New York's 23rd congressional district
New York's 23rd congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025 | |
Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 764,335 |
Median household income | $70,015[1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+10[2] |
New York's 23rd congressional district is located in Upstate New York, and covers part of Buffalo's Northtowns, all of the Southtowns, and much of the Southern Tier. The district includes the southern part of Keuka Lake and a small portion of the southern end of Seneca Lake, two of the eleven Finger Lakes.
Geography and Demographics
[edit]The district comprises five entire counties: Chemung County Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Tioga Counties, along with parts of Schuyler, Steuben, Erie and Niagara Counties.[3] The largest cities in the district are Jamestown, and Elmira.
Recent Election History
[edit]2018: Democrat Tracy Mitrano challenged Republican incumbent Tom Reed. Reed won reelection with an 8.4% margin, his smallest victory margin since his first election in 2012.[4]
2020: Reed and Mitrano faced off again, with Reed securing a victory with a 16.6% margin.
On March 21, 2021, in light of recent sexual harassment allegations, Reed announced that he would not be seeking reelection in 2022.[5] Reed resigned on May 10, 2022, leaving the seat vacant. A special election was held on August 23, which was won by Republican Joe Sempolinski, who opted not to run for a full term in the regularly scheduled 2022 election. Republican Nick Langworthy won the seat in the general election.
Recent election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
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2008 | President | McCain 53% - 45% |
2012 | President | Romney 56% - 44% |
2016 | President | Trump 60% - 35% |
Senate | Schumer 55% - 43% | |
2018 | Senate | Farley 53% - 47% |
Governor | Molinaro 60% - 34% | |
Attorney General | Wofford 61% - 36% | |
2020 | President | Trump 58% - 40% |
2022 | Senate | Pinion 61% - 39% |
Governor | Zeldin 64% - 36% | |
Attorney General | Henry 64% - 36% | |
Comptroller | Rodríguez 60% - 40% | |
2024 | President | Trump 60% - 39% |
Senate | Sapraicone 58% - 42% |
History
[edit]![]() | This section needs to be updated.(November 2024) |
Due to reapportionment, various New York geographical districts have been numbered "23" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
- 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
- 2013–2023
- All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates
- Parts of Ontario, Tioga


Counties, towns, and municipalities
[edit]For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.[8][9]
Allegany County (39)
- All 39 towns and municipalities
Cattaraugus County (44)
- All 44 towns and municipalities
Chautauqua County (42)
- All 42 towns and municipalities
Chemung County (16)
- All 16 towns and municipalities
Erie County (33)
- Akron, Alden (town), Alden (village), Angola, Aurora, Blasdell, Boston, Brant, Clarence, Colden, Collins, Concord, Depew (part; also 26th), East Aurora, Eden, Elma, Evans, Farnham, Gowanda (shared with Cattaraugus County), Hamburg (town), Hamburg (village), Holland, Lancaster (town), Lancaster (village), Marilla, Newstead, North Collins (town), North Collins (village), Orchard Park (town), Orchard Park (village), Sardinia, Springville, Wales
Niagara County (3)
- Lockport (part; also 24th; includes Rapids and South Lockport), Pendleton, Wheatfield (part; also 26th)
Schuyler County (7)
- Catharine, Dix, Montour, Montour Falls, Odessa, Orange, Watkins Glen (part; also 24th)
Steuben County (37)
- Addison (town), Addison (village), Arkport, Bath (town), Bath (village), Bradford, Cameron, Campbell, Canisteo (town), Canisteo (village), Caton, Corning (city), Corning (town), Erwin, Fremont, Greenwood, Hammondsport, Hartsville, Hornby, Hornell, Hornellsville, Howard, Jasper, Lindley, North Hornell, Painted Post, Rathbone, Riverside, Savona, South Corning, Thurston, Troupsburg, Tuscarora, Urbana, Wayne, West Union, Woodhull
Tioga County (15)
- All 15 towns and municipalities
List of members representing the district
[edit]1823–1833: one seat
[edit]Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1823 | ||||
![]() Elisha Litchfield (Delhi) |
Democratic-Republican[a] | 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. |
1833–1843: two seats
[edit]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] |
1843–present: one seat
[edit]Recent election results
[edit]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)[10] |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nick Langworthy | 192,694 | 64.9 | |
Democratic | Max Della Pia | 104,114 | 35.1 | |
Total votes | 296,808 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nick Langworthy | 213,928 | 57.0 | |
Conservative | Nick Langworthy | 33,041 | 8.8 | |
Total | Nick Langworthy (incumbent) | 246,969 | 65.8 | |
Democratic | Thomas Carle | 128,397 | 34.2 | |
Total votes | 375,366 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
Notes
[edit]- ^ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election
References
[edit]- ^ "My Congressional District". Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "About | Congressman Nick Langworthy". langworthy.house.gov. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ Reynolds, Nick (July 3, 2018). "Tracy Mitrano to face Tom Reed in November Archived July 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine". Ithaca.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ Stockburger, George (March 21, 2021). "Rep. Tom Reed apologizes after sexual harassment allegations, won't run for Governor, re-election". LocalSYR. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::948da7ae-d2f9-48d8-a04a-433f5ff88fcd
- ^ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ng1i_Dm_RMDnEvauH44pgE6JCUsapcuu8F2pCfeLWFo/edit?gid=1491069057#gid=1491069057
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST36/CD119_NY23.pdf
- ^ Mahoney, Bill (February 28, 2024). "New congressional maps approved in New York". POLITICO. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Republican in State House Race Suspends Campaign". New York Times. Associated Press. October 31, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "NYS Board of Elections Representatives in Congress Election Returns Nov. 8, 2016" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results". New York State Board of Elections. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
Sources
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Election results via Clerk.house.gov: