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New York's 19th Congressional District

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New York's 19th Congressional District
Incumbent
Josh RileyDemocratic
Assumed office: January 3, 2025

New York's 19th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Josh Riley (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New York representatives represented an average of 777,529 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 719,298 residents.

Elections

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Incumbent Josh Riley (D), Peter Oberacker (R), and Alexander Portelli (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Josh Riley
Josh Riley (D)
Image of Peter Oberacker
Peter Oberacker (R)
Image of Alexander Portelli
Alexander Portelli (R)  Candidate Connection

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Josh Riley (D / Working Families Party) defeated incumbent Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Riley
Josh Riley (D / Working Families Party)
 
51.1
 
192,647
Image of Marcus Molinaro
Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party)
 
48.8
 
184,290
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
406

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 377,343
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Josh Riley (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Marcus Molinaro (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Marcus Molinaro (Conservative Party) advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Working Families Party primary

The Working Families Party primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Josh Riley (Working Families Party) advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Special election

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District special election, 2022

General election

Special general election for U.S. House New York District 19

Pat Ryan (D / Working Families Party) defeated Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party) in the special general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan (D / Working Families Party)
 
51.4
 
67,996
Image of Marcus Molinaro
Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party)
 
48.5
 
64,159
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
91

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 132,246
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Regular election

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party) defeated Josh Riley (D / Working Families Party) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marcus Molinaro
Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party)
 
50.8
 
146,004
Image of Josh Riley
Josh Riley (D / Working Families Party)
 
49.2
 
141,509
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0%
 
105

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 287,618
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Josh Riley (D) defeated Jamie Cheney (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Riley
Josh Riley
 
62.3
 
31,193
Image of Jamie Cheney
Jamie Cheney  Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
18,625
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5%
 
229

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,047
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 23, 2022, was canceled. Marcus Molinaro (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for August 23, 2022, was canceled. Marcus Molinaro (Conservative Party) advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Working Families Party primary

The Working Families Party primary scheduled for August 23, 2022, was canceled. Josh Riley (Working Families Party) advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Incumbent Antonio Delgado (D / Working Families Party / Serve America Movement Party) defeated Kyle Van De Water (R), Victoria Alexander (L), and Steven Greenfield (G) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Antonio Delgado
Antonio Delgado (D / Working Families Party / Serve America Movement Party)
 
54.5
 
192,100
Image of Kyle Van De Water
Kyle Van De Water (R)  Candidate Connection
 
42.9
 
151,475
Image of Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander (L)  Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
4,224
Image of Steven Greenfield
Steven Greenfield (G)
 
0.8
 
2,799
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6%
 
2,173

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 352,771
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Antonio Delgado (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Kyle Van De Water (R) defeated Ola Hawatmeh (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kyle Van De Water
Kyle Van De Water  Candidate Connection
 
57.1
 
12,138
Image of Ola Hawatmeh
Ola Hawatmeh  Candidate Connection
 
42.3
 
8,988
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6%
 
130

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,256
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green Party primary

The Green Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Steven Greenfield (G) advanced from the Green Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Independence Party primary

The Independence Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Victoria Alexander (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Serve America Movement Party primary

The Serve America Movement Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Antonio Delgado (Serve America Movement Party) advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

Working Families Party primary

The Working Families Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Antonio Delgado (Working Families Party) advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Antonio Delgado (D) defeated incumbent John Faso (R), Steven Greenfield (G), and Diane Neal (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Antonio Delgado
Antonio Delgado (D)
 
51.4
 
147,873
Image of John Faso
John Faso (R)
 
46.2
 
132,873
Image of Steven Greenfield
Steven Greenfield (G)
 
1.5
 
4,313
Image of Diane Neal
Diane Neal (Independent)  Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
2,835

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 287,894
(100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Antonio Delgado
Antonio Delgado
 
22.1
 
8,576
Image of Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan
 
17.9
 
6,941
Image of Gareth Rhodes
Gareth Rhodes
 
17.8
 
6,890
Image of Brian Flynn
Brian Flynn  Candidate Connection
 
13.5
 
5,245
Image of Jeff Beals
Jeff Beals
 
12.9
 
4,991
Image of David Clegg
David Clegg
 
11.0
 
4,257
Image of Erin Collier
Erin Collier
 
4.9
 
1,908

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 38,808
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Incumbent John Faso (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of John Faso
John Faso

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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Green Party primary

Green primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Steven Greenfield (G) advanced from the Green Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Steven Greenfield
Steven Greenfield

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Working Families Party primary

Working Families primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Bob Cohen (Working Families Party) advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Bob Cohen
Bob Cohen

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census

On February 28, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a new congressional map into law. The state Assembly voted 115-35 to approve the map on February 27. The state Senate voted 45-18 to approve the map the same day.[15][16][17]

According to Nicholas Fandos of The New York Times, "Although a pair of swing districts would become more Democratic, lawmakers in Albany left the partisan makeup of 24 of the state’s 26 districts largely intact. The middle-ground approach reflected a desire to avoid another protracted court fight like the one in New York that helped swing control of the House to Republicans in 2022, while still better positioning Democrats in key districts."[16]

On December 12, 2023, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in a 4-3 decision that the independent redistricting commission did not follow the state's congressional redistricting process and ordered the commission to reconvene and re-draw congressional district boundaries by February 28 for use in the 2024 elections.[18] The court's majority opinion stated, "In 2014, the voters of New York amended our Constitution to provide that legislative districts be drawn by an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC). The Constitution demands that process, not districts drawn by courts. Nevertheless, the IRC failed to discharge its constitutional duty. That dereliction is undisputed. The Appellate Division concluded that the IRC can be compelled to reconvene to fulfill that duty; we agree. There is no reason the Constitution should be disregarded."[19]

How does redistricting in New York work? On March 14, 2012, the state legislature approved a constitutional amendment to establish new redistricting procedures beginning in 2020. The New York Constitution requires that two successive legislatures approve an amendment in order to qualify it for final approval by popular vote. The legislature approved the amendment a second time in 2013. On November 4, 2014, voters approved the amendment, the provisions of which were set to take effect during the 2020 redistricting cycle.[20]

The 10-member commission comprises the following members:[20]

  1. Two members must be appointed by the temporary president of the New York State Senate.
  2. Two members must be appointed by the speaker of the New York State Assembly.
  3. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Senate.
  4. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Assembly.
  5. Two members must appointed by the aforementioned eight commissioners. These two appointees cannot have been enrolled in the top two major political parties in the state.

The legislature must approve the commission's plans by a simple up/down vote. The legislature must reject two separate sets of redistricting plans before it will be able to amend the commission's proposals. All districts will be required "to preserve minority rights, be equally populated, and consist of compact and contiguous territory." Further, state law will require that districts "not be drawn to discourage competition or to favor/disfavor candidates or parties." In prior redistricting cycles, authority for both congressional and state legislative redistricting was vested with the state legislature. An advisory commission participated in the process.[20]

State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. State legislative districts must also take into account the "historic and traditional significance of counties."[20]


Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections.

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 19th Congressional District of New York after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New York State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 19th the 203rd most Democratic district nationally.[21]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 19th the 221st most Republican district nationally.[22]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 51.2%-46.8%.[23]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made New York's 19th the 214th most Democratic district nationally.[24]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 51.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 46.7%.[25]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 19th Congressional District the 223rd most Republican nationally.[26]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.[27]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Details for Committee ID: C00580431," accessed July 8, 2015
  2. ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "Zephyr Teachout will run in 19th Congressional District," January 25, 2016
  3. ↑ Daily KOS, "Morning Digest: Republican covers up actual straight sex scandal with fake gay sex scandal," August 10, 2015
  4. ↑ Faso for Congress, "About," accessed August 12, 2015
  5. ↑ Daily Freeman, "Assemblyman Pete Lopez drops out of 19th Congressional District race," January 11, 2016
  6. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
  7. ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
  8. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, New York," accessed November 7, 2012
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ Associated Press, "New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House," February 28, 2024
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The New York Times, "Democrats Propose N.Y. Congressional Map With Slight Tilt in Their Favor," February 27, 2024
  17. ↑ Politico, "New congressional maps approved in New York," February 28, 2024
  18. ↑ New York Daily News, "New York’s top court orders House map redrawn," December 12, 2023
  19. ↑ State of New York Court of Appeals, "Opinion No. 90, In the Matter of Anthony S. Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission," December 12, 2023
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 All About Redistricting, "New York," accessed May 8, 2015
  21. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  22. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  23. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  24. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  25. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  26. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  27. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


New York's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
Chuck Schumer (D)
Representatives
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District 5
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District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
Pat Ryan (D)
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
Democratic Party (21)
Republican Party (7)

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