New York's 24th congressional district explained

State:New York
District Number:24
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative:Claudia Tenney
Party:Republican
Residence:Canandaigua
Percent Urban:72.81
Percent Rural:27.19
Population:774,173
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$66,103[1]
Percent White:87.2
Percent Hispanic:4.2
Percent Black:2.8
Percent Asian:0.8
Percent More Than One Race:4.3
Percent Other Race:0.6
Cpvi:R+13[2]

New York's 24th congressional district is located in Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes region, stretching alongside Lake Ontario from near Buffalo in the west to Watertown in the east. The district does not include Rochester, which is in the 25th district. Since 2023, it has been represented by Claudia Tenney. In the 2022 election it voted more strongly Republican than any other district in the state. Prior to the redistricting which took effect in 2023, the district included the city of Syracuse.

The current district includes all or parts of Cayuga, Wayne, Oswego, Ontario, Jefferson, Livingston, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Seneca, Yates, and Orleans counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+13, it is the most Republican district in New York.[2]

Recent statewide election results

Results under current lines (since 2023)[3]

YearOfficeResult
2016PresidentTrump 57–36%
2020PresidentTrump 57–40%

Results under 2013–23 lines

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 56 - 42%
2012PresidentObama 57 - 41%
2016PresidentClinton 49 - 45%
2020PresidentBiden 53 - 44%

History

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established March 4, 1823
align=left Rowland Day
Democratic-
Republican
nowrap March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Elected in 1822.
align=left Charles Kellogg
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Elected in 1824.
align=left Nathaniel Garrow
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
Elected in 1826.
align=left Gershom Powers
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
Elected in 1828.
align=left Ulysses F. Doubleday
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
Elected in 1830.
align=left Rowland Day
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
Elected in 1832
align=left Ulysses F. Doubleday
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
Elected in 1834.
align=left William H. Noble
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Elected in 1836.
align=left
Christopher Morgan
Whignowrap March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
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Horace Wheaton
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
Elected in 1842.
Re-elected in 1844.
align=left
Daniel Gott
Whignowrap March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
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Daniel T. Jones
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855
Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.

Amos P. Granger
Oppositionnowrap March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Republicannowrap March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
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Charles B. Sedgwick
Republicannowrap March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
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Theodore M. Pomeroy
Republicannowrap March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
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George W. Cowles
Republicannowrap March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
Elected in 1868.
align=left
John E. Seeley
Republicannowrap March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Elected in 1870.
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R. Holland Duell
Republicannowrap March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
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William H. Baker
Republicannowrap March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
align=left Joseph Mason
Republicannowrap March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
align=left
Newton W. Nutting
Republicannowrap March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
Elected in 1882.
align=left
John S. Pindar
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
Elected in 1884.
align=left
David Wilber
Republicannowrap March 4, 1887 –
April 1, 1890
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Died.
Vacantnowrap April 1, 1890 –
November 4, 1890
align=left
John S. Pindar
Democraticnowrap November 4, 1890 –
March 3, 1891
Elected to finish Wilber's term.
align=left
George Van Horn
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
Elected in 1890.
align=left
Charles A. Chickering
Republicannowrap March 4, 1893 –
February 13, 1900
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Died.
Vacantnowrap February 13, 1900 –
November 6, 1900
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Albert D. Shaw
Republicannowrap November 6, 1900 –
February 10, 1901
Elected to finish Chickering's term.
Re-elected in 1900.
Died.
Vacantnowrap February 10, 1901 –
November 5, 1901
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Charles L. Knapp
Republicannowrap November 5, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
Elected to finish Shaw's term.
Redistricted to the 28th district.
align=left
George J. Smith
Republicannowrap March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
Elected in 1902.
align=left
Frank J. LeFevre
Republicannowrap March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907
Elected in 1904.
align=left
George W. Fairchild
Republicannowrap March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 34th district.
align=left
Woodson R. Oglesby
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
align=left
Benjamin L. Fairchild
Republicannowrap March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
align=left
James V. Ganly
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
align=left
Benjamin L. Fairchild
Republicannowrap March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
align=left
James V. Ganly
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1923 –
September 7, 1923
Elected in 1922.
Died.
Vacantnowrap September 7, 1923 –
November 6, 1923
align=left
Benjamin L. Fairchild
Republicannowrap November 6, 1923 –
March 3, 1927
Elected to finish Ganly's term.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.
align=left
James M. Fitzpatrick
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1945
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
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Benjamin J. Rabin
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1945 –
December 31, 1947
Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacantnowrap January 1, 1948 –
February 16, 1948
align=left
Leo Isacson
American
Labor
nowrap February 17, 1948 –
January 3, 1949
Elected to finish Rabin's term.
Lost re-election.
align=left
Isidore Dollinger
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.
align=left
Charles A. Buckley
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.
align=left
Paul A. Fino
Republicannowrap January 3, 1963 –
December 31, 1968
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacantnowrap January 1, 1969 –
January 3, 1969
align=left
Mario Biaggi
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973
Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 10th district.
align=left
Ogden Reid
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.
align=left
Richard Ottinger
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 20th district.
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Gerald Solomon
Republicannowrap January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.
align=left
John M. McHugh
Republicannowrap January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.
align=left
Sherwood Boehlert
Republicannowrap January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.`
2003–2013
align=left
Mike Arcuri
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
align=left
Richard L. Hanna
Republicannowrap January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.
align=left
Dan Maffei
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023
align=left
John Katko
Republicannowrap January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2023
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the and retired.

Claudia Tenney
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
present
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.2023–2025
2025–present
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Election results

In 2008, Michael Arcuri won the election with 130,799 votes (9,454 from Working Families Party line) to Richard L. Hanna's 120,880 out of 282,114 total votes. Note that in New York State electoral politics there are several 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").

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Congressional District.
  2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List . 2023-01-23 . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022 . en.