New York's 9th congressional district
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New York's 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of south Brooklyn and south central Queens. In Queens, the 9th including the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Rego Park, Rockaway Beach, and Woodhaven. Its Brooklyn section includes Flatlands, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Mill Basin and Sheepshead Bay. It has been represented by Democrat Anthony D. Weiner since 1999.
The district is heavily Democratic, although less so than some others surronding it. It is gerrymandered to consist of middle-class majority white neighborhoods (the district as a whole is 71% caucasian, 14.5% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic and 4% African-American). The district includes large Jewish, Italian, and Irish populations.
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[edit] Components: Past and Present
1993-present:
1963-1993:
- Parts of Queens
1945-1963
- Parts of Brooklyn
1913-1945
[edit] Representatives
- Eugene J. Keogh, Democrat, January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1963 (redistricted to 11th district)
- James J. Delaney, Democrat, January 3, 1963 - December 31, 1978 (redistricted from 7th district)
- Geraldine Ferraro, Democrat, January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985
- Thomas J. Manton, Democrat, January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1993 (redistricted to 7th district)
- Charles E. Schumer, Democrat, January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1999 (redistricted from 10th district)
- Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat, January 3, 1999 - present
The 9th was historcally a Queens district. Part of the old 9th became the 7th District in the 1992 redistricting when the present 9th absorbed much of the old 10th District based in Brooklyn.
[edit] Election results
Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably 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 (Listed as "Recap").
| US House election, 2006: New York District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Anthony D. Weiner | 71,762 | 100 | +28.7 | |
| Majority | 71,762 | 100 | +57.4 | ||
| Turnout | 71,762 | 100 | -54.7 | ||
| US House election, 2004: New York District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Anthony D. Weiner | 113,025 | 71.3 | +5.6 | |
| Republican | Gerard J. Cronin | 45,451 | 28.7 | -5.6 | |
| Majority | 67,574 | 42.6 | +11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 158,476 | 100 | +71.4 | ||
| US House election, 2002: New York District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Anthony D. Weiner | 60,737 | 65.7 | -2.7 | |
| Republican | Alfred F. Donohue | 31,698 | 34.3 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 29,039 | 31.4 | -5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 92,435 | 100 | -36.1 | ||
| US House election, 2000: New York District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Anthony D. Weiner | 98,983 | 68.4 | +2.0 | |
| Republican | Noach Dear | 45,649 | 31.6 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 53,334 | 36.9 | -6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 144,632 | 100 | +38.4 | ||
| US House election, 1998: New York District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Anthony D. Weiner | 69,439 | 66.4 | -8.4 | |
| Republican | Louis Telano | 24,486 | 23.4 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | Melinda Katz | 5,698 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Arthur J. Smith | 4,899 | 4.7 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 44,953 | 43.0 | -10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 104,522 | 100 | -27.0 | ||
| US House election, 1996: New York District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Charles E. Schumer | 107,107 | 74.8 | ||
| Republican | Robert J. Verga | 30,488 | 21.3 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Mossa | 5,618 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 76,619 | 53.5 | |||
| Turnout | 143,213 | 100 | |||
[edit] References
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data "
- 2000 House election data "
- 1998 House election data "
- 1996 House election data "
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