Election 2008 Results
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2008 US House elections in New York
New York elected 29 members of the House in 2008: Democrats won 26 seats and Republicans 3.
The closest was the 29th district, decided by 1.7 points: Eric J. J. Massa (Democrat) beat John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. (Republican), 45.7% to 44.0%, a margin of 1.7 points and 5,330 votes.
In the House vote by county, Democrats led in 40 of the 62 counties and Republicans in 22. The largest, Kings, cast 648,419 votes and went to the Democrat by 67.9 points. The closest was Seneca, where 126 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy H. Bishop | 162,083 (49.8%) | Lee M. Zeldin | 115,545 (35.5%) | 48,042 | D+14.3 |
| 2 | Steve Israel | 161,279 (54.7%) | Frank J. Stalzer | 79,641 (27.0%) | 54,185 | D+27.7 |
| 3 | Graham E. Long | 97,525 (30.4%) | Peter T. King | 172,774 (53.9%) | 50,038 | R+23.5 |
| 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | 164,028 (54.9%) | Jack M. Martins | 92,242 (30.9%) | 42,438 | D+24.0 |
| 5 | Gary L. Ackerman | 112,724 (54.8%) | Elizabeth Berney | 43,039 (20.9%) | 50,005 | D+33.9 |
| 6 | Gregory W. Meeks | 141,180 (67.1%) | none | 69,156 | D+67.1 | |
| 7 | Joseph Crowley | 118,459 (62.7%) | William E. Britt Jr. | 21,477 (11.4%) | 49,135 | D+51.3 |
| 8 | Jerrold Nadler | 160,775 (63.5%) | Grace Lin | 39,062 (15.4%) | 53,398 | D+48.1 |
| 9 | Anthony D. Weiner | 112,205 (55.3%) | none | 90,865 | D+55.3 | |
| 10 | Edolphus Towns | 155,090 (67.8%) | Salvatore Grupico | 9,565 (4.2%) | 64,106 | D+63.6 |
| 11 | Yvette D. Clarke | 168,562 (73.0%) | Hugh C. Carr | 11,644 (5.0%) | 50,782 | D+67.9 |
| 12 | Nydia M. Velázquez | 123,053 (67.6%) | Allan E. Romaguera | 13,748 (7.6%) | 45,115 | D+60.1 |
| 13 | Michael E. McMahon | 114,219 (50.8%) | Robert A. Straniere | 62,441 (27.8%) | 48,104 | D+23.0 |
| 14 | Carolyn B. Maloney | 183,239 (66.7%) | Robert G. Heim | 43,385 (15.8%) | 47,968 | D+50.9 |
| 15 | Charles B. Rangel | 177,151 (72.3%) | Edward Daniels | 15,676 (6.4%) | 52,332 | D+65.9 |
| 16 | José E. Serrano | 127,179 (75.0%) | Ali Mohamed | 4,488 (2.6%) | 37,832 | D+72.4 |
| 17 | Eliot L. Engel | 161,594 (66.3%) | Robert Goodman | 40,707 (16.7%) | 41,464 | D+49.6 |
| 18 | Nita M. Lowey | 174,791 (57.9%) | Jim Russell | 80,498 (26.7%) | 46,739 | D+31.2 |
| 19 | John J. Hall | 164,859 (51.4%) | Kieran Michael Lalor | 116,120 (36.2%) | 39,531 | D+15.2 |
| 20 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 193,651 (57.9%) | Sandy Treadwell | 118,031 (35.3%) | 23,034 | D+22.6 |
| 21 | Paul D. Tonko | 171,286 (54.9%) | James Buhrmaster | 96,599 (31.0%) | 44,046 | D+23.9 |
