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New York's 6th congressional district 
Current Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D–Queens) Distribution 100.00% urban, 0.00% rural Population (2000) 654,360 Median income $43,546 Ethnicity 18.9% White, 53.9% Black, 9.0% Asian, 16.9% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 4.3% other Cook PVI D+36 New York's Sixth Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes most of Southeastern Queens including the neighborhoods of Cambria Heights, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Hollis, Jamaica, Laurelton, Queens Village, Rosedale, Saint Albans, Springfield Gardens, and South Ozone Park, as well as John F. Kennedy International Airport. The district comprises mainly middle-class minority communities, but also includes a part of Howard Beach known as Old Howard Beach. It has been represented by Democrat Gregory W. Meeks since 1998.
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Voting
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2008 President Obama 89 - 11% 2004 President Kerry 84 - 15% 2000 President Gore 87 - 11% Components: Past and Present
1983-present:
- Parts of Queens
1973-1983:
- Parts of Nassau, Queens
1945-1973:
- Parts of Queens
1913-1945:
- Parts of Brooklyn
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List of representatives
The 6th District was located in northern Queens and adjacent Nassau county until 1982, covering the same territory now in the 5th District. This part of Queens had been in the 7th District prior to that reapportionment.
1789 - 1809: One seat
Representative Party Years District home Note Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 James Gordon Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 redistricted to 9th district Ezekiel Gilbert Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 Federalist March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 Hezekiah L. Hosmer Federalist March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 John Bird Federalist March 4, 1799 – July 25, 1801 resigned Vacant July 25, 1801 – January 17, 1801 John Peter Van Ness Democratic-Republican October 6, 1801 – January 17, 1803 seat declared forfeited from appointment as major of militia in the District of Columbia Vacant January 17, 1803 – March 4, 1803 Isaac Bloom Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – April 26, 1803 died Vacant April 26, 1803 – October 17, 1803 Daniel C. Verplanck Democratic-Republican October 17, 1803 – March 3, 1809 A second seat was added to the district 1809 - 1813: Two seats
From 1809 to 1813, two seats were apportioned to the sixth district, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Seat A
Representative Party Years District home Note Herman Knickerbocker Federalist March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 Schaghticoke Retired Asa Fitch Federalist March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 Salem Retired Seat B
Representative Party Years District home Note Robert Le Roy Livingston Federalist March 4, 1809 – May 6, 1812 Resigned Vacant May 6, 1812 – January 29, 1813 Thomas P. Grosvenor Federalist January 29, 1813 – March 3, 1813 Redistricted to the 5th district After 1813, the two seats were reduced to one.
1813 - present: One seat
Representative Party Years District home Note Jonathan Fisk Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 – March 21, 1815 Newburgh resigned on appointment to United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Vacant March 21 – December 4, 1815 James W. Wilkin Democratic-Republican December 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 Walter Case Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 Vacant March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 Selah Tuthill had been elected at the United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821, but died on September 7, 1821, before Congress met. Charles Borland, Jr. Democratic-Republican December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Hector Craig Jacksonian Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Craigville John Hallock, Jr. Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Hector Craig Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – July 12, 1830 Craigville resigned Vacant July 12, 1830 – December 6, 1830 Samuel W. Eager Anti-Jacksonian December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1831 Montgomery Samuel J. Wilkin Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 John W. Brown Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 Nathaniel Jones Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 James G. Clinton Democratic March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 9th district Hamilton Fish Whig December 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 district in New York City until 1893 William W. Campbell American March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 David S. Jackson Democratic March 4, 1847 – April 19, 1848 declared vacant due to contested election Vacant April 19, 1848 – December 4, 1848 Horace Greeley Whig December 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849 James Brooks Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 John Wheeler Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 John Cochrane Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 Frederick A. Conkling Republican March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 Elijah Ward Democratic March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 Redistricted from the 7th district Henry J. Raymond Republican March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 Thomas E. Stewart Conservative Republican March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 Samuel S. Cox Democratic March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 lost re-election James Brooks Democratic March 4, 1873 – April 30, 1873 Redistricted from the 8th district
diedVacant April 30, 1873 – November 4, 1873 Samuel S. Cox Democratic November 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885 Redistricted to the 8th district Nicholas Muller Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 Redistricted from the 5th district Amos J. Cummings Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 Redistricted from the 5th district Frank T. Fitzgerald Democratic March 4, 1889 – November 4, 1889 resigned upon election as register of New York County Vacant November 4, 1889 – December 9, 1889 Charles H. Turner Democratic December 9, 1889 – March 3, 1891 John R. Fellows Democratic March 4, 1891 – December 31, 1893 Vacant January 1, 1893 – March 4, 1893 Thomas F. Magner Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Redistricted from the 5th district (City of Brooklyn) James R. Howe Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 Mitchell May Democratic March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 George H. Lindsay Democratic March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 Redistricted to the 2nd district Robert Baker Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 William M. Calder Republican March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915 Frederick W. Rowe Republican March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 Warren I. Lee Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 Charles I. Stengle Democratic March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 Andrew L. Somers Democratic March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945 Redistricted to the 10th district James J. Delaney Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 Robert J. Nodar, Jr. Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 James J. Delaney Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 Redistricted to the 7th district Lester Holtzman Democratic January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1961 Resigned Vacant January 1, 1962 – February 19, 1962 Benjamin S. Rosenthal Democratic February 20, 1962 – January 3, 1963 Redistricted to the 8th district Seymour Halpern Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 Redistricted from the 4th district Lester L. Wolff Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 Redistricted from the 3rd district John LeBoutillier Republican January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 Joseph P. Addabbo Democratic January 3, 1983 – April 10, 1986 Redistricted from the 7th district.
DiedVacant April 11, 1986 – June 9, 1986 Alton R. Waldon, Jr. Democratic June 10, 1986 – January 3, 1987 Floyd H. Flake Democratic January 3, 1987 – November 17, 1997 Resigned Vacant November 18, 1997 – February 2, 1998 Gregory W. Meeks Democratic February 3, 1998 – present Incumbent Election results
Note that 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 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Floyd H. Flake 102,799 84.9 Republican Jorawar Misir 18,348 15.1 Majority 84,451 69.7 Turnout 121,147 100 Special Election 1998: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 14,224 56.5 -28.4 Conservative Alton R. Waldon, Jr. 5,229 20.8 +20.8 21st Century Barbara Clark 3,305 13.1 +13.1 Republican Celestine Miller 2,209 8.8 -6.3 Right to Life Mary Cronin 206 0.8 +0.8 Majority 8,995 35.7 -34.0 Turnout 25,173 100 -79.2 US House election, 1998: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 76,122 100 +43.5 Majority 76,122 100 +64.3 Turnout 76,122 100 +202.4 US House election, 2000: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 120,818 100 0.0 Majority 120,818 100 0.0 Turnout 120,818 100 +58.7 US House election, 2002: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 72,799 96.5 -3.5 Independence Ray Clarke 2,632 3.5 +3.5 Majority 70,167 93.0 -7.0 Turnout 75,431 100 -37.6 US House election, 2004: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 129,688 100 +3.5 Majority 129,688 100 +7.0 Turnout 129,688 100 +71.9 US House election, 2006: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 69,405 100 0.0 Majority 69,405 100 0.0 Turnout 69,405 100 -46.5 US House election, 2008: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 141,180 100 0.0 Majority 141,180 100 0.0 Turnout 141,180 100 +103.4 US House election, 2010: New York District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gregory W. Meeks 85,096 87.8 -12.2 Republican Asher E. Taub 11,826 12.2 +12.2 Majority 73,270 75.6 -24.4 Turnout 96,922 100 -31.3 References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
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See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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