2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York [1] [2] [3]
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  1998 November 7, 2000 2002  

All 31 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election1912
Seats won1912
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

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Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 7, 2000, to elect the 31 United States representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 31 congressional districts.The elections were held concurrently with other elections in the state for President and Vice President, U.S. Senate , state senate, state assembly, state supreme court, ballot proposition one, and various other local offices. Both major parties in the U.S. congressional delegation from New York maintained their overall seat count, though the Republican Party gained a seat from the Democratic party in New York's first district, and the Democratic Party gained a seat from the Republican Party in New York's second district. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Overview

2000 pre-election

(106th congress)

Seats

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 Democratic-Held19
 Republican-Held10
2000 post-election

(107th Congress)

Seats

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 Democratic-Held19
 Republican-Held10

District 1

2000 New York's 1st congressional district election
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  1998 November 7, 2000 2002  
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Nominee Felix Grucci Regina Seltzer
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Conservative
Popular vote133,020 97,299
Percentage55.52%40.61%

U.S. Representative before election

Michael Forbes
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Felix Grucci
Republican

The 1st district is based on the eastern end of Long Island, including the Hamptons, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Port Jefferson, and portions of Lake Ronkonkoma, all in Suffolk County. The district has a PVI of R+4 but voted for Al Gore by points in 2000. The incumbent was Democrat Michael Forbes, who was reelected as a Republican with 64.13% of the vote in 1998. [7] Forbes switched parties in June of 1999.

Forbes received a primary challenge from Regina Seltzer, a pro bono environmental lawyer and former Brookhaven town council member. On primary day, Seltzer defeated the incumbent Forbes by just 35 votes.

Republican/Conservative/Independence/Right to Life nominee

Democratic nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Michael Forbes, incumbent Congressman since 1995

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Regina Seltzer 6,077 50.14
Democratic Michael Forbes (incumbent)6,04249.86
Total votes12,119 100.0

Results

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst

elected

New York 1 Michael Forbes Democratic 1994 [lower-alpha 1] Incumbent lost re-election as an independent.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
New York 2 Rick Lazio Republican 1992 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
New York 3 Peter T. King Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 Gary Ackerman Democratic 1983 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 6 Gregory W. Meeks Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Joseph Crowley Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 8 Jerrold Nadler Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9 Anthony Weiner Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 Edolphus Towns Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Major Owens Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 12 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 13 Vito Fossella Republican 1997 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 14 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Carolyn Maloney (Democratic) 74%
  • Carla Rhodes (Republican) 23%
  • Sandy Stevens (Green) 2%
New York 15 Charles B. Rangel Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 16 José E. Serrano Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 17 Eliot Engel Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 18 Nita Lowey Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 19 Sue W. Kelly Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 20 Benjamin A. Gilman Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 21 Michael R. McNulty Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 22 John E. Sweeney Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 23 Sherwood Boehlert Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 24 John M. McHugh Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 25 James T. Walsh Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 26 Maurice Hinchey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 27 Thomas M. Reynolds Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 28 Louise Slaughter Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 29 John J. LaFalce Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 30 Jack Quinn Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Jack Quinn (Republican) 67%
  • John Fee (Democratic) 33%
New York 31 Amo Houghton Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.

Notes

  1. Forbes was first elected as a Republican. He switched to the Democratic Party in July 1999.

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