| 22 | Maurice D. Hinchey | 168,558 (58.1%) | George K. Phillips | 85,126 (29.3%) | 36,418 | D+28.8 |
| 23 | Michael P. Oot | 75,871 (29.0%) | John M. McHugh | 143,029 (54.8%) | 42,338 | R+25.7 |
| 24 | Michael A. Arcuri | 130,799 (46.4%) | Richard L. Hanna | 120,880 (42.8%) | 30,435 | D+3.5 |
| 25 | Daniel B. Maffei | 157,375 (48.8%) | Dale A. Sweetland | 120,217 (37.3%) | 44,588 | D+11.5 |
| 26 | Alice Kryzan | 109,615 (33.9%) | Christopher J. Lee | 148,607 (46.0%) | 65,029 | R+12.1 |
| 27 | Brian Higgins | 185,713 (63.3%) | Daniel J. Humiston | 56,354 (19.2%) | 51,437 | D+44.1 |
| 28 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | 172,655 (63.5%) | David W. Crimmen | 48,690 (17.9%) | 50,542 | D+45.6 |
| 29 | Eric J. J. Massa | 140,529 (45.7%) | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | 135,199 (44.0%) | 31,570 | D+1.7 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings | 497,814 76.8% | 57,313 8.8% | 93,292 | 648,419 | D+67.9 |
| New York | 470,554 73.6% | 79,535 12.4% | 89,097 | 639,186 | D+61.2 |
| Nassau | 295,233 52.0% | 253,855 44.7% | 19,105 | 568,193 | D+7.3 |
| Suffolk | 327,114 59.2% | 225,740 40.8% | 552,854 | D+18.3 | |
| Queens | 392,913 72.8% | 42,512 7.9% | 104,487 | 539,912 | D+64.9 |
| Erie | 257,813 60.6% | 106,160 25.0% | 61,295 | 425,268 | D+35.7 |
| Westchester | 248,530 69.5% | 108,902 30.5% | 357,432 | D+39.1 | |
| Monroe | 190,868 59.6% | 113,745 35.5% | 15,475 | 320,088 | D+24.1 |
| Bronx | 277,074 92.1% | 23,762 7.9% | 300,836 | D+84.2 | |
| Onondaga | 112,856 48.3% | 81,312 34.8% | 39,642 | 233,810 | D+13.5 |
| Richmond | 87,808 51.4% | 48,892 28.6% | 34,075 | 170,775 | D+22.8 |
| Albany | 86,893 56.7% | 40,848 26.7% | 25,410 | 153,151 | D+30.1 |
| Orange | 81,152 61.2% | 51,541 38.8% | 132,693 | D+22.3 | |
| Dutchess | 69,890 59.3% | 47,870 40.7% | 117,760 | D+18.7 | |
| Rockland | 72,867 65.1% | 39,057 34.9% | 111,924 | D+30.2 | |
| Saratoga | 65,228 61.7% | 39,873 37.7% | 536 | 105,637 | D+24.0 |
| Niagara | 41,366 46.4% | 35,106 39.3% | 12,744 | 89,216 | D+7.0 |
| Oneida | 43,250 48.8% | 45,315 51.2% | 88,565 | R+2.3 | |
| Ulster | 56,583 69.6% | 24,735 30.4% | 81,318 | D+39.2 | |
| Broome | 44,650 56.2% | 34,775 43.8% | 79,425 | D+12.4 | |
| Rensselaer | 41,009 56.8% | 24,183 33.5% | 7,062 | 72,254 | D+23.3 |
| Schenectady | 36,816 53.7% | 25,141 36.6% | 6,647 | 68,604 | D+17.0 |
| Chautauqua | 33,434 57.1% | 15,312 26.1% | 9,816 | 58,562 | D+30.9 |
| Ontario | 23,506 51.2% | 22,369 48.8% | 45,875 | D+2.5 | |
| Oswego | 13,099 31.8% | 28,047 68.2% | 41,146 | R+36.3 | |
| Putnam | 22,273 55.0% | 18,252 45.0% | 40,525 | D+9.9 | |
| Steuben | 16,520 42.0% | 22,822 58.0% | 39,342 | R+16.0 | |
| Tompkins | 26,987 71.8% | 10,602 28.2% | 37,589 | D+43.6 | |
