New York's 23rd congressional district

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New York's 23rd congressional district
New York 's 23rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Tom Reed (R–Corning)
Cook PVI	R+3

The 23rd Congressional District of New York is represented by Republican Tom Reed of Corning. The district 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. It includes three of the eleven Finger Lakes: Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake.

The district comprises eleven counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates county along with parts of Ontario, and Tioga counties.^[1]

The largest cities in the predominantly rural district are Jamestown, Elmira, and Ithaca. Its largest individual employers are Corning Incorporated in Corning and Cornell University in Ithaca.

Congressman Tom Reed won reelection against Nate Shinagawa in 2012, after being redistricted into the 23rd District from the 29th District.^[2] Reed is being challenged by Democrat John Plumb of Jamestown in the 2016 election.

Voting

Election results from presidential races (current lines)
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 50 - 49%
2012	President	Romney 49.6 - 48.4%

Election results from presidential races (old lines)
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Bush 40 - 37%
1996	President	Clinton 46 - 39%
2000	President	Bush 49 - 47%
2004	President	Bush 51 - 47%
2008	President	Obama 52 - 47%

Components: past and present

1913–1919: Parts of Manhattan
1919–1969: Parts of The Bronx
1969–1971: Parts of The Bronx, Manhattan
1971–1973: Parts of The Bronx
1973–1983: Parts of The Bronx, Westchester
1983–1993: All of Albany, Schenectady; Parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer
1993–2003: All of Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego; Parts of Broome, Delaware, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie
2003–2013: All of Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oswego, St. Lawrence; Parts of Essex, Fulton, Oneida
2013-present: All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates; Parts of Ontario, Tioga

Various New York districts have been numbered "23" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

List of representatives

1823–1833: One seat

Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history
March 4, 1823	District created
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Elisha Litchfield	Crawford Democratic- Republican	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected here in 1822 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Luther Badger	Adams	Elected in 1824 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	Jonas Earll, Jr.	Jacksonian	First elected in 1826 Re-elected in 1828 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Freeborn G. Jewett	Jacksonian	Elected in 1830 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

1833–1843: Two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected on a general ticket.

Congress	Years	Seat A			Seat B
Congress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	William K. Fuller	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832	William Taylor	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832
24th	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	William K. Fuller	Re-elected in 1834 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Re-elected in 1834
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Bennet Bicknell	Democratic	Elected in 1836 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Democratic	Re-elected in 1836 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Nehemiah H. Earll	Democratic	Elected in 1838 Lost re-election	Edward Rogers	Democratic	Elected in 1838 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Victory Birdseye	Whig	Elected in 1840 Retired	A. Lawrence Foster	Whig	Elected in 1840 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

1843–present: One seat

Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Orville Robinson	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	William J. Hough	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	William Duer	Whig	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Leander Babcock	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Caleb Lyon	Independent	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1855 – February 27, 1857	William A. Gilbert	Opposition	Resigned
February 27, 1857 – March 4, 1857	Vacant
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Charles B. Hoard	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Ambrose W. Clark	Republican	Redistricted to the 20th district
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Thomas Treadwell Davis	Unionist	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Thomas Treadwell Davis	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	Dennis McCarthy	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	R. Holland Duell	Republican	Redistricted to the 24th district
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	William E. Lansing	Republican	Redistricted from the 22nd district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Scott Lord	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	William J. Bacon	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Cyrus D. Prescott	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	John T. Spriggs	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	James S. Sherman	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Henry W. Bentley	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	John M. Wever	Republican	Redistricted from the 21st district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Wallace T. Foote, Jr.	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	Louis W. Emerson	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	George N. Southwick	Republican	Redistricted from the 20th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Henry S. De Forest	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1913 – May 3, 1915	Joseph A. Goulden	Democratic	Died
May 3, 1915 – November 2, 1915	Vacant
November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1917	William Bennet	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919	Daniel C. Oliver	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921	Richard F. McKiniry	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Albert B. Rossdale	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1923 – June 18, 1934	Frank A. Oliver	Democratic	Resigned after being appointed justice of the Court of Special Sessions
June 18, 1934 – January 3, 1935	Vacant
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945	Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	Redistricted to the 25th district
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951	Walter A. Lynch	Democratic	Redistricted from the 22nd district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	Sidney A. Fine	Democratic	Redistricted to the 22nd district
January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1959	Isidore Dollinger	Democratic	Redistricted from the 24th district Resigned
January 1, 1960 – March 7, 1960	Vacant
March 8, 1960 – January 3, 1963	Jacob H. Gilbert	Democratic	Redistricted to the 22nd district
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	Redistricted from the 24th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	Jonathan Bingham	Democratic	Redistricted to the 22nd district
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977	Peter A. Peyser	Republican	Redistricted from the 25th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	Bruce Caputo	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Peter A. Peyser	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	Samuel S. Stratton	Democratic	Redistricted from the 28th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	Michael R. McNulty	Democratic	Redistricted to the 21st district
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	Redistricted from the 25th district Redistricted to the 24th district
January 3, 2003 – September 21, 2009	John M. McHugh	Republican	Redistricted from the 24th district Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Army
September 21, 2009 – November 3, 2009	Vacant
November 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	Bill Owens	Democratic	First elected to finish McHugh's term Re-elected in 2010, Redistricted to the 21st district
January 3, 2013 – Present	Tom Reed	Republican	Redistricted from the 29th district

Recent election results

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.

US House election, 1996: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	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

US House election, 1998: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	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

US House election, 2000: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	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

US House election, 2002: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	124,682	100	+39.5
Majority			124,682	100	+61.4
Turnout			124,682		-39.2

US House election, 2004: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	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

US House election, 2006: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	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

US House election, 2008: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	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

New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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)^[3]	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.

US House election, 2010: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Owens	82,232	47.5	-0.8
	Republican	Matthew 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

23rd Congressional District Election Results (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	126,519	51.9
	Democratic	Nate Shinagawa	117,055	48.1
Total votes			243,571	100.0

References

↑ http://www.the-leader.com/news/x1272753309/Reed-edges-Shinagawa-in-23rd-District-race
↑ http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/612907/Reed-Defeats-Shinagawa-In-Close-Race.html?nav=5192
↑ Associated Press (October 31, 2009). "Republican in State House Race Suspends Campaign". New York Times.

Sources

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.

External links

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Election results via Clerk.house.gov:

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

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 28th–45th districts are obsolete.

See also: New York's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in New York: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

Coordinates: 42°20′39″N 77°50′45″W / 42.34417°N 77.84583°W / 42.34417; -77.84583

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