New York's 23rd congressional district | |||
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Population (2022) | 770,357 | ||
Median household income | $66,388 [1] | ||
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Cook PVI | R+12 [2] |
New York's 23rd congressional district is located in Upstate New York, and covers much of the Southern Tier. It extends along New York's border with Pennsylvania from the shores of Lake Erie in Chautauqua County to the suburbs of Binghamton in Tioga County. The district includes three of the eleven Finger Lakes: Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake, and Cayuga Lake.
The district comprises nine counties in full: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, and Yates Counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga Counties. [3] The largest cities in the predominantly rural district are Jamestown, and Elmira. Its largest individual employers is Corning Incorporated in Corning. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+12, it is the most Republican district in New York. [2]
Democrat Tracy Mitrano challenged Republican incumbent Tom Reed in the November 6, 2018 election. [4] Reed won reelection on November 6, 2018, retaining his seat for a fourth term. Reed's 8.4% margin of victory was his smallest since his first election in 2012. [5] Reed and Mitrano also faced off in 2020, where Reed won again, this time with a margin of 16.6%.
On March 21, 2021, in light of recent sexual harassment allegations, Reed announced that he would not be seeking reelection in 2022. [6] He resigned on May 10, 2022, leaving the seat vacant. A special election was held on August 23, which was won by Republican Joe Sempolinski. Sempolinski opted not to run for a full term in the regularly scheduled 2022 election, which was won by Nick Langworthy.
1992 | President | G.H.W. Bush 40–37% |
1996 | President | B. Clinton 46–39% |
2000 | President | Bush 49–47% |
2004 | President | G.W. Bush 51–47% |
2008 | President | Obama 50–49% |
2012 | President | Romney 49–48% |
2016 | President | Trump 54–39% |
2020 | President | Trump 54–43% |
Various New York districts have been numbered "23" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1823 | ||||
Elisha Litchfield (Delhi) | Democratic-Republican [lower-alpha 1] | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1822. Retired. |
Luther Badger (Jamesville) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | 19th | Elected in 1824. [ data missing ] |
Jonas Earll Jr. (Onondaga) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | 20th 21st | Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. [ data missing ] |
Freeborn G. Jewett (Skaneateles) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1830. Retired. |
From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected on a general ticket.
Years | Cong ress | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | William K. Fuller (Chittenango) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832 Re-elected in 1834. [ data missing ] | William Taylor (Manlius) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832 Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. [ data missing ] | ||
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Bennet Bicknell (Morrisville) | Democratic | Elected in 1836. [ data missing ] | Democratic | ||||
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | 26th | Nehemiah H. Earll (Syracuse) | Democratic | Elected in 1838. Lost re-election. | Edward Rogers (Madison) | Democratic | Elected in 1838. [ data missing ] | ||
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Victory Birdseye (Pompey) | Whig | Elected in 1840. Retired. | A. Lawrence Foster (Morrisville) | Whig | Elected in 1840. [ data missing ] |
In New York, there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties often 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel S. Stratton (incumbent) | 188,144 | 77.8 | ||
Republican | Frank Wicks | 53,060 | 21.9 | ||
Socialist Workers | Richard Ariza | 642 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 135,084 | 55.9 | |||
Turnout | 241,846 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sherwood Boehlert (incumbent) | 124,626 | 64.3 | ||
Democratic | Bruce W. Hapanowicz | 50,436 | 26.0 | ||
Independence | Thomas E. Loughlin, Jr. | 10,835 | 5.6 | ||
Right to Life | William Tapley | 7,790 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 74,190 | 38.3 | |||
Turnout | 193,687 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sherwood Boehlert (incumbent) | 111,242 | 80.8 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | David Vickers | 26,493 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Majority | 84,749 | 61.5 | +23.2 | ||
Turnout | 137,735 | −28.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sherwood Boehlert (incumbent) | 124,132 | 60.5 | −20.3 | |
Conservative | David Vickers | 42,854 | 20.9 | +1.7 | |
Democratic | Richard W. Englebrecht | 38,049 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
Majority | 81,278 | 39.6 | −21.9 | ||
Turnout | 205,535 | +48.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John M. McHugh | 124,682 | 100 | +39.5 | |
Majority | 124,682 | 100 | +61.4 | ||
Turnout | 124,682 | −39.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John M. McHugh (incumbent) | 160,079 | 70.7 | −29.3 | |
Democratic | Robert J. Johnson | 66,448 | 29.3 | +29.3 | |
Majority | 93,631 | 41.3 | −59.7 | ||
Turnout | 226,527 | +81.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John M. McHugh (incumbent) | 106,781 | 63.1 | −7.6 | |
Democratic | Robert J. Johnson | 62,318 | 36.9 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 44,463 | 26.3 | −15.0 | ||
Turnout | 169,099 | −25.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John M. McHugh (incumbent) | 129,991 | 65.3 | +2.2 | |
Democratic | Michael P. Oot | 69,112 | 34.7 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 60,879 | 30.6 | |||
Turnout | 199,103 | +17.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Owens | 73,137 | 48.3 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Doug Hoffman | 69,553 | 46.0 | +25.1 (2000) | |
Republican | Dede Scozzafava (withdrew, but still on the ballot) [7] | 8,582 | 5.7 | −59.6 | |
Majority | 3,584 | 2.4 | −28.2 | ||
Turnout | 151,272 | −24.0 |
Scozzafava dropped out of the race just prior to the election and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens. The results were not certified by the New York State Board of Elections until December 15, 2009.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Owens (incumbent) | 82,232 | 47.5 | −0.8 | |
Republican | Matt Doheny | 80,237 | 46.4 | +40.7 | |
Conservative | Doug Hoffman | 10,507 | 6.1 | −39.9 | |
Majority | 1,995 | 1.2 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 172,976 | +14.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Reed (incumbent) | 126,519 | 51.9 | |
Democratic | Nate Shinagawa | 117,055 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 243,571 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Reed (incumbent) | 113,130 | 59.4 | |
Democratic | Martha Robertson | 70,242 | 36.9 | |
Total votes | 190,554 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Reed (incumbent) | 161,050 | 57.6 | |
Democratic | John Plumb | 118,584 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 279,634 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Reed (incumbent) | 130,323 | 54.2 | |
Democratic | Tracy Mitrano | 109,932 | 45.8 | |
Total votes | 240,255 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Reed (incumbent) | 181,060 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Tracy Mitrano | 129,014 | 41.1 | |
Libertarian | Andrew Kolstee | 3,650 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 313,724 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Sempolinski | 38,749 | 53.1 | |
Democratic | Max Della Pia | 34,001 | 46.6 | |
Write-in | 218 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 72,968 | 100.0 |
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