New York's 20th congressional district

New York's 20th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York's Capital District. It includes all of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady counties, and portions of Rensselaer county.

History





 * 1825–?: (two seats) comprising St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties.


 * 1875–1893: Montgomery
 * 1913–1973: Parts of Manhattan
 * 1973–1983: Parts of Bronx, Manhattan
 * 1983–1993: Parts of Westchester
 * 1993–2003: All of Rockland, Parts of Orange, Sullivan, Westchester
 * 2003–2013: All of Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington, Parts of Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga
 * 2013–2023: All of Albany, Schenectady, Parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga
 * 2023–present: All of Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Parts of Rensselaer

Various New York districts have been numbered "20" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

1813–1833: two seats
From the creation of the district in 1813 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Election results
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").