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.

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 18 9 Seats won 18 9 Seat change Popular vote 4,456,967 2,525,426 Percentage 62.81% 35.59% Swing 7.68% 7.06%
Election results by seat change Election results by district Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Republican   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

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In the general election, 18 Democrats and nine Republicans prevailed. No incumbents were defeated.^[1]

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2016 New York's 1st congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lee Zeldin Anna Throne-Holst Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 188,499 135,278 Percentage 58.2% 41.8%

County results Zeldin:      50–60%

Precinct results Zeldin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Throne-Holst:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Lee Zeldin Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin Republican

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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.

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2016 New York's 2nd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Peter T. King DuWayne Gregory Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Reform Working Families Women's Equality Independence Popular vote 181,221 110,812 Percentage 62.1% 39.7%

County results King:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Peter T. King Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter T. King Republican

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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.

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2016 New York's 3rd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Tom Suozzi Jack Martins Party Democratic Republican Alliance Conservative Reform Popular vote 167,758 149,577 Percentage 52.9% 47.1%

County results Suozzi:      50–60%      60–70% Martins:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Israel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi Democratic

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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.^[21]

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2016 New York's 4th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Kathleen Rice David Gurfein Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Reform Popular vote 185,286 125,865 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

County results Rice:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Kathleen Rice Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice Democratic

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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 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+3.

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2016 New York's 5th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Gregory Meeks Michael A. O'Reilly Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 199,552 30,257 Percentage 85.5% 13.0%

County results Meeks:      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Gregory Meeks Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 6th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Grace Meng Danniel S. Maio Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Blue Lives Matter Popular vote 136,506 50,617 Percentage 72.2% 26.7%

County results Meng:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Grace Meng Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Grace Meng Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 7th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nydia Velázquez Allan E. Romanguera Party Democratic Republican Alliance Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 172,146 17,478 Percentage 90.8% 9.2%

County results Velázquez:      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Nydia Velázquez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 8th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Hakeem Jeffries Daniel J. Cavanagh Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 214,595 15,401 Percentage 93.3% 6.7%

County results Jeffries:      70-80%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 9th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Yvette Clarke Alan Bellone Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 214,189 17,576 Percentage 92.4% 7.6%

County results Clarke:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Yvette Clarke Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 10th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Jerrold Nadler Philip Rosenthal Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Independence Conservative Stop Iran Deal Popular vote 192,371 58,857 Percentage 78.1% 21.9%

County results Nadler:      50–60%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Jerrold Nadler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 11th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Dan Donovan Richard A. Reichard Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 142,934 85,257 Percentage 61.6% 36.7%

County results Donovan:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Donovan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Donovan Republican

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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.

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2016 New York's 12th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Carolyn Maloney Robert Ardini Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 244,358 49,398 Percentage 83.2% 16.8%

County results Maloney:      80-90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 13th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Adriano Espaillat Robert A. Evans, Jr. Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Popular vote 207,194 16,089 Percentage 88.8% 6.9%

County results Espaillat:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Charles Rangel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 14th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Joseph Crowley Frank J. Spotorno Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Conservative Popular vote 147,587 30,545 Percentage 82.9% 17.1%

County results Crowley:      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Joseph Crowley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 15th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate José E. Serrano Party Democratic Popular vote 165,688 Percentage 95.3%

County results Serrano:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election José E. Serrano Democratic Elected U.S. Representative José E. Serrano Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 16th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Eliot Engel Derickson K. Lawrence Party Democratic Independent Alliance Working Families Women's Equality People's Choice Congress Popular vote 209,857 11,825 Percentage 94.7% 5.3%

County results Engel:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Eliot Engel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Eliot Engel Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 17th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate Nita Lowey Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Popular vote 214,530 Percentage 100%

U.S. Representative before election Nita Lowey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nita Lowey Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 18th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Sean Patrick Maloney Phil Oliva Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 162,060 129,369 Percentage 55.6% 44.4%

County results Maloney:      50–60% Olivia:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 19th congressional district election

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Nominee John Faso Zephyr Teachout Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Reform Independence Working Families Popular vote 164,800 138,800 Percentage 54.3% 45.7%

Results by county Faso:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Teachout:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Gibson Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Faso Republican

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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.

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2016 New York's 20th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Paul Tonko Joe Vitollo Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Women's Equality Independence Conservative Reform Popular vote 213,021 100,738 Percentage 67.9% 32.1%

County results Tonko:      60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Tonko Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul Tonko Democratic

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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.

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2016 New York's 21st congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Elise Stefanik Mike Derrick Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Reform Independence Working Families Popular vote 177,886 82,161 Percentage 65.3% 30.1%

County results Stefanik:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Elise Stefanik Republican Elected U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik Republican

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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.