United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2004

In the 2004 House of Representative elections, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

had one seat change parties; in the 27th district

New York's 27th congressional district

The 27th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. It includes all of Chautauqua County and the southern part of Erie County. The district contains much of the city of Buffalo and most of its eastern and...

, Democrat Brian Higgins

Brian Higgins

Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of...

was elected to replace Republican Jack Quinn

Jack Quinn (politics)

John Francis "Jack" Quinn is the President of Erie Community College and a former politician from the State of New York. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives....

Delegation
United States Congressional Delegations from New York
These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Over the years, New York has demographically changed so that it is hard to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before...

Composition

2004 pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	19
	Republican-Held	10

2004 post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	20
	Republican-Held	9

Results

Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
Tim Bishop Tim Bishop Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton,...	Democrat	2002	Running	Tim Bishop Tim Bishop Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton,... (D) 56.2% Bill Manger (R) 43.8%
Steve Israel Steve Israel Steve J. Israel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located on Long Island and includes the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County, part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, and the...	Democrat	2000	Running	Steve Israel Steve Israel Steve J. Israel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located on Long Island and includes the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County, part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, and the... (D) 66.6% Richard A. Hoffman Richard A. Hoffman Richard A. Hoffman is a politician and investment banker from the U.S. state of New York. In the 2004 election, he challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Nita Lowey, but was defeated, taking only 30% of the vote in New York's 18th congressional district . In 2006 he ran again, again taking 30%... (R) 33.4%
Peter King Peter T. King Peter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties....	Republican	1992	Running	Peter King Peter T. King Peter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties.... (R) 63.0% Blair Mathies (D) 37.0%
Carolyn McCarthy Carolyn McCarthy Carolyn McCarthy is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in central Long Island in west-central Nassau County and includes Mineola, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Garden City, Hempstead,...	Democrat	1996	Running	Carolyn McCarthy Carolyn McCarthy Carolyn McCarthy is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in central Long Island in west-central Nassau County and includes Mineola, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Garden City, Hempstead,... (D) 63.0% James Garner James Garner (politician) James Garner is a U.S. politician from the Republican party who was mayor of the Village of Hempstead, New York from 1988 to 2005, and was the first African-American to be elected a mayor on Long Island.... (R) 37.0%
Gary Ackerman Gary Ackerman Gary Leonard Ackerman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 1983. He is a member of the Democratic Party...	Democrat	1983	Running	Gary Ackerman Gary Ackerman Gary Leonard Ackerman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 1983. He is a member of the Democratic Party... (D) 71.3% Stephen Graves (R) 27.9% Jun Policarpio (I) 0.7%
Gregory W. Meeks	Democrat	1998	Running	Gregory W. Meeks (D) unopposed
Joseph Crowley Joseph Crowley Joseph Crowley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is the Chairman of the New Democrat Coalition and the Queens County Democratic Party. He is a member of the Democratic Party....	Democrat	1998	Running	Joseph Crowley Joseph Crowley Joseph Crowley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is the Chairman of the New Democrat Coalition and the Queens County Democratic Party. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... (D) 80.9% Joseph Cinquemain (R) 19.1%
Jerrold Nadler Jerrold Nadler Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the west side of Manhattan from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the site where the World Trade Center stood...	Democrat	1992	Running	Jerrold Nadler Jerrold Nadler Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the west side of Manhattan from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the site where the World Trade Center stood... (D) 80.5% Peter Hort (R) 19.5%
Anthony Weiner	Democrat	1998	Running	Anthony Weiner (D) 71.3% Gerald J. Cronin (R) 28.7%
Ed Towns Ed Towns Edolphus "Ed" Towns is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983, and the former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is a member of the Democratic Party...	Democrat	1982	Running	Ed Towns Ed Towns Edolphus "Ed" Towns is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983, and the former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is a member of the Democratic Party... (D) 91.5% Harvey R. Clarke (R) 7.5% Mariana Blume (Conservative) 1.0%
Major Owens Major Owens Major Robert Odell Owens is a New York politician and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. He is also a former Congressman, having represented the state's 11th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was...	Democrat	1982	Running	Major Owens Major Owens Major Robert Odell Owens is a New York politician and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. He is also a former Congressman, having represented the state's 11th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was... (D) 94.0% Sol Lieberman (Conservative) 3.1% Lorraine Stevens (I) 2.9%
Nydia Velazquez Nydia Velázquez Nydia Margarita Velázquez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes residential areas of three boroughs...	Democrat	1992	Running	Nydia Velazquez Nydia Velázquez Nydia Margarita Velázquez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes residential areas of three boroughs... (D) 86.3% Paul A. Rodriguez (R) 13.7%
Vito Fossella Vito Fossella Vito John Fossella, Jr. is a U.S. Republican politician from the state of New York who formerly represented the state's 13th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City. Fossella, a Staten Island...	Republican	1997	Running	Vito Fossella Vito Fossella Vito John Fossella, Jr. is a U.S. Republican politician from the state of New York who formerly represented the state's 13th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City. Fossella, a Staten Island... (R) 59.0% Frank Barbaro (D) 41.0%
