ran for the Democratic nomination.[8]

Results

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter T. King	157,321	53.9
	Conservative	Peter T. King	21,778	7.5
	Reform	Peter T. King	2,122	0.7
	Total	Peter T. King (incumbent)	181,221	62.1
	Democratic	DuWayne Gregory	102,162	35.0
	Working Families	DuWayne Gregory	4,008	1.4
	Independence	DuWayne Gregory	3,207	1.1
	Women's Equality	DuWayne Gregory	1,435	0.5
	Total	DuWayne Gregory	110,812	37.9
Total votes			292,033	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district is based along the north shore of Long Island and includes portions of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The incumbent, Democrat Steve Israel, had represented northern Long Island since 2000 (as the 2nd district from 2000 to 2012 and the 3rd district since then) and announced he would not seek re-election on January 5, 2016.[9]

Candidates

Declared

• Joseph C Clarke, perennial candidate[10]
• Jonathan Kaiman, former Town Of North Hempstead supervisor and chair Of Nassau County finance board [11]
• Anna Kaplin, Town Of North Hempstead council member [12]
• Steve Stern, Suffolk County legislator 16th district & Businessman[10]
• Thomas Suozzi, former Nassau County Executive & Mayor Of Glen Cove[13]

Declined

• Judi Bosworth, Nassau County Legislator 10th district woman[14]
• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative [14][15]
• William Spencer, Suffolk County Legislator 18th district[14]
• Robert Zimmerman (politician)|Robert Zimmerman, Long Island Economic development commission [16]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Suozzi	7,142	35.1
	Democratic	Steve Stern	4,475	22.0
	Democratic	Jon Kaiman	4,394	21.6
	Democratic	Anna Kaplan	3,311	16.3
	Democratic	Jonathan C. Clarke	1,021	5.0
Total votes			20,343	100.0

Results

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Suozzi	167,758	52.9
	Republican	Jack Martins	131,534	41.4
	Conservative	Jack Martins	16,134	5.1
	Reform	Jack Martins	1,909	0.6
	Total	Jack Martins	149,577	47.1
Total votes			317,335	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

Kathleen Rice, the incumbent Democrat, who won election to her first term in 2014 with 51%, was challenged in the general election by the Republican candidate, David H. Gurfein.

Results

New York's 4th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Rice	180,748	58.1
	Women's Equality	Kathleen Rice	4,538	1.4
	Total	Kathleen Rice (incumbent)	185,286	59.5
	Republican	David H. Gurfein	110,736	35.6
	Conservative	David H. Gurfein	14,083	4.5
	Reform	David H. Gurfein	1,046	0.3
	Total	David H. Gurfein	125,865	40.5
Total votes			311,151	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

The 5th district is mostly located entirely within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+35.

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	7,056	81.7
	Democratic	Ali A. Mirza	1,579	18.3
Total votes			8,635	100.0

Results

New York's 5th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks	197,591	84.7
	Women's Equality	Gregory Meeks	1,961	0.8
	Total	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	199,552	85.5
	Republican	Michael A. O'Reilly	26,741	11.5
	Conservative	Michael A. O'Reilly	3,516	1.5
	Total	Michael A. O'Reilly	30,257	13.0
	Green	Frank Francois	3,583	1.5
Total votes			233,392	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Democratic incumbent Grace Meng was challenged by Danniel S. Maio.

Results

New York's 6th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Meng	131,463	69.5
	Women's Equality	Grace Meng	5,043	2.7
	Total	Grace Meng (incumbent)	136,506	72.2
	Republican	Danniel S. Maio	43,770	23.1
	Conservative	Danniel S. Maio	4,875	2.6
	Blue Lives Matter	Danniel S. Maio	1,972	1.0
	Total	Danniel S. Maio	50,617	26.7
	Haris Bhatti Party	Haris Bhatti	2,123	1.1
Total votes			189,246	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. The incumbent was Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+34.

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia M. Velazquez (incumbent)	10,162	62.1
	Democratic	Yungman F. Lee	4,479	27.3
	Democratic	Jeffrey M. Kurzon	1,736	10.6
Total votes			16,377	100.0

Results

New York's 7th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	165,819	87.4
	Women's Equality	Nydia Velazquez	6,327	3.3
	Total	Nydia Velazquez (incumbent)	172,146	90.8
	Republican	Allan E. Romaguera	14,941	7.9
	Conservative	Allan E. Romaguera	2,537	1.3
	Total	Allan E. Romaguera	17,478	9.2
Total votes			189,624	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

Results

New York's 8th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	203,235	88.4
	Working Families	Hakeem Jeffries	11,360	4.9
	Total	Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent)	214,595	93.3
	Conservative	Daniel J. Cavanagh	15,401	6.7
Total votes			229,996	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

Results

New York's 9th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	198,886	85.8
	Working Families	Yvette Clarke	15,303	6.6
	Total	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	214,189	92.4
	Conservative	Alan Bellone	17,576	7.6
Total votes			231,765	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

The 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District, and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. The incumbent was Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 82% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+23.

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	27,270	89.5
	Democratic	Mikhail Oliver Rosenberg	3,206	10.5
Total votes			30,476	100.0

Results

New York's 10th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	180,117	73.1
	Working Families	Jerrold Nadler	10,471	4.3
	Women's Equality	Jerrold Nadler	1,783	0.7
	Total	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	192,371	78.1
	Republican	Philip Rosenthal	46,275	18.8
	Conservative	Philip Rosenthal	4,646	1.9
	Independence	Philip Rosenthal	2,093	0.9
	Stop Iran Deal	Philip Rosenthal	843	0.3
	Total	Philip Rosenthal	53,857	21.9
Total votes			246,228	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. The incumbent was Republican Dan Donovan, who took office in 2015 after the resignation of Republican Michael Grimm. Donovan took office after winning a 2015 special election over Democrat Vincent J. Gentile. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+2.

Results

New York's 11th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Donovan	122,606	52.8
	Conservative	Dan Donovan	12,824	5.6
	Independence	Dan Donovan	5,636	2.4
	Reform	Dan Donovan	1,868	0.8
	Total	Dan Donovan (incumbent)	142,934	61.6
	Democratic	Richard A. Reichard	85,257	36.7
	Green	Henry J. Bardel	3,906	1.7
Total votes			232,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

The 12th district is located entirely in New York City and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint and western Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Carolyn Maloney, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2014 with 84% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+27.

Historian, professor and communications director for Mike Gravel's 2008 presidential campaign David Eisenbach formed an exploratory committee for a potential primary challenge of Maloney.[17]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn B. Maloney (incumbent)	15,101	90.1
	Democratic	Peter Lindner	1,654	9.9
Total votes			16,755	100.0

Results

New York's 12th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	230,153	78.3
	Working Families	Carolyn Maloney	14,205	4.8
	Total	Carolyn Maloney (incumbent)	244,358	83.2
	Republican	Robert Ardini	49,398	16.8
Total votes			293,756	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is located entirely in New York City and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western Bronx. The incumbent was Democrat Charles Rangel, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 15th district from 1993 to 2013, the 16th district from 1983 to 1993, the 19th district from 1973 to 1983 and the 18th district from 1971 to 1973. He was re-elected in 2014 with 87% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+42.

Rangel said during the 2014 election and confirmed after his victory that he would not run for a 24th term in 2016.[18][19]

Rangel had faced strong primary challenges in previous elections and had said that he will be "involved" in picking his successor. Former state assemblyman, former city councilman and candidate for the seat in 1996 and 2010 Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr., whom Rangel unseated in the primary in 1970, ran for the seat.[13] State Assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright also ran for the seat.[20]

Candidates

Declared

• Adriano Espaillat, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012 and 2014[10]
• Mike Gallagher, graphic artist[11]
• Suzan Johnson Cook, pastor, former White House advisor, and former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom[12]
• Guillermo Linares, state assemblyman[10]
• Bill Perkins, state senator[21]
• Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assemblyman, candidate for the seat in 1996 and 2010, and son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr.[13]
• Clyde Williams, former Democratic National Committee political director and candidate for the seat in 2012[22][23]
• Keith L. T. Wright, state assemblyman and former chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee[24]

