New York's 1st congressional district

New York's 1st congressional district
New York 's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Lee M. Zeldin (R–Shirley)
Distribution	93.89% urban, 6.11% rural
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$61,884
Ethnicity	77.9[1]% White, 4.9% Black, 3.7% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic, 1% other
Cook PVI	R+2

The 1st Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working-class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. The district currently is represented by Republican Lee Zeldin. In the 2014 election, Zeldin defeated Democrat Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003.

The district was a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain 52%–48%.

In 2012, New York underwent redistricting, and the 1st District was slightly modified.

Voting

Communities within the district

Components: past and present

1823–1945:

All of Suffolk, Nassau

Parts of Queens

1945–1963:

All of Suffolk

Parts of Nassau

1963–present:

Parts of Suffolk

List of representatives

1789–1813: one seat

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
William Floyd	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	1	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1791 – May 1791	2	Representative-elect James Townsend died May 24, 1790, before his term began.
Thomas Tredwell	Anti-Administration	May 1791 – March 3, 1795	2 (Continued)	Elected in special election April 1791
	3
Jonathan Nicoll Havens	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – October 25, 1799	4	Died
	5
	6
Vacant		October 25, 1799 – February 27, 1800
John Smith	Democratic-Republican	February 27, 1800 – February 23, 1804	6 (Continued)	Resigned
	7
	8
Vacant		February 23, 1804 – November 5, 1804
Samuel Riker	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805	8 (Continued)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Eliphalet Wickes	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807	9	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Riker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	10	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ebenezer Sage	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813	11	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	12

1813–1823: two seats

From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Cong ress	Years		Seat A				Seat B
			Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
13	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815		John Lefferts	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Ebenezer Sage	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
14	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817		Henry Crocheron	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1814 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		George Townsend	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1814
15	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819		Tredwell Scudder	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1816 Retired			Re-elected in 1816 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
16	March 4, 1819 – January 14, 1820		Silas Wood	Federalist	First elected in 1818		Vacant		Credentials had been issued for Ebenezer Sage (Dem.-Rep.), but Sage did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1818
	January 14, 1820 – March 3, 1821			James Guyon, Jr.			Democratic-Republican	Successfully contested the election of Ebenezer Sage [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
17	March 4, 1821 – December 12, 1821			Re-elected in 1821 Became the sole representative from the district in 1823	Vacant		Credentials had been issued for Peter Sharpe (Dem.-Rep.), but Sharpe did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821
	December 12, 1821 – March 3, 1823				Cadwallader D. Colden	Federalist	Successfully contested the election of Peter Sharpe [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

1823–present: one seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Silas Wood	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Re-elected in 1822 Lost re-election.
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
James Lent	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – February 22, 1833	Died.
Vacant		February 22, 1833 – March 4, 1833
Abel Huntington	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Lost re-election.
Thomas B. Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Retired.
Charles A. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Selah B. Strong	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Retired.
John W. Lawrence	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Retired.
Frederick W. Lord	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Alsop King	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John G. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Maurice	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Retired.
William Valk	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Lost re-election.
John A. Searing	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Retired.
Luther C. Carter	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Lost re-election.
Edward H. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Retired.
Henry G. Stebbins	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – October 24, 1864	Resigned
Vacant		October 24, 1864 – December 5, 1864
Dwight Townsend	Democratic	December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stephen Taber	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry A. Reeves	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Dwight Townsend	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry J. Scudder	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Retired.
Henry B. Metcalfe	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James W. Covert	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Perry Belmont	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – December 1, 1888	Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant		December 1, 1888 – March 4, 1889
James W. Covert	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Richard C. McCormick	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Retired.
Joseph M. Belford	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	Retired.
Townsend Scudder	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	Retired.
Frederic Storm	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Lost re-election.
Townsend Scudder	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	Retired.
William W. Cocks	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Lost re-election.
Martin W. Littleton	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Retired.
Lathrop Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Lost re-election.
Frederick C. Hicks	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Retired.
Robert L. Bacon	Republican	March 4, 1923 – September 12, 1938	Died.
Vacant		September 12, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Leonard W. Hall	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to the 2nd congressional district.
Edgar A. Sharp	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Retired.
W. Kingsland Macy	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	Lost re-election.
Ernest Greenwood	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	Lost re-election.
Stuyvesant Wainwright	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961	Lost re-election.
Otis G. Pike	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1979	Retired.
William Carney	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987	Retired.
George J. Hochbrueckner	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995	Lost re-election.
Michael Forbes	Republican	January 3, 1995 – July 17, 1999	Lost renomination.
	Democratic	July 17, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Felix Grucci	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	Lost re-election.
Tim Bishop	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Lost re-election.
Lee Zeldin	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	First elected in 2014.

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, 1998: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Michael P. Forbes (incumbent)	99,460	64.1	9.4
	Democratic	William G. Holst	55,630	35.9	9.4
Majority			43,830	28.3	18.9
Turnout			155,090	100	27.2

US House election, 2000: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Felix Grucci	133,020	55.5	8.6
	Democratic	Regina Seltzer	97,299	40.6	4.7
	None	Michael P. Forbes (incumbent)	6,318	2.6	2.6
	Green	William G. Holst	2,967	1.2	1.2
Majority			35,721	14.9	13.4
Turnout			239,604	100	54.5

US House election, 2002: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	84,276	50.2	9.6
	Republican	Felix Grucci (incumbent)	81,524	48.6	6.9
	Green	Lorna Salzman	1,991	1.2	0.0
Majority			2,752	1.6	13.3
Turnout			167,791	100	30.0

US House election, 2004: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (incumbent)	156,354	56.2	6.0
	Republican	William M. Manger, Jr.	121,855	43.8	4.8
Majority			34,499	12.4	10.8
Turnout			278,209	100	65.8

US House election, 2006: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (incumbent)	104,360	62.2	6.0
	Republican	Italo Zanzi	63,328	37.8	6.0
Majority			41,032	24.5	12.1
Turnout			167,688	100	39.7

US House election, 2008: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (incumbent)	162,083	58.4	3.8
	Republican	Lee M. Zeldin	115,545	41.6	3.8
Majority			46,538	16.8	7.7
Turnout			277,628	100	65.6

US House election, 2010: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (incumbent)	98,316	50.2	8.2
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	97,723	49.8	8.2
Majority			593	0.4	16.4
Turnout			196,039	100	29.4

US House election, 2012: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (incumbent)	132,525	52.2	2.0
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	121,478	47.8	2.0
Majority			11,047	4.3	3.9
Turnout			254,003	100	22.8

US House election, 2014: New York District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	94,035	53.2	5.4
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (incumbent)	78,722	44.6	7.6
Majority			15,313	8.6	4.3
Turnout			176,719	100	30.4

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district

As of May 2015, five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district are alive.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• New York's congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from New York

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• "House Map 2012". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2012. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• National atlas congressional maps