united states house of representatives elections , 1998 

Statements about this table:
only 1 representative retire to pursue another political office
woman only make up 16.6666666667% of these representative
john lafalce be the earliest elect representative
gregory w meeks be the only representative elect through a special election
district
incumbent
party
first elected
results
candidates
new york 1
michael forbes
republican
1994
re - elected
michael forbes (r) 64% william holst (d) 36%
new york 2
rick lazio
republican
1992
re - elected
rick lazio (r) 67% john bace (d) 30%
new york 3
peter king
republican
1992
re - elected
peter king (r) 65% kevin langberg (d) 35%
new york 4
carolyn mccarthy
democratic
1996
re - elected
carolyn mccarthy (d) 53% gregory becker (r) 47%
new york 5
gary ackerman
democratic
1983
re - elected
gary ackerman (d) 65% david pinzon (r) 34%
new york 6
gregory w meeks
democratic
february 3 , 1998 (special)
re - elected
gregory w meeks (d) unopposed
new york 7
thomas manton
democratic
1984
retired democratic hold
joseph crowley (d) 68% james dillon (r) 28%
new york 8
jerrold nadler
democratic
1992
re - elected
jerrold nadler (d) 86% ted howard (r) 14%
new york 9
charles schumer
democratic
1980
retired to run for us senate democratic hold
anthony weiner (d) 66% leslie telano (r) 24%
new york 10
ed towns
democratic
1982
re - elected
ed towns (d) 92% ernestine brown (r) 7%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
results
candidates
new york 11
major owens
democratic
1982
re - elected
major owens (d) 89% david greene (r) 10%
new york 12
nydia velazquez
democratic
1992
re - elected
nydia velazquez (d) 83% rosemarie markgraf (r) 13%
new york 13
vito fossella
republican
1997
re - elected
vito fossella (r) 66% eugene prisco (d) 34%
new york 15
charles b rangel
democratic
1970
re - elected
charles b rangel (d) 94% david cunningham (r) 6%
new york 16
jose serrano
democratic
1990
re - elected
jose serrano (d) 96% thomas bayley (r) 4%
new york 17
eliot engel
democratic
1988
re - elected
eliot engel (d) 88% peter fiumefreddo (r) 12%
new york 18
nita lowey
democratic
1988
re - elected
nita lowey (d) unopposed
new york 19
sue kelly
republican
1994
re - elected
sue kelly (r) 63% dick collins (d) 34%
new york 20
benjamin gilman
republican
1972
re - elected
benjamin gilman (r) 58% paul feiner (d) 40%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
results
candidates
new york 21
mike mcnulty
democratic
1988
re - elected
mike mcnulty (d) 74% lauren ayers (r) 26%
new york 22
gerald solomon
republican
1978
retired republican hold
john sweeney (r) 56% jean bordewich (d) 43%
new york 23
sherwood boehlert
republican
1982
re - elected
sherwood boehlert (r) unopposed
new york 24
john mchugh
republican
1992
re - elected
john mchugh (r) 79% neil tallon (d) 21%
new york 25
jim walsh
republican
1988
re - elected
jim walsh (r) 69% yvonne rothenberg (d) 31%
new york 27
bill paxon
republican
1988
retired republican hold
tom reynolds (r) 58% bill cook (d) 42%
new york 28
louise slaughter
democratic
1986
re - elected
louise slaughter (d) 65% richard kaplan (r) 31%
new york 29
john lafalce
democratic
1974
re - elected
john lafalce (d) 58% chris collins (r) 41%
new york 30
jack quinn
republican
1992
re - elected
jack quinn (r) 68% crystal peoples (d) 32%