Declined

• Inez Dickens, New York City Councilwoman[14]
• Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City Council Speaker[14][15]
• David Paterson, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee and former governor of New York[14]
• Charles Rangel, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Robert J. Rodriguez, state assemblyman[16]
• Michael Walrond, pastor and candidate for the seat in 2014[14]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	16,377	36.0
	Democratic	Keith L. T. Wright	15,528	34.1
	Democratic	Clyde E. Williams	5,003	11.0
	Democratic	Adam Clayton Powell	2,986	6.6
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	2,504	5.5
	Democratic	Suzan D. Johnson-Cook	2,341	5.1
	Democratic	Michael Gallagher	435	1.0
	Democratic	Sam Sloan	227	0.5
	Democratic	Yohanny M. Caceres	116	0.2
Total votes			45,517	100.0

Results

New York's 13th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	207,194	88.8
	Republican	Robert A. Evans, Jr.	13,129	5.6
	Independence	Robert A. Evans, Jr.	2,960	1.3
	Total	Robert A. Evans, Jr.	16,089	6.9
	Green	Daniel Vila Rivera	8,248	3.5
	Transparent Government	Scott Lloyd Fenstermaker	1,877	0.8
Total votes			233,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley had been elected to the 14th district in 2014 and in 2012. In November 2016, he was challenged in the general election by Republican Frank Spotorno. Crowley won reelection, attaining 77.7% of the vote. The 14th district had a Cook PVI of D+29.

This was Crowley's final victory in an election for U.S. representative of New York's 14th congressional district. In June 2018, Crowley was defeated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the primary election for the Democratic party.[25] He was defeated again in the general election in November 2018.

Results

New York's 14th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Crowley	138,367	77.7
	Working Families	Joseph Crowley	7,317	4.1
	Women's Equality	Joseph Crowley	1,903	1.1
	Total	Joseph Crowley (incumbent)	147,587	82.9
	Republican	Frank J. Spotorno	26,891	15.1
	Conservative	Frank J. Spotorno	3,654	2.0
	Total	Frank J. Spotorno	30,545	17.1
Total votes			178,132	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx in New York City and is one of the smallest districts by area in the entire country. The incumbent was Democrat José E. Serrano, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993. He was re-elected with 90% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+43.

Former Bronx Borough President and former director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrión, Jr., who was the Independence Party nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2013, considered challenging Serrano from the right in the Democratic primary, but ultimately declined to run.[26][27]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano (incumbent)	9,334	89.2
	Democratic	Leonel Baez	1,127	10.8
Total votes			10,461	100.0

Results

New York's 15th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano (incumbent)	165,688	95.3
	Republican	Alejandro Vega	6,129	3.5
	Conservative	Eduardo Ramirez	2,104	1.2
Total votes			173,921	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

Democratic incumbent, Eliot Engel was challenged by Independent Candidate Derickson K. Lawrence.

Results

New York's 16th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel	198,811	89.7
	Working Families	Eliot Engel	8,518	3.8
	Women's Equality	Eliot Engel	2,528	1.1
	Total	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	209,857	94.7
	People's Choice Congress	Derickson K. Lawrence	11,825	5.3
Total votes			221,682	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

Democratic incumbent, Nita Lowey is not being challenged.

Results

New York's 17th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nita Lowey	193,819	90.4
	Working Families	Nita Lowey	15,706	7.3
	Women's Equality	Nita Lowey	5,005	2.3
	Total	Nita Lowey (incumbent)	214,530	100.0
Total votes			214,530	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district is located entirely within the Hudson Valley, covering all of Orange County and Putnam County, as well as parts of southern Dutchess County and northeastern Westchester County. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney. He was elected to the house in 2012 by a slim margin, defeating former Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, and defeated her again in 2014 in a rematch by a slim margin. The district has an even PVI.

Declared

• Sean Patrick Maloney, incumbent
• Diana Hird, attorney[28][29]

Declared

• Ken Del Vecchio, filmmaker[30]
• Phil Oliva Jr., senior advisor to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino[31]

Withdrew

• Sakima Brown, former Poughkeepsie school board member, Iraq War veteran, and nominee for State Assembly in 2014[32]
• Dan Castricone, former Orange County legislator and 2014 State Assembly candidate[33]
• John Lange, former state legislative aide[31]
• Frank Spaminato[34]

Endorsements

Phil Oliva

Individuals

• Nan Hayworth, former U.S. Representative[35]
• Sue W. Kelly, former U.S. Representative[36]
• MaryEllen Odell, Putnam County Executive[37]
• Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive[37]

Results

Republican primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Oliva	3,574	57.0
	Republican	Kenneth Del Vecchio	2,696	43.0
Total votes			6,270	100.0

Results

New York's 18th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Maloney	140,951	48.4
	Independence	Sean Patrick Maloney	10,356	3.5
	Working Families	Sean Patrick Maloney	8,771	3.0
	Women's Equality	Sean Patrick Maloney	1,982	0.7
	Total	Sean Patrick Maloney (incumbent)	162,060	55.6
	Republican	Phil Oliva	111,117	38.1
	Conservative	Phil Oliva	16,968	5.8
	Reform	Phil Oliva	1,284	0.5
	Total	Phil Oliva	129,369	44.4
Total votes			291,429	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is located in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. The incumbent was Republican Chris Gibson, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+1.

Gibson, a supporter of term limits, had pledged to limit himself to four terms in office but retired at the end of his third.[38]

Possible Republican candidates included State Senator James L. Seward, State Assemblymen Pete Lopez and Steven McLaughlin, Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro[39] and former Cobleskill Town Councilman Ryan McAllister.

On the Democratic side, possible candidates included Ulster County Executive Michael P. Hein, investor and 2014 nominee Sean Eldridge, prosecutor and 2012 nominee Julian Schreibman, Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen, former state senator Terry Gipson, and Albany Assemblywoman Pat Fahy.[39][40] However, only Will Yandik and Zephyr Teachout filed papers with the New York State Board of Elections. Teachout was also unopposed in filing for the Working People's Party nomination.[41]

Candidates

Declared

• John Faso, former New York assemblyman and nominee for governor in 2006[42]
• Andrew Heaney, heating oil executive[43]

Withdrawn

• Pete Lopez, state assemblyman[44][45]

Declined

• Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. Representative
• James L. Seward, state senator[39][46]

Endorsements

John Faso

Individuals

• Steven McLaughlin, state assemblyman[47]
• Lee Zeldin, U.S. Representative[48]
• Lawrence Kudlow, economist and newspaper columnist[49]
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative[50]
• James L. Seward, state senator[50]
• John Bonacic, state senator[50]

Organizations

• National Rifle Association[50]
• National Association of Realtors[50]

Andrew Heaney

Individuals

• Kieran Lalor, state assemblyman[51]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Faso	Andrew Heaney	Undecided
Siena College	June 19–22, 2016	494	± 4.4%	58%	28%	14%
Siena College	May 31 – June 2, 2016	436	± 4.8%	50%	28%	21%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Faso)	May 31 – June 1, 2016	300	± 5.6%	51%	32%	17%

Results

Republican primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Faso	10,922	67.5
	Republican	Andrew Heaney	5,253	32.5
Total votes			16,175	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• John Patrick Kehoe, music agency CEO and management consultant[52] Though filing with the Federal Elections Commission, he never filed with the New York State Board of Elections.
• Zephyr Teachout, professor and 2014 gubernatorial candidate[53]
• Will Yandik, Deputy Livingston Town Supervisor[54]

Declined

• Sean Eldridge, investor and nominee in 2014[39][55]

Endorsements

Zephyr Teachout

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, New York[56]
• Bernie Sanders, Vermont[57]
• Chuck Schumer, New York[58]

U.S. Representatives

• Keith Ellison, Minnesota[59]

Organizations

• Congressional Progressive Caucus[59]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Zephyr Teachout	Will Yandik	Undecided
Siena College	June 19–22, 2016	598	± 4.0%	62%	23%	15%
Siena College	May 31 – June 2, 2016	431	± 4.7%	53%	23%	24%

Results

In the June 28th, 2016 primary, Teachout won the Democratic nomination, defeating Livingston Town Councilman Will Yandik [60] by a 71.11% to 28.65% margin.[61]

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zephyr Teachout	13,801	71.3
	Democratic	Will Yandik	5,561	28.7
Total votes			19,362	100.0

General election

This was considered one of the most highly contested races in New York in 2016.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Faso (R)	Zephyr Teachout (D)	Undecided
Siena College	November 1–3, 2016	605	± 4.0%	48%	42%	9%
Siena College	September 20–22, 2016	678	± 3.8%	43%	42%	15%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Faso)	August 8–10, 2016	400	± 4.9%	46%	41%	14%

Results

New York's 19th congressional district, 2016[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faso	134,825	44.4
	Conservative	John Faso	21,156	7.0
	Independence	John Faso	7,943	2.6
	Reform	John Faso	876	0.3
	Total	John Faso	164,800	54.3
	Democratic	Zephyr Teachout	123,733	40.7
	Working Families	Zephyr Teachout	15,067	5.0
	Total	Zephyr Teachout	138,800	45.7
Total votes			303,600	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

Democratic incumbent, Paul Tonko is being challenged by Republican Joe Vitollo.

Results

New York's 20th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	188,428	60.0
	Working Families	Paul Tonko	10,935	3.5
	Independence	Paul Tonko	10,622	3.4
	Women's Equality	Paul Tonko	3,036	1.0
	Total	Paul Tonko (incumbent)	213,021	67.9
	Republican	Joe Vitollo	83,328	26.5
	Conservative	Joe Vitollo	15,902	5.1
	Reform	Joe Vitollo	1,508	0.5
	Total	Joe Vitollo	100,738	32.1
Total votes			313,759	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country, as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse and borders Vermont to the east. The incumbent was Republican Elise Stefanik, who has represented the district since 2015. She was elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote and the district has an even PVI.

Retired Army Colonel Mike Derrick won the Democratic primary.[62] 2014 nominee Aaron Woolf considered running again in 2016, but decided against it.[63]

2014 Green Party nominee Matt Funiciello started his own radio show in April 2015. He ran in the general election as the Green Party nominee.[64]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Elise Stefanik (R)	Mike Derrick (D)	Matt Funiciello (G)	Undecided
Harper Polling (R-NRCC)	September 12–16, 2015	464	± 4.55%	51%	17%	13%	19%

Results

New York's 21st congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elise Stefanik	152,597	56.0
	Conservative	Elise Stefanik	15,526	5.7
	Independence	Elise Stefanik	8,799	3.3
	Reform	Elise Stefanik	964	0.3
	Total	Elise Stefanik (incumbent)	177,886	65.3
	Democratic	Mike Derrick	75,965	27.9
	Working Families	Mike Derrick	6,196	2.2
	Total	Mike Derrick	82,161	30.1
	Green	Matthew J. Funiciello	12,452	4.6
Total votes			272,499	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and Tioga counties. The incumbent, Republican Richard L. Hanna, did not run for re-election.[65]

Endorsements

Claudia Tenney

Organizations

• National Rifle Association[66]

Steve Wells

Individuals

• Anthony Picente, Oneida County Executive[67]
• Richard L. Hanna, incumbent U.S. Representative[68]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	George Phillips	Claudia Tenney	Steve Wells	Other	Undecided
Barry Zeplowitz & Associates	April 11–12, 2016	400	± 4.9%	13%	48%	9%	—	29%

Results

Republican primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	9,549	41.1
	Republican	Steven M. Wells	7,985	34.3
	Republican	George K. Phillips	5,716	24.6
Total votes			23,250	100.0

Democratic primary

Kim A. Myers, a Broome County legislator, won the Democratic nomination unopposed.[69]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Claudia Tenney (R)	Kim Myers (D)	Martin Babinec (I)	Undecided
Siena College	November 1–2, 2016	643	± 4.2%	38%	34%	16%	11%
Siena College	September 21–26, 2016	649	± 3.8%	35%	30%	24%	11%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)	August 23–25, 2016	400	± 4.9%	33%	27%	23%	—

Results

New York's 22nd congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	113,287	40.7
	Conservative	Claudia Tenney	16,157	5.8
	Total	Claudia Tenney	129,444	46.5
	Democratic	Kim A. Myers	102,734	36.9
	Working Families	Kim A. Myers	11,532	4.1
	Total	Kim A. Myers	114,266	41.1
	Reform	Martin Babinec	24,595	8.8
	Upstate Jobs	Martin Babinec	10,043	3.6
	Totals	Martin Babinec	34,638	12.4
Total votes			278,348	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties. The incumbent was Republican Tom Reed, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 with 60% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+3.

