| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 20 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Representative: | Paul Tonko |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Amsterdam |
| Percent Urban: | 88.69 |
| Percent Rural: | 11.31 |
| Population: | 781,546 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $79,758[1] |
| Percent White: | 72.4 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 6.4 |
| Percent Black: | 9.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 5.6 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 5.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.3 |
| Cpvi: | D+7[2] |
New York's 20th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York's Capital District. It includes all of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady counties, and portions of Rensselaer county.
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45–41% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 54–37% | |
| 2000 | President | Bush 51–44% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 54–46% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 51–46% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59–38% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54–40% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 59–38% |
Various New York districts have been numbered "20" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
From the creation of the district in 1813 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Years | Cong ress | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | align=left | Daniel Avery | Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1812. | Oliver C. Comstock | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. | |||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1815 – June 4, 1816 | align=left | Enos T. Throop | Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election and resigned early. | ||||||||
| nowrap | June 4, 1816 – September 30, 1816 | Vacant | |||||||||||
| nowrap | September 30, 1816 – March 3, 1817 | align=left | Daniel Avery | Democratic-Republican | Elected in September 1816 to finish Porter's term and seated December 3, 1816. Retired. | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | align=left | Daniel Cruger | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | align=left | Caleb Baker | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. | align=left | Jonathan Richmond | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. | ||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 | Vacant | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | Vacant | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | ||||||||
| nowrap | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | align=left | William B. Rochester | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the . | align=left | David Woodcock | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. Resigned to become judge of the Eight Circuit Court | ||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | align=left | Ela Collins | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1822. | Egbert Ten Eyck | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost election contest. | |||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1825 – December 15, 1825 | Nicoll Fosdick | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1824. Lost re-election. | Jacksonian | ||||||||
| nowrap | December 15, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | align=left | Daniel Hugunin Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | Successfully contested election of Egbert Ten Eyck. | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1827 – February 16, 1829 | Rudolph Bunner | Jacksonian | Elected in 1826. Retired. | align=left | Silas Wright | Jacksonian | Elected in 1826. Lost re-election then resigned. | |||||
| nowrap | February 16, 1829 – March 3, 1829 | Vacant | |||||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1829 – February 5, 1830 | Joseph Hawkins | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1828. | align=left | George Fisher | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1828. Election successfully contested by Silas Wright, but declined to qualify | |||||
| nowrap | February 5, 1830 – November 3, 1830 | Vacant | |||||||||||
| nowrap | November 3, 1830 – March 3, 1831 | align=left | Jonah Sanford | Jacksonian | Elected to finish Fisher/Wright's term. Retired. | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | align=left | Charles Dayan | Jacksonian | Elected in 1830. | align=left | Daniel Wardwell | Jacksonian | Elected in 1830. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left nowap | Noadiah Johnson | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832. | |||
| align=left nowap | William Seymour | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. | |||
| align=left nowap | Amasa J. Parker | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Elected in 1836. Retired. | |||
| align=left nowap | Judson Allen | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1838. | |||
| align=left nowap | Samuel Gordon | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | |||
| align=left nowap | Samuel Beardsley | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – February 29, 1844 | Elected in 1842. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 29, 1844 – November 5, 1844 | ||||||
| align=left nowap | Levi D. Carpenter | Democratic | nowrap | November 5, 1844 – March 3, 1845 | Elected to finish Beardsley's term. | |||
| align=left nowap | Timothy Jenkins | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. | |||
| align=left nowap | Orsamus B. Matteson | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1848. | |||
| align=left nowap | Timothy Jenkins | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | |||
Orsamus B. Matteson | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Resigned just before a recommendation of censure could be passed by the House for allegations of bribery and corruption concerning a Minnesota land bill. He was also accused of publicly stating that a majority of the US House was purchasable. | ||||
| Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – February 27, 1857 | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 27, 1857 – March 3, 1857 | ||||||
| align=left nowap | Orsamus B. Matteson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. | |||
| align=left nowap | Roscoe Conkling | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | |||
| align=left nowap | Ambrose W. Clark | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862. | |||
| align=left nowap | Addison H. Laflin | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. | |||
| align=left nowap | Clinton L. Merriam | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left nowap | David Wilber | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. | |||
| align=left nowap | Henry H. Hathorn | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1874. | |||
| align=left nowap | John H. Starin | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. | |||
| align=left nowap | George West | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. | |||
| align=left nowap | Edward Wemple | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. | |||
| align=left nowap | George West | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. | |||
| align=left nowap | John Sanford | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. | |||
| align=left nowap | Charles Tracey | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892. | |||
| align=left nowap | George N. Southwick | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. | |||
| align=left nowap | Martin H. Glynn | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | |||
| align=left nowap | George N. Southwick | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left nowap | Thomas W. Bradley | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. | |||
| align=left nowap | Francis B. Harrison | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – September 3, 1913 | Elected in 1912. Resigned to become chief executive of the Philippines | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 3, 1913 – November 4, 1913 | ||||||
| align=left nowap | Jacob A. Cantor | Democratic | nowrap | November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected to finish Harrison's term. | |||
| align=left nowap | Isaac Siegel | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. | |||
Fiorello H. LaGuardia | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. | ||||
| Socialist | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | ||||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 | ||||||
| align=left nowap | James J. Lanzetta | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Elected in 1932. | |||
| align=left nowap | Vito Marcantonio | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | Elected in 1934. | |||
| align=left nowap | James J. Lanzetta | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1936. | |||
| align=left nowap | Vito Marcantonio | American Labor | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Sol Bloom | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – March 7, 1949 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 8, 1949 – May 16, 1949 | ||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 nowrap | Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. | Liberal | nowrap | May 17, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | Elected to finish Bloom's term. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. | |||
| Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | ||||||
| align=left | Irwin D. Davidson | Democratic-Liberal | nowrap | January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1956 | Elected in 1954. Resigned after being elected judge of Court of General Sessions for New York County | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1957 – January 2, 1957 | ||||||
| align=left | Ludwig Teller | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. | |||
| align=left | William Fitts Ryan | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – September 17, 1972 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 18, 1972 – January 2, 1973 | ||||||
| align=left | Bella Abzug | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. | |||
| align=left | Ted Weiss | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Richard Ottinger | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. | |||
| align=left | Joe DioGuardi | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. | |||
| align=left | Nita Lowey | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Benjamin Gilman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired. | |||
| align=left | John E. Sweeney | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 | ||
| align=left | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2007 – January 26, 2009 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 27, 2009 – March 31, 2009 | ||||||
| align=left | Scott Murphy | Democratic | nowrap | March 31, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Elected to finish Gillibrand's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Chris Gibson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | |||
Paul Tonko | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | 2013–2023 | ||||
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In New York State 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").