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New York's 1st congressional district 
Current Representative Tim Bishop (D–Southhampton) Distribution 93.89% urban, 6.11% rural Population (2000) 654,360 Median income $61,884 Ethnicity 89.3% White, 4.3% Black, 2.4% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other Cook PVI EVEN The 1st Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It 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, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. Democrat Tim Bishop has represented the district since 2003.
The district is a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point here in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain here 52%-48%.
Contents
Voting
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2000 President Gore 52 - 44% 2004 President Bush 49 - 49% 2008 President Obama 52 - 48% Communities within the District
Amagansett, Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Bellport, Blue Point, Bridgehampton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Coram, Cutchogue, East Hampton, East Marion, East Moriches, East Patchogue, Eastport, Farmingville, Greenport, Hampton Bays, Head of the Harbor, Holtsville, Jamesport, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Medford, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Mount Sinai, Moriches, Nissequogue, North Bellport, North Patchogue, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Quogue, Ridge, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Selden, Setauket, Shelter Island, Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown, Sound Beach, Southampton, Speonk, Springs, St. James, Stony Brook, Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Yaphank
Components: Past and Present
1913-1945:
1945-1963:
1963–present:
- Parts of Suffolk
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List of representatives
1789 - 1813: One seat
Representative Party Years District home Note William Floyd Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 Brookhaven Vacant March 4, 1791 – October 23, 1791 Representative-elect James Townsend died May 24, 1790, before his term began. Thomas Tredwell Anti-Administration October 24, 1791 – March 3, 1795 elected in special election April 1791 Jonathan Nicoll Havens Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – October 25, 1799 Shelter Island Died vacant October 25, 1799 – February 27, 1800 John Smith Democratic-Republican February 27, 1800 – February 23, 1804 Mastic Resigned vacant February 23, 1804 – November 5, 1804 Samuel Riker Democratic-Republican November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805 Eliphalet Wickes Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 Samuel Riker Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 Ebenezer Sage Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 1813 - 1823: Two seats
From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Congress Years Seat A Seat B Representative Party Note Representative Party Note 13th March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815John Lefferts Democratic-Republican Ebenezer Sage Democratic-Republican 14th March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Henry Crocheron Democratic-Republican George Townsend Democratic-Republican 15th March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819Tredwell Scudder Democratic-Republican Retired 16th March 4, 1819 –
January 14, 1820Silas Wood Federalist Became the sole representative from the district in 1823 Vacant Credentials had been issued for Ebenezer Sage (Dem.-Rep.), but Sage did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1818 January 14, 1820 –
March 3, 1821James Guyon, Jr. Democratic-Republican Successfully contested the election of Ebenezer Sage 17th March 4, 1821 –
December 12, 1821Vacant Credentials had been issued for Peter Sharpe (Dem.-Rep.), but Sharpe did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 December 12, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Cadwallader D. Colden Federalist Successfully contested the election of Peter Sharpe 1823 - present: One seat
Representative Party Years District home Note Silas Wood Adams-Clay Fed. March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 James Lent Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – February 22, 1833 Died Vacant February 22, 1833 – March 4, 1833 Abel Huntington Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 Thomas B. Jackson Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 Charles A. Floyd Democratic March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Selah B. Strong Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 John W. Lawrence Democratic March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Frederick W. Lord Democratic March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 John Alsop King Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 John G. Floyd Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 James Maurice Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 William Valk American March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 John A. Searing Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Luther C. Carter Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 Edward H. Smith Democratic March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 Henry G. Stebbins Democratic March 4, 1863 – October 24, 1864 Resigned Vacant October 24, 1864 – December 5, 1864 Dwight Townsend Democratic December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865 Stephen Taber Democratic March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 Henry A. Reeves Democratic March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 Dwight Townsend Democratic March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 Henry J. Scudder Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Henry B. Metcalfe Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 James W. Covert Democratic March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 Perry Belmont Democratic March 4, 1881 – December 1, 1888 Resigned to become United States minister to Spain vacant December 1, 1888 – March 4, 1889 James W. Covert Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 Richard C. McCormick Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 Joseph M. Belford Republican March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 Townsend Scudder Democratic March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 Frederic Storm Republican March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 Lost reelection Townsend Scudder Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 William W. Cocks Republican March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 Lost reelection Martin W. Littleton Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 Lathrop Brown Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Lost reelection Frederick C. Hicks Republican March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 Robert L. Bacon Republican March 4, 1923 – September 12, 1938 Died Vacant September 12, 1938 – January 3, 1939 Leonard W. Hall Republican January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 Redistricted to the 2nd congressional district Edgar A. Sharp Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 Brookhaven W. Kingsland Macy Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951 Ernest Greenwood Democratic January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 Bay Shore Stuyvesant Wainwright Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 East Hampton| Otis G. Pike Democratic January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1979 Riverhead| William Carney Conservative January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 Smithtown George J. Hochbrueckner Democratic January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 Brookhaven Michael P. Forbes Republican January 3, 1995 – July 17, 1999 Riverhead Democratic July 17, 1999 – January 3, 2001 Felix Grucci Republican January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 Brookhaven Timothy H. Bishop Democratic January 3, 2003 – present Southampton 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 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Michael P. Forbes 116,620 54.7 Democratic Nora L. Bredes 96,496 45.3 Majority 20,124 9.4 Turnout 213,116 100 US House election, 1998: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Michael P. Forbes 99,460 64.1 +9.4 Democratic William G. Holst 55,630 35.9 -9.4 Majority 43,830 28.3 +18.9 Turnout 155,090 100 -27.2 US House election, 2000: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Felix Grucci 133,020 55.5 -8.6 Democratic Regina Seltzer 97,299 40.6 +4.7 None Michael P. Forbes 6,318 2.6 +2.6 Green William G. Holst 2,967 1.2 +1.2 Majority 35,721 14.9 -13.4 Turnout 239,604 100 +54.5 US House election, 2002: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Timothy H. Bishop 84,276 50.2 +9.6 Republican Felix Grucci 81,524 48.6 -6.9 Green Lorna Salzman 1,991 1.2 -0.0 Majority 2,752 1.6 -13.3 Turnout 167,791 100 -30.0 US House election, 2004: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Timothy H. Bishop 156,354 56.2 +6.0 Republican William M. Manger, Jr. 121,855 43.8 -4.8 Majority 34,499 12.4 +10.8 Turnout 278,209 100 +65.8 US House election, 2006: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Timothy H. Bishop 104,360 62.2 +6.0 Republican Italo Zanzi 63,328 37.8 -6.0 Majority 41,032 24.5 +12.1 Turnout 167,688 100 -39.7 US House election, 2008: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Timothy H. Bishop 162,083 58.4 -3.8 Republican Lee M. Zeldin 115,545 41.6 +3.8 Majority 46,538 16.8 -7.7 Turnout 277,628 100 +65.6 US House election, 2010: New York District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Timothy H. Bishop 98,316 50.2 -8.2 Republican Randy Altschuler 97,723 49.8 +8.2 Majority 593 0.4 -16.4 Turnout 196,039 100 -29.4 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
- National atlas congressional maps
New York's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
The At-large and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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