| Chemung | 18,679 51.7% | 17,419 48.3% | 36,098 | D+3.5 | |
| St. Lawrence | 12,304 34.2% | 23,643 65.8% | 35,947 | R+31.5 | |
| Wayne | 15,950 45.0% | 17,556 49.5% | 1,970 | 35,476 | R+4.5 |
| Jefferson | 7,882 23.0% | 26,354 77.0% | 34,236 | R+54.0 | |
| Warren | 19,675 64.2% | 10,977 35.8% | 30,652 | D+28.4 | |
| Cayuga | 17,044 55.9% | 12,547 41.2% | 884 | 30,475 | D+14.8 |
| Columbia | 20,502 68.3% | 9,497 31.7% | 29,999 | D+36.7 | |
| Livingston | 9,584 32.1% | 14,009 46.9% | 6,270 | 29,863 | R+14.8 |
| Clinton | 12,574 44.2% | 15,842 55.8% | 28,416 | R+11.5 | |
| Cattaraugus | 14,011 50.5% | 13,734 49.5% | 27,745 | D+1.0 | |
| Genesee | 7,662 28.9% | 13,204 49.8% | 5,636 | 26,502 | R+20.9 |
| Sullivan | 17,855 67.6% | 8,546 32.4% | 26,401 | D+35.3 | |
| Herkimer | 10,931 43.0% | 14,511 57.0% | 25,442 | R+14.1 | |
| Madison | 11,425 45.0% | 13,976 55.0% | 25,401 | R+10.0 | |
| Washington | 15,917 65.9% | 8,232 34.1% | 24,149 | D+31.8 | |
| Otsego | 12,498 54.0% | 10,651 46.0% | 23,149 | D+8.0 | |
| Greene | 12,312 57.8% | 9,000 42.2% | 21,312 | D+15.5 | |
| Tioga | 9,813 48.2% | 10,543 51.8% | 20,356 | R+3.6 | |
| Montgomery | 12,024 60.9% | 6,140 31.1% | 1,587 | 19,751 | D+29.8 |
| Cortland | 10,687 55.0% | 8,749 45.0% | 19,436 | D+10.0 | |
| Fulton | 8,261 44.0% | 9,439 50.3% | 1,062 | 18,762 | R+6.3 |
| Delaware | 10,248 54.6% | 8,508 45.4% | 18,756 | D+9.3 | |
| Chenango | 9,444 50.5% | 9,251 49.5% | 18,695 | D+1.0 | |
| Wyoming | 4,793 25.7% | 9,539 51.1% | 4,336 | 18,668 | R+25.4 |
| Allegany | 7,007 42.5% | 9,466 57.5% | 16,473 | R+14.9 | |
| Orleans | 5,283 32.9% | 7,780 48.5% | 2,987 | 16,050 | R+15.6 |
| Essex | 6,796 44.3% | 8,551 55.7% | 15,347 | R+11.4 | |
| Franklin | 6,474 43.1% | 8,563 56.9% | 15,037 | R+13.9 | |
| Schoharie | 6,592 45.5% | 6,162 42.5% | 1,742 | 14,496 | D+3.0 |
| Seneca | 6,238 50.5% | 6,112 49.5% | 12,350 | D+1.0 | |
| Yates | 4,736 49.1% | 4,912 50.9% | 9,648 | R+1.8 | |
| Lewis | 2,289 23.8% | 7,343 76.2% | 9,632 | R+52.5 | |
| Schuyler | 3,717 46.0% | 4,356 54.0% | 8,073 | R+7.9 | |
| Hamilton | 740 26.1% | 2,096 73.9% | 2,836 | R+47.8 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
New York in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 19, R 7 | D+14.7 |
| 2022 | D 15, R 11 | D+11.7 |
| 2020 | D 19, R 8 | D+25.7 |
| 2018 | D 21, R 6 | D+35.8 |
| 2016 | D 18, R 9 | D+27.0 |
| 2014 | D 18, R 9 | D+11.6 |
| 2012 | D 21, R 6 | D+26.6 |
| 2010 | D 21, R 8 | D+15.5 |
| 2008 | D 26, R 3 | D+29.2 |
| 2006 | D 23, R 6 | D+31.1 |
| 2004 | D 20, R 9 | D+16.6 |
| 2002 | D 19, R 10 | D+3.5 |
| 2000 | D 19, R 12 | D+10.4 |
| 1998 | D 18, R 13 | D+8.5 |
| 1996 | D 18, R 13 | D+10.6 |
| 1994 | D 17, R 14 | R+0.8 |
| 1992 | D 18, R 13 | D+5.1 |
| 1990 | D 21, R 13 | D+4.6 |