New York's 23rd congressional district

New York's 23rd congressional district
	New York 's 23rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Tom Reed; R–Corning
Distribution	52.44% rural; 47.56% urban;
Population (2019)	687,583
Median household; income	$53,769
Ethnicity	88.1% White; 4.1% Hispanic; 2.7% Black; 2.3% Asian; 2.2% other; 0.6% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+6

The 23rd congressional district of New York extends along New York's border with Pennsylvania from the shores of Lake Erie in Chautauqua County to the suburbs of Binghamton in Tioga County. It includes three of the eleven Finger Lakes: Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake, and Cayuga Lake.

The district comprises eleven counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, and Yates county along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties.^[3]

The largest cities in the predominantly rural district are Jamestown, Elmira, and Ithaca. Its largest individual employers are Corning Incorporated in Corning and Cornell University in Ithaca.

Democrat Tracy Mitrano challenged Republican incumbent Tom Reed in the November 6, 2018 election.^[4] Congressman Tom Reed won reelection on November 6, 2018, retaining his seat for a fourth term. Reed's 8.4% margin of victory was his smallest since his first election in 2012.^[5]

Recent election results in statewide races

1992	President	GHW Bush 40 – 37%
1996	President	B Clinton 46 – 39%
2000	President	Bush 49 – 47%
2004	President	GW Bush 51 – 47%
2008	President	Obama 50 – 49%
2012	President	Romney 49 – 48%
2016	President	Trump 54 – 39%
2020	President	Trump 54 – 43%

Components: past and present

1913–1919: Parts of Manhattan
1919–1969: Parts of The Bronx
1969–1971: Parts of The Bronx, Manhattan
1971–1973: Parts of The Bronx
1973–1983: Parts of The Bronx, Westchester
1983–1993: All of Albany, Schenectady; Parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer
1993–2003: All of Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego; Parts of Broome, Delaware, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie
2003–2013: All of Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oswego, St. Lawrence; Parts of Essex, Fulton, Oneida
2013–present: All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates; Parts of Ontario, Tioga

Various New York districts have been numbered "23" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

List of members representing the district

1823–1833: One seat

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1823
Elisha Litchfield	Democratic-Republican^[a]	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1822. Retired.
Luther Badger	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	Elected in 1824.
Jonas Earll Jr.	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	20th 21st	Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828.
Freeborn G. Jewett	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1830. Retired.

1833–1843: Two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected on a general ticket.

Years	Cong ress	Seat A			Seat B
Years	Cong ress	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	William K. Fuller	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832 Re-elected in 1834.	William Taylor	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832 Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836.
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	Bennet Bicknell	Democratic	Elected in 1836.	William Taylor	Democratic	Elected in 1832 Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836.
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	Nehemiah H. Earll	Democratic	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.	Edward Rogers	Democratic	Elected in 1838.
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Victory Birdseye	Whig	Elected in 1840. Retired.	A. Lawrence Foster	Whig	Elected in 1840.

1843–present: One seat

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Orville Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th
William J. Hough	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th
William Duer	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st
Leander Babcock	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd
Caleb Lyon	Independent	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd
William A. Gilbert	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – February 27, 1857	34th	Resigned.
Vacant		February 27, 1857 – March 3, 1857	34th
Charles B. Hoard	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th
Ambrose W. Clark	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Redistricted to the 20th district.
Thomas Treadwell Davis	Unionist	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th 39th
Thomas Treadwell Davis	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	38th 39th
Dennis McCarthy	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st
R. Holland Duell	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Redistricted to the 24th district.
William E. Lansing	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the 22nd district.
Scott Lord	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th
William J. Bacon	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th
Cyrus D. Prescott	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th
John T. Spriggs	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th
James S. Sherman	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st
Henry W. Bentley	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd
John M. Wever	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Redistricted from the 21st district.
Wallace T. Foote Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th
Louis W. Emerson	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th
George N. Southwick	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 20th district.
Henry S. De Forest	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd
Joseph A. Goulden	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – May 3, 1915	63rd 64th	Died.
Vacant		May 3, 1915 – November 2, 1915	64th
William Bennet	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th
Daniel C. Oliver	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th
Richard F. McKiniry	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th
Albert B. Rossdale	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th
Frank A. Oliver	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – June 18, 1934	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Resigned when appointed justice of the Court of Special Sessions
Vacant		June 18, 1934 – January 3, 1935	73rd
Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Redistricted to the 25th district.
Walter A. Lynch	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951	79th 80th 81st	Redistricted from the 22nd district.
Sidney A. Fine	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Isidore Dollinger	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1959	83rd 84th 85th 86th	Redistricted from the 24th district. Resigned.
Vacant		January 1, 1960 – March 7, 1960	86th
Jacob H. Gilbert	Democratic	March 8, 1960 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 24th district.
Jonathan Bingham	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Peter A. Peyser	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977	93rd 94th	Redistricted from the 25th district.
Bruce Caputo	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	95th
Peter A. Peyser	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	96th 97th
Samuel S. Stratton	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	98th 99th 100th	Redistricted from the 28th district.
Mike McNulty	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	101st 102nd	Redistricted to the 21st district.
Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Redistricted from the 25th district. Redistricted to the 24th district.
John M. McHugh	Republican	January 3, 2003 – September 21, 2009	108th 109th 110th 111th	Redistricted from the 24th district. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Vacant		September 21, 2009 – November 3, 2009	111th
Bill Owens	Democratic	November 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected to finish McHugh's term Re-elected in 2010, Redistricted to the 21st district.
Tom Reed	Republican	January 3, 2013 – Present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 2012.

