New York's 10th congressional district

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New York's 10th congressional district
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$30,212
Ethnic composition	21.0% White, 63.0% Black, 2.7% Asian, 17.2% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 2.0% other
Cook PVI	D+41

New York's 10th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn, New York City. It includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, as well as parts of Fort Greene and Williamsburg. It is currently represented by Democrat Edolphus Towns.

Contents 1 Components: Past and Present 2 List of Representatives 3 Election results 4 References

[edit] Components: Past and Present

1983-present:

Parts of Brooklyn

1973-1983:

Parts of Bronx, Queens

1971-1973:

Parts of Brooklyn

1963-1971

Parts of Brooklyn, Queens

1913-1963

Parts of Brooklyn

1875-1913:

Various parts of mid-town and Lower Manhattan.

1873-1875:

Northern Manhattan.

1863-1873:

Westchester and Rockland Counties and The Bronx.

1853-1863:

Sullivan and Orange Counties.

1843-1853:

Delaware and Ulster Counties.

1823-1843:

Albany County

1813-1823:

Rensselaer County

1809-1813:

Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer and St. Lawrence Counties.

1803-1809:

Rensselaer County

1799-1803:

All New York west of and including Cayuga, Onondaga, Cortland, and Broome Counties. It also included portions of what is today Chenango and Otsego Counties.

1793-1799:

Western New York with its eastern border being approximately the eastern borders of Jefferson (with St. Lawrence County), Lewis (with St. Lawrence County), Herkimer (its northern border), Hamilton (northern and eastern), Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, and Delaware Counties. With Delaware County its southern border was also one of the district borders.

[edit] List of Representatives

Congress(es)/Year(s)	Representative	Party
3rd (1793–1795)	Silas Talbot	Pro-Administration
4th (1795–1797)	William Cooper	Federalist
5th (1797–1799)	James Cochran
6th (1799–1801)	William Cooper
7th (1801–1803)	Thomas Morris
8th (1803–1805)	George Tibbits
9th–10th (1805–1809)	Josiah Masters	Democratic-Republican
...	...	...

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Andrew L. Somers	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – April 6, 1949	redistricted from 6th district, died in office
vacant		April 7, 1949 – November 7, 1949
Edna F. Kelly	Democratic	November 8, 1949 – January 3, 1963	redistricted to 12th district
Emanuel Celler	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	redistricted from 11th district
Mario Biaggi	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	redistricted from 24th district, redistricted to 19th district
Charles E. Schumer	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	redistricted from 16th district, redistricted to 9th district
Edolphus Towns	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – present	redistricted from 11th district

The 10th District was a Brooklyn-based seat prior to 1972, when that district became the 16th and the 10th District was reassigned to a district in northern Queens and the east Bronx. The 1980 redistricting restored the 10th District to Brooklyn (covering the same terrain). In the 1990 remap, much of the old 10th District was added to the new Queens-Brooklyn 9th District. The new 10th then absorbed much of the old 11th District, including its congressman.

[edit] Election results

Note that 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").

US House election, 2006: New York District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	72,171	92.2	+0.7
	Republican	Jonathan H. Anderson	4,666	6.0	-1.5
	Conservative	Ernest Johnson	1,470	1.9	+0.9
Majority			67,505	86.2	+2.2
Turnout			78,307	100	-47.4

US House election, 2004: New York District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	136,113	91.5	-6.3
	Republican	Harvey R. Clarke	11,099	7.5	+7.5
	Conservative	Mariana Blume	1,554	1.0	-1.2
Majority			125,014	84.0	-11.7
Turnout			148,766	100	+97.0

US House election, 2002: New York District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	73,859	97.8	+7.6
	Conservative	Herbert F. Rayn	1,639	2.2	+1.6
Majority			72,220	95.7	+10.7
Turnout			75,498	100	-43.6

US House election, 2000: New York District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	120,700	90.2	-2.1
	Republican	Ernestine M. Brown	6,852	5.1	-1.1
	Working Families	Barry Ford	5,530	4.1	+4.1
	Conservative	Ernest Johnson	802	0.6	-0.9
Majority			113,848	85.0	-1.1
Turnout			133,884	100	+47.9

US House election, 1998: New York District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	83,528	92.3	+1.0
	Republican	Ernestine M. Brown	5,577	6.2	-1.7
	Conservative	Ernest Johnson	1,396	1.5	+1.5
Majority			77,951	86.1	+2.7
Turnout			90,501	100	-17.3

US House election, 1996: New York District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	99,889	91.3
	Republican	Amelia Smith-Parker	8,660	7.9
	Right to Life	Julian M. Hill, Jr.	893	0.8
Majority			91,229	83.4
Turnout			109,442	100

[edit] References

• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data "
• 2000 House election data "
• 1998 House election data "
• 1996 House election data "

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