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New York's 7th congressional district 
Current Representative Joseph Crowley (D–Queens) Distribution 100.00% urban, 0.00% rural Population (2000) 654,360 Median income $36,990 Ethnicity 45.1% White, 18.7% Black, 12.9% Asian, 35.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 2.4% other Cook PVI D+26 New York's Seventh Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It consists of parts of Northern Queens and Eastern portions of the Bronx. The Queens portion includes the neighborhoods of College Point, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside. The Bronx portion of the district includes the neighborhoods of Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, and Throgs Neck as well as City Island. It has been represented by Democrat Joseph Crowley since 1999.
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Voting
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2000 President Gore 75 - 21% 2004 President Kerry 74 - 25% 2008 President Obama 79 - 20% Components: Past and Present
1993-present:
- Parts of Bronx, Queens
1953-1993:
- Parts of Queens
1913-1953:
- Parts of Brooklyn
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List of representatives
Representative Party Years District Home Note District created 1793 John E. Van Alen Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 Federalist March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 John Thompson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 David Thomas Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 redistricted to 12th district vacant March 4, 1803 – October 17, 1803 Josiah Hasbrouck Democratic-Republican October 17, 1803 – March 3, 1805 elected in special election April 1803 to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep.-elect John Cantine Martin G. Schuneman Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 Barent Gardenier Federalist March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 redistricted to 5th district Killian K. Van Rensselaer Federalist March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 redistricted from 9th district Harmanus Bleecker Federalist March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 Abraham J. Hasbrouck Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 Samuel R. Betts Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 Josiah Hasbrouck Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 Jacob H. De Witt Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 Vacant March 4 - December 3, 1821 The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued. Charles H. Ruggles Federalist December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Lemuel Jenkins Crawford Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 George O. Belden Jacksonian March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 Charles G. De Witt Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 John C. Brodhead Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 Charles Bodle Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 Nicholas Sickles Jacksonian March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 John C. Brodhead Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 Rufus Palen Whig March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 John Van Buren Democratic March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Joseph H. Anderson Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 In Westcheter and Rockland Counties William Nelson Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 Abraham P. Stephens Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 William A. Walker Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 In New York City Thomas Child, Jr. Whig March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 never qualified or attended session Elijah Ward Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 George Briggs Republican / Constitutional Union March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 Elijah Ward Democratic March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 redistricted to 6th district John W. Chanler Democratic March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 Hervey C. Calkin Democratic March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 Smith Ely, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 Thomas J. Creamer Democratic March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Smith Ely, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1875 – December 11, 1876 resigned to become Mayor of New York City vacant December 11, 1876 – January 11, 1877 David Dudley Field II Democratic January 11, 1877 – March 3, 1877 Anthony Eickhoff Democratic March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 Edwin Einstein Republican March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 P. Henry Dugro Democratic March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 William Dorsheimer Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 John J. Adams Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 redistricted from 8th district Lloyd Bryce Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 Edward J. Dunphy Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 redistricted to 8th district Franklin Bartlett Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 John H.G. Vehslage Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 Nicholas Muller Democratic March 4, 1899 – December 1, 1902 resigned vacant December 1, 1902 – January 7, 1903 Montague Lessler Republican January 7, 1903 – March 3, 1903 John J. Fitzgerald Democratic March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1917 redistricted from 2nd district
resignedvacant January 1, 1918 – March 5, 1918 John J. Delaney Democratic March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919 James P. Maher Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 redistricted from 5th district Michael J. Hogan Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 John F. Quayle Democratic March 4, 1923 – November 27, 1930 died vacant November 27, 1930 – November 3, 1931 Rep.-elect Matthew V. O'Malley died John J. Delaney Democratic November 3, 1931 – November 18, 1948 died vacant November 19, 1948 – February 14, 1949 Louis B. Heller Democratic February 15, 1949 – January 3, 1953 redistricted to 8th district James J. Delaney Democratic January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 redistricted from 6th district, redistricted to 9th district Joseph P. Addabbo Democratic January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1983 redistricted from 5th district, redistricted to 6th district Benjamin S. Rosenthal Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 4, 1983 redistricted from 8th district, died vacant January 5, 1983 – February 28, 1983 Gary Ackerman Democratic March 1, 1983 – January 3, 1993 redistricted to 5th district Thomas J. Manton Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 redistricted from 9th district Joseph Crowley Democratic January 3, 1999 – present incumbent The 7th District originally was the south Queens seat in the 1960s and 1970s (now the 6th District) and then became a central Queens seat (essentially the old 8th district) in the 1980s. Following the 1992 remap, much of the old 9th District was added. The 2002 remap placed much of the district in the Bronx, and it now resembles the 1970s era 10th District.
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, 1870: New York District 7[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Smith Ely, Jr. 12,464 74.2 Republican David Hunter McAlpin 3,403 20.3 Tammany Republican Benjamin A. Willis 929 5.5 Majority 9.061 53.9 Turnout 16,796 100 US House election, 1996: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Thomas J. Manton 78,848 71.1 Republican Rose Birtley 32,092 28.9 Majority 46,756 42.1 Turnout 110,940 100 US House election, 1998: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 50,924 69.0 -2.1 Republican James J. Dillon 18,896 25.6 -3.3 Conservative Richard Rethco 3,960 5.4 +5.4 Majority 32,028 43.4 +1.3 Turnout 73,780 100 -33.5 US House election, 2000: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 78,207 71.5 +2.5 Republican Rose Robles Birtley 24,592 22.5 -3.1 Conservative Robert E. Hurley 3,131 2.9 -2.5 Green Paul Gilman 1,999 1.8 +1.8 Right to Life Garafalia Christea 1,172 1.1 +1.1 Majority 53,615 49.1 +5.7 Turnout 109,101 100 +47.9 US House election, 2002: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 50,967 73.3 +1.8 Republican Kevin Brawley 18,572 26.7 +4.2 Majority 32,395 46.6 -2.5 Turnout 69,539 100 -36.3 US House election, 2004: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 104,275 80.9 +7.6 Republican Joseph Cinquemani 24,548 19.1 -7.6 Majority 79,727 61.9 +15.3 Turnout 128,823 100 +85.2 US House election, 2006: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 63,997 84.0 +3.1 Republican Kevin Brawley 12,220 16.0 -3.1 Majority 51,777 67.9 +6.0 Turnout 76,217 100 -40.8 US House election, 2008: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 118,459 84.7 +0.7 Republican William E. Britt, Jr. 21,477 15.3 -0.7 Majority 96,982 69.3 +1.4 Turnout 139,936 100 +83.6 US House election, 2010: New York District 7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Crowley 71,247 80.6 -4.1 Republican Kenneth A. Reynolds 16,145 18.3 +3.0 Green Anthony Gronowicz 1,038 1.1 +1.1 Majority 55,102 62.3 -7.0 Turnout 88,430 100 -36.8 Notes
- ^ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State.... Volume II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2029. http://books.google.com/books?id=zxwQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2029. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data "
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