2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2016, to elect 27 U.S. representatives from the state of New York. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.

In the general election, 18 Democrats and nine Republicans prevailed. No incumbents were defeated.

District 1
The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican Lee Zeldin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Nominee

 * Lee Zeldin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Anna Throne-Holst, Southampton town supervisor

Eliminated in primary

 * David Calone, Suffolk County Planning Commission Chair

Declined

 * Kara Hahn, Suffolk County Legislator
 * Mark Lesko, former Brookhaven Supervisor

Results
Throne-Holst won the primary by 417 votes.

District 2
The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Nominee

 * Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * DuWayne Gregory, Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature

Declined

 * Martin Tankleff, attorney

District 3
The 3rd district is based along the north shore of Long Island and includes portions of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The incumbent, Democrat Steve Israel, had represented northern Long Island since 2000 (as the 2nd district from 2000 to 2012 and the 3rd district since then) and announced he would not seek re-election on January 5, 2016.

Nominee

 * Tom Suozzi, former Nassau County executive & Mayor of Glen Cove

Eliminated in primary

 * Joseph C. Clarke, perennial candidate
 * Jonathan Kaiman, former North Hempstead town supervisor and chair of Nassau County finance board
 * Anna Kaplan, North Hempstead town council member
 * Steve Stern, Suffolk County legislator, 16th district; businessman

Declined

 * Judi Bosworth, Nassau County legislator, 10th district
 * Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Lori Scheinman, philanthropist
 * William Spencer, Suffolk County legislator, 18th district
 * Robert Zimmerman, Long Island Economic development commissioner

Nominee

 * Jack Martins, state senator

Withdrawn

 * Philip Pidot, businessman, former fraud investigator and Fox News Commentator

Declined

 * Chad Lupinacci, state assembly member
 * Rob Trotta, Suffolk Legislator

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 26, 2016

Results
Suozzi defeated Martins in the general election.

District 4
The 4th district was located in central and southern Nassau County. Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. She was elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+3.

Nominee

 * Kathleen Rice, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * David Gurfein, retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel

District 5
The 5th district is mostly located entirely within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+35.

Nominee

 * Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Ali A. Mirza

Nominee

 * Michael O'Reilly

District 6
The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. Incumbent Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 100% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Nominee

 * Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Danniel S. Maio, co-owner of the Identity Map Company

District 7
The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat, Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+34.

Nominee

 * Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Jeffrey M. Kurzon, attorney
 * Yungman F. Lee, banking executive

Nominee

 * Allan E. Romaguera

District 8
The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Incumbent Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014, winning the general election with 84% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+35.

Nominee

 * Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent U.S. Representative

Jeffries also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary
No Republicans filed.

Nominee

 * Daniel J. Cavanagh

District 9
The 9th district is located entirely within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Incumbent Democrat Yvette Clarke, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 89.5% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+32.

Nominee

 * Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Clarke also received the Working Families nominations.

Republican primary
No Republicans filed.

Nominee

 * Alan Bellone

District 10
The 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District, and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. The incumbent was Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 82% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+23.

Nominee

 * Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Mikhail Oliver Rosenberg, social entrepreneur and former investment banker

Nominee

 * Philip Rosenthal, physicist, lawyer, and entrepreneur

District 11
The 11th district is located entirely in New York City and includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. The incumbent was Republican Dan Donovan, who took office in 2015 after the resignation of Republican Michael Grimm. Donovan took office after winning a 2015 special election over Democrat Vincent J. Gentile. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+2.

Nominee

 * Dan Donovan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Richard Reichard, former president of the Staten Island Democratic Association

District 12
The 12th district is located entirely in New York City and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint and western Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Carolyn Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected in 2014 with 84% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+27.

Nominee

 * Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Peter Lindner, two-time MIT grad in statistical analysis

Declined

 * David Eisenbach, historian, professor and communications director for Mike Gravel's 2008 presidential campaign

Nominee

 * Robert Ardini, small business owner

District 13
The 13th district is located entirely in New York City and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western Bronx. The incumbent was Democrat Charles Rangel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 15th district from 1993 to 2013, the 16th district from 1983 to 1993, the 19th district from 1973 to 1983 and the 18th district from 1971 to 1973. He was re-elected in 2014 with 87% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+42.

Democratic primary
Rangel said during the 2014 election and confirmed after his victory that he would not run for a 24th term in 2016.

Rangel had faced strong primary challenges in previous elections and had said that he will be "involved" in picking his successor. Former state assemblyman, former city councilman and candidate for the seat in 1996 and 2010 Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr., whom Rangel unseated in the primary in 1970, ran for the seat. State Assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright also ran for the seat.

Nominee

 * Adriano Espaillat, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012 and 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * Suzan Johnson Cook, pastor, former White House advisor, and former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
 * Mike Gallagher, graphic artist
 * Guillermo Linares, state assembly member
 * Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member, candidate for the seat in 1994 and 2010, and son of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
 * Sam Sloan, perennial candidate
 * Clyde Williams, former Democratic National Committee political director and candidate for the seat in 2012
 * Keith L. T. Wright, state assembly member and former chair of the New York State Democratic Committee

Withdrawn

 * Bill Perkins, state senator

Declined

 * Inez Dickens, New York City Council member
 * Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City Council Speaker
 * David Paterson, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee and former Governor of New York
 * Charles Rangel, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Robert J. Rodriguez, state assembly member
 * Michael Walrond, pastor and candidate for the seat in 2014

Nominee

 * Robert Evans, Jr., attorney

District 14
The 14th district is located in New York City and includes the eastern Bronx and part of north-central Queens. Incumbent Democrat, Joseph Crowley, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 88% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+26.

Nominee

 * Joseph Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Frank Spotorno, small businessman

Results
Crowley won re-election, attaining 77.7% of the vote. This would prove to be Crowley's final victory in an election for congress. In June 2018, Crowley was upset by the unknown Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary.

District 15
The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx in New York City and is one of the smallest districts by area in the entire country. The incumbent was Democrat José E. Serrano, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993. He was re-elected with 90% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+43.

Nominee

 * José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Leonel Baez

Declined

 * Adolfo Carrión, Jr., former Bronx Borough President, former director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs and Independence nominee for Mayor in 2013

Nominee

 * Alejandro Vega

District 16
The 16th district is located in the northern part of The Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Rye. Incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 100% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+21.

Nominee

 * Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary
No Republicans filed.

General election
Engel was challenged by Independent candidate Derickson K. Lawrence.

District 17
The 17th district contains all of Rockland County and the northern and central portions of Westchester County, including the cities of Peekskill and White Plains. Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Nominee

 * Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary
No Republicans filed.

District 18
The 18th district is located entirely within the Hudson Valley, covering all of Orange County and Putnam County, as well as parts of southern Dutchess County and northeastern Westchester County. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney. He was elected to the house in 2012 by a slim margin, defeating former Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, and defeated her again in 2014 in a rematch by a slim margin. The district has an even PVI.

Nominee

 * Sean Patrick Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

 * Diana Hird, attorney

Nominee

 * Phil Oliva Jr., senior advisor to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino

Eliminated in primary

 * Ken Del Vecchio, filmmaker

Withdrew

 * Sakima Brown, former Poughkeepsie school board member, Iraq War veteran, and nominee for State Assembly in 2014
 * Dan Castricone, former Orange County legislator and 2014 State Assembly candidate
 * John Lange, former state legislative aide
 * Frank Spaminato

District 19
The 19th district is located in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and parts of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. The incumbent was Republican Chris Gibson, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+1.

Republican primary
Gibson, a supporter of term limits, had pledged to limit himself to four terms in office but opted to retire at the end of his third.

Nominee

 * John Faso, former state assembly member and nominee for governor in 2006

Eliminated in primary

 * Andrew Heaney, heating oil executive

Withdrawn

 * Pete Lopez, state assembly member

Declined

 * Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Kathleen M. Jimino, Rensselaer County Executive
 * Ryan McAllister, former Cobleskill Town Council member.
 * Steven McLaughlin, state assembly member
 * Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive
 * James L. Seward, state senator

Democratic primary
Only Will Yandik and Zephyr Teachout filed papers with the New York State Board of Elections as, although John Keho had filed with the Federal Elections Commission, he did not with the New York State Board of Elections.

Nominee

 * Zephyr Teachout, professor and candidate for governor in 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * Will Yandik, Deputy Livingston Town Supervisor

Withdrawn

 * John Patrick Kehoe, music agency CEO and management consultant

Declined

 * Didi Barrett, state assembly member
 * Kevin Cahill, state assembly member
 * Sean Eldridge, investor and nominee for this seat in 2014
 * Patricia Fahy, state assembly member
 * Terry Gipson, former state senator
 * Aileen Gunther, state assembly member
 * John Hall, former U.S. Representative
 * Michael P. Hein, Ulster County Executive
 * Julian Schreibman, prosecutor and nominee for this seat in 2012
 * Frank Skartados, state assembly member
 * Joel Tyner, Dutchess County legislator and candidate for this seat in 2012
 * Joanne Yepsen, Mayor of Saratoga Springs

Results
In the June 28, 2016 primary, Teachout won the Democratic nomination handily. by a 71.11% to 28.65% margin.

Teachout was unopposed in filing for the Working Families Party nomination.

General election
This was considered one of the most highly contested races in New York in 2016.

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, September 15, 2016
 * Complete video of debate, October 13, 2016
 * Complete video of debate, October 24, 2016

District 20
The 20th district is located in the Capital District and includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselear and Saratoga counties. Incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Nominee

 * Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Joe Vitollo, businessman

District 21
The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country, as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse and borders Vermont to the east. The incumbent was Republican Elise Stefanik, who had represented the district since 2015. She was elected in 2014 with 53% of the vote and the district had an even PVI.

Nominee

 * Elise Stefanik, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Mike Derrick, retired Army Colonel

Declined

 * Aaron Woolf, grocery store owner, filmmaker and nominee for this seat in 2014

Nominee

 * Matt Funicello, bakery owner, political activist and nominee for this seat in 2014

District 22
The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and Tioga counties. The incumbent, Republican Richard Hanna, did not run for re-election.

Nominee

 * Claudia Tenney, state assembly member and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * George Phillips, high school history teacher and nominee for this seat in 2010
 * Steve Wells, businessman

Withdrawn

 * Aaron Price, filmmaker

Declined

 * Michael Backus, Oswego County Clerk
 * Catherine Bertini, former Executive Director of the World Food Programme
 * Joseph Griffo, state senator
 * Richard Hanna, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Raymond Meier, former state senator
 * Anthony Picente, Oneida County Executive

Nominee

 * Kim A. Myers, Broome County legislator

Disqualified

 * David Gordon, former Oneida County Legislator

Declined

 * Anthony Brindisi, state assembly member

Campaign
Babinec stated he would caucus with the House Republicans if he was elected to Congress.

District 23
The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, along with parts of Ontario and Tioga counties.

The incumbent was Republican Tom Reed, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 with 60% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+3.

Nominee

 * Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * John F. Plumb, aerospace engineer, United States Navy Reserve captain and former acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy

District 24
The 24th district includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. The incumbent was Republican John Katko, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected in 2014 with 59% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Dan Maffei. The district has a PVI of D+3.

Nominee

 * John Katko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Colleen Deacon, regional director of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Syracuse office

Eliminated in primary

 * Eric Kingson, professor
 * Steven Williams, lawyer and former United States Navy JAG Corps officer

Declined

 * Dan Maffei, former U.S. Representative

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 25, 2016

District 25
The 25th district located entirely within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester. The incumbent was Democrat Louise Slaughter, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993. Due to Slaughter's age, recent health problems, and the death of her husband, there was speculation that she might retire, but she ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 49% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+7.

Nominee

 * Louise Slaughter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Mark Assini, Town Supervisor of Gates, Conservative nominee for this seat in 2004 and nominee for this seat in 2014

District 26
The 25th district located in Erie and Niagara counties and includes the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Incumbent Democrat Brian Higgins, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 27th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 68% of the vote and the district had a PVI of D+12.

Nominee

 * Brian Higgins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Shelly Schratz, business owner and former Amherst Town Board member

District 27
The 27th district is located in Western New York and includes all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties. Incumbent Republican Chris Collins, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 71% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Nominee

 * Chris Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Diana K. Kastenbaum, small business owner