New York's 24th congressional district

The 24th congressional district of New York includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga, and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Its largest city is Syracuse.

New York's 24th congressional district
New York's 24th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  John Katko
RSyracuse
Distribution
  • 72.81% urban
  • 27.19% rural
Population (2019)701,841
Median household
income
$60,899[1]
Cook PVID+3[2]

This district is currently represented by Republican John Katko. As of the 116th United States Congress, it is one of very few Democratic-leaning districts in the country to be represented by a Republican.

From 2003 to 2013, the district included all or parts of Broome County Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 56 - 42%
2012 President Obama 57 - 41%
2016 President Clinton 49 - 45%

Components: Past and Present

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1823
Rowland Day Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th Elected in 1822.
[data unknown/missing]
Charles Kellogg Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
19th [data unknown/missing]
Nathaniel Garrow Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
20th [data unknown/missing]
Gershom Powers Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
21st [data unknown/missing]
Ulysses F. Doubleday Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd [data unknown/missing]
Rowland Day Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd [data unknown/missing]
Ulysses F. Doubleday Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
24th [data unknown/missing]
William H. Noble Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
25th [data unknown/missing]

Christopher Morgan
Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
[data unknown/missing]

Horace Wheaton
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
[data unknown/missing]

Daniel Gott
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
30th
31st
[data unknown/missing]

Daniel T. Jones
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855
32nd
33rd
[data unknown/missing]

Amos P. Granger
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
[data unknown/missing]
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

Charles B. Sedgwick
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
[data unknown/missing]

Theodore M. Pomeroy
Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
38th
39th
40th
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1862.
[data unknown/missing]

George W. Cowles
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
41st [data unknown/missing]

John E. Seeley
Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
42nd [data unknown/missing]

R. Holland Duell
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1862.
[data unknown/missing]

William H. Baker
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
[data unknown/missing]
Joseph Mason Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
[data unknown/missing]

Newton W. Nutting
Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th [data unknown/missing]

John S. Pindar
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th [data unknown/missing]

David Wilber
Republican March 4, 1887 –
April 1, 1890
50th
51st
Died.
Vacant April 1, 1890 –
November 4, 1890
51st

John S. Pindar
Democratic November 4, 1890 –
March 3, 1891
Elected to finish Wilber's term.
[data unknown/missing]

George Van Horn
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd [data unknown/missing]

Charles A. Chickering
Republican March 4, 1893 –
February 13, 1900
53rd
54th
55th
56th
Died.
Vacant February 13, 1900 –
November 6, 1900
56th

Albert D. Shaw
Republican November 6, 1900 –
February 10, 1901
Elected to finish Chickering's term.
Also elected to the next term, but died.
Vacant February 10, 1901 –
November 5, 1901
56th
57th

Charles L. Knapp
Republican November 5, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
57th Elected to finish Shaw's term.
Redistricted to the 28th district.

George J. Smith
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
58th [data unknown/missing]

Frank J. LeFevre
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907
59th [data unknown/missing]

George W. Fairchild
Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913
60th
61st
62nd
Redistricted to the 34th district.

Woodson R. Oglesby
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917
63rd
64th
[data unknown/missing]

Benjamin L. Fairchild
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

James V. Ganly
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

Benjamin L. Fairchild
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

James V. Ganly
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
September 7, 1923
68th Elected in 1922.
Died.
Vacant September 7, 1923 –
November 6, 1923

Benjamin L. Fairchild
Republican November 6, 1923 –
March 3, 1927
68th
69th
Elected to finish Ganly's term.
Lost re-election.

James M. Fitzpatrick
Democratic March 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1945
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
[data unknown/missing]

Benjamin J. Rabin
Democratic January 3, 1945 –
December 31, 1947
79th
80th
Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacant January 1, 1948 –
February 16, 1948
80th

Leo Isacson
American Labor February 17, 1948 –
January 3, 1949
Elected to finish Rabin's term.
Lost re-election.

Isidore Dollinger
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953
81st
82nd
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

Charles A. Buckley
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1952.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

Paul A. Fino
Republican January 3, 1963 –
December 31, 1968
88th
89th
90th
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1962.
Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court.
Vacant January 1, 1969 –
January 3, 1969
90th

Mario Biaggi
Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973
91st
92nd
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Ogden Reid
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
93rd Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1972.
[data unknown/missing]

Richard Ottinger
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983
94th
95th
96th
97th
Redistricted to the 20th district.

Gerald Solomon
Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1982.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

John M. McHugh
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

Sherwood Boehlert
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007
108th
109th
Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2002.
Retired.

Mike Arcuri
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
110th
111th
Lost re-election

Richard L. Hanna
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
112th Redistricted to the 22nd district.

Dan Maffei
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113th Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.

John Katko
Republican January 3, 2015 –
Present
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald B.H. Solomon 164,019 73.2
Democratic Edward James Bloch 60,188 26.8
Majority 103,831 46.8
Turnout 224,207 100
1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John M. McHugh 124,240 71.1
Democratic Donald Ravenscroft 43,692 25.0
Independence William H. Beaumont 6,750 3.9
Majority 80,548 46.1
Turnout 174,682 100
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John M. McHugh 116,682 79.0 +7.9
Democratic Neil P. Tallon 31,011 21.0 -4.0
Majority 85,671 58.0 +11.9
Turnout 147,693 100 -15.5
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John M. McHugh 138,322 74.3 -4.7
Democratic Neil P. Tallon 42,698 22.9 +1.9
Independence Willard E. Smith 5,167 2.8 +2.8
Majority 95,624 51.4 -6.6
Turnout 186,187 100 +26.1
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sherwood Boehlert 108,017 70.7 -3.6
Conservative David L. Walrath 32,991 21.6 +21.6
Green Mark Dunau 6,660 4.4 +4.4
Right to Life Kathleen M. Peters 5,109 3.3 +3.3
Majority 75,026 49.1 -2.3
Turnout 152,777 100 -17.9
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sherwood Boehlert 143,000 56.9 -13.8
Democratic Jeff A. Miller 85,140 33.9 +33.9
Conservative David L. Walrath 23,228 9.2 -12.4
Majority 57,860 23.0 -26.1
Turnout 251,368 100 +64.5

In 2008, Michael Arcuri won the election with 130,799 votes (9,454 from Working Families Party line) to Richard L. Hanna's 120,880 out of 282,114 total votes. Note that in New York State electoral politics there are several 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").

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Michael Arcuri 109,686 53.9 +20.0
Republican Raymond Meier 91,504 45.0 -11.9
Libertarian Mike Sylvia 2,134 1.0 +1.0
Majority 18,182 8.9 -14.1
Turnout 203,324 100 -19.1
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard L. Hanna 96,686 52.9%
Democratic Michael Arcuri 86,037 47.1%
Turnout 182,723 100
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dan Maffei 131,242 48.7 -1.1
Republican Ann Marie Buerkle 116,641 43.3 -6.9
Green Ursula Rozum 21,413 8.0 +8.0
Majority 14,601 5.4 +5.0
Turnout 269,296 100 +29.4
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Katko 112,469 59.9 +16.6
Democratic Dan Maffei 75,286 40.1 -8.6
Majority 37,183 19.8 +14.4
Turnout 187,755 100 -30.2
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Katko 170,532 61.0 +1.1
Democratic Colleen Deacon 108,928 39.0 -1.1
Majority 61,604 22.0 +2.2
Turnout 279,460 100 +48.8
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Katko 136,920 52.6 -8.4
Democratic Dana Balter 123,226 47.4 +8.4
Majority 13,694 5.2 -16.8
Turnout 260,146 100 -6.9
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Katko 156,025 45.4
Conservative John Katko 21,062 6.1
Independence John Katko 5,480 1.6
Total John Katko (incumbent) 182,567 53.1
Democratic Dana Balter 147,638 43.0
Working Families Steven Williams 13,232 3.9
Total votes 343,437 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=24
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Indiana's 9th congressional district
Home district of the Speaker of the House
March 3, 1869 – March 4, 1869
Succeeded by
Maine's 3rd congressional district
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