Delegation At A Glance (District Map)
• Total House seats: 29
• 109th Congress: 20 D, 9 R
• 110th Congress: 23 D, 6 R

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NY-01


District Profile: This district, consisting of the eastern end of Long Island, ousted its incumbent congressmen in both 2000 and 2002, the only district to do so. Full Profile
2006 Results: Tim Bishop (D) defeated Italo Zanzi (R) by 61-39%

Tim Bishop (D) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Bishop was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 631-451-1764 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Italo Zanzi (R) Zanzi, a vice president of Major League Baseball, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 631-285-1077 • Campaign Web site

NY-02


District Profile: For the most part, the 2nd is the humbler part of Long Island, farther east than most of the fashionable commuter suburbs. Full Profile
2006 Results: Steve Israel (D) defeated John Bugler (R) by 70-30%

Steve Israel (D) Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Israel was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 631-425-7600 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

John W. Bugler (R) Bugler, a former engineer, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

NY-03


District Profile: Sept. 11 likely had an effect on voting here in 2004: Al Gore carried this suburban district in 2000, but it broke sharply toward George W. Bush in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Peter King (R) defeated David Mejias (D) by 56-44%

Peter King (R) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; King was nominated with 83% in a two-way primary. Contact: Not available • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Dave Mejias (D) Mejias, a county legislator, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 516-756-3011 • Campaign Web site

NY-04


District Profile: The traditional Republican heritage in the 4th District is becoming a dim memory; the county legislature is now led by a Democratic majority. Full Profile
2006 Results: Carolyn McCarthy (D) defeated Martin Blessinger (R) by 65-35%

Carolyn McCarthy (D) Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth terml McCarthy was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 516-873-9087 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Marty Blessinger (R) Blessinger, a police officer, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

NY-05


District Profile: Both the Queens and Nassau County bits of the district have long voted Democratic, but it's hard to predict the future voting preferences of Asian and Hispanic residents. Full Profile
2006 Results: Gary Ackerman (D) was unopposed

Gary Ackerman (D) Elected in 1983; Seeking 12th term; Ackerman was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 718-428-1513 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Challenger No challenger

NY-06


District Profile: The district is ranked as the nation's worst for commuters -- average travel time to work is 48 minutes. Politically, the district is overwhelmingly Democratic. Full Profile
2006 Results: Gregory Meeks (D) was unopposed

Gregory Meeks (D) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Meeks was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 718-527-5229 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Challenger No challenger

NY-07


District Profile: Politically, the 7th District votes heavily Democratic in presidential and congressional elections. But in 2004 only 129,000 people voted in this district of 654,000. Full Profile
2006 Results: Joseph Crowley (D) defeated Kevin Brawley (R) by 84-16%

Joseph Crowley (D) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Crowley was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 202-543-8556 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Kevin Brawley (R) Brawley, a frequent candidate, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-08


District Profile: Lower Manhattan makes up the 8th. It has long been home to Wall Street and the Financial District, as well as TriBeCa, SoHo and Greenwich Village. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jerrold Nadler (D) defeated Eleanor Friedman (R) by 83-15%

Jerrold Nadler (D) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Nadler was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 212-352-0370 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Eleanor Friedman (R) Friedman was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-09


District Profile: The 9th's population is only 4 percent black and 14 percent Hispanic, and some of its neighborhoods have remained seemingly unaffected by the changes swirling elsewhere. Full Profile
2006 Results: Anthony Weiner (D) was unopposed

Anthony Weiner (D) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Weiner was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 212-777-7755 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Republican Challengers Names link to campaign Web sites No challengers

NY-10


District Profile: The district is 60 percent black -- the highest of any New York district. Politically, it is overwhelmingly Democratic, one of the most left-leaning districts in the nation. Full Profile
2006 Results: Edolphus Towns (D) defeated Jonathan Anderson (R) by 92-6%

Edolphus Towns (D) Elected in 1982; Seeking 13th term; Towns was nominated in a three-way primary. Contact: 718-453 5330 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Jonathan H. Anderson (R) Anderson was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-11


District Profile: From the '20s to the '60s, the area defined by the 11th had the largest concentration of Jews in the country. But today, the population is 59 percent black and 12 percent Hispanic. Full Profile
2006 Results: Yvette Clarke (D) defeated Stephen Finger (R) by 89-8%

Yvette Clarke (D) Clarke, a city councilwoman, was nominated with 31 percent in a four-way primary. Contact: 718-940-2006 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

Stephen Finger (R) Finger, a physician, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 917-626-5935 • Campaign Web site

NY-12


District Profile: The 12th was designed to stitch many diverse people together. More than two-thirds of the residents live in Brooklyn; most of the rest are in Queens and the remaining people live in Manhattan. Full Profile
2006 Results: Nydia Velazquez (D) defeated Allan Romaguera (R) by 89-11%

Nydia Velazquez (D) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Velazquez was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 718-384-2173 • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Allan Romaguera (R) Romaguera, a frequent candidate, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-13


District Profile: Ethnically, Staten Island is the most heavily Italian part of the United States; the 13th District has the highest percentage of residents of Italian ancestry in the nation. Full Profile
2006 Results: Vito Fossella (R) defeated Stephen Harrison (D) by 57-43%

Vito Fossella (R) Elected in 1997; Seeking fifth term; Fossella was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 718-351-0868 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Stephen A. Harrison (D) Harrison, an attorney, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 718-720-8683 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-14


District Profile: The 14th includes within its irregular borders the Upper East Side, home to a population with more accumulated wealth than anywhere else in the world. Full Profile
2006 Results: Carolyn Maloney (D) defeated Danniel Maio (R) by 84-16%

Carolyn Maloney (D) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Maloney was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 212-987-5516 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Danniel Maio (R) Maio, a frequent candidate, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-15


District Profile: The 15th includes Harlem and all of northern Manhattan. In 2004, it was the most heavily Democratic congressional district in the nation. Full Profile
2006 Results: Charles Rangel (D) defeated Edward Daniels (R) by 94-6%

Charles Rangel (D) Elected in 1970; Seeking 19th term; Rangel was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 212-862-4990 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Edward Daniels (R) Daniels was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-16


District Profile: Measured by median income and percentage of families below poverty status, this district -- the South Bronx -- ranks as the most impoverished district in the nation. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jose Serrano (D) defeated Ali Mohamed (R) by 96-4%

Jose Serrano (D) Elected in 1990; Seeking ninth term; Serrano was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 202-547-5000 • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Ali Mohamed (R) Mohamed, the 2004 Republican candidate, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-17


District Profile: In addition to the Bronx, the 17th reaches deep into the suburbs, taking in Mount Vernon and Yonkers. Full Profile
2006 Results: Eliot Engel (D) defeated Jim Faulkner (R) by 76-24%

Eliot Engel (D) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term; Engel was nominated with 82% in a two-way primary. Contact: 718-601-8768 • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Jim Faulkner (R) Faulkner, a contractor, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 914-426-4944 • Campaign Web site

NY-18


District Profile: Blessed with some of America's loveliest scenery, and easily accessible to Manhattan by train since the mid-19th century, this became some of America's first suburban terrain. Full Profile
2006 Results: Nita Lowey (D) defeated Richard Hoffman (R) by 70-30%

Nita Lowey (D) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term; Lowey was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 914-683-3275 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Richard Hoffman (R) Hoffman, a business consultant, was nominated with 52% in a two-way primary. Contact: 914-965-2409 • Campaign Web site

NY-19


District Profile: The 19th District covers much of the lower Hudson Valley, sprawling across parts of five counties.Full Profile
2004 Results: John Hall (D) defeated Sue Kelly (R) by 51-49%

Sue Kelly (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Kelly was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 914-232-5940 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

John Hall (D) Hall, a former Ulster County legislator, won the nomination in a four-way primary. Contact: 845-831-1735 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-20


District Profile: The sprawling 20th clamps around the Albany metro area and includes much of the Hudson Valley. Full Profile
2006 Results: Kirsten Gillibrand (D) defeated John Sweeney (R) by 53-47%

John Sweeney (R) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Sweeney was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 518-373-9595 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Kirsten Gillibrand (D) Gillibrand, an attorney, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 518-210-9742 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-21


District Profile: While the outer counties lean modestly Republican, the Democratic machine vote in Albany makes this a comfortably Democratic district. Full Profile
2006 Results: Michael McNulty (D) defeated Warren Redlich (R) by 78-22%

Michael McNulty (D) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term; McNulty won the nomination in a two-way primary. Contact: 518-271-8536 Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Warren Redlich (R) Redlich, an attorney, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

NY-22


District Profile: Today most of the area is Democratic, especially the university towns of Ithaca, Poughkeepsie and New Paltz. Full Profile
2006 Results: Maurice Hinchey (D) was unopposed

Maurice Hinchey (D) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Hinchey was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 845-338-8890 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Republican Challengers Names link to campaign Web sites No challengers

NY-23


District Profile: Politically, the 23rd is mostly ancestral Republican country; it gave George W. Bush a small plurality in 2000 and a small majority in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: John McHugh (R) defeated Bob Johnson (D) by 63-37%

John McHugh (R) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; McHugh was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 703-969-1516 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Bob Johnson (D) Johnson, a surgeon, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 315-440-9609 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-24


District Profile: The 24th Congressional District sprawls through parts of 11 counties in central New York, few of them heavily populated. Full Profile
2006 Results: Michael Arcuri (D) defeated Raymond Meier (R) by 54-45%

Raymond A. Meier (R) Meier, a state senator, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 315-272-1992 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site

Michael A. Arcuri (D) Arcuri, Oneida County district attorney, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 315-223-9280 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-25


District Profile: The district's western end is in the suburbs of Rochester in Monroe County, which in the June 2002 redistricting plan was split up between four districts. Full Profile
2006 Results: James Walsh (R) defeated Dan Maffei (D) by 51-49%

James Walsh (R) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term; Walsh was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 315-471-9154 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Dan Maffei (D) Maffei, a businessman, was nominated with 70% in a two-way primary. Contact: 315-449-0051 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-26


District Profile: The 26th covers much of western New York, and it is one of six New York districts that voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Tom Reynolds (R) defeated Jack Davis (D) by 52-48%

Tom Reynolds (R) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Reynolds was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 877-564-2006 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Jack Davis (D) Davis, a manufacturer, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 716-542-5200 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

NY-27


District Profile: The 27th consists of the eastern and southern two-thirds of Buffalo, plus most of the Erie County suburbs east and south of the city. Full Profile
2006 Results: With 97% of precincts reporting, Brian Higgins (D) led Michael McHale (R) by 79-21%

Brian Higgins (D) Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; Higgins was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 716-825-4613 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Michael J. McHale (R) McHale, a district attorney, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

NY-28


District Profile: The 28th, in its present form, was created by redistricting in 2002. It includes Rochester, Niagara Falls and part of Buffalo. Full Profile
2006 Results: Louise Slaughter (D) defeated John Donnelly (R) by 73-27%

Louise Slaughter (D) Elected in 1986; Seeking 11th term; Slaughter was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 585-486-1206 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

John Donnelly (R) Donnelly, a town councilman, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

NY-29


District Profile: The 29th includes much of the state's southern tier. Politically, this has been Republican country since the party's founding. Full Profile
2006 Results: John Kuhl (R) defeated Eric Massa (R) by 52-48%

John "Randy" Kuhl (R) Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; Kuhl was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 607-776-9999 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Eric Massa (D) Massa, a former Naval officer, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 607-857-2409 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile