| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 8 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Representative: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Brooklyn |
| Percent Urban: | 99.99 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.01 |
| Population: | 754,074[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $58,631[2] |
| Percent White: | 27.6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 16.8 |
| Percent Black: | 41.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 8.5 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.1 |
| Cpvi: | D+26[3] |
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.
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.
| 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% |
1913–1963:
Parts of Brooklyn1963–1983:
Parts of Queens1983–1993:
Parts of Bronx, Nassau, Queens1993–2013:
Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan2013–2023:
Parts of Brooklyn, Queens2023–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]
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1793 | ||||||||
| Henry Glen | Pro-Administration | nowrap | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Lost re-election. | 1793–1803 | |||
| Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | ||||||
| align=left | Killian K. Van Rensselaer | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Henry W. Livingston | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. | 1803–1813 | ||
| align=left | James I. Van Alen | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 | Elected in 1806. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | John Thompson | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1808. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin Pond | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | Elected in 1810. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Sherwood | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. | 1813–1823 Delaware and Greene counties | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1815 – December 26, 1815 | Credentials had been issued for John Adams (Fed.), but Adams did not take or claim the seat, see 1814 United States House of Representatives elections in New York. | |||||
| align=left | Erastus Root | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | December 26, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Successfully contested Adams's election. | |||
| align=left | Dorrance Kirtland | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Elected in 1816. | |||
| align=left | Robert Clark | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1818. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | |||||
| align=left | Richard McCarty | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1821. | |||
| James Strong | Adams-Clay Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. | 1823–1833 Columbia County | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | ||||||
| align=left | John King | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1830. | |||
From 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 | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | align=left | John Adams | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. | Aaron Vanderpoel | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. | |||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | align=left | Valentine Efner | Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. | Re-elected in 1834. Lost re-election. | |||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | align=left | Zadock Pratt | Democratic | Elected in 1836. Retired. | align=left | Robert McClellan | Democratic | Elected in 1836 | ||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | align=left | John Ely | Democratic | Elected in 1838. | align=left | Aaron Vanderpoel | Democratic | Elected in 1838. Retired. | ||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | align=left | Jacob Houck Jr. | Democratic | Elected in 1840. | align=left | Robert McClellan | Democratic | Elected in 1840. | ||||
The 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.
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Richard D. Davis | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Redistricted from 5th district and re-elected in 1842. | ||
| align=left | William W. Woodworth | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1844. | ||
| align=left | Cornelius Warren | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1846. | ||
| align=left | Ransom Halloway | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1848. | ||
| align=left | Gilbert Dean | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to 12th district | ||
| align=left | Francis B. Cutting | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. | ||
| align=left | Abram Wakeman | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Horace F. Clark | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. | ||
| Anti-Lecompton Democrat | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |||||
| align=left | Isaac C. Delaplaine | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. | ||
| align=left | James Brooks | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – April 7, 1866 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. | ||
| align=left | William E. Dodge | Republican | nowrap | April 7, 1866 – March 3, 1867 | Successfully contested election of James Brooks to | ||
| align=left | James Brooks | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to 6th district | ||
| align=left | John D. Lawson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. | ||
| align=left | Elijah Ward | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. | ||
| align=left | Anson G. McCook | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. | ||
| align=left | John J. Adams | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Redistricted from 7th district and re-elected in 1882. | ||
| align=left | Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – May 20, 1885 | Elected in 1884. Resigned to become Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 20, 1885 – November 3, 1885 | |||||
| align=left | Timothy J. Campbell | Democratic | nowrap | November 3, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected to finish Cox's term. Re-elected in 1886. | ||
| align=left | John H. McCarthy | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – January 14, 1891 | Elected in 1888. Resigned to become Justice of the City Court of New York City | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 14, 1891 – March 3, 1891 | |||||
| align=left | Timothy J. Campbell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. | ||
| align=left | Edward J. Dunphy | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Redistricted from 7th district and re-elected in 1892. | ||
| align=left | James J. Walsh | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – June 2, 1896 | Elected in 1894. Unseated in contested election. | ||
| align=left | John M. Mitchell | Republican | nowrap | June 2, 1896 – March 3, 1899 | Successfully contested election of James J. Walsh. Re-elected in 1896. | ||
| align=left | Daniel J. Riordan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | ||
| align=left | Thomas J. Creamer | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. | ||
| align=left | Timothy D. Sullivan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – July 27, 1906 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 27, 1906 – November 6, 1906 | |||||
| align=left | Daniel J. Riordan | Democratic | nowrap | November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1913 | Elected to finish Sullivan's term. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to 11th district. | ||
| align=left | Daniel J. Griffin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1917 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned on election as sheriff of Kings County. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1918 – March 5, 1918 | |||||
| align=left | William E. Cleary | Democratic | nowrap | March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1918. | ||
| align=left | Charles G. Bond | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1920. | ||
| align=left | William E. Cleary | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. | ||
| align=left | Patrick J. Carley | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. | ||
| align=left | Richard J. Tonry | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | Elected in 1934. | ||
| align=left | Donald L. O'Toole | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to 13th district | ||
| align=left | Joseph L. Pfeifer | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 | Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. | ||
| align=left | Victor Anfuso | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1950. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Louis B. Heller | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – July 21, 1954 | Redistricted from 7th district and re-elected in 1952. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 22, 1954 – January 2, 1955 | |||||
| align=left | Victor Anfuso | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for New York Supreme Court | ||
| align=left | Benjamin Rosenthal | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from 6th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to 7th district | ||
| align=left | James H. Scheuer | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from 11th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | ||
Jerry Nadler | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from 17th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to 10th district. | 1993–2003 | |||
| 2003–2013 Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan | |||||||
Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | 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 Parts of Brooklyn, Queens | |||
| 2023–2025 Parts of Brooklyn | |||||||
| 2025–present Parts of Brooklyn --> | |||||||
In 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").