Results

New York's 23rd congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	136,964	49.0
	Conservative	Tom Reed	16,420	5.9
	Independence	Tom Reed	6,790	2.4
	Reform	Tom Reed	876	0.3
	Total	Tom Reed (incumbent)	161,050	57.6
	Democratic	John F. Plumb	106,600	38.1
	Working Families	John F. Plumb	11,984	4.3
	Total	John F. Plumb	118,584	42.4
Total votes			279,634	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. The incumbent was Republican John Katko, who has represented the district since 2015. Colleen Deacon was the Democratic party's nominee opposing him. Katko was elected in 2014 with 59% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Dan Maffei. The district has a PVI of D+3.

Candidates

Declared

• John Katko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Candidates

Declared

• Colleen Deacon, regional director of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Syracuse office[70]
• Eric Kingson, professor[71]
• Steven Williams, lawyer and former United States Navy JAG Corps officer[72]

Declined

• Dan Maffei, former U.S. Representative[73]

Endorsements

Colleen Deacon

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, New York[74]
• Chuck Schumer, New York[74]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[75]
• EMILY's List[76]

Eric Kingson

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, Vermont[77]

U.S. Representatives

• John Conyers, Michigan[78]

Organizations

• Democracy for America[79]

Steven Williams

U.S. Representatives

• Steve Israel, New York[80]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Colleen Deacon	6,517	49.9
	Democratic	Eric Kingson	3,994	30.6
	Democratic	Steve Williams	2,557	19.5
Total votes			13,068	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Katko (R)	Colleen Deacon (D)	Other	Undecided
College	October 18–19, 2016	673	± 4.1%	54%	31%	—	14%
Siena College	September 22–29, 2016	655	± 4.8%	53%	34%	—	12%

Results

New York's 24th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Katko	150,330	49.8
	Conservative	John Katko	20,399	6.8
	Independence	John Katko	10,931	3.6
	Reform	John Katko	1,101	0.4
	Total	John Katko (incumbent)	182,761	60.6
	Democratic	Colleen Deacon	110,550	36.6
	Working Families	Colleen Deacon	8,490	2.8
	Total	Colleen Deacon	119,040	39.4
Total votes			301,801	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

The 25th district located entirely within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester. The incumbent was Democrat Louise Slaughter, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993. She was re-elected in 2014 with 49% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+7. Due to Slaughter's age, recent health problems, and the death of her husband, there was speculation that she might retire.[81]

Republican Mark Assini, the Town Supervisor of Gates, Conservative nominee for the seat in 2004 and Republican and Conservative nominee for the seat in 2014 is running again.[82]

Results

New York's 25th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Slaughter	168,660	51.8
	Working Families	Louise Slaughter	10,195	3.1
	Women's Equality	Louise Slaughter	4,095	1.3
	Total	Louise Slaughter (incumbent)	182,950	56.2
	Republican	Mark Assini	113,840	35.0
	Conservative	Mark Assini	20,883	6.4
	Independence	Mark Assini	6,856	2.1
	Reform	Mark Assini	1,071	0.3
	Total	Mark Assini	142,650	43.8
Total votes			325,600	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 26

Democratic incumbent, Brian Higgins was challenged by Republican Shelly Schratz.

Results

New York's 26th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	195,322	67.7
	Working Families	Brian Higgins	16,138	5.6
	Women's Equality	Brian Higgins	3,829	1.3
	Total	Brian Higgins (incumbent)	215,289	74.6
	Republican	Shelly Schratz	56,930	19.7
	Conservative	Shelly Schratz	16,447	5.7
	Total	Shelly Schratz	73,377	25.4
Total votes			288,666	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

Republican incumbent, Chris Collins was challenged by Democrat Diana K. Kastenbaum.

Results

New York's 27th congressional district, 2016 [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Collins	175,509	53.4
	Conservative	Chris Collins	34,292	10.4
	Independence	Chris Collins	9,995	3.0
	Reform	Chris Collins	1,089	0.3
	Total	Chris Collins (incumbent)	220,885	67.2
	Democratic	Diana K. Kastenbaum	107,832	32.8
Total votes			328,717	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• U.S. House elections in New York, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org