# New York's 16th congressional district

New York's 16th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives represented by George Latimer.
The 16th district includes a small portion of the northern Bronx (specifically the neighborhood of Wakefield) and the southern half of Westchester County, including the suburban cities of White Plains, Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Rye. The district has the highest percentage of Jamaican Americans, at 9%, out of any congressional district in New York, due to the large Caribbean population in the north Bronx.
In 2008, the previous version of this district gave Barack Obama his largest victory margin of any congressional district, a 90% margin (95–5%). The current configuration of the 16th district is strongly Democratic, though it is not as overwhelmingly Democratic as other districts in the city.

## History

From 2003 to 2013, the district included the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, East Tremont, Fordham, Hunts Point, Melrose, Highbridge, Morrisania, Mott Haven and University Heights. Yankee Stadium, Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo were located within the district. Before redistricting, the 2010 census found that approximately 38% of constituents in New York's 16th lived at or below the federal poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any congressional district in the nation. These neighborhoods were largely reassigned to the 15th district after redistricting, while the current 16th comprises most of the territory that had previously been the 17th District. The current 16th district, while still containing impoverished areas, such as some neighborhoods of Mount Vernon, also contains affluent areas, such as in Scarsdale and Rye, resulting in a more mixed-income demography.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 69% - 31% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 69% - 31% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 70% - 26% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 76% - 22% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 76% - 24% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cuomo 72% - 25% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | James 73% - 25% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 72% - 27% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Governor | Hochul 64% - 36% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | James 65% - 35% |
| 2022 | Comptroller | DiNapoli 67% - 33% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 67% - 33% |

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
| District established March 4, 1803 ||||||
| John Paterson (Lisle) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | 8th | Elected in 1802. Retired. | 1803–1809 [data missing] |
| Uri Tracy (Oxford) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | 9th | Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election. | 1803–1809 [data missing] |
| Reuben Humphrey (Marcellus) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 | 10th | Elected in 1806. [data missing] | 1803–1809 [data missing] |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 | 11th 12th | | |
| Morris S. Miller (Utica) | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | 13th | Elected in 1812. [data missing] | 1813–1823 Oneida County and the ex-Oneida part of Oswego County |
| Thomas R. Gold (Whitestown) | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | 14th | Elected in 1814. [data missing] | 1813–1823 Oneida County and the ex-Oneida part of Oswego County |
| Henry R. Storrs (Whitestown) | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | 15th 16th | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Lost renomination. | 1813–1823 Oneida County and the ex-Oneida part of Oswego County |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 | 17th | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | 1813–1823 Oneida County and the ex-Oneida part of Oswego County |
| Joseph Kirkland (Utica) | Federalist | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | 17th | Elected in 1821. [data missing] | 1813–1823 Oneida County and the ex-Oneida part of Oswego County |
| John W. Cady (Johnstown) | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Elected in 1822. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Montgomery County |
| Henry Markell (Palatine) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | 19th 20th | Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Montgomery County |
| Benedict Arnold (Amsterdam) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | 21st | Elected in 1828. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Montgomery County |
| Nathan Soule (Fort Plain) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1830. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Montgomery County |
| Abijah Mann Jr. (Fairfield) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing] | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Arphaxed Loomis (Little Falls) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Elected in 1836. [data missing] | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Andrew W. Doig (Lowville) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Chesselden Ellis (Waterford) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1842. [data missing] | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
| Hugh White (Cohoes) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | 29th 30th 31st | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
| John Wells (Johnstown) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. [data missing] | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
| George A. Simmons (Keeseville) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th | Elected in 1852. [data missing] | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| George A. Simmons (Keeseville) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – May 30, 1857 | 33rd 34th | Re-elected in 1854. [data missing] | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| George W. Palmer (Plattsburg) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data missing] | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| William A. Wheeler (Malone) | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. [data missing] | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| Orlando Kellogg (Elizabethtown) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – August 24, 1865 | 38th 39th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Died. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 24, 1865 – December 3, 1866 | 39th | | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Robert S. Hale (Elizabethtown) | Republican | December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867 | 39th | Elected to finish Kellogg's term. [data missing] | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Orange Ferriss (Glens Falls) | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | 40th 41st | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. [data missing] | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| John Rogers (Black Brook) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| James S. Smart (Cambridge) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Charles H. Adams (Cohoes) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Terence J. Quinn (Albany) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – June 18, 1878 | 45th | Elected in 1876. Died. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 18, 1878 – November 5, 1878 | 45th | | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| John Mosher Bailey (Albany) | Republican | November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected to finish Quinn's term. Also elected the same day in 1878 to the next term. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Michael N. Nolan (Albany) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Thomas J. Van Alstyne (Albany) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. [data missing] | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| John H. Ketcham (Dover Plains) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 | 49th 50th 51st 52nd | Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. [data missing] | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| William Ryan (Port Chester) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. [data missing] | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Benjamin L. Fairchild (Pelham Heights) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | 54th | Elected in 1894. [data missing] | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| William L. Ward (Port Chester) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | 55th | Elected in 1896. [data missing] | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| John Q. Underhill (New Rochelle) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | 56th | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Cornelius A. Pugsley (Peekskill) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Elected in 1900. [data missing] | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Jacob Ruppert (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing] | 1903–1913 [data missing] |
| Francis B. Harrison (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | 60th 61st 62nd | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 20th district. | 1903–1913 [data missing] |
| Peter J. Dooling (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | 63rd 64th 65th | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916 Redistricted to the 15th district. | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Thomas F. Smith (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | 66th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1918. [data missing] | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| William Bourke Cockran (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1923 | 67th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922 but died before the next term began. | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 1, 1923 – November 6, 1923 | 67th 68th | | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| John J. O'Connor (New York) | Democratic | November 6, 1923 – October 24, 1938 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th | Elected to finish Cockran's term. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost renomination and switched parties. | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| John J. O'Connor (New York) | Republican | October 24, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th | Lost re-election. | 1933–1943 [data missing] |
| James H. Fay (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | 76th | Elected in 1938. [data missing] | 1933–1943 [data missing] |
| William T. Pheiffer (New York) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | 77th | Elected in 1940. [data missing] | 1933–1943 [data missing] |
| James H. Fay (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | Elected in 1942. [data missing] | 1943–1953 [data missing] |
| Ellsworth B. Buck (Staten Island) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | 79th 80th | Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. [data missing] | 1943–1953 [data missing] |
| James J. Murphy (Staten Island) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. [data missing] | 1943–1953 [data missing] |
| Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 18th district. | 1953–1963 [data missing] |
| John M. Murphy (Staten Island) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 17th district. | 1963–1973 [data missing] |
| Elizabeth Holtzman (Brooklyn) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1973–1983 [data missing] |
| Chuck Schumer (Brooklyn) | Democratic | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 10th district. | 1973–1983 [data missing] |
| Charles Rangel (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 15th district. | 1983–1993 [data missing] |
| José E. Serrano (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 15th district. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
| José E. Serrano (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 15th district. | 2003–2013 Parts of the Bronx and Queens |
| Eliot Engel (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 | 113th 114th 115th 116th | Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Lost renomination. | 2013–2023 Parts of the Bronx and Westchester County |
| Jamaal Bowman (Yonkers) | Democratic | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Lost renomination. | 2013–2023 Parts of the Bronx and Westchester County |
| Jamaal Bowman (Yonkers) | Democratic | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Lost renomination. | 2023–2025 Parts of the Bronx and Westchester County |
| George Latimer (Rye) | Democratic | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. | 2025–present Parts of the Bronx and Westchester County |

## Recent election results

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").
1996 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 95,568 | 96.3% |
| | Republican | Rodney Torres | 2,878 | 2.9% |
| | Conservative | Owen Camp | 787 | 0.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92,690 | 93.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,233 | 100% |
1998 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 67,367 | 95.4% | −0.9% |
| | Republican | Thomas W. Bayley Jr. | 2,457 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| | Conservative | Owen Camp | 756 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,910 | 92.0% | −1.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,580 | 100% | −28.9% |
2000 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 103,041 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| | Republican | Aaron Justice | 3,934 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| | Conservative | Richard Retcho | 571 | 0.5% | −0.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99,107 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,546 | 100% | +52.4% |
2002 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 50,716 | 92.1% | −3.7% |
| | Republican | Frank DellaValle | 4,366 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,350 | 84.1% | −8.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,082 | 100% | −48.8% |
2004 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano | 106,739 | 91.0% | |
| | Working Families | José E. Serrano | 4,899 | 4.2% | |
| | total | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 111,638 | 95.2 | +3.1% |
| | Republican | Ali Mohamed | 4,917 | 4.2% | |
| | Conservative | Ali Mohamed | 693 | 0.6% | |
| | total | Ali Mohamed | 5,610 | 4.8 | −3.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106,028 | 90.4 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,248 | 100 | +112.9% |
2006 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano | 53,179 | 90.3% | |
| | Working Families | José E. Serrano | 2,945 | 5.0% | |
| | total | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 56,124 | 95.3 | +0.1% |
| | Republican | Ali Mohamed | 2,045 | 3.5% | |
| | Conservative | Ali Mohamed | 714 | 1.2% | |
| | total | Ali Mohamed | 2,759 | 4.7 | −0.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,365 | 90.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,883 | 100% | −49.8% |
2008 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano | 123,312 | 93.7% | |
| | Working Families | José E. Serrano | 3,867 | 2.9% | |
| | total | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 127,179 | 96.6 | +1.3% |
| | Republican | Ali Mohamed | 3,941 | 3.0% | |
| | Conservative | Ali Mohamed | 547 | 0.4% | |
| | total | Ali Mohamed | 4,488 | 3.4 | −1.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122,691 | 93.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,667 | 100% | +123.6% |
2010 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | José E. Serrano | 58,478 | 90.8% | |
| | Working Families | José E. Serrano | 3,164 | 4.9% | |
| | total | José E. Serrano (incumbent) | 61,642 | 95.7 | −0.9% |
| | Republican | Frank Della Valle | 2,257 | 3.5% | |
| | Conservative | Frank Della Valle | 501 | 0.8% | |
| | total | Frank Della Valle | 2,758 | 4.3 | +0.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,884 | 91.4 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,400 | 100% | −51.1% |
2018 New York District 16 primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eliot Engel (Incumbent) | 22,160 | 73.7 | −26.7 |
| | Democratic | Jonathan Lewis | 4,866 | 16.2 | New |
| | Democratic | Joyce Briscoe | 1,772 | 5.9 | New |
| | Democratic | Derickson Lawrence | 1,280 | 4.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,078 | 57.5 | −26.7 |
2018 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eliot Engel (Incumbent) | 182,044 | 100.0 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182,044 | 100.0 | +5.7 |
2020 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jamaal Bowman | 49,367 | 55.4 |
| Democratic | Eliot Engel (Incumbent) | 36,149 | 40.6 |
| Democratic | Chris Fink | 1,625 | 1.8 |
| Democratic | Sammy Ravelo | 1,139 | 1.3 |
| Democratic | Andom Ghebreghiorgis (withdrawn) | 761 | 0.9 |
2020 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bowman | 218,471 | 84.2 |
| | Conservative | Patrick McManus | 41,085 | 15.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 259,556 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2022 Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bowman (incumbent) | 21,643 | 54.2 |
| | Democratic | Vedat Gashi | 10,009 | 25.0 |
| | Democratic | Catherine Parker | 7,503 | 18.8 |
| | Democratic | Mark Jaffee | 608 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,961 | 100.0 |
2022 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bowman | 127,024 | 61.1 |
| | Working Families | Jamaal Bowman | 6,543 | 3.2 |
| | Total | Jamaal Bowman (incumbent) | 133,567 | 64.2 |
| | Republican | Miriam Flisser | 74,156 | 35.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 207,928 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2024 Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Latimer | 45,909 | 58.6 |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bowman (incumbent) | 32,440 | 41.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,349 | 100.0 |
2024 New York's 16th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Latimer | 217,668 | 71.6 |
| | Republican | Miriam Flisser | 86,408 | 28.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 304,076 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |