2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2016, to elect 27 U.S. representatives from the state of New York. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 18 9 Seats won 18 9 Seat change Popular vote 4,456,967 2,525,426 Percentage 62.81% 35.59% Swing 7.68% 7.06%
Election results by seat change Election results by district Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Republican   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

In the general election, 18 Democrats and nine Republicans prevailed. No incumbents were defeated.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	4,202,200	59.05%	18
	Republican	2,140,917	30.08%	9
	Conservative	337,169	4.74%	0
	Working Families	192,553	2.71%	0
	Independence	92,199	1.30%	0
	Women's Equality	45,990	0.65%	0
	Reform	41,204	0.58%	0
	Green	28,193	0.40%	0
	Other Party Lines	28,683	0.40%	0
	Write-ins	7,316	0.10%	0
Totals		7,116,424	100.00%	27

Popular vote Democratic   59.05% Republican   30.08% Other   10.87%

House seats by party nomination Democratic   66.67% Women's Equality   44.44% Working Families   40.74% Republican   33.33% Conservative   33.33% Independence   33.33% Reform   29.63%

House seats by party registration Democratic   66.67% Republican   33.33%

District 1

2016 New York's 1st congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lee Zeldin Anna Throne-Holst Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 188,499 135,278 Percentage 58.2% 41.8%

County results Zeldin:      50–60%

Precinct results Zeldin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Throne-Holst:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Lee Zeldin Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin Republican

The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican Lee Zeldin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Zeldin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anna Throne-Holst, Southampton town supervisor

Eliminated in primary

• David Calone, Suffolk County Planning Commission Chair

Declined

• Kara Hahn, Suffolk County Legislator
• Mark Lesko, former Brookhaven Supervisor

Endorsements

David Calone

Individuals

• Barry M. McCoy, physicist

Anna Throne-Holst

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York (2009–present)

U.S. Representatives

• Tim Bishop, U.S. representative from this district (2003–2015)
• Steny Hoyer, U.S. representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district (1981–present)
• Steve Israel, U.S. representative from New York's 3rd congressional district (2001–present)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers
• Service Employees International Union

Organizations

• EMILY's List

Results

Throne-Holst won the primary by 417 votes.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna E. Throne-Holst	6,481	51.3
	Democratic	David L. Calone	6,162	48.7
Total votes			12,643	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lee Zeldin (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Anna Throne-Holst (D)

U.S. Senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York (2009-present)

U.S. Representatives

• Tim Bishop, U.S. representative from New York's 1st congressional district (2003–2015)
• Steny Hoyer, U.S. representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district (1981–present)
• Steve Israel, U.S. representative from New York's 3rd congressional district (2001–present)
• Jerrold Nadler, U.S. representative from New York's 10th congressional district (1992–present)
• Paul Tonko, U.S. representative from New York's 20th congressional district (2009–present)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
• EMILY's List

Debates

2016 New York's 1st congressional district debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Lee Zeldin	Anna Throne-Holst
1	Oct. 13, 2016	League of Women Voters of The Hamptons SEA-TV	Carol Mellor		P	P
2	Oct. 22, 2016	News 12 Networks	Stone Grissom		P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lee Zeldin (R)	Anna Throne-Holst (D)	Undecided
Siena College	October 27–31, 2016	607	± 4.0%	57%	36%	6%
Siena College	September 27 – October 2, 2016	661	± 3.8%	53%	38%	9%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Lean R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 1st congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	158,409	48.9
	Conservative	Lee Zeldin	23,327	7.2
	Independence	Lee Zeldin	5,920	1.8
	Reform	Lee Zeldin	843	0.3
	Total	Lee Zeldin (incumbent)	188,499	58.2
	Democratic	Anna Throne-Holst	126,635	39.1
	Working Families	Anna Throne-Holst	6,147	1.9
	Women's Equality	Anna Throne-Holst	2,496	0.8
	Total	Anna Throne-Holst	135,278	41.8
Total votes			323,777	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2016 New York's 2nd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Peter T. King DuWayne Gregory Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Independence Popular vote 181,221 110,812 Percentage 62.1% 39.7%

County results King:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Peter T. King Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter T. King Republican

The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• DuWayne Gregory, Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature

Declined

• Martin Tankleff, attorney

General election

Endorsements

DuWayne Gregory (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter T. King	157,321	53.9
	Conservative	Peter T. King	21,778	7.5
	Reform	Peter T. King	2,122	0.7
	Total	Peter T. King (incumbent)	181,221	62.1
	Democratic	DuWayne Gregory	102,162	35.0
	Working Families	DuWayne Gregory	4,008	1.4
	Independence	DuWayne Gregory	3,207	1.1
	Women's Equality	DuWayne Gregory	1,435	0.5
	Total	DuWayne Gregory	110,812	37.9
Total votes			292,033	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 New York's 3rd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Tom Suozzi Jack Martins Party Democratic Republican Alliance Conservative Reform Popular vote 167,758 149,577 Percentage 52.9% 47.1%

County results Suozzi:      50–60%      60–70% Martins:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Israel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi Democratic

The 3rd district is based along the north shore of Long Island and includes portions of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The incumbent, Democrat Steve Israel, had represented northern Long Island since 2000 (as the 2nd district from 2000 to 2012 and the 3rd district since then) and announced he would not seek re-election on January 5, 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Suozzi, former Nassau County executive & Mayor of Glen Cove

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph C. Clarke, perennial candidate
• Jonathan Kaiman, former North Hempstead town supervisor and chair of Nassau County finance board
• Anna Kaplan, North Hempstead town council member
• Steve Stern, Suffolk County legislator, 16th district; businessman

Declined

• Judi Bosworth, Nassau County legislator, 10th district
• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Lori Scheinman, philanthropist
• William Spencer, Suffolk County legislator, 18th district
• Robert Zimmerman, Long Island Economic development commissioner

Endorsements

Anna Kaplan

Organizations

• EMILY's List

Steve Stern

U.S. Representatives

• Steve Israel, U.S. representative from New York's 3rd congressional district (2001–present)

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union

Debate

2016 New York's 3rd congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jonathan Clarke	Jon Kaiman	Anna Kaplan	Steve Stern	Tom Suozzi
1	May 17, 2016	Great Neck Democratic Club	Larry Levy		P	P	P	P	P

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Suozzi	7,142	35.1
	Democratic	Steve Stern	4,475	22.0
	Democratic	Jon Kaiman	4,394	21.6
	Democratic	Anna Kaplan	3,311	16.3
	Democratic	Jonathan C. Clarke	1,021	5.0
Total votes			20,343	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jack Martins, state senator

Withdrawn

• Philip Pidot, businessman, former fraud investigator and Fox News Commentator

Declined

• Chad Lupinacci, state assembly member
• Rob Trotta, Suffolk Legislator

Endorsements

Philip Pidot

Organizations

• Michelle Malkin, author and syndicated columnist

General election

Endorsements

Thomas Suozzi (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Jack Martins (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 26, 2016

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Likely D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Lean D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Lean D	October 31, 2016

Results

Suozzi defeated Martins in the general election.

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Suozzi	167,758	52.9
	Republican	Jack Martins	131,534	41.4
	Conservative	Jack Martins	16,134	5.1
	Reform	Jack Martins	1,909	0.6
	Total	Jack Martins	149,577	47.1
Total votes			317,335	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2016 New York's 4th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Kathleen Rice David Gurfein Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Reform Popular vote 185,286 125,865 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

County results Rice:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Kathleen Rice Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice Democratic

The 4th district was located in central and southern Nassau County. Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. She was elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathleen Rice, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Gurfein, retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 4th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Rice	180,748	58.1
	Women's Equality	Kathleen Rice	4,538	1.4
	Total	Kathleen Rice (incumbent)	185,286	59.5
	Republican	David Gurfein	110,736	35.6
	Conservative	David Gurfein	14,083	4.5
	Reform	David Gurfein	1,046	0.3
	Total	David Gurfein	125,865	40.5
Total votes			311,151	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2016 New York's 5th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Gregory Meeks Michael A. O'Reilly Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 199,552 30,257 Percentage 85.5% 13.0%

County results Meeks:      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Gregory Meeks Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks Democratic

The 5th district is mostly located entirely within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+35.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Ali A. Mirza

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	7,056	81.7
	Democratic	Ali A. Mirza	1,579	18.3
Total votes			8,635	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael O'Reilly

General election

Endorsements

Gregory Meeks (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 5th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks	197,591	84.7
	Women's Equality	Gregory Meeks	1,961	0.8
	Total	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	199,552	85.5
	Republican	Michael A. O'Reilly	26,741	11.5
	Conservative	Michael A. O'Reilly	3,516	1.5
	Total	Michael A. O'Reilly	30,257	13.0
	Green	Frank Francois	3,583	1.5
Total votes			233,392	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2016 New York's 6th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Grace Meng Danniel S. Maio Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Blue Lives Matter Popular vote 136,506 50,617 Percentage 72.2% 26.7%

County results Meng:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Grace Meng Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Grace Meng Democratic

The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. Incumbent Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 100% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danniel S. Maio, co-owner of the Identity Map Company

General election

Endorsements

Grace Meng (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 6th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Meng	131,463	69.5
	Women's Equality	Grace Meng	5,043	2.7
	Total	Grace Meng (incumbent)	136,506	72.2
	Republican	Danniel S. Maio	43,770	23.1
	Conservative	Danniel S. Maio	4,875	2.6
	Blue Lives Matter	Danniel S. Maio	1,972	1.0
	Total	Danniel S. Maio	50,617	26.7
	Haris Bhatti Party	Haris Bhatti	2,123	1.1
Total votes			189,246	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2016 New York's 7th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nydia Velázquez Allan E. Romanguera Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 172,146 17,478 Percentage 90.8% 9.2%

County results Velázquez:      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Nydia Velázquez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez Democratic

The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat, Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+34.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey M. Kurzon, attorney
• Yungman F. Lee, banking executive

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia M. Velázquez (incumbent)	10,162	62.1
	Democratic	Yungman F. Lee	4,479	27.3
	Democratic	Jeffrey M. Kurzon	1,736	10.6
Total votes			16,377	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Allan E. Romaguera

General election

Endorsements

Nydia Velázquez (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• EMILY's List

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 7th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velázquez	165,819	87.4
	Women's Equality	Nydia Velázquez	6,327	3.3
	Total	Nydia Velázquez (incumbent)	172,146	90.8
	Republican	Allan E. Romaguera	14,941	7.9
	Conservative	Allan E. Romaguera	2,537	1.3
	Total	Allan E. Romaguera	17,478	9.2
Total votes			189,624	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2016 New York's 8th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Hakeem Jeffries Daniel J. Cavanagh Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 214,595 15,401 Percentage 93.3% 6.7%

County results Jeffries:      70-80%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries Democratic

The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Incumbent Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 84% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+35.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent U.S. Representative

Jeffries also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel J. Cavanagh

General election

Endorsements

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 8th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	203,235	88.4
	Working Families	Hakeem Jeffries	11,360	4.9
	Total	Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent)	214,595	93.3
	Conservative	Daniel J. Cavanagh	15,401	6.7
Total votes			229,996	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2016 New York's 9th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Yvette Clarke Alan Bellone Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 214,189 17,576 Percentage 92.4% 7.6%

County results Clarke:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Yvette Clarke Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Democratic

The 9th district is located entirely within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Incumbent Democrat Yvette Clarke, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 89.5% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+32.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Clarke also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Bellone

General election

Endorsements

Yvette Clarke (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 9th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	198,886	85.8
	Working Families	Yvette Clarke	15,303	6.6
	Total	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	214,189	92.4
	Conservative	Alan Bellone	17,576	7.6
Total votes			231,765	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2016 New York's 10th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Jerrold Nadler Philip Rosenthal Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Independence Conservative Stop Iran Deal Popular vote 192,371 58,857 Percentage 78.1% 21.9%

County results Nadler:      50–60%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Jerrold Nadler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler Democratic

The 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District, and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. The incumbent was Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 82% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+23.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mikhail Oliver Rosenberg, social entrepreneur and former investment banker

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	27,270	89.5
	Democratic	Mikhail Oliver Rosenberg	3,206	10.5
Total votes			30,476	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Philip Rosenthal, physicist, lawyer, and entrepreneur

General election

Endorsements

Jerrold Nadler (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Philip Rosenthal (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Dan Donovan, U.S. representative from New York's 11th congressional district (2015–present)

State legislators

• Dov Hikind, state assembly member (D)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 10th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	180,117	73.1
	Working Families	Jerrold Nadler	10,471	4.3
	Women's Equality	Jerrold Nadler	1,783	0.7
	Total	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	192,371	78.1
	Republican	Philip Rosenthal	46,275	18.8
	Conservative	Philip Rosenthal	4,646	1.9
	Independence	Philip Rosenthal	2,093	0.9
	Stop Iran Deal	Philip Rosenthal	843	0.3
	Total	Philip Rosenthal	53,857	21.9
Total votes			246,228	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

2016 New York's 11th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Dan Donovan Richard A. Reichard Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 142,934 85,257 Percentage 61.6% 36.7%

County results Donovan:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Donovan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Donovan Republican

The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. The incumbent was Republican Dan Donovan, who took office in 2015 after the resignation of Republican Michael Grimm. Donovan took office after winning a 2015 special election over Democrat Vincent J. Gentile. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Donovan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Reichard, former president of the Staten Island Democratic Association

General election

Endorsements

Dan Donovan (R)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 11th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Donovan	122,606	52.8
	Conservative	Dan Donovan	12,824	5.6
	Independence	Dan Donovan	5,636	2.4
	Reform	Dan Donovan	1,868	0.8
	Total	Dan Donovan (incumbent)	142,934	61.6
	Democratic	Richard A. Reichard	85,257	36.7
	Green	Henry J. Bardel	3,906	1.7
Total votes			232,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2016 New York's 12th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Carolyn Maloney Robert Ardini Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 244,358 49,398 Percentage 83.2% 16.8%

County results Maloney:      80-90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney Democratic

The 12th district is located entirely in New York City and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint and western Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Carolyn Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2014 with 84% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+27.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Peter Lindner, two-time MIT grad in statistical analysis

Declined

• David Eisenbach, historian, professor and communications director for Mike Gravel's 2008 presidential campaign

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn B. Maloney (incumbent)	15,101	90.1
	Democratic	Peter Lindner	1,654	9.9
Total votes			16,755	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Ardini, small business owner

General election

Endorsements

Carolyn Maloney (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 12th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	230,153	78.3
	Working Families	Carolyn Maloney	14,205	4.8
	Total	Carolyn Maloney (incumbent)	244,358	83.2
	Republican	Robert Ardini	49,398	16.8
Total votes			293,756	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

2016 New York's 13th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Adriano Espaillat Robert A. Evans, Jr. Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Popular vote 207,194 16,089 Percentage 88.8% 6.9%

County results Espaillat:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Charles Rangel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Democratic

The 13th district is located entirely in New York City and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western Bronx. The incumbent was Democrat Charles Rangel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 15th district from 1993 to 2013, the 16th district from 1983 to 1993, the 19th district from 1973 to 1983 and the 18th district from 1971 to 1973. He was re-elected in 2014 with 87% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+42.

Democratic primary

Rangel said during the 2014 election and confirmed after his victory that he would not run for a 24th term in 2016.

Rangel had faced strong primary challenges in previous elections and had said that he will be "involved" in picking his successor. Former state assemblyman, former city councilman and candidate for the seat in 1996 and 2010 Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr., whom Rangel unseated in the primary in 1970, ran for the seat. State Assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright also ran for the seat.

Candidates

Nominee

• Adriano Espaillat, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012 and 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Suzan Johnson Cook, pastor, former White House advisor, and former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
• Mike Gallagher, graphic artist
• Guillermo Linares, state assembly member
• Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member, candidate for the seat in 1994 and 2010, and son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
• Sam Sloan, perennial candidate
• Clyde Williams, former Democratic National Committee political director and candidate for the seat in 2012
• Keith L. T. Wright, state assembly member and former chair of the New York State Democratic Committee

Withdrawn

• Bill Perkins, state senator

Declined

• Inez Dickens, New York City Council member
• Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City Council Speaker
• David Paterson, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee and former Governor of New York
• Charles Rangel, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Robert J. Rodriguez, state assembly member
• Michael Walrond, pastor and candidate for the seat in 2014

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	16,377	36.0
	Democratic	Keith L. T. Wright	15,528	34.1
	Democratic	Clyde E. Williams	5,003	11.0
	Democratic	Adam Clayton Powell	2,986	6.6
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	2,504	5.5
	Democratic	Suzan D. Johnson-Cook	2,341	5.1
	Democratic	Michael Gallagher	435	1.0
	Democratic	Sam Sloan	227	0.5
	Democratic	Yohanny M. Caceres	116	0.2
Total votes			45,517	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Evans, Jr., attorney

General election

Endorsements

Adriano Espaillat (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 13th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	207,194	88.8
	Republican	Robert A. Evans, Jr.	13,129	5.6
	Independence	Robert A. Evans, Jr.	2,960	1.3
	Total	Robert A. Evans, Jr.	16,089	6.9
	Green	Daniel Vila Rivera	8,248	3.5
	Transparent Government	Scott L. Fenstermaker	1,877	0.8
Total votes			233,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2016 New York's 14th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Joseph Crowley Frank J. Spotorno Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 147,587 30,545 Percentage 82.9% 17.1%

County results Crowley:      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Joseph Crowley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley Democratic

The 14th district is located in New York City and includes the eastern Bronx and part of north-central Queens. Incumbent Democrat, Joseph Crowley, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 88% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+26.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Spotorno, small businessman

General election

Endorsements

Joseph Crowley (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Crowley won re-election, attaining 77.7% of the vote. This would prove to be Crowley's final victory in an election for congress. In June 2018, Crowley was upset by the unknown Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary.

New York's 14th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Crowley	138,367	77.7
	Working Families	Joseph Crowley	7,317	4.1
	Women's Equality	Joseph Crowley	1,903	1.1
	Total	Joseph Crowley (incumbent)	147,587	82.9
	Republican	Frank J. Spotorno	26,891	15.1
	Conservative	Frank J. Spotorno	3,654	2.0
	Total	Frank J. Spotorno	30,545	17.1
Total votes			178,132	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

2016 New York's 15th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate José E. Serrano Party Democratic Popular vote 165,688 Percentage 95.3%

County results Serrano:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election José E. Serrano Democratic Elected U.S. Representative José E. Serrano Democratic

The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx in New York City and is one of the smallest districts by area in the entire country. The incumbent was Democrat José E. Serrano, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993. He was re-elected with 90% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+43.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Leonel Baez

Declined

• Adolfo Carrión, Jr., former Bronx Borough President, former director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs and Independence nominee for Mayor in 2013

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano (incumbent)	9,334	89.2
	Democratic	Leonel Baez	1,127	10.8
Total votes			10,461	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alejandro Vega

General election

Endorsements

Jose Serrano (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 15th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano (incumbent)	165,688	95.3
	Republican	Alejandro Vega	6,129	3.5
	Conservative	Eduardo Ramirez	2,104	1.2
Total votes			173,921	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

2016 New York's 16th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Eliot Engel Derickson K. Lawrence Party Democratic Independent Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 209,857 11,825 Percentage 94.7% 5.3%

County results Engel:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Eliot Engel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Eliot Engel Democratic

The 16th district is located in the northern part of The Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Rye. Incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 100% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+21.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

General election

Engel was challenged by Independent candidate Derickson K. Lawrence.

Endorsements

Eliot Engel (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 16th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel	198,811	89.7
	Working Families	Eliot Engel	8,518	3.8
	Women's Equality	Eliot Engel	2,528	1.1
	Total	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	209,857	94.7
	People's Choice Congress	Derickson K. Lawrence	11,825	5.3
Total votes			221,682	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

2016 New York's 17th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate Nita Lowey Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 214,530 Percentage 100%

U.S. Representative before election Nita Lowey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nita Lowey Democratic

The 17th district contains all of Rockland County and the northern and central portions of Westchester County, including the cities of Peekskill and White Plains. Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

General election

Endorsements

Nita Lowey (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 17th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nita Lowey	193,819	90.4
	Working Families	Nita Lowey	15,706	7.3
	Women's Equality	Nita Lowey	5,005	2.3
	Total	Nita Lowey (incumbent)	214,530	100.0
Total votes			214,530	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2016 New York's 18th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Sean Patrick Maloney Phil Oliva Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 162,060 129,369 Percentage 55.6% 44.4%

County results Maloney:      50–60% Olivia:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic

The 18th district is located entirely within the Hudson Valley, covering all of Orange County and Putnam County, as well as parts of southern Dutchess County and northeastern Westchester County. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney. He was elected to the house in 2012 by a slim margin, defeating former Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, and defeated her again in 2014 in a rematch by a slim margin. The district has an even PVI.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Patrick Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• Diana Hird, attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil Oliva Jr., senior advisor to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino

Eliminated in primary

• Ken Del Vecchio, filmmaker

Withdrew

• Sakima Brown, former Poughkeepsie school board member, Iraq War veteran, and nominee for State Assembly in 2014
• Dan Castricone, former Orange County legislator and 2014 State Assembly candidate
• John Lange, former state legislative aide
• Frank Spaminato

Endorsements

Phil Oliva

U.S. Representatives

• Nan Hayworth, former U.S. Representative
• Sue W. Kelly, former U.S. Representative

Local officials

• Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Oliva	3,574	57.0
	Republican	Kenneth Del Vecchio	2,696	43.0
Total votes			6,270	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Sean Patrick Maloney (D)

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program

Phil Oliva (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Nan Hayworth, former U.S. Representative
• Sue W. Kelly, former U.S. Representative

Local officials

• Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

New York's 18th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Maloney	140,951	48.4
	Independence	Sean Patrick Maloney	10,356	3.5
	Working Families	Sean Patrick Maloney	8,771	3.0
	Women's Equality	Sean Patrick Maloney	1,982	0.7
	Total	Sean Patrick Maloney (incumbent)	162,060	55.6
	Republican	Phil Oliva	111,117	38.1
	Conservative	Phil Oliva	16,968	5.8
	Reform	Phil Oliva	1,284	0.5
	Total	Phil Oliva	129,369	44.4
Total votes			291,429	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

2016 New York's 19th congressional district election