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New York's 10th congressional district 
Current Representative Ed Towns (D–Brooklyn) Distribution 100.00% urban, 0.00% rural Population (2000) 654,360 Median income $30,212 Ethnicity 21.0% White, 63.0% Black, 2.7% Asian, 17.2% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 2.0% other Cook PVI D+38 New York's 10th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn, New York City. It includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, as well as parts of Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and Williamsburg. It is currently represented by Democrat Edolphus Towns.
Contents
Voting
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2008 President Obama 91 - 9% 2004 President Kerry 86 - 13% 2000 President Gore 88 - 8% Components: Past and Present
1983-present:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1973-1983:
- Parts of Bronx, Queens
1971-1973:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1963-1971
- Parts of Brooklyn, Queens
1913-1963
- Parts of Brooklyn
1875-1913:
- Various parts of mid-town and Lower Manhattan.
1873-1875:
- Northern Manhattan.
1863-1873:
- Westchester and Rockland Counties and The Bronx.
1853-1863:
- Sullivan and Orange Counties.
1843-1853:
- Delaware and Ulster Counties.
1823-1843:
- Albany County
1813-1823:
- Rensselaer County
1809-1813:
- Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer and St. Lawrence Counties.
1803-1809:
- Rensselaer County
1799-1803:
- All New York west of and including Cayuga, Onondaga, Cortland, and Broome Counties. It also included portions of what is today Chenango and Otsego Counties.
1793-1799:
- Western New York with its eastern border being approximately the eastern borders of Jefferson (with St. Lawrence County), Lewis (with St. Lawrence County), Herkimer (its northern border), Hamilton (northern and eastern), Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, and Delaware Counties. With Delaware County its southern border was also one of the district borders.
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List of representatives
Representative Party Years District Home Note District created 1793 Silas Talbot Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 – June 5, 1794 Johnstown vacated his seat upon appointment to the U.S. Navy vacant June 5, 1794 – March 3, 1795 no special election called by Gov. George Clinton for party-political reasons William Cooper Federalist March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 Cooperstown James Cochran Federalist March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 Oswego William Cooper Federalist March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 Cooperstown Thomas Morris Federalist March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 Canandaigua George Tibbits Federalist March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 Troy Josiah Masters Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 Schaghticoke John Nicholson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 Herkimer Silas Stow Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 Hosea Moffitt Federalist March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 John P. Cushman Federalist March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 John D. Dickinson Federalist March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 Stephen Van Rensselaer Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 redistricted from 9th district Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Ambrose Spencer Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 Gerrit Y. Lansing Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 Albert Gallup Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 Daniel D. Barnard Whig March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 redistricted to 13th district Jeremiah Russell Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Samuel Gordon Democratic March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Eliakim Sherrill Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Herman D. Gould Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 Marius Schoonmaker Whig March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 William Murray Independent Democrat March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 redistricted from 9th district Ambrose S. Murray Opposition March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Charles Van Wyck Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 William Radford Democratic March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 William H. Robertson Republican March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 Clarkson Nott Potter Democratic March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 redistricted to 11th district Fernando Wood Democratic March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 redistricted from 9th district
redistricted to 9th districtAbram Stevens Hewitt Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 James O'Brien Independent Democrat March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 Abram Stevens Hewitt Democratic March 4, 1881 – December 30, 1886 resigned on election as Mayor of New York City vacant December 30, 1886 – March 4, 1887 Francis B. Spinola Democratic March 4, 1887 – April 14, 1891 died vacant April 14, 1891 – November 3, 1891 William Bourke Cockran Democratic November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893 redistricted to 12th district Daniel E. Sickles Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Representative-elect Andrew J. Campbell defeated Sickles, but died before he took office. vacant March 4, 1895 – November 5, 1895 Amos J. Cummings Democratic November 5, 1895 – May 2, 1902 redistricted from 11th district
diedvacant May 2, 1902 – November 4, 1902 Edward Swann Democratic November 4, 1902 – March 3, 1903 William Sulzer Democratic March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1912 redistricted from 11th district
resigned on election as Governor of New Yorkvacant January 1, 1913 – March 4, 1913 Herman A. Metz Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Reuben L. Haskell Republican March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 Lester D. Volk Republican March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 Emanuel Celler Democratic March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 15th district Andrew L. Somers Democratic January 3, 1945 – April 6, 1949 redistricted from 6th district,
diedvacant April 7, 1949 – November 7, 1949 Edna F. Kelly Democratic November 8, 1949 – January 3, 1963 redistricted to 12th district Emanuel Celler Democratic January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 redistricted from 11th district Mario Biaggi Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 redistricted from 24th district, redistricted to 19th district Charles E. Schumer Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 redistricted from 16th district, redistricted to 9th district Edolphus Towns Democratic January 3, 1993 – present redistricted from 11th district
incumbentThe 10th District was a Brooklyn-based seat prior to 1972, when that district became the 16th and the 10th District was reassigned to a district in northern Queens and the east Bronx. The 1980 redistricting restored the 10th District to Brooklyn (covering the same terrain). In the 1990 remap, much of the old 10th District was added to the new Queens-Brooklyn 9th District. The new 10th then absorbed much of the old 11th District, including its congressman.
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, 2008: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 72,171 92.2 +0.7 Republican Jonathan H. Anderson 4,666 6.0 -1.5 Conservative Ernest Johnson 1,470 1.9 +0.9 Majority 67,505 86.2 +2.2 Turnout 78,307 100 -47.4 US House election, 2006: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 72,171 92.2 +0.7 Republican Jonathan H. Anderson 4,666 6.0 -1.5 Conservative Ernest Johnson 1,470 1.9 +0.9 Majority 67,505 86.2 +2.2 Turnout 78,307 100 -47.4 US House election, 2004: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 136,113 91.5 -6.3 Republican Harvey R. Clarke 11,099 7.5 +7.5 Conservative Mariana Blume 1,554 1.0 -1.2 Majority 125,014 84.0 -11.7 Turnout 148,766 100 +97.0 US House election, 2002: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 73,859 97.8 +7.6 Conservative Herbert F. Rayn 1,639 2.2 +1.6 Majority 72,220 95.7 +10.7 Turnout 75,498 100 -43.6 US House election, 2000: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 120,700 90.2 -2.1 Republican Ernestine M. Brown 6,852 5.1 -1.1 Working Families Barry Ford 5,530 4.1 +4.1 Conservative Ernest Johnson 802 0.6 -0.9 Majority 113,848 85.0 -1.1 Turnout 133,884 100 +47.9 US House election, 1998: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 83,528 92.3 +1.0 Republican Ernestine M. Brown 5,577 6.2 -1.7 Conservative Ernest Johnson 1,396 1.5 +1.5 Majority 77,951 86.1 +2.7 Turnout 90,501 100 -17.3 US House election, 1996: New York District 10 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edolphus Towns 99,889 91.3 Republican Amelia Smith-Parker 8,660 7.9 Right to Life Julian M. Hill, Jr. 893 0.8 Majority 91,229 83.4 Turnout 109,442 100 US House election, 1870: New York District 10[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Clarkson Nott Potter 14,249 57.1 Republican James Westervelt 10,685 42.9 Majority 3,564 14.2 Turnout 24,934 100 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. 2031. http://books.google.com/books?id=zxwQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2031. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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
- 2006 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
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- 1996 House election data "
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See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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