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New York's 8th congressional district 
Current Representative Jerrold Nadler (D–Manhattan) Distribution 100.00% urban, 0.00% rural Population (2000) 654,360 Median income $47,061 Ethnicity 74.6% White, 6.1% Black, 11.1% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% other Cook PVI D+22 New York's Eighth Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It is split into two sections. The northern portion of it includes most of Manhattan's Upper West Side, and continues south to include most parts of Hell's Kitchen, East Village, Chelsea, SoHo, Greenwich Village, TriBeCa, and Downtown Manhattan. The southern portion in Brooklyn includes parts of Borough Park, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, and Seagate.
The current Representative from the Eighth District is Jerrold Nadler.
Contents
Voting
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2000 President Gore 74 - 18% 2004 President Kerry 72 - 27% 2008 President Obama 74 - 26% Geography
Similar to other districts around the New York harbor, this district is not one solid landmass, but rather two separate ones that both border on the water. Such is said to be necessary[who?] due to the prevalence of islands and peninsulas in New York City, as well as to facilitate the creation of the adjoining Hispanic majority 12th District.[citation needed] It has been alleged that the district's geography is due to gerrymandering to ensure a Democratic majority.[citation needed]
Components: Past and Present
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1913-1963:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1963-1983:
- Parts of Queens
1983-1993:
1993–present:
List of representatives
1793 - 1833: One seat
Representative Party Years District home Note District created 1793 Henry Glen Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 Schenectady Federalist March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 Killian K. Van Rensselaer Federalist March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 Claverack redistricted to 9th district Henry W. Livingston Federalist March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 Livingston James I. Van Alen Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 Kinderhook John Thompson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 Stillwater redistricted from 11th district Benjamin Pond Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 Schroon Samuel Sherwood Federalist March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 Delhi vacant March 4, 1815 – December 26, 1815 Credentials had been issued for John Adams (Fed.), but Adams did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1814 Erastus Root Democratic-Republican December 26, 1815 – March 3, 1817 Delhi successfully contested election of John Adams Dorrance Kirtland Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 Coxsackie Robert Clark Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 Delhi Vacant March 4 - December 3, 1821 The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued. Richard McCarty Democratic-Republican December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Coxsackie James Strong Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Hudson Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Anti-Jackson March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 John King Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 New Lebanon 1833 – 1843: Two seats
From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the District, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Congress Years Seat A Seat B Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history 23rd March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835John Adams Jacksonian Elected in 1832 Aaron Vanderpoel Jacksonian Elected in 1832 24th March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Valentine Efner Jacksonian Elected in 1834 Re-elected in 1834
Lost re-election25th March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839Zadock Pratt Democratic Elected in 1836
RetiredRobert McClellan Democratic Elected in 1836 26th March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841John Ely Democratic Elected in 1838 Aaron Vanderpoel Democratic Elected in 1838
Retired27th March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Jacob Houck, Jr. Democratic Elected in 1840 Robert McClellan Democratic Elected in 1840 1843 - present: One seat
Representative Party Years District Home Note Richard D. Davis Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 redistricted from 5th district William W. Woodworth Democratic March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Cornelius Warren Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Ransom Halloway Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 Gilbert Dean Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 redistricted to 12th district Francis B. Cutting Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Abram Wakeman Whig March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Horace F. Clark Anti-Lecompton Democrat March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Isaac C. Delaplaine Democratic March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 James Brooks Democratic March 4, 1863 – April 7, 1866 William E. Dodge Republican April 7, 1866 – March 3, 1867 successfully contested election of James Brooks to 39th Congress James Brooks Democratic March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 redistricted to 6th district John D. Lawson Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Elijah Ward Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 Anson G. McCook Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 John J. Adams Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 redistricted from 7th district Samuel S. Cox Democratic March 4, 1885 – May 20, 1885 resigned on appointment as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire vacant May 20, 1885 – November 3, 1885 Timothy J. Campbell Democratic November 3, 1885 – March 3, 1889 John H. McCarthy Democratic March 4, 1889 – January 14, 1891 resigned on appointment as justice of the City Court of New York City vacant January 14, 1891 – March 4, 1891 Timothy J. Campbell Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Edward J. Dunphy Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 redistricted from 7th district James J. Walsh Democratic March 4, 1895 – June 2, 1896 unseated in contested election John M. Mitchell Republican June 2, 1896 – March 3, 1899 successfully contested election of James J. Walsh Daniel J. Riordan Democratic March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 Thomas J. Creamer Democratic March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 Timothy D. Sullivan Democratic March 4, 1903 – July 27, 1906 resigned vacant July 27, 1906 – November 6, 1906 Daniel J. Riordan Democratic November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1913 redistricted to 11th district Daniel J. Griffin Democratic March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1917 resigned on election as sheriff of Kings County vacant January 1, 1918 – March 5, 1918 William E. Cleary Democratic March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1921 Charles G. Bond Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 William E. Cleary Democratic March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 Patrick J. Carley Democratic March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935 Richard J. Tonry Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 Donald L. O'Toole Democratic January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 13th district Joseph L. Pfeifer Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 redistricted from 3rd district Victor L. Anfuso Democratic January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 Louis B. Heller Democratic January 3, 1953 – July 21, 1954 redistricted from 7th district, resigned vacant July 22, 1954 – January 2, 1955 Victor L. Anfuso Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 Benjamin S. Rosenthal Democratic January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1983 redistricted from 6th district, redistricted to 7th district James H. Scheuer Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 redistricted from 11th district Jerrold Nadler Democratic January 3, 1993 – present redistricted from 17th district The 8th District was a Queens-based seat until the 1992 redistricting. At that time much of the old 8th District became the 5th District. The new 8th District was created by cobbling together portions of the Manhattan-based 17th District and the 13th District in Brooklyn.
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").
US House election, 2010: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 98,839 75.5 -5.0 Republican Susan L. Kone 31,996 24.5 +5.0 Majority 66,843 51.0 -10.0 Turnout 130,835 100 -34.5 US House election, 2008: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 160,775 80.5 -4.5 Republican Grace Lin 39,062 19.5 +5.9 Majority 121,713 61.0 -10.4 Turnout 199,837 100 +56.6 US House election, 2006: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 108,536 85.0 +4.5 Republican Eleanor Friedman 17,413 13.6 -5.9 Conservative Dennis E. Adornato 1,673 1.3 +1.3 Majority 91,123 71.4 +10.4 Turnout 127,622 100 -36.6 US House election, 2004: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 162,082 80.5 +4.4 Republican Peter Hort 39,240 19.5 +1.0 Majority 122,842 61.0 +3.4 Turnout 201,322 100 +89.1 US House election, 2002: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 81,002 76.1 -5.1 Republican Jim Farrin 19,674 18.5 +3.9 Conservative Alan Jay Gerber 3,361 3.2 +2.2 Green Dan Wentzel 1,918 1.8 -0.8 Libertarian Joseph Dobrain 526 0.5 +0.5 Majority 61,328 57.6 -9.0 Turnout 106,481 100 -42.4 US House election, 2000: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 150,273 81.2 -4.8 Republican Marian S. Henry 27,057 14.6 +0.6 Green Dan Wentzel 4,765 2.6 +2.6 Conservative Anthony A. LaBella 1,849 1.0 +1.0 Independence Harry Kresky 1,025 0.6 +0.6 Majority 123,216 66.6 -5.4 Turnout 184,969 100 +40.8 US House election, 1998: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 112,948 86.0 +3.7 Republican Theodore Howard 18,383 14.0 -2.2 Majority 94,565 72.0 +5.9 Turnout 131,331 100 -18.1 US House election, 1996: New York District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jerrold Nadler 131,943 82.3 Republican Michael Benjamin 26,028 16.2 Conservative George A. Galip, Jr. 2,381 1.5 Majority 105,915 66.1 Turnout 160,352 100 US House election, 1870: New York District 8[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic James Brooks 12,845 53.0 Republican George Wilkes 7,149 29.5 Independent Julius Wadsworth 4,243 17.5 Majority 5,696 23.5 Turnout 24,237 100 Notes
- ^ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State.... Volume II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2029. http://books.google.com/books?id=zxwQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2029. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- 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
- Election date from the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
New York's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
The At-large and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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