# New York's 22nd congressional district

New York's 22nd congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives currently represented by Democratic John Mannion. Significant cities in the district include Syracuse and Utica; with the newest district boundaries approved by the New York State Legislature, the district also includes Auburn. The district is home to several colleges and universities, including Syracuse University, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Hamilton College, Colgate University, and Utica University.
The district now consists of all of Madison and Onondaga Counties, and parts of Cayuga, Cortland, and Oneida Counties.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 56% - 42% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58% - 42% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50% - 44% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 67% - 30% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 59% - 40% |
| 2018 | Governor | Molinaro 46% - 45% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | James 53% - 44% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 55% - 43% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 54% - 46% |
| 2022 | Governor | Zeldin 51% - 49% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | James 50.1% - 49.9% |
| 2022 | Comptroller | DiNapoli 54% - 46% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 54% - 46% |

## History

2025–2027:
    All of Madison, Onondaga
    Parts of Cayuga, Cortland, Oneida
2023–2025:
    All of Madison, Oneida, Onondaga
    Parts of Oswego
2013–2023:
    All of Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida
    Parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego, Tioga
2003–2012:
    All of Sullivan, Ulster
    Parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Tioga, Tompkins
1993–2003:
    All of Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington
    Parts of Dutchess, Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie
1983–1993:
    All of Rockland
    Parts of Orange, Sullivan, Westchester
1953–1983:
    Parts of Bronx
1945–1953:
    Parts of Manhattan
1919–1945:
    Parts of Bronx, Manhattan
1913–1919:
    Parts of New York
Various New York districts have been numbered "22" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. From 2003 to 2013, the district included all or parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, and Ulster counties. It included the cities of Binghamton, Ithaca, Kingston, Middletown, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie. The district stretched to include parts of the Finger Lakes region, the Catskill Mountains, and the Hudson Valley.

## List of members representing the district
### 1821–1833: one seat

District was created on March 4, 1821, split from the 2-seat 21st district.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
| District established March 4, 1821 ||||||
| 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. | 1821–1823 [data missing] |
| Albert H. Tracy (Buffalo) | Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | 17th | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 30th district. | 1821–1823 [data missing] |
| Justin Dwinell (Cazenovia) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Elected in 1822. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties |
| John Miller (Truxton) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | 19th | Elected in 1824. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties |
| John G. Stower (Hamilton) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | 20th | Elected in 1826. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties |
| Thomas Beekman (Peterboro) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | 21st | Elected in 1828. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties |
| Edward C. Reed (Homer) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1830. [data missing] | 1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties |

### 1833–1843: two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Years | Cong ress | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B |
| Years | Cong ress | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history |
| March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Nicoll Halsey (Trumansburg) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. [data missing] | Samuel G. Hathaway (Solon) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. [data missing] |
| March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th | Stephen B. Leonard (Owego) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. [data missing] | Joseph Reynolds (Virgil) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| March 4, 1837 – July 27, 1838 | 25th | Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (Ithaca) | Democratic | Elected in 1836. Died. | Hiram Gray (Elmira) | Democratic | Elected in 1836. [data missing] |
| July 27, 1838 – December 3, 1838 | 25th | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | | | Hiram Gray (Elmira) | Democratic | Elected in 1836. [data missing] |
| December 3, 1838 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Cyrus Beers (Ithaca) | Democratic | Elected to finish Bruyn's term. [data missing] | Hiram Gray (Elmira) | Democratic | Elected in 1836. [data missing] |
| March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | 26th | Stephen B. Leonard (Owego) | Democratic | Elected in 1838. [data missing] | Amasa Dana (Ithaca) | Democratic | Elected in 1838. [data missing] |
| March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Samuel Partridge (Elmira) | Democratic | Elected in 1840. [data missing] | Lewis Riggs (Homer) | Democratic | Elected in 1840. [data missing] |

### 1843–present: one seat

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District map |
| Meade Purdy (Norwich) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1842. [data missing] |
| Stephen Strong (Owego) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Ausburn Birdsall (Binghamton) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. [data missing] |
| Henry Bennett (New Berlin) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | 31st 32nd | Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
| Gerrit Smith (Peterboro) | Free Soil | March 4, 1853 – August 7, 1854 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 7, 1854 – November 7, 1854 | 33rd | |
| Henry C. Goodwin (Hamilton) | Whig | November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected to finish Smith's term. [data missing] |
| Andrew Z. McCarty (Pulaski) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1854. [data missing] |
| Henry C. Goodwin (Hamilton) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| M. Lindley Lee (Fulton) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1858. [data missing] |
| William E. Lansing (Chittenango) | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. [data missing] |
| De Witt C. Littlejohn (Oswego) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Elected in 1862. [data missing] |
| Sidney T. Holmes (Morrisville) | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | 39th | Elected in 1864. [data missing] |
| John C. Churchill (Oswego) | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | 40th 41st | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. [data missing] |
| William E. Lansing (Chittenango) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Ellis H. Roberts (Utica) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1872. [data missing] |
| George A. Bagley (Watertown) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | 44th 45th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Warner Miller (Herkimer) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – July 26, 1881 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Resigned when elected to US Senate |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 26, 1881 – November 8, 1881 | 47th | |
| Charles R. Skinner (Watertown) | Republican | November 8, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | 47th 48th | Elected to finish Miller's term. Re-elected in 1882. [data missing] |
| Abraham X. Parker (Potsdam) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | 49th 50th | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. |
| Frederick Lansing (Watertown) | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| Leslie W. Russell (Ogdensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1891 – September 11, 1891 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Resigned when elected as justice on New York Supreme Court |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 11, 1891 – November 3, 1891 | 52nd | |
| N. Martin Curtis (Ogdensburg) | Republican | November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | 52nd 53rd 54th | Elected to finish Russell's term. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] |
| Lucius N. Littauer (Gloversville) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 25th district. |
| William H. Draper (Troy) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. [data missing] |
| Henry Bruckner (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1917 | 63rd 64th 65th | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 31, 1917 – March 5, 1918 | 65th | |
| Anthony J. Griffin (New York) | Democratic | March 5, 1918 – January 13, 1935 | 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 13, 1935 – November 5, 1935 | 74th | |
| Edward W. Curley (The Bronx) | Democratic | November 5, 1935 – January 6, 1940 | 74th 75th 76th | Elected to finish Griffin's term. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 6, 1940 – February 20, 1940 | 76th | |
| Walter A. Lynch (New York) | Democratic | February 20, 1940 – January 3, 1945 | 76th 77th 78th | Elected to finish Curley's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
| Sidney A. Fine (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 2, 1956 | 83rd 84th | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Resigned to serve on New York Supreme Court. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 2, 1956 – February 7, 1956 | 84th | |
| James C. Healey (New York) | Democratic | February 7, 1956 – January 3, 1963 | 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected to finish Fine's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
| Jacob H. Gilbert (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 | 88th 89th 90th 91st | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. [data missing] |
| Herman Badillo (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | 92nd | Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
| Jonathan B. Bingham (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing] |
| Benjamin Gilman (Middletown) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Redistricted from the 26th 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 20th district. |
| Gerald Solomon (Glens Falls) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | 103rd 104th 105th | Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. [data missing] |
| John E. Sweeney (Clifton Park) | Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | 106th 107th | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
| Maurice Hinchey (Saugerties) | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. | 2003–2013 |
| Richard Hanna (Barneveld) | Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | 113th 114th | Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. | 2013–2023 |
| Claudia Tenney (New Hartford) | Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | 115th | Elected in 2016. Lost re-election. | 2013–2023 |
| Anthony Brindisi (Utica) | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | 116th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election. | 2013–2023 |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 3, 2021 – February 11, 2021 | 117th | Election disputed. | 2013–2023 |
| Claudia Tenney (New Hartford) | Republican | February 11, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | 117th | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 24th district. | 2013–2023 |
| Brandon Williams (Syracuse) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | 118th | Elected in 2022. Lost re-election. | 2023–2025 |
| John Mannion (Geddes) | Democratic | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. | 2025–present |

## 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 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gerald B.H. Solomon (Incumbent) | 144,125 | 60.5 |
| | Democratic | Steve James | 94,192 | 39.5 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,933 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238,317 | ? |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John E. Sweeney | 106,919 | 55.3 | −5.2 |
| | Democratic | Jean P. Bordewich | 81,296 | 42.1 | +2.6 |
| | Right to Life | Francis A. Giroux | 5,051 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,623 | 13.3 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,266 | ? | −18.9 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | ? | |
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John E. Sweeney (Incumbent) | 167,368 | 67.9 | +12.6 |
| | Democratic | Kenneth F. McCallion | 79,111 | 32.1 | −10.0 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 88,257 | 35.8 | +22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 246,479 | ? | +27.5 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | ? | |
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 113,280 | 64.2 | +32.1 |
| | Republican | Eric Hall | 58,008 | 32.9 | −35.0 |
| | Green | Steve Greenfield | 2,723 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Right to Life | Paul J. Laux | 2,473 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,272 | 31.3 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,484 | ? | −28.4 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ? | |
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 167,489 | 67.2 | +3.0 |
| | Republican | William A. Brenner | 81,881 | 32.8 | −0.1 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 85,608 | 34.3 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249,370 | ? | +41.3 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 121,683 | 100.0 | +32.8 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 121,683 | 100.0 | +65.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,683 | ? | −51.2 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 168,558 | 58.1 | −41.9 |
| | Republican | George Phillips | 85,126 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 83,432 | 28.8 | −41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 290,102 | ? | +138 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 90,613 | 52.4 | −5.7 |
| | Republican | George Phillips | 82,385 | 47.6 | +18.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,228 | 4.8 | −24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,998 | ? | −59.6 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Richard L. Hanna (Incumbent) | 157,941 | 60.7 | +13.1 |
| | Democratic | Dan Lamb | 102,080 | 39.3 | −12.9 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,861 | 21.4 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 280,082 | ? | N/A |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ? | |
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Richard L. Hanna (Incumbent) | 129,851 | 100.0 | +39.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 129,851 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,372 | ? | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | ? | |
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Claudia Tenney | 129,444 | 46.5 | −53.5 |
| | Democratic | Kim Myers | 114,266 | 41.1 | N/A |
| | Upstate Jobs | Martin Babinec | 34,638 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,278 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 278,348 | ? | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | ? | |
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Anthony Brindisi | 127,715 | 50.9 | +9.8 |
| | Republican | Claudia Tenney (Incumbent) | 123,242 | 49.1 | +2.6 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,473 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250,957 | ? | N/A |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ? | |
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Claudia Tenney | 156,098 | 48.84 | −0.166 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Brindisi (Incumbent) | 155,989 | 48.80 | −2.0 |
| | Libertarian | Keith Price | 6,780 | 2.125 | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 771 | 0.24 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 109 | 0.034 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 318,998 | ? | N/A |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ? | |
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brandon Williams | 135,544 | 50.46 | +1.62 |
| | Democratic | Francis Conole | 132,913 | 49.48 | +0.68 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 151 | 0.06 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,631 | 0.98 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 268,608 | ? | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | ? | |