Quick facts for kids New York's 20th congressional district |
New York's 20th congressional district since January 3, 2013
|
| Representative |
|
| Distribution |
- 88.69% urban
- 11.31% rural
|
| Population (2019) |
725,669 |
| Median income |
$71,156 |
| Cook PVI |
D+7 |
New York's 20th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the middle of New York. It includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. Democrat Paul Tonko represents the district since 2013.
Election history
| 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Benjamin A. Gilman |
122,479 |
57.1% |
|
|
Democratic |
Yash A. Aggarwal |
80,761 |
37.6% |
|
|
Right to Life |
Robert F. Garrison |
6,356 |
3.0% |
|
|
Independence |
Ira W. Goodman |
5,016 |
2.3% |
|
| Majority |
41,718 |
19.4% |
|
| Turnout |
214,612 |
100% |
|
| 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Benjamin A. Gilman |
98,546 |
58.3% |
+1.2% |
|
Democratic |
Paul J. Feiner |
65,589 |
38.8% |
+1.2% |
|
Right to Life |
Christine M. Tighe |
4,769 |
2.8% |
-0.2% |
| Majority |
32,957 |
19.5% |
+0.1% |
| Turnout |
168,904 |
100% |
-21.3% |
| 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Benjamin A. Gilman |
136,016 |
57.6% |
-0.7% |
|
Democratic |
Paul J. Feiner |
94,646 |
40.1% |
+1.3% |
|
Right to Life |
Christine M. Tighe |
5,371 |
2.3% |
-0.5% |
| Majority |
41,370 |
17.5% |
-2.0% |
| Turnout |
236,033 |
100% |
+39.7% |
| 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
John E. Sweeney |
140,238 |
73.3% |
+15.7% |
|
Democratic |
Frank Stoppenbach |
45,878 |
24.0% |
-16.1% |
|
Green |
Margaret Lewis |
5,162 |
2.7% |
+2.7% |
| Majority |
94,360 |
49.3% |
+31.8% |
| Turnout |
191,278 |
100% |
-19.0% |
| 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
John E. Sweeney |
188,753 |
65.8% |
-7.5% |
|
Democratic |
Doris F. Kelly |
96,630 |
33.7% |
+9.7% |
|
Centrist Party |
Morris N. Guller |
1,353 |
0.5% |
+0.5% |
| Majority |
92,123 |
32.1% |
-17.2% |
| Turnout |
286,736 |
100% |
+49.9% |
| 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Kirsten Gillibrand |
125,168 |
53.1% |
+19.4% |
|
Republican |
John E. Sweeney |
110,554 |
46.9% |
-18.9% |
| Majority |
14,614 |
6.2% |
-25.9% |
| Turnout |
235,722 |
100% |
-17.8% |
| 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Kirsten Gillibrand |
177,677 |
61.8% |
+8.7% |
|
Republican |
Sandy Treadwell |
109,644 |
38.2% |
-8.7% |
| Majority |
68,033 |
23.6% |
+17.4% |
| Turnout |
287,321 |
100% |
+21.9% |
| 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Scott Murphy |
80,833 |
50.23% |
-11.57% |
|
Republican |
James Tedisco |
80,107 |
49.77% |
+11.57% |
| Majority |
726 |
0.45% |
-23.15% |
| Turnout |
160,940 |
100% |
-44.0% |
| 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Chris Gibson |
130,176 |
54.87% |
+5.10% |
|
Democratic |
Scott Murphy |
107,077 |
45.13% |
-5.10% |
| Majority |
23,099 |
9.74% |
+9.29% |
| Turnout |
237,253 |
100% |
+47.4% |
| 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Paul Tonko |
203,401 |
68.44% |
+23.3% |
|
Republican |
Robert J. Dieterich |
93,778 |
31.56% |
-23.3% |
| Majority |
109,623 |
36.89% |
+27.2% |
| Turnout |
313,024 |
100% |
+31.93% |
| 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Paul Tonko |
125,111 |
61.26% |
-7.18% |
|
Republican |
James M. Fischer |
79,104 |
38.74% |
+7.18% |
| Majority |
46007 |
22.53% |
-14.36% |
| Turnout |
171,118 |
100% |
-45.33% |
| 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Paul Tonko |
213,018 |
67.89% |
+6.63% |
|
Republican |
Joe Vitollo |
100,740 |
32.11% |
-6.63% |
| Majority |
112,278 |
35.78% |
+13.25% |
| Turnout |
325,296 |
100% |
+90.10% |
| 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Paul Tonko |
176,811 |
66.50% |
-1.39% |
|
Republican |
Joe Vitollo |
89,058 |
33.50% |
+1.39% |
| Majority |
87,753 |
33.01% |
-2.77% |
| Turnout |
264,564 |
100% |
-18.67% |
Images for kids
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The district from 2003 to 2013
See also
In Spanish: 20.º distrito congresional de Nueva York para niños
