Quick facts for kids New York's 23rd congressional district |
New York 's 23rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
|
| Representative |
|
| Distribution |
- 47.56% urban
- 52.44% rural
|
| Population (2019) |
687,583 |
| Median income |
$53,769 |
| Ethnicity |
|
| Cook PVI |
R+6 |
New York's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the state of New York. The district is in the southwest of New York and goes on the border of the state of Pennsylvania. The west side of the district is the shore of Lake Erie. The district has the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, and Yates county along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties. The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Reed.
Election history
| US House election, 1984: New York District 23 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Samuel S. Stratton |
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
|
New York State Right to Life Party |
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) |
8,582 |
5.7 |
-59.6 |
| Majority |
3,584 |
2.4 |
-28.2 |
| Turnout |
151,272 |
|
-24.0 |
| US House election, 2010: New York District 23 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Bill Owens |
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 |
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See also
In Spanish: 23.º distrito congresional de Nueva York para niños
