New York's 2nd congressional district

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New York's 2nd congressional district
Population (2000) 654,360
Median income $71,147
Ethnic composition 78.4% White, 10.4% Black, 3.0% Asian, 13.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% other
Cook PVI D+7

The 2nd Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central Long Island. It includes all of the town of Huntington and parts of the towns of Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County as well as part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. It comprises such communities as Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip, Commack, Deer Park, Dix Hills, Huntington, Melville, North Amityville, Northport, Oakdale, Plainview, Ronkonkoma, Sayville and Wyandanch. The District has a modest Democratic tilt. John Kerry defeated George W. Bush in this district 53%-45%. Democrat Steve Israel has represented the district since 2001.

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[edit] Communities Within the District

[edit] Entirely Within the District

Asharoken, Bayport, Bohemia, Brentwood, Centerport, Central Islip, Dix Hills, East Farmingdale, East Northport, Elwood, Greenlawn, Halesite, Half Hollow Hills, Huntington, Huntington Bay, Huntington Station, Islandia, Lloyd Harbor, Melville, North Amityville, Northport, Oakdale, Sayville, South Huntington, West Hills, West Sayville, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch

[edit] Partially Within the District

Amityville, Bayshore, Commack, Copiague, Deer Park, East Islip, Jericho, Lindenhurst, North Babylon, North Lindenhurst, Plainview, Ronkonkoma, Syosset, Woodbury, West Babylon

[edit] Components: Past and Present

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1913-1945:

Parts of Queens

1945-1963:

Parts of Nassau

1963-1973:

Parts of Nassau, Suffolk

1973-2003:

Parts of Suffolk

2003-present:

Parts of Nassau, Suffolk

[edit] List of Representatives

[edit] 1789 - 1809: One seat

Representative Party Years District home Note
John Laurance Pro-Administration 1789 – 1793
John Watts Pro-Administration 1793 – 1795
Edward Livingston Democratic-Republican 1795 – 1801
Samuel Latham Mitchill Democratic-Republican 1801 – 1803
Joshua Sands Federalist 1803 – 1805
Gurdon Mumford Democratic-Republican 1805 – 1809 A second seat was added to the district

[edit] 1809 - 1823: Two seats

From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the second district, elected at-large on a general ticket.

[edit] Seat A

Representative Party Years District home Note
Gurdon Mumford Democratic-Republican 1809-03-04 – 1811-03-03
William Paulding Democratic-Republican 1811-03-04 – 1813-03-03
Egbert Benson Federalist 1813-03-04 – 1813-08-02 Resigned
Vacant 1813-08-02 – 1814-01-21
William Irving Democratic-Republican 1814-01-22 – 1819-03-03
Henry Meigs Democratic-Republican 1819-03-24 – 1821-03-03
Churchill C. Cambreleng Democratic-Republican 1821-03-24 – 1823-03-03 Two seats reduced to One; Redistricted to the 3rd district

[edit] Seat B

Representative Party Years District home Note
William Denning Democratic-Republican 1809-03-04 – 1810 Resigned, having not qualified
Samuel Mitchill Democratic-Republican 1810-12-04 – 1813-03-03
Jotham Post Federalist 1813-03-04 – 1815-03-03
Peter Wendover Democratic-Republican 1815-03-04 – 1821-03-03
John Morgan Democratic-Republican 1821-03-04 – 1823-03-03 Two seats reduced to One; Redistricted to the 3rd district

[edit] 1823 - present: One seat

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Representative Party Years District home Note
Jacob Tyson Crawford Democratic-Republican 1823-03-04 – 1825-03-03 Staten Island
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Leonard W. Hall Republican 1945-01-03 – 1952-12-31 Redistricted from 1st district, resigned
vacant 1953-01-01 – 1953-01-02
Steven Derounian Republican 1953-01-03 – 1963-01-03 Redistricted to 3rd district
James R. Grover, Jr. Republican 1963-01-03 – 1975-01-03
Thomas J. Downey Democratic 1975-01-03 – 1993-01-03
Rick Lazio Republican 1993-01-03 – 2001-01-03 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Steve Israel Democratic 2001-01-03 – present Dix Hills Incumbent

[edit] 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").

US House election, 1996: New York District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Lazio 112,135 64.2
Democratic Kenneth J. Herman 57,953 33.2
Right to Life Alice Cort Ross 4,506 2.6
Majority 54,182 31.0
Turnout 174,594 100
US House election, 1998: New York District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Lazio 85,089 66.2 +2.0
Democratic John C. Bace 37,949 29.5 -3.7
Right to Life Dennis K. Quinn 3,646 2.8 +0.2
Independence Kenneth J. Herman 1,754 1.4 +1.4
Majority 47,140 36.7 +5.7
Turnout 128,438 100 -26.4
US House election, 2000: New York District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steve Israel 90,438 47.9 +18.4
Republican Joan B. Johnson 65,880 34.9 -31.3
Right to Life Robert T. Walsh 11,224 6.0 +3.2
Conservative Richard N. Thompson 10,824 5.7 +5.7
Independence David A. Bishop 10,266 5.4 +4.0
Majority 24,558 13.0 -23.7
Turnout 188,632 100 +46.9
US House election, 2002: New York District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steve Israel 85,451 58.5 +10.6
Republican Joseph P. Finley 59,117 40.5 +5.6
Green John Keenan 1,558 1.1 +1.1
Majority 26,334 18.0 +5.0
Turnout 146,126 100 -22.5
US House election, 2004: New York District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steve Israel 161,593 66.6 +8.1
Republican Richard Hoffmann 80,950 33.4 -7.1
Majority 80,643 33.2 +15.2
Turnout 242,543 100 +66.0
US House election, 2006: New York District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steve Israel 105,276 70.4 +3.8
Republican John W. Bugler 44,212 29.6 -3.8
Majority 61,604 40.8 +7.6
Turnout 149,488 100 -38.4

[edit] References

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New York's congressional districts
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The At-large, and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps