2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held November 6, 2018 to elect a U.S. Representative from each of New York's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election, as well as an election to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Contested primaries were held June 26, 2018. On election day, Democrats gained three New York House seats, and the Democratic Party retook control of the House of Representatives. Democrats won a total of 21 New York House seats, while Republicans won six.

Overview Elections were held in all 27 of New York's congressional districts in 2018. Prior to the 2018 elections, one New York House seat was vacant due to the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-25th District) on March 16, 2018. In the June 26, 2018 Democratic primary in District 14, insurgent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset longtime incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley. On November 6, 2018, the Democratic Party held the open seat in District 25 and defeated three Republican incumbents; with the exception of Crowley, all Democratic incumbent members of Congress in New York were re-elected. The defeated Republican incumbents were Rep. Dan Donovan (R-11th District) (defeated by Democrat Max Rose), Rep. John Faso (R-19th District) (defeated by Democrat Antonio Delgado), and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-22nd District) (defeated by Democrat Anthony Brindisi). Incumbent Rep. Chris Collins (R-27th District) was narrowly re-elected despite having been arrested on insider trading charges in August 2018.

Democrats won a total of 21 New York House seats, while Republicans won six. Nationally, the Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives on election day.

New York is near unique among the states in that it allows electoral fusion (cross-endorsement). As a result, New York ballots tend to list many political parties. Most news outlets report election results using only the primary affiliation of party registration of candidates rather than by the party nominees who are elected, and most pollsters group candidates the same way.

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic 3,760,566 63.30% 21 +3 Republican 1,639,593 27.60% 6 –3 Conservative 207,094 3.49% 0 Working Families 176,483 2.97% 0 Reform 44,931 0.76% 0 Independence 44,722 0.75% 0 Women's Equality 41,317 0.70% 0 Independent 2,835 0.05% 0 Totals 5,917,541 100.00% 27

By district Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % VotesDistrict 1 127,991 47.40% 139,027 51.49% 2,988 1.11% 270,006 Republican holdDistrict 2 113,074 46.89% 128,078 53.11% 0 0.00% 241,152 Republican holdDistrict 3 157,456 58.98% 109,514 41.02% 0 0.00% 266,970 Democratic holdDistrict 4 159,535 61.33% 100,571 38.67% 0 0.00% 260,106 Democratic holdDistrict 5 160,500 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 160,500 Democratic holdDistrict 6 111,646 90.88% 0 0.00% 11,209 9.12% 122,855 Democratic holdDistrict 7 146,687 93.37% 0 0.00% 10,410 6.63% 157,097 Democratic holdDistrict 8 180,376 94.24% 0 0.00% 11,028 5.76% 263,307 Democratic holdDistrict 9 181,455 89.33% 20,901 10.29% 779 0.38% 203,135 Democratic holdDistrict 10 173,095 82.15% 37,619 17.85% 0 0.00% 210,714 Democratic holdDistrict 11 101,823 53.02% 89,441 46.58% 774 0.40% 192,038 Democratic gainDistrict 12 217,430 86.42% 30,446 12.10% 3,728 1.48% 251,604 Democratic holdDistrict 13 180,035 94.60% 10,268 5.40% 0 0.00% 190,303 Democratic holdDistrict 14 110,318 78.17% 19,202 13.61% 11,602 8.22% 141,122 Democratic holdDistrict 15 124,469 95.99% 5,205 4.01% 0 0.00% 129,674 Democratic holdDistrict 16 182,044 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 182,044 Democratic holdDistrict 17 170,168 88.02% 0 0.00% 23,150 11.98% 193,318 Democratic holdDistrict 18 139,564 55.47% 112,035 44.53% 0 0.00% 251,599 Democratic holdDistrict 19 147,873 51.37% 132,873 46.15% 7,148 2.48% 287,894 Democratic gainDistrict 20 176,811 66.50% 89,058 33.50% 0 0.00% 265,869 Democratic holdDistrict 21 99,791 42.43% 131,981 56.11% 3,437 1.46% 235,209 Republican holdDistrict 22 127,715 50.89% 123,242 49.11% 0 0.00% 250,957 Democratic gainDistrict 23 109,932 45.76% 130,323 54.24% 0 0.00% 279,327 Republican holdDistrict 24 123,226 47.37% 136,920 52.63% 0 0.00% 260,146 Republican holdDistrict 25 159,244 58.98% 110,736 41.02% 0 0.00% 269,980 Democratic holdDistrict 26 169,166 73.34% 61,488 26.66% 0 0.00% 230,654Democratic holdDistrict 27 139,059 48.76% 140,146 49.14% 5,973 2.10% 285,178 Republican holdTotal 3,990,483 65.93% 1,859,074 30.72% 92,226 1.52% 6,052,758

District 1

The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican Lee Zeldin, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Lee Zeldin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary The 1st district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates Nominee Perry Gershon, businessman

Eliminated in primary Kate Browning, Suffolk County legislator Elaine DiMasi, physicist David Pechefsky, New York City Council staffer Vivian Viloria-Fisher, former Suffolk County legislator and candidate for Brookhaven Town Supervisor in 2013

Withdrawn Brendon Henry, bartender Hannah Selinger, writer and sommelier

Declined Dave Calone, venture capitalist, former chairman of the Suffolk Planning Commission and candidate in 2016 Fred Thiele, state assembly member

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018

Campaign In mid-September, Gershon said his campaign had raised more than $1.25 million since July 1, with contributions averaging $85. At the end of September, the nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Republican;" the "Likely" designation is for seats "not considered competitive at this point, but hav[ing] the potential to become engaged."

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror LeeZeldin (R) PerryGershon (D) UndecidedChange Research (D)Change Research (D)October 27–29, 2018838–52%37%–GBA Strategies (D-Gershon)GBA Strategies (D-Gershon) October 8–10, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 50% 46% –NYT Upshot/Siena CollegeNYT Upshot/Siena College October 4–8, 2018 502 ± 4.6% 49% 41% 10%Global Strategy Group (D)Global Strategy Group (D) September 11–17, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 47% 44% –

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of Long Island and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican Peter T. King, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Peter T. King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Liuba Grechen Shirley, teacher

Eliminated in primary DuWayne Gregory, Suffolk County legislator

Results

Endorsements

Debate + 2018 New York's 2nd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Peter King Liuba Grechen Shirley1 Oct. 18, 2018 WRNN-TV Richard FrenchC-SPAN

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District 3

The 3rd district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island. It covers northwestern Suffolk County, northern Nassau County, and northeastern Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Tom Suozzi, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring representative Steve Israel with 53% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tom Suozzi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary New York's 3rd district was included on the initial list of Democrat-held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.

Candidates Nominee Dan DeBono, investment banker

Independents Joshua Sauberman, policy analyst

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District 4

The 4th district is located in central and southern Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Kathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected to a second term with 59.5% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Kathleen Rice, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ameer Benno, attorney

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District 5

The 5th district is mostly located within Queens in New York City, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 85% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Carl Achille, former vice president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce Mizan Choudhury, IT operations manager

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District 6

The 6th district is located entirely within Queens in New York City. The incumbent was Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected to a third term with 72% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Grace Meng, incumbent U.S. Representative

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District 7

The 7th district is located entirely in New York City and includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. The incumbent was Democrat Nydia Velázquez, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 91% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

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District 8

The 8th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The incumbent was Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 93% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election Predictions

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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