2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
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| Elections in New York State |
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New York held elections with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002
Because it did not grow as fast as other states, New York lost 2 Congressional seats because of Congressional apportionment following the Census. In the redistricting process, the parties agreed to eliminate one seat from each party, and do a pro-incumbent gerrymander.
This did not work out as planned in the 1st district, where incumbent Republican Felix Grucci ran an ad claiming that his opponent, Democrat Timothy Bishop, was soft on rapists. This backfired, and Bishop won in an upset. After the 2006 elections, only 6 of the 11 districts that had been gerrymandered to be Republican were still in Republican control.
Delegation Composition[]
| 2002 pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 19 | |
| Republican-Held | 12 | |
New York lost 2 seats following congressional apportionment.
| 2002 post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 19 | |
| Republican-Held | 10 | |
Results[]
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Grucci | Republican | 2000 | Running | Timothy Bishop (D) 50.23% Felix Grucci (R) 48.59% Lorna Salzman (G) 1.19% |
| 2 | Steve Israel | Democrat | 2000 | Running | Steve Israel (D) 58.48% (R) 40.46% John Keenan (G) 1.07% |
| 3 | Peter King | Republican | 1992 | Running | Peter King (R) 71.88% (D) 27.22% (Lib) 0.89% |
| 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democrat | 1996 | Running | Carolyn McCarthy (D) 56.25% Marilyn O'Grady (R) 43.24% (G) 0.51% |
| 5 | Gary Ackerman | Democrat | 1983 | Running | Gary Ackerman (D) 68% (Con) 7.68% |
| 6 | Gregory W. Meeks | Democrat | 1998 | Running | Gregory W. Meeks (D) 96.51% (Ind) 3.49% |
| 7 | Joseph Crowley | Democrat | 1998 | Running | Joseph Crowley (D) 73.29% Kevin Brawley (R) 26.71% |
| 8 | Jerrold Nadler | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Jerrold Nadler (D) 76.07% (R) 18.48% (Con) 3.16% (G) 1.80% (L) 0.49% |
| 9 | Anthony Weiner | Democrat | 1998 | Running | Anthony Weiner (D) 65.71% (R) 34.29% |
| 10 | Ed Towns | Democrat | 1982 | Running | Ed Towns (D) 97.83% (R) 2.17% |
| 11 | Major Owens | Democrat | 1982 | Running | Major Owens (D) 86.56% (R) 12.55% (Con) 0.90% |
| 12 | Nydia Velazquez | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Nydia Velazquez (D) 95.81% (R) 4.19% |
| 13 | Vito Fossella | Republican | 1997 | Running | Vito Fossella (R) 69.63% (D) 28.32% Anita Lerman (Ind) 1.38% (G) 0.67% |
| 14 | Carolyn Maloney | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Carolyn Maloney (D) 75.25% (R) 24.75% |
| 15 | Charles B. Rangel | Democrat | 1970 | Running | Charles B. Rangel (D) 88.46% (R) 11.54% |
| 16 | Jose Serrano | Democrat | 1990 | Running | Jose Serrano (D) 92.07% (R) 7.93% |
| 17 | Eliot Engel | Democrat | 1988 | Running | Eliot Engel (D) 62.61% (R) 34.43% Arthur Gallagher (RTL) 1% Elizabeth Shanklin (G) 1.41% |
| 18 | Nita Lowey | Democrat | 1988 | Running | Nita Lowey (D) 92.04% Michael J. Reynolds (R) 7.96% |
| 19 | Sue Kelly | Republican | 1994 | Running | Sue Kelly (R) 69.97% (D) 25.98% (RTL) 2.53% Jonathan Wright (G) 1.53% |
| 20 | John Sweeney | Republican | 1998 | Running | John Sweeney (R) 73.32% Frank Stoppenbach (D) 23.98% (G) 2.70% |
| 21 | Mike McNulty | Democrat | 1988 | Running | Mike McNulty (D) 75.09% (R) 24.91% |
| 22 | Maurice Hinchey | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Maurice Hinchey (D) 64.19% (R) 32.87% (G) 1.54% Paul Laux (RTL) 1.40% |
| 23 | John McHugh | Republican | 1992 | Running | John McHugh (R) unopposed |
| 24 | Sherwood Boehlert | Republican | 1982 | Running | Sherwood Boehlert (R) 70.70% (Con) 21.59% (G) 4.36% Kathleen Peters (RTL) 3.34% |
| 25 | Jim Walsh | Republican | 1988 | Running | Jim Walsh (R) 72.29% (D) 26.64% Francis Gavin (G) 1.07% |
| 26 | Tom Reynolds | Republican | 1998 | Running | Tom Reynolds (R) 73.63% (D) 22.42% Shawn Harris (RTL) 2.23% (G) 1.71% |
| 27 | Jack Quinn | Republican | 1992 | Running | Jack Quinn (R) 69.06% Peter Crotty (D) 27.49% Thomas Casey (RTL) 2.06% (G) 1.38% |
| 28 | Louise Slaughter | Democrat | 1986 | Running | Louise Slaughter (D) 62.46% (R) 37.54% |
| 29 | Amo Houghton | Republican | 1986 | Retiring | Amo Houghton (R) 73.10% (D) 21.26% Wendy Johnson (RTL) 3.34% (G) 2.30% |
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