New York's 8th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives is in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is currently represented by Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader.
| New York's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 740,016[1] |
| Median household income | $59,764[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+26[3] |
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From 1993 to 2013, the district covered much of the west side of Manhattan, and western coastal sections of Brooklyn. However, after decennial redistricting, it was redrawn to take in much of the territory previously in the 10th district. It now encompasses majority African-American and Caribbean-American Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York, Ocean Hill, Spring Creek, and East Flatbush; the mostly white neighborhoods of Bergen Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Howard Beach, Marine Park, Mill Basin, and Sea Gate; and mixed neighborhoods like Clinton Hill, Flatlands, Fort Greene, Ozone Park, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island.[4] Most of the old 8th was renumbered as the 10th.
Recent statewide election results
edit| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | President | Clinton 77–17% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 77–16% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 74–18% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 72–27% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 86–14% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 89–10% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 85–14% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 82–16% |
History
edit1913–1963:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1963–1983:
- Parts of Queens
1983–1993:
1993–2013:
2013–2023:
2023–present:
- Parts of Brooklyn
Various New York districts have been numbered "8" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. The state's congressional districts had been redrawn in a manner that puts much of the territory of the old 10th Congressional district into the new 8th Congressional district. The election had a few competitors for what was then an open seat, with the 10th incumbent congressman Edolphus Towns retiring. State assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries faced off against New York City Councilman Charles Barron.[5] Jeffries won the primary and ultimately the general election.[6][7]
List of members representing the district
edit1793–1833: one seat
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1833–1843: two seats
editFrom 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the district, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
| 23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
.jpg) John Adams (Catskill) |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. |  Aaron Vanderpoel (Kinderhook) |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. | ||
| 24th | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
Valentine Efner (Jefferson) |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. | Re-elected in 1834. Lost re-election. | ||||
| 25th | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
 Zadock Pratt (Prattsville) |
Democratic | Elected in 1836. Retired. |
Robert McClellan (Middleburgh) |
Democratic | Elected in 1836 | ||
| 26th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
John Ely (Coxsackie) |
Democratic | Elected in 1838. | Aaron Vanderpoel (Kinderhook) |
Democratic | Elected in 1838. Retired. | ||
| 27th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Jacob Houck Jr. (Schoharie) |
Democratic | Elected in 1840. | Robert McClellan (Hudson) |
Democratic | Elected in 1840. | ||
1843–present: one seat
editThe 8th district was a Queens-based seat until the 1992 redistricting. At that time much of the old 8th district became the 5th district. The new 8th district was created by cobbling together portions of the Manhattan-based 17th district and the 13th district in Brooklyn.
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Recent election results
editIn New York electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably 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 (Listed as "Recap").
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Brooks (incumbent) | 12,845 | 53.0 | ||
| Republican | George Wilkes | 7,149 | 29.5 | ||
| Independent | Julius Wadsworth | 4,243 | 17.5 | ||
| Majority | 5,696 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 24,237 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 131,943 | 82.3 | ||
| Republican | Michael Benjamin | 26,028 | 16.2 | ||
| Conservative | George A. Galip, Jr. | 2,381 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 105,915 | 66.1 | |||
| Turnout | 160,352 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 112,948 | 86.0 | +3.7 | |
| Republican | Theodore Howard | 18,383 | 14.0 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 94,565 | 72.0 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 131,331 | 100 | −18.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 150,273 | 81.2 | −4.8 | |
| Republican | Marian S. Henry | 27,057 | 14.6 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Dan Wentzel | 4,765 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony A. LaBella | 1,849 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independence | Harry Kresky | 1,025 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 123,216 | 66.6 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 184,969 | 100 | +40.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 81,002 | 76.1 | −5.1 | |
| Republican | Jim Farrin | 19,674 | 18.5 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Jay Gerber | 3,361 | 3.2 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Dan Wentzel | 1,918 | 1.8 | −0.8 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Dobrain | 526 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 61,328 | 57.6 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 106,481 | 100 | −42.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 162,082 | 80.5 | +4.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Hort | 39,240 | 19.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 122,842 | 61.0 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 201,322 | 100 | +89.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 108,536 | 85.0 | +4.5 | |
| Republican | Eleanor Friedman | 17,413 | 13.6 | −5.9 | |
| Conservative | Dennis E. Adornato | 1,673 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 91,123 | 71.4 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 127,622 | 100 | −36.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 160,775 | 80.5 | −4.5 | |
| Republican | Grace Lin | 39,062 | 19.5 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 121,713 | 61.0 | −10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 199,837 | 100 | +56.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Nadler (incumbent) | 98,839 | 75.5 | −5.0 | |
| Republican | Susan L. Kone | 31,996 | 24.5 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 66,843 | 51.0 | −10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 130,835 | 100 | −34.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 184,038 | 90.2 | +14.7 | |
| Republican | Alan Bellone | 17,650 | 8.7 | −15.9 | |
| Green | Colin Beavan | 2,441 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 166,388 | 81.2 | +31.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 77,255 | 92.1 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Bellone | 6,673 | 8.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 70,582 | 84.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 214,595 | 93.3 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Cavanagh | 15,401 | 6.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 229,996 | 86.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 180,376 | 94.3 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 9,997 | 5.2 | −1.5 | |
| Reform | Jessica White | 1,031 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 191,404 | 89.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 207,111 | 74.8 | |
| Working Families | Hakeem Jeffries | 27,822 | 10.0 | |
| Total | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 234,933 | 84.8 | |
| Republican | Garfield Wallace | 39,124 | 14.1 | |
| Conservative | Garfield Wallace | 2,883 | 1.1 | |
| Total | Garfield Wallace | 42,007 | 15.2 | |
| Total votes | 276,940 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 99,079 | 71.6 | |
| Republican | Yuri Dashevsky | 36,776 | 26.5 | |
| Conservative | Yuri Dashevsky | 2,284 | 1.6 | |
| Total | Yuri Dashevsky | 39,060 | 28.2 | |
| Write-in | 191 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 138,330 | 100.0 | ||
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ "New York congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". United States Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ ""Substantially the same"? Redistricting maps tell a different story than Cuomo's". March 16, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "The People's Republic faces a great challenge! - New York Amsterdam News: Opinion". Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "New York Congressional Primaries - Election Results". The New York Times.
- ^ "2012 New York House Results". Politico.
- ^ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State... Vol. II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2029. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
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References
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.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Election date from the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives