# New York's 24th congressional district

New York's 24th congressional district is located in Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes region, stretching alongside Lake Ontario from near Buffalo in the west to Watertown in the east. The district does not include Rochester, which is in the 25th district. Since 2023, it has been represented by Claudia Tenney. In the 2022 election it voted more strongly Republican than any other district in the state. Prior to the redistricting which took effect in 2023, the district included the city of Syracuse.
The current district includes all or parts of Cayuga, Wayne, Oswego, Ontario, Jefferson, Livingston, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Seneca, Yates, Schuyler, and Orleans counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+13, it is the most Republican district in New York.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 53% - 45% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 53% - 47% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 59% - 34% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 53% - 44% |
| 2018 | Senate | Farley 54% - 45% |
| 2018 | Governor | Molinaro 62% - 31% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Wofford 60% - 36% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 59% - 40% |
| 2022 | Senate | Pinion 62% - 37% |
| 2022 | Governor | Zeldin 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Henry 66% - 34% |
| 2022 | Comptroller | Rodríguez 62% - 38% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 62% - 38% |

## History

* 1869–1873: All of Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne counties
* 1919–1945: Parts of Bronx and Westchester counties
* 1945–1971: Parts of Bronx county
* 1971–1973: Parts of Bronx and Westchester counties
* 1973–1983: Parts of Westchester county
* 1983–1993: All of Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties; parts of Dutchess and Rensselaer counties
* 1993–2003: All of Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties; parts of Essex and Herkimer counties
* 2003–2013: All of Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer and Seneca counties; parts of Broome, Cayuga, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins counties
* From 2013 to 2023, the district included all of Cayuga, Onondaga, and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Its largest city was Syracuse.
* From 2023 to 2033, the district included all or parts of Cayuga, Wayne, Oswego, Ontario, Jefferson, Livingston, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Seneca, Yates, and Orleans counties.

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District established March 4, 1823 ||||||
| Rowland Day (Sempronius) | Democratic- Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Elected in 1822. [data missing] |
| Charles Kellogg (Kelloggsville) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | 19th | Elected in 1824. [data missing] |
| Nathaniel Garrow (Auburn) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | 20th | Elected in 1826. [data missing] |
| Gershom Powers (Auburn) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | 21st | Elected in 1828. [data missing] |
| Ulysses F. Doubleday (Auburn) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1830. [data missing] |
| Rowland Day (Sempronius) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1832 [data missing] |
| Ulysses F. Doubleday (Auburn) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th | Elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| William H. Noble (Cato) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Elected in 1836. [data missing] |
| Christopher Morgan (Aurora) | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| Horace Wheaton (Pompey) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Daniel Gott (Pompey) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Daniel T. Jones (Baldwinsville) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | 32nd 33rd | Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. [data missing] |
| Amos P. Granger (Syracuse) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| Amos P. Granger (Syracuse) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| Charles B. Sedgwick (Syracuse) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. [data missing] |
| Theodore M. Pomeroy (Auburn) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th | Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
| George W. Cowles (Clyde) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | Elected in 1868. [data missing] |
| John E. Seeley (Ovid) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] |
| R. Holland Duell (Cortland) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1872. [data missing] |
| William H. Baker (Constantia) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | 44th 45th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Joseph Mason (Hamilton) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Newton W. Nutting (Oswego) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. [data missing] |
| John S. Pindar (Cobleskill) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Elected in 1884. [data missing] |
| David Wilber (Oneonta) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – April 1, 1890 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 1, 1890 – November 4, 1890 | 51st | |
| John S. Pindar (Cobleskill) | Democratic | November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected to finish Wilber's term. [data missing] |
| George Van Horn (Cooperstown) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| Charles A. Chickering (Copenhagen) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – February 13, 1900 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | February 13, 1900 – November 6, 1900 | 56th | |
| Albert D. Shaw (Watertown) | Republican | November 6, 1900 – February 10, 1901 | 56th | Elected to finish Chickering's term. Re-elected in 1900. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | February 10, 1901 – November 5, 1901 | 56th 57th | |
| Charles L. Knapp (Lowville) | Republican | November 5, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Elected to finish Shaw's term. Redistricted to the 28th district. |
| George J. Smith (Kingston) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Elected in 1902. [data missing] |
| Frank J. LeFevre (New Paltz) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | 59th | Elected in 1904. [data missing] |
| George W. Fairchild (Oneonta) | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | 60th 61st 62nd | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 34th district. |
| Woodson R. Oglesby (Yonkers) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | 63rd 64th | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data missing] |
| Benjamin L. Fairchild (Pelham) | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | 65th | Elected in 1916. Lost re-election. |
| James V. Ganly (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | 66th | Elected in 1918. Lost re-election. |
| Benjamin L. Fairchild (Pelham) | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | 67th | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
| James V. Ganly (The Bronx) | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – September 7, 1923 | 68th | Elected in 1922. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 7, 1923 – November 6, 1923 | 68th | |
| Benjamin L. Fairchild (Pelham) | Republican | November 6, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | 68th 69th | Elected to finish Ganly's term. Re-elected in 1924. Lost re-election. |
| James M. Fitzpatrick (New York) | Democratic | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1945 | 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. [data missing] |
| Benjamin J. Rabin (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1947 | 79th 80th | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 1, 1948 – February 16, 1948 | 80th | |
| Leo Isacson (New York) | American Labor | February 17, 1948 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected to finish Rabin's term. Lost re-election. |
| Isidore Dollinger (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Charles A. Buckley (New York) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from the 25th 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 23rd district. |
| Paul A. Fino (The Bronx) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1968 | 88th 89th 90th | Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 1, 1969 – January 3, 1969 | 90th | |
| Mario Biaggi (The Bronx) | Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 | 91st 92nd | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
| Ogden Reid (Purchase) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | 93rd | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1972. [data missing] |
| Richard Ottinger (Mamaroneck) | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
| Gerald Solomon (Glens Falls) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Redistricted from the 29th 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 22nd district. |
| John M. McHugh (Pierrepont Manor) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Sherwood Boehlert (New Hartford) | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | 108th 109th | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired.` | 2003–2013 |
| Mike Arcuri (Utica) | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | 110th 111th | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 |
| Richard Hanna (Barneveld) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | 112th | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 22nd district. | 2003–2013 |
| Dan Maffei (Syracuse) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | 113th | elected in 2012. Lost re-election. | 2013–2023 |
| John Katko (Syracuse) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | 114th 115th 116th 117th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 22nd district and retired. | 2013–2023 |
| Claudia Tenney (Canadaigua) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–2025 |
| Claudia Tenney (Canadaigua) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2025–present |

## Election results

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gerald B.H. Solomon (incumbent) | 164,019 | 73.2 |
| | Democratic | Edward James Bloch | 60,188 | 26.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103,831 | 46.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 224,207 | 100 |
1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John M. McHugh (incumbent) | 124,240 | 71.1 |
| | Democratic | Donald Ravenscroft | 43,692 | 25.0 |
| | Independence | William H. Beaumont | 6,750 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,548 | 46.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,682 | 100 |
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John M. McHugh (incumbent) | 116,682 | 79.0 | +7.9 |
| | Democratic | Neil P. Tallon | 31,011 | 21.0 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85,671 | 58.0 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,693 | 100 | −15.5 |
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John M. McHugh (incumbent) | 138,322 | 74.3 | −4.7 |
| | Democratic | Neil P. Tallon | 42,698 | 22.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independence | Willard E. Smith | 5,167 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95,624 | 51.4 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,187 | 100 | +26.1 |
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Sherwood Boehlert | 108,017 | 70.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | David L. Walrath | 32,991 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Green | Mark Dunau | 6,660 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Right to Life | Kathleen M. Peters | 5,109 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75,026 | 49.1 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,777 | 100 | −17.9 |
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Sherwood Boehlert (incumbent) | 143,000 | 56.9 | −13.8 |
| | Democratic | Jeff A. Miller | 85,140 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Conservative | David L. Walrath | 23,228 | 9.2 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,860 | 23.0 | −26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 251,368 | 100 | +64.5 |
In 2008, Michael Arcuri won the election with 130,799 votes (9,454 from Working Families Party line) to Richard L. Hanna's 120,880 out of 282,114 total votes. Note that in New York State electoral politics there are several 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").
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Michael Arcuri | 109,686 | 53.9 | +20.0 |
| | Republican | Raymond Meier | 91,504 | 45.0 | −11.9 |
| | Libertarian | Mike Sylvia | 2,134 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,182 | 8.9 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,324 | 100 | −19.1 |
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Richard L. Hanna | 96,686 | 52.9% |
| | Democratic | Michael Arcuri (incumbent) | 86,037 | 47.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,723 | 100 |
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Dan Maffei | 131,242 | 48.7 | −1.1 |
| | Republican | Ann Marie Buerkle | 116,641 | 43.3 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Ursula Rozum | 21,413 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,601 | 5.4 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 269,296 | 100 | +29.4 |
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John Katko | 112,469 | 59.9 | +16.6 |
| | Democratic | Dan Maffei (incumbent) | 75,286 | 40.1 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,183 | 19.8 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,755 | 100 | −30.2 |
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John Katko (incumbent) | 170,532 | 61.0 | +1.1 |
| | Democratic | Colleen Deacon | 108,928 | 39.0 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,604 | 22.0 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 279,460 | 100 | +48.8 |
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John Katko (incumbent) | 136,920 | 52.6 | −8.4 |
| | Democratic | Dana Balter | 123,226 | 47.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,694 | 5.2 | −16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 260,146 | 100 | −6.9 |
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: 24th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Katko | 156,025 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | John Katko | 21,062 | 6.1 |
| | Independence | John Katko | 5,480 | 1.6 |
| | Total | John Katko (incumbent) | 182,567 | 53.1 |
| | Democratic | Dana Balter | 147,638 | 43.0 |
| | Working Families | Steven Williams | 13,232 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 343,437 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |