2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York ^{[1] [2] [3]}

←  1998 November 7, 2000 2002  →
All 31 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 19 12 Seats won 19 12 Seat change
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]}

Overview

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
New York 1	Michael Forbes	Democratic	1994 [a]	Incumbent lost re-election as an independent. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Felix Grucci (Republican) 56% Regina Seltzer (Democratic) 41% Michael Forbes (Independent) 3%
New York 2	Rick Lazio	Republican	1992	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Steve Israel (Democratic) 48% Joan Johnson (Republican) 34% Robert Walsh (Independent) 6% Richard Thompson (Independent) 6% David Bishop (Independent) 6%
New York 3	Peter T. King	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Peter T. King (Republican) 60% Dal Lamagna (Democratic) 40%
New York 4	Carolyn McCarthy	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carolyn McCarthy (Democratic) 61% Gregory Becker (Republican) 39%
New York 5	Gary Ackerman	Democratic	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gary Ackerman (Democratic) 68% Edward Elkowitz (Republican) 31%
New York 6	Gregory W. Meeks	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic) Unopposed
New York 7	Joseph Crowley	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joseph Crowley (Democratic) 71% Rose Birtley (Republican) 23% Paul Gilman (Green) 1%
New York 8	Jerrold Nadler	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerrold Nadler (Democratic) 81% Marian Henry (Republican) 16% Dan Wentzel (Green) 3%
New York 9	Anthony Weiner	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Anthony Weiner (Democratic) 68% Noach Dear (Republican) 32%
New York 10	Edolphus Towns	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edolphus Towns (Democratic) 90% Ernestine Brown (Republican) 6%
New York 11	Major Owens	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Major Owens (Democratic) 88% Susan Cleary (Republican) 7%
New York 12	Nydia Velázquez	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Nydia Velázquez (Democratic) 86% Rosemarie Markgraf (Republican) 12%
New York 13	Vito Fossella	Republican	1997	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Vito Fossella (Republican) 65% Katina Johnstone (Democratic) 34%
New York 14	Carolyn Maloney	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carolyn Maloney (Democratic) 74% Carla Rhodes (Republican) 23% Sandy Stevens (Green) 2%
New York 15	Charles B. Rangel	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles B. Rangel (Democratic) 91% Jose Augustin Suero (Republican) 6% Dean Loren (Green) 2%
New York 16	José E. Serrano	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y José E. Serrano (Democratic) 96% Aaron Justice (Republican) 4%
New York 17	Eliot Engel	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Eliot Engel (Democratic) 89% Patrick McManus (Republican) 11%
New York 18	Nita Lowey	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Nita Lowey (Democratic) 67% John Vonglis (Republican) 32%
New York 19	Sue W. Kelly	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sue W. Kelly (Republican) 61% Lawrence Otis Graham (Democratic) 36% Mark Jacobs (Green) 2%
New York 20	Benjamin A. Gilman	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican) 58% Paul Feiner (Democratic) 41%
New York 21	Michael R. McNulty	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Michael R. McNulty (Democratic) 74% Thomas Pillsworth (Republican) 26%
New York 22	John E. Sweeney	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John E. Sweeney (Republican) 69% Kenneth McCallion (Democratic) 31%
New York 23	Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sherwood Boehlert (Republican) 60% Richard Englebrecht (Democratic) 20%
New York 24	John M. McHugh	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John M. McHugh (Republican) 75% Neil Tallon (Democratic) 23%
New York 25	James T. Walsh	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James T. Walsh (Republican) 69% Francis Gavin (Democratic) 30% Howie Hawkins (Green) 2%
New York 26	Maurice Hinchey	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Maurice Hinchey (Democratic) 62% Bob Moppert (Republican) 38%
New York 27	Thomas M. Reynolds	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas M. Reynolds (Republican) 70% Thomas Pecoraro (Democratic) 30%
New York 28	Louise Slaughter	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Louise Slaughter (Democratic) 66% Mark Johns (Republican) 33% Eve Hawkins (Green) 1%
New York 29	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John J. LaFalce (Democratic) 61% Brett Sommer (Republican) 39%
New York 30	Jack Quinn	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jack Quinn (Republican) 67% John Fee (Democratic) 33%
New York 31	Amo Houghton	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Amo Houghton (Republican) 77% Kisun Peters (Democratic) 23%

District 1

2000 New York's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Felix Grucci Regina Seltzer Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Popular vote 133,020 97,299 Percentage 55.52% 40.61%

U.S. Representative before election Michael Forbes Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Felix Grucci Republican

See also: New York's 1st congressional district

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 1999, after disagreements with his party leaders. ^[8]

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

• Felix Grucci, Brookhaven Town Supervisor

Democratic Primary

Democratic nominee

• Regina Seltzer, environmental attorney

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Regina Seltzer	6,077	50.14
	Democratic	Michael Forbes (incumbent)	6,042	49.86
Total votes			12,119	100.0

Notes

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

References

1. "NYS Board of Elections - Congressional - Nov. 7, 2000" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
2. "Federal Elections 2000: Election Results for the U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. June 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
3. "Election Statistics: 2000". History, Art, and Archives: United States House of Representatives. June 21, 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
4. "NYS Board of Elections - Congressional - Nov. 7, 2000" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
5. "Federal Elections 2000: Election Results for the U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. June 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
6. "Election Statistics: 2000". History, Art, and Archives: United States House of Representatives. June 21, 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
7. "11/3/98 - House of Representatives" (PDF). November 3, 1998.
8. "Rep. Michael Forbes May Switch Parties". July 17, 1999.

See also

• 2000 United States House of Representatives elections