Carolyn Maloney	Democrat	1992	Running	Carolyn Maloney (D) 81.1% Anton Srdanovic (R) 18.9%
Charles B. Rangel Charles B. Rangel Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation...	Democrat	1970	Running	Charles B. Rangel Charles B. Rangel Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation... (D) 91.1% Kenneth P. Jefferson, Jr. (R) 7.0% Jessie A. Fields (I) 1.9%
Jose Serrano	Democrat	1990	Running	Jose Serrano (D) 95.2% Ali Mohamed (R) 4.8%
Eliot Engel	Democrat	1988	Running	Eliot Engel (D) 76.1% Matthew I. Brennan (R) 22.0% Kevin Brawley (Conservative) 1.9%
Nita Lowey Nita Lowey Nita Melnikoff Lowey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously represented the 20th district from 1989 to 1993.-Early life, education and career:...	Democrat	1988	Running	Nita Lowey Nita Lowey Nita Melnikoff Lowey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously represented the 20th district from 1989 to 1993.-Early life, education and career:... (D) 69.8% Richard A. Hoffman Richard A. Hoffman Richard A. Hoffman is a politician and investment banker from the U.S. state of New York. In the 2004 election, he challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Nita Lowey, but was defeated, taking only 30% of the vote in New York's 18th congressional district . In 2006 he ran again, again taking 30%... (R) 30.2%
Sue Kelly	Republican	1994	Running	Sue Kelly (R) 66.7% Michael Jalamin (D) 33.3%
John Sweeney John E. Sweeney John E. Sweeney is a politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January 2007. He was defeated for reelection in November 2006 by Democrat Kirsten...	Republican	1998	Running	John Sweeney John E. Sweeney John E. Sweeney is a politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January 2007. He was defeated for reelection in November 2006 by Democrat Kirsten... (R) 65.8% Doris F. Kelly (D) 33.7% Morris N. Guller (I) 0.5%
Mike McNulty	Democrat	1988	Running	Mike McNulty (D) 70.8% Warren Redlich Warren Redlich Warren Redlich is a lawyer and politician from Guilderland, New York. In 2004 and 2006, Redlich ran for US Congress for the 21st District of New York State as a Republican. In 2005, he briefly served as the Political Director of the Libertarian Party of New York. He is currently a town councilman... (R) 29.2%
Maurice Hinchey Maurice Hinchey Maurice Dunlea Hinchey , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party...	Democrat	1992	Running	Maurice Hinchey Maurice Hinchey Maurice Dunlea Hinchey , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party... (D) 67.2% William Brenner (R) 32.8%
John McHugh John M. McHugh John Michael McHugh is the 21st United States Secretary of the Army and a former Republican politician from the state of New York, formerly representing the state's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.On June 2, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated him to...	Republican	1992	Running	John McHugh John M. McHugh John Michael McHugh is the 21st United States Secretary of the Army and a former Republican politician from the state of New York, formerly representing the state's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.On June 2, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated him to... (R) 70.7% Robert J. Johnson (D) 29.3%
Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood "Sherry" Louis Boehlert is a retired American politician from New York. He represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. In 2003, Utica Union Station was...	Republican	1982	Running	Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood "Sherry" Louis Boehlert is a retired American politician from New York. He represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. In 2003, Utica Union Station was... (R) 56.9% Jeff Miller (D) 33.9% David L. Walrath (Conservative) 9.2%
Jim Walsh James T. Walsh James Thomas "Jim" Walsh is an American Republican politician from Syracuse, New York. In 2009, he retired after representing a portion of Central New York, that is now known as the state's 25th Congressional District, in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years.-Early...	Republican	1988	Running	Jim Walsh James T. Walsh James Thomas "Jim" Walsh is an American Republican politician from Syracuse, New York. In 2009, he retired after representing a portion of Central New York, that is now known as the state's 25th Congressional District, in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years.-Early... (R) 90.4% Christina Rosetti (I) 9.6%
Tom Reynolds Thomas M. Reynolds Thomas M. Reynolds , commonly known as Tom Reynolds, is a politician from the U.S. state of New York, formerly representing the state's 26th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives...	Republican	1998	Running	Tom Reynolds Thomas M. Reynolds Thomas M. Reynolds , commonly known as Tom Reynolds, is a politician from the U.S. state of New York, formerly representing the state's 26th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives... (R) 55.6% Jack Davis (D) 44.4%
Jack Quinn Jack Quinn (politics) John Francis "Jack" Quinn is the President of Erie Community College and a former politician from the State of New York. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives....	Republican	1992	Retiring	Brian Higgins Brian Higgins Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of... (D) 50.7% Nancy Naples Nancy Naples Nancy A. Naples, a member of the Board of Directors of Amtrak, is the former Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in New York. Naples was appointed State Motor Vehicles Commissioner by then-Gov. George Pataki in January 2006 following a 12-year political career in Western New York... (R) 49.3%
Louise Slaughter	Democrat	1986	Running	Louise Slaughter (D) 72.6% Mike Laba (R) 24.8% Francina J. Cartonia (I) 2.6%
Amo Houghton Amo Houghton Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. is a politician from the state of New York, a retired member of the House of Representatives, and member of one of upstate New York's most prominent families in business, the Houghton family.-Early life:...	Republican	1986	Retiring	Randy Kuhl Randy Kuhl John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr. is an American Republican politician, and former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He represented New York's 29th congressional district for two terms before being defeated for reelection by Eric Massa on November 4, 2008 by margin of... (R) 50.7% Samara Barend Samara Barend Samara "Sam" Barend was the 2004 Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for the 29th Congressional district of New York State... (D) 40.8% Mark Assini (Conservative) 6.4% John Ciampioli (I) 2.1%

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