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New York's 9th congressional district

New York's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2013

Representative

Distribution

Population (2019)

720,316

Median income

$69,754

Ethnicity

D+34

New York's 9th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. The district is in New York City. The representative is Yvette Clarke.

The district is located entirely within Brooklyn. It includes the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Election history

US House election, 1870: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fernando Wood	15,620	64.8
	Young Democrat and Republican	William S. Hillyer	4,789	19.8
	Republican	Morris Ellinger	3,707	15.4
Majority			10,831	45.0
Turnout			24,116	100

US House election, 1984: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Manton	71,420	52.8
	Republican	Serphin R. Maltese	63,910	47.2
Majority			7,510	5.6
Turnout			135,330	100

US House election, 1996: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles E. Schumer	107,107	74.8
	Republican	Robert J. Verga	30,488	21.3
	Conservative	Michael Mossa	5,618	3.9
Majority			76,619	53.5
Turnout			143,213	100

US House election, 1998: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	69,439	66.4	-8.4
	Republican	Louis Telano	24,486	23.4	+2.1
	Liberal	Melinda Katz	5,698	5.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Arthur J. Smith	4,899	4.7	+0.8
Majority			44,953	43.0	-10.5
Turnout			104,522	100	-27.0

US House election, 2000: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	98,983	68.4	+2.0
	Republican	Noach Dear	45,649	31.6	+8.2
Majority			53,334	36.9	-6.1
Turnout			144,632	100	+38.4

US House election, 2002: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	60,737	65.7	-2.7
	Republican	Alfred F. Donohue	31,698	34.3	+2.7
Majority			29,039	31.4	-5.5
Turnout			92,435	100	-36.1

US House election, 2004: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	113,025	71.3	+5.6
	Republican	Gerard J. Cronin	45,451	28.7	-5.6
Majority			67,574	42.6	+11.2
Turnout			158,476	100	+71.4

US House election, 2006: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	71,762	100	+28.7
Majority			71,762	100	+57.4
Turnout			71,762	100	-54.7

US House election, 2008: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	112,205	93.1	-6.9
	Conservative	Alfred F. Donohue	8,378	6.9	+6.9
Majority			103,827	86.2	-13.8
Turnout			120,583	100	+68.0

US House election, 2010: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	67,011	60.8	-32.3
	Republican	Bob Turner	43,129	39.2	+39.2
Majority			23,882	21.6	-64.6
Turnout			110,140	100	-8.7
	Democratic hold

US House special election, 2011: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Turner	37,342	51.72
	Democratic	David Weprin	33,656	46.62
	Socialist Workers	Chris Hoeppner	143	0.2
	Write-In Votes	Multiple (49 Names)	1,056	1.46
Total votes			72,197	100
	Republican gain from Democrat

US House election, 2018: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette D. Clarke	181,455	89.3
	Republican	Lutchi Gayot	20,901	10.3
	Reform	Joel Anabilah-Azumah	779	0.4
Majority
Turnout			203,135	100.0