Recent election results

In New York, there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties often 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.

US House election, 1984: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel S. Stratton	188,144	77.8
	Republican	Frank Wicks	53,060	21.9
	Socialist Workers	Richard Ariza	642	0.3
Majority			135,084	55.9
Turnout			241,846	100

US House election, 1996: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	124,626	64.3
	Democratic	Bruce W. Hapanowicz	50,436	26.0
	Independence	Thomas E. Loughlin, Jr.	10,835	5.6
	Right to Life	William Tapley	7,790	4.0
Majority			74,190	38.3
Turnout			193,687

US House election, 1998: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	111,242	80.8	+16.5
	Conservative	David Vickers	26,493	19.2	+19.2
Majority			84,749	61.5	+23.2
Turnout			137,735		-28.9

US House election, 2000: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	124,132	60.5	-20.3
	Conservative	David Vickers	42,854	20.9	+1.7
	Democratic	Richard W. Englebrecht	38,049	18.6	+18.6
Majority			81,278	39.6	-21.9
Turnout			205,535		+48.9

US House election, 2002: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	124,682	100	+39.5
Majority			124,682	100	+61.4
Turnout			124,682		-39.2

US House election, 2004: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	160,079	70.7	-29.3
	Democratic	Robert J. Johnson	66,448	29.3	+29.3
Majority			93,631	41.3	-59.7
Turnout			226,527		+81.7

US House election, 2006: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	106,781	63.1	-7.6
	Democratic	Robert J. Johnson	62,318	36.9	+7.6
Majority			44,463	26.3	-15.0
Turnout			169,099		-25.4

US House election, 2008: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John M. McHugh	129,991	65.3	+2.2
	Democratic	Michael P. Oot	69,112	34.7	-2.2
Majority			60,879	30.6
Turnout			199,103		+17.7

New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Owens	73,137	48.3	+14.0
	Conservative	Doug Hoffman	69,553	46.0	+25.1 (2000)
	Republican	Dede Scozzafava (withdrew, but still on the ballot)^[6]	8,582	5.7	-59.6
Majority			3,584	2.4	-28.2
Turnout			151,272		-24.0

Scozzafava dropped out of the race just prior to the election and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens. The results were not certified by the New York State Board of Elections until December 15, 2009.

US House election, 2010: New York District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Owens	82,232	47.5	-0.8
	Republican	Matt Doheny	80,237	46.4	+40.7
	Conservative	Doug Hoffman	10,507	6.1	-39.9
Majority			1,995	1.2	-1.2
Turnout			172,976		+14.3

23rd Congressional District Election Results (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	126,519	51.9
	Democratic	Nate Shinagawa	117,055	48.1
Total votes			243,571	100.0

23rd Congressional District Election Results (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	113,130	59.4
	Democratic	Martha Robertson	70,242	36.9
Total votes			190,554	100.0

23rd Congressional District Election Results (2016)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	161,050	57.6
	Democratic	John Plumb	118,584	42.4
Total votes			279,634	100.0

23rd Congressional District Election Results (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	130,323	54.2
	Democratic	Tracy Mitrano	109,932	45.8
Total votes			240,255	100.0

23rd Congressional District Election Results (2020)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	181,060	57.7
	Democratic	Tracy Mitrano	129,014	41.1
	Libertarian	Andrew Kolstee	3,650	1.2
Total votes			313,724	100.0

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

Notes

^ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=23
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
^ Reynolds, Nick (July 3, 2018). "Tracy Mitrano to face Tom Reed in November". Ithaca.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ Ballotpedia "[1]". Ballotpedia.com
^ "Republican in State House Race Suspends Campaign". New York Times. Associated Press. October 31, 2009.
^ "NYS Board of Elections Representatives in Congress Election Returns Nov. 8, 2016" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

Sources

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

External links

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Election results via Clerk.house.gov:
- 1996 House election data, via Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1998 House election data
- 2000 House election data
- 2002 House election data
- 2004 House election data

[6] Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=23

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2014-06-19.

[4] Reynolds, Nick (July 3, 2018). "Tracy Mitrano to face Tom Reed in November". Ithaca.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[5] Ballotpedia "[1]". Ballotpedia.com

[7] "Republican in State House Race Suspends Campaign". New York Times. Associated Press. October 31, 2009.

[8] "NYS Board of Elections Representatives in Congress Election Returns Nov. 8, 2016" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

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