U.S. House — 2008 General
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Year:
29 districts
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28 contested
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1 uncontested — ran unopposed
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2 within 10%
Data note: Certified NYSBOE results. NY fusion voting: a candidate may appear on multiple party lines; votes shown are the total across all lines.
| District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy H. Bishop D Democratic: 141,727 · Independence: 12,919 · Working Families: 7,437 | Lee M. Zeldin R | 277,628 | 16.8% |
| 2 | Steve J. Israel D Democratic: 143,759 · Independence: 11,900 · Working Families: 5,620 | Frank J. Stalzer R | 240,920 | 33.9% |
| 3 | Peter T. King R Republican: 149,344 · Independence: 10,447 · Conservative: 12,983 | Graham Е. Long D | 270,299 | 27.8% |
| 4 | Carolyn McCarthy D Democratic: 151,792 · Independence: 7,318 · Working Families: 4,918 | Jack M. Martins R | 256,270 | 28.0% |
| 5 | Gary L. Ackerman D Democratic: 105,836 · Independence: 4,084 · Working Families: 2,804 | Elizabeth Berney R | 158,773 | 43.9% |
| 7 | Joseph Crowley D Democratic: 113,988 · Working Families: 4,471 | William Е. Britt, Jr. R | 139,936 | 69.3% |
| 8 | Jerrold L. Nadler D Democratic: 152,153 · Working Families: 8,622 | Grace Lin R | 199,837 | 60.9% |
| 9 | Anthony D. Weiner D Democratic: 106,097 · Working Families: 6,108 | Alfred F. Donohue R | 120,583 | 86.1% |
| 10 | Edolphus Towns D Democratic | Salvatore Grupico R | 164,655 | 88.4% |
| 11 | Yvette D. Clarke D Democratic: 158,235 · Working Families: 10,327 | Hugh C. Carr R | 181,723 | 86.4% |
| 12 | Nydia M. Velazquez D Democratic: 115,633 · Working Families: 7,420 | Allan Е. Romaguera R | 136,801 | 79.9% |
| 13 | Michael Е. McMahon D Democratic: 107,640 · Working Families: 6,579 | Robert А. Straniere R | 187,406 | 27.6% |
| 14 | Carolyn B. Maloney D Democratic: 176,426 · Working Families: 6,813 | Robert G. Heim R | 229,283 | 61.0% |
| 15 | Charles B. Rangel D Democratic: 170,372 · Working Families: 6,779 | Edward Daniels R | 198,676 | 81.3% |
| 16 | Jose Е. Serrano D Democratic: 123,312 · Working Families: 3,867 | Ali Mohamed R | 131,667 | 93.2% |
| 17 | Eliot L. Engel D Democratic: 149,676 · Independence: 6,721 · Working Families: 5,197 | Robert Goodman R | 202,301 | 59.8% |
| 18 | Nita M. Lowey D Democratic: 167,365 · Working Families: 7,426 | Jim Russell R | 255,289 | 36.9% |
| 19 | John Hall D Democratic: 141,173 · Independence: 16,584 · Working Families: 7,102 | Kieran Michael Lalor R | 280,979 | 17.3% |
| 20 | Kirsten Е. Gillibrand D Democratic: 178,996 · Working Families: 14,655 | Sandy Treadwell R | 311,682 | 24.3% |
| 21 | Paul D. Tonko D Democratic: 159,849 · Working Families: 11,437 | James R. Buhrmaster R | 275,850 | 27.1% |
| 22 | Maurice D. Hinchey D Democratic: 147,238 · Independence: 11,320 · Working Families: 10,000 | George K. Phillips R | 253,684 | 32.9% |
| 23 | John M. McHugh R Republican: 120,778 · Independence: 12,958 · Conservative: 9,293 | Michael P. Oot D | 218,900 | 30.7% |
| 24 | Michael А. Arcuri D Democratic: 121,345 · Working Families: 9,454 | Richard L. Hanna R | 251,679 | 3.9% |
| 25 | Daniel B. Maffei D Democratic: 148,290 · Working Families: 9,085 | Dale А. Sweetland R | 287,075 | 12.9% |
| 26 | Christopher J. Lee R Republican: 124,845 · Independence: 9,896 · Conservative: 13,866 | Alice Kryzan D | 270,326 | 14.4% |
| 27 | Brian Higgins D Democratic: 169,196 · Working Families: 16,517 | Daniel J. Humiston R | 249,545 | 51.8% |
| 28 | Louise M. Slaughter D Democratic: 155,409 · Independence: 9,424 · Working Families: 7,822 | David W. Crimmen R | 221,345 | 56.0% |
| 29 | Eric J. J. Massa D Democratic: 131,526 · Working Families: 9,003 | John Randy Kuhl, Jr. R | 275,728 | 1.9% |
Uncontested Races (1) — only one candidate appeared on the ballot
| District | Winner | Status | Total Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gregory W. Meeks D | Uncontested | 141,180 | — |