| Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 18 |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,456,967 |
| Percentage1: | 62.81% |
| Swing1: | 7.68% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,525,426 |
| Percentage2: | 35.59% |
| Swing2: | 7.06% |
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2016, to elect 27 U.S. representatives from the state of New York. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.
In the general election, 18 Democrats and nine Republicans prevailed. No incumbents were defeated.[1]
| United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 4,202,200 | 59.05% | 18 | |||
| Republican | 2,140,917 | 30.08% | 9 | |||
| Conservative | 337,169 | 4.74% | 0 | |||
| Working Families | 192,553 | 2.71% | 0 | |||
| Independence | 92,199 | 1.30% | 0 | |||
| Women's Equality | 45,990 | 0.65% | 0 | |||
| Reform | 41,204 | 0.58% | 0 | |||
| Green | 28,193 | 0.40% | 0 | |||
| Other Party Lines | 28,683 | 0.40% | 0 | |||
| Write-ins | 7,316 | 0.10% | 0 | |||
| Totals | 7,116,424 | 100.00% | 27 | |||
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Lee Zeldin, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Lee Zeldin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Independence Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote1: | 188,499 |
| Percentage1: | 58.2% |
| Candidate2: | Anna Throne-Holst |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote2: | 135,278 |
| Percentage2: | 41.8% |
| Map2 Image: | NY1 House 2016.svg |
| Map2 Caption: | Precinct results Zeldin: Throne-Holst: Tie: |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Lee Zeldin |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lee Zeldin |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 1st congressional district. The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican Lee Zeldin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. The district had a PVI of R+2.
Throne-Holst won the primary by 417 votes.
| Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn | |||||||
| Lee Zeldin | Anna Throne-Holst | ||||||
| 1 | Oct. 13, 2016 | League of Women Voters of The Hamptons SEA-TV | Carol Mellor | [6] | |||
| 2 | Oct. 22, 2016 | News 12 Networks | Stone Grissom | [7] | |||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Lee Zeldin (R) | Anna Throne-Holst (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[8] | October 27–31, 2016 | 607 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 57% | 36% | 6% | |
| Siena College[9] | September 27 – October 2, 2016 | 661 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 53% | 38% | 9% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[10] | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[11] | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg[12] | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP[14] | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Peter T. King, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Peter T. King |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote1: | 181,221 |
| Percentage1: | 62.1% |
| Candidate2: | DuWayne Gregory |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families Women's Equality Independence |
| Popular Vote2: | 110,812 |
| Percentage2: | 39.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Peter T. King |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Peter T. King |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+1.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Thomas Suozzi official photo (alt cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Tom Suozzi |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 167,758 |
| Percentage1: | 52.9% |
| Candidate2: | Jack Martins |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote2: | 149,577 |
| Percentage2: | 47.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steve Israel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom Suozzi |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is based along the north shore of Long Island and includes portions of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The incumbent, Democrat Steve Israel, had represented northern Long Island since 2000 (as the 2nd district from 2000 to 2012 and the 3rd district since then) and announced he would not seek re-election on January 5, 2016.[17]
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
Suozzi defeated Martins in the general election.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Kathleen Rice, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Kathleen Rice |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 185,286 |
| Percentage1: | 59.5% |
| Candidate2: | David Gurfein |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote2: | 125,865 |
| Percentage2: | 40.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Kathleen Rice |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kathleen Rice |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 4th congressional district. The 4th district was located in central and southern Nassau County. Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. She was elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+3.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Gregory Meeks, official portrait, 115th congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Gregory Meeks |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 199,552 |
| Percentage1: | 85.5% |
| Candidate2: | Michael A. O'Reilly |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 30,257 |
| Percentage2: | 13.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Gregory Meeks |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gregory Meeks |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 5th congressional district. The 5th district is mostly located entirely within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+35.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Grace Meng, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Grace Meng |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,506 |
| Percentage1: | 72.2% |
| Candidate2: | Danniel S. Maio |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Blue Lives Matter |
| Popular Vote2: | 50,617 |
| Percentage2: | 26.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Grace Meng |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Grace Meng |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 6th congressional district. The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. Incumbent Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 100% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+13.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Nydia Velázquez, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Nydia Velázquez |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 172,146 |
| Percentage1: | 90.8% |
| Candidate2: | Allan E. Romanguera |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,478 |
| Percentage2: | 9.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Nydia Velázquez |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Nydia Velázquez |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat, Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+34.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Hakeem Jeffries official portrait (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 214,595 |
| Percentage1: | 93.3% |
| Candidate2: | Daniel J. Cavanagh |
| Party2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,401 |
| Percentage2: | 6.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Hakeem Jeffries |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 8th congressional district. The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Incumbent Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 84% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+35.
Jeffries also received the Working Families nominations.
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Yvette Clarke, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Yvette Clarke |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 214,189 |
| Percentage1: | 92.4% |
| Candidate2: | Alan Bellone |
| Party2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,576 |
| Percentage2: | 7.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Yvette Clarke |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Yvette Clarke |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 9th congressional district. The 9th district is located entirely within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Incumbent Democrat Yvette Clarke, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 89.5% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+32.
Clarke also received the Working Families nominations.
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 10th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Jerrold Nadler official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Jerrold Nadler |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 192,371 |
| Percentage1: | 78.1% |
| Candidate2: | Philip Rosenthal |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Independence Conservative Stop Iran Deal |
| Popular Vote2: | 58,857 |
| Percentage2: | 21.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jerrold Nadler |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jerrold Nadler |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 10th congressional district. The 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District, and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. The incumbent was Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 82% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+23.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 11th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Dan Donovan, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped)..jpg |
| Candidate1: | Dan Donovan |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Independence Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote1: | 142,934 |
| Percentage1: | 61.6% |
| Candidate2: | Richard A. Reichard |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,257 |
| Percentage2: | 36.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Dan Donovan |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dan Donovan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 11th congressional district and New York's 11th congressional district special election, 2015. The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. The incumbent was Republican Dan Donovan, who took office in 2015 after the resignation of Republican Michael Grimm. Donovan took office after winning a 2015 special election over Democrat Vincent J. Gentile. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+2.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 12th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Carolyn Maloney official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Carolyn Maloney |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote1: | 244,358 |
| Percentage1: | 83.2% |
| Candidate2: | Robert Ardini |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 49,398 |
| Percentage2: | 16.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Carolyn Maloney |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Carolyn Maloney |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 12th congressional district. The 12th district is located entirely in New York City and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint and western Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Carolyn Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2014 with 84% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+27.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 13th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Adriano Espaillat 115th Congress photo (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Adriano Espaillat |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 207,194 |
| Percentage1: | 88.8% |
| Candidate2: | Robert A. Evans, Jr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Independence |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,089 |
| Percentage2: | 6.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Charles Rangel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Adriano Espaillat |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 13th congressional district. The 13th district is located entirely in New York City and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western Bronx. The incumbent was Democrat Charles Rangel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 15th district from 1993 to 2013, the 16th district from 1983 to 1993, the 19th district from 1973 to 1983 and the 18th district from 1971 to 1973. He was re-elected in 2014 with 87% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+42.
Rangel said during the 2014 election and confirmed after his victory that he would not run for a 24th term in 2016.[29] [30]
Rangel had faced strong primary challenges in previous elections and had said that he will be "involved" in picking his successor. Former state assemblyman, former city councilman and candidate for the seat in 1996 and 2010 Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr., whom Rangel unseated in the primary in 1970, ran for the seat.[31] State Assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright also ran for the seat.[32]
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 14th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 14 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 14 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Joe Crowley Congress 114th Congress Portrait (cropped).jpeg |
| Candidate1: | Joseph Crowley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 147,587 |
| Percentage1: | 82.9% |
| Candidate2: | Frank J. Spotorno |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 30,545 |
| Percentage2: | 17.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Joseph Crowley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Joseph Crowley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 14th congressional district. The 14th district is located in New York City and includes the eastern Bronx and part of north-central Queens. Incumbent Democrat, Joseph Crowley, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 88% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+26.
Crowley won re-election, attaining 77.7% of the vote. This would prove to be Crowley's final victory in an election for congress. In June 2018, Crowley was upset by the unknown Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary.[37]
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 15th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 15 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 15 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:José E. Serrano 113th Congress.jpg |
| Candidate1: | José E. Serrano |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 165,688 |
| Percentage1: | 95.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | José E. Serrano |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | José E. Serrano |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 15th congressional district. The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx in New York City and is one of the smallest districts by area in the entire country. The incumbent was Democrat José E. Serrano, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993. He was re-elected with 90% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+43.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 16th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Eliot Engel, Official Portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Eliot Engel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 209,857 |
| Percentage1: | 94.7% |
| Candidate2: | Derickson K. Lawrence |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| Alliance2: | People's Choice Congress |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,825 |
| Percentage2: | 5.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Eliot Engel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Eliot Engel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 16th congressional district. The 16th district is located in the northern part of The Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Rye. Incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 100% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+21.
No Republicans filed.
Engel was challenged by Independent candidate Derickson K. Lawrence.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 17th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 17 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 17 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Nitalowey.jpeg |
| Candidate1: | Nita Lowey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 214,530 |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Nita Lowey |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Nita Lowey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 17th congressional district. The 17th district contains all of Rockland County and the northern and central portions of Westchester County, including the cities of Peekskill and White Plains. Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+5.
No Republicans filed.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 18th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 18 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 18 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Sean Patrick Maloney, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 162,060 |
| Percentage1: | 55.6% |
| Candidate2: | Phil Oliva |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote2: | 129,369 |
| Percentage2: | 44.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 18th congressional district. The 18th district is located entirely within the Hudson Valley, covering all of Orange County and Putnam County, as well as parts of southern Dutchess County and northeastern Westchester County. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney. He was elected to the house in 2012 by a slim margin, defeating former Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, and defeated her again in 2014 in a rematch by a slim margin. The district has an even PVI.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 19th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:John Faso, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Faso |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 164,800 |
| Percentage1: | 54.3% |
| Nominee2: | Zephyr Teachout |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 138,800 |
| Percentage2: | 45.7% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chris Gibson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Faso |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 19th congressional district. The 19th district is located in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. The incumbent was Republican Chris Gibson, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+1.
Gibson, a supporter of term limits, had pledged to limit himself to four terms in office but opted to retire at the end of his third.[47]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Faso | Andrew Heaney | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[54] | June 19–22, 2016 | 494 | ± 4.4% | align=center | 58% | 28% | 14% | |
| Siena College[55] | May 31 – June 2, 2016 | 436 | ± 4.8% | align=center | 50% | 28% | 21% | |
| McLaughlin & Associates (R-Faso)[56] | May 31 – June 1, 2016 | 300 | ± 5.6% | align=center | 51% | 32% | 17% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
Only Will Yandik and Zephyr Teachout filed papers with the New York State Board of Elections as, although John Keho had filed with the Federal Elections Commission, he did not with the New York State Board of Elections.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Zephyr Teachout | Will Yandik | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[62] | June 19–22, 2016 | 598 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 62% | 23% | 15% | |
| Siena College | May 31 – June 2, 2016 | 431 | ± 4.7% | align=center | 53% | 23% | 24% |
In the June 28, 2016 primary, Teachout won the Democratic nomination handily.[63] by a 71.11% to 28.65% margin.[37]
Teachout was unopposed in filing for the Working Families Party nomination.[64]
This was considered one of the most highly contested races in New York in 2016.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Faso (R) | Zephyr Teachout (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[65] | November 1–3, 2016 | 605 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 48% | 42% | 9% | |
| SurveyUSA[66] | September 27–30, 2016 | 598 | ± 4.1% | 42% | align=center | 45% | 13% | |
| Siena College[67] | September 20–22, 2016 | 678 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 43% | 42% | 15% | |
| DCCC[68] | September 13–14, 2016 | 532 | ± 4.2% | 42% | align=center | 47% | 11% | |
| McLaughlin & Associates (R-Faso)[69] | August 8–10, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 46% | 41% | 14% |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 20th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 20 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 20 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Paul Tonko, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Paul Tonko |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 213,021 |
| Percentage1: | 67.9% |
| Candidate2: | Joe Vitollo |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Reform |
| Popular Vote2: | 100,738 |
| Percentage2: | 32.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Paul Tonko |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Paul Tonko |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 20th congressional district. The 20th district is located in the Capital District and includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselear and Saratoga counties. Incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+7.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 21st congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Elise Stefanik, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Elise Stefanik |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 177,886 |
| Percentage1: | 65.3% |
| Candidate2: | Mike Derrick |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 82,161 |
| Percentage2: | 30.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Elise Stefanik |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Elise Stefanik |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 21st congressional district. The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country, as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse and borders Vermont to the east. The incumbent was Republican Elise Stefanik, who had represented the district since 2015. She was elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote and the district had an even PVI.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Elise Stefanik (R) | Mike Derrick (D) | Matt Funiciello (G) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Viewpoint (R-NRCC)[74] | October 12–13, 2015 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 54% | 29% | 9% | 8% | |
| Harper Polling (R-NRCC)[75] | September 12–16, 2015 | 464 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 51% | 17% | 13% | 19% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 22nd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 22 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 22 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Claudia Tenney, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Claudia Tenney |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote1: | 129,444 |
| Percentage1: | 46.5% |
| Candidate2: | Kim A. Myers |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 114,266 |
| Percentage2: | 41.1% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Candidate3: | Martin Babinec |
| Alliance3: | Upstate Jobs |
| Popular Vote3: | 34,638 |
| Percentage3: | 12.4% |
| Party3: | Reform |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Richard L. Hanna |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Claudia Tenney |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 22nd congressional district. The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and Tioga counties. The incumbent, Republican Richard Hanna, did not run for re-election.[76]
Babinec stated he would caucus with the House Republicans if he was elected to Congress.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Claudia Tenney (R) | Kim Myers (D) | Martin Babinec (I) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[86] | November 1–2, 2016 | 643 | ± 4.2% | align=center | 38% | 34% | 16% | 11% |
| Siena College[87] | September 21–26, 2016 | 649 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 35% | 30% | 24% | 11% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R)[88] | August 23–25, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 33% | 27% | 23% | 17% |
| Anzalone Liszt Grove Research (D-DCCC)[89] | August 14–16, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 35% | 35% | 21% | 9% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 23rd congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Tom Reed official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Tom Reed |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 161,050 |
| Percentage1: | 57.6% |
| Candidate2: | John F. Plumb |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 118,584 |
| Percentage2: | 42.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Tom Reed |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom Reed |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 23rd congressional district. The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties.
The incumbent was Republican Tom Reed, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 with 60% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+3.
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 24th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:John Katko, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | John Katko |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 182,761 |
| Percentage1: | 60.6% |
| Candidate2: | Colleen Deacon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Working Families |
| Popular Vote2: | 119,040 |
| Percentage2: | 39.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Katko |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Katko |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 24th congressional district. The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. The incumbent was Republican John Katko, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected in 2014 with 59% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Dan Maffei. The district has a PVI of D+3.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Katko (R) | Colleen Deacon (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[95] | October 18–19, 2016 | 673 | ± 4.1% | align=center | 54% | 31% | 14% | |
| Siena College[96] | September 22–29, 2016 | 655 | ± 4.8% | align=center | 53% | 34% | 12% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 25th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Louise Slaughter, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Louise Slaughter |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 182,950 |
| Percentage1: | 56.2% |
| Candidate2: | Mark Assini |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote2: | 142,650 |
| Percentage2: | 43.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Louise Slaughter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Louise Slaughter |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 25th congressional district. The 25th district located entirely within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester. The incumbent was Democrat Louise Slaughter, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993. Due to Slaughter's age, recent health problems, and the death of her husband, there was speculation that she might retire, but she ran for re-election.[98] She was re-elected in 2014 with 49% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+7.
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 26th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Brian Higgins, Official Portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Brian Higgins |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Women's Equality |
| Popular Vote1: | 215,289 |
| Percentage1: | 74.6% |
| Candidate2: | Shelly Schratz |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote2: | 73,377 |
| Percentage2: | 25.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Brian Higgins |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Brian Higgins |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 26th congressional district. The 25th district located in Erie and Niagara counties and includes the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Incumbent Democrat Brian Higgins, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 27th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 68% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+12.
| Election Name: | 2016 New York's 27th congressional district election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Chris Collins, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Chris Collins |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Conservative Reform Independence |
| Popular Vote1: | 220,885 |
| Percentage1: | 67.2% |
| Candidate2: | Diana K. Kastenbaum |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 107,832 |
| Percentage2: | 32.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chris Collins |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chris Collins |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New York's 27th congressional district. The 27th district is located in Western New York and includes all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties. Incumbent Republican Chris Collins, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 71% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+8.