New York's 26th congressional district

 

The 26th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. It includes all or parts of Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties. The district includes the northeastern suburbs of Buffalo and the western suburbs of Rochester as well as the cities of Batavia, Lockport and, North Tonawanda, New York. It is currently represented by Republican Thomas M. Reynolds.

Components: Past and Present

2003-present:

All of Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming

Parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans

1993-2003:

All of Ulster

Parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins

1983-1993:

All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence

1973-1983:

All of Orange, Rockland

Parts of Ulster

1953-1973:

Parts of Westchester

1945-1953:

Parts of Bronx

1913-1945:

All of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Peter A. Quinn	Democratic	January 31945 – January 31947
David M. Potts	Republican	January 31947 – January 31949
Christopher C. McGrath	Democratic	January 31949 – January 31953
Ralph A. Gamble	Republican	January 31953 – January 31957	redistricted from 28th district
Edwin B. Dooley	Republican	January 31957 – January 31963
Ogden R. Reid	Republican	January 31963 – January 31973	redistricted to 24th district
Benjamin A. Gilman	Republican	January 31973 – January 31983	redistricted to 22nd district
David O'Brien Martin	Republican	January 31983 – January 31993	redistricted from 30th district
Maurice Hinchey	Democratic	January 31993 – January 32003	redistricted to 22nd district
Thomas M. Reynolds	Republican	January 32003 – present	redistricted from 27th district

Prior to the 2002 remap most of this area was in the 27th District. During the 1980s this area was primarily in the 31st District. Two districts covered this area in the 1970s, the Erie County based 38th and the Monroe County based 35th.

The 26th District covered the area now in the 22nd District during the 1990s and the area now in the 23rd District in the 1980s. In the 1970s this district was centered in Orange and Rockland counties. During the 1960s it covered areas in Westchester County now in the 18th and 19th District.

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, 2006: New York District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas M. Reynolds	109,257	52.0	-3.6
	Democratic	Jack Davis	100,914	48.0	+3.6
Majority			8,343	4.0	-7.3
Turnout			210,171	100	-25.8

US House election, 2004: New York District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas M. Reynolds	157,466	55.6	-18.0
	Democratic	Jack Davis	125,613	44.4	+22.0
Majority			31,853	11.3	-39.9
Turnout			283,079	100	+54.3

US House election, 2002: New York District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas M. Reynolds	135,089	73.6	+36.6
	Democratic	Ayesha F. Nariman	41,140	22.4	-39.6
	Right to Life	Shawn Harris	4,084	2.2	+1.2
	Green	Paul E. Fallon	3,146	1.7	+1.7
Majority			93,949	51.2	+26.2
Turnout			183,459	100	-19.0

US House election, 2000: New York District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice D. Hinchey	140,395	62.0	+0.2
	Republican	Bob Moppert	83,856	37.0	+5.7
	Right to Life	Paul J. Laux	2,328	1.0	-5.9
Majority			56,539	25.0	-5.5
Turnout			226,579	100	+29.4

US House election, 1998: New York District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice D. Hinchey	108,204	61.8	+6.6
	Republican	Bud Walker	54,776	31.3	-11.0
	Right to Life	Randall Terry	12,160	6.9	+6.9
Majority			53,428	30.5	+17.6
Turnout			175,140	100	-21.3

US House election, 1996: New York District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice D. Hinchey	122,850	55.2
	Republican	Sue Wittig	94,125	42.3
	Independence	Douglas Walter Drazen	5,531	2.5
Majority			28,725	12.9
Turnout			222,506	100

References

• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data "
• 2000 House election data "
• 1998 House election data "
• 1996 House election data "

New York's congressional districts
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