New York's 24th Congressional District

New York's 24th Congressional District

Incumbent

Claudia Tenney

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

New York's 24th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Claudia Tenney (R).

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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: New York's 24th 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 24th 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 24

Incumbent Claudia Tenney (R), Alissa Ellman (D), Steven Holden (D), Diana Kastenbaum (D), and Ken Estes (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 24 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Claudia Tenney (R)
	Submit photo	Alissa Ellman (D)
		Steven Holden (D)
		Diana Kastenbaum (D)
	Submit photo	Ken Estes (Independent)

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See also: New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 24

Incumbent Claudia Tenney (Conservative Party / R) defeated David Wagenhauser (D) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 24 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Tenney (Conservative Party / R)	65.6	235,867
		David Wagenhauser (D)	34.3	123,317
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	223

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 359,407
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. David Wagenhauser (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24

Incumbent Claudia Tenney (R) defeated Mario Fratto (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Tenney	61.1	19,485
		Mario Fratto	38.3	12,233
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6%	187

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,905
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Phillip Gioia (R)

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Claudia Tenney (Conservative Party) advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 24

Incumbent Claudia Tenney (R / Conservative Party) defeated Steven Holden (D) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 24 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Tenney (R / Conservative Party)	65.7	182,054
		Steven Holden (D)	34.3	95,028
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	171

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,253
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for August 23, 2022, was canceled. Steven Holden (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shelley Skellington (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24

Incumbent Claudia Tenney (R) defeated Mario Fratto (R) and George Phillips (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Tenney	53.7	17,630
		Mario Fratto	40.0	13,150
		George Phillips	6.0	1,967
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	105

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,852
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Todd Aldinger (R)
• Summer Johnson (R)
• Tim Ko (R)
• Andrew McCarthy (R)
• John Murtari (R)
• Floyd Rayburn (R)

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for August 23, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Claudia Tenney (Conservative Party) advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 24

Incumbent John Katko (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) defeated Dana Balter (D) and Steven Williams (Working Families Party) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 24 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Katko (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	53.1	182,809
		Dana Balter (D)	43.0	147,877
		Steven Williams (Working Families Party)	3.9	13,264
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	177

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 344,127
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24

Dana Balter (D) defeated Francis Conole (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Balter	63.0	29,531
		Francis Conole	36.8	17,254
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	75

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,860
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Roger Misso (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent John Katko (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent John Katko (Conservative Party) advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

Independence Party primary

The Independence Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent John Katko (Independence Party) advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24 without appearing on the ballot.

Working Families Party primary

The Working Families Party primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Steven Williams (Working Families Party) advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24 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 24

Incumbent John Katko (R) defeated Dana Balter (D) in the general election for U.S. House New York District 24 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Katko (R)	52.6	136,920
		Dana Balter (D)	47.4	123,226

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 260,146 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Bass (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24

Dana Balter (D) defeated Juanita Perez Williams (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Balter	62.4	14,897
		Juanita Perez Williams	37.6	8,958

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 23,855
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Comegys (D)
• Philip LaTessa (D)
• Anne Messenger (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24

Incumbent John Katko (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Katko

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Previous election results

2016

See also: New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent John Katko (R) defeated Colleen Deacon (D) and Mimi Satter (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Deacon defeated Eric Kingson and Steven Williams in the Democratic primary, while Katko faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Katko Incumbent	60.6%	182,761
	Democratic	Colleen Deacon	39.4%	119,040
Total Votes				301,801
Source: New York Board of Elections

U.S. House, New York, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Colleen Deacon	49.9%	6,517
Eric Kingson	30.6%	3,994
Steven Williams	19.6%	2,557
Total Votes		13,068
Source: New York State Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 24th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 24th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. John Katko (R) defeated incumbent Dan Maffei (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Maffei Incumbent	40.3%	80,304
	Republican	John Katko	59.5%	118,474
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.2%	444
Total Votes				199,222
Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021

2012

See also: New York's 24th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 24th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Dan Maffei won the election in the district.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	48.8%	143,044
	Republican	Ann Marie Buerkle Incumbent	43.4%	127,054
	Green	Ursula Rozum	7.7%	22,670
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	220
Total Votes				292,988
Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021

2010
On November 2, 2010, Richard Hanna won election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Arcuri (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna	53%	101,599
	Democratic	Michael A. Arcuri	46.8%	89,809
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.2%	292
Total Votes				191,700

2008
On November 4, 2008, Michael A. Arcuri won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard L. Hanna (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael A. Arcuri incumbent	52%	130,799
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna	48%	120,880
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	13
Total Votes				251,692

2006
On November 7, 2006, Michael A. Arcuri won election to the United States House. He defeated Raymond A. Meier (R) and Michael J. Sylvia III (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael A. Arcuri	51%	109,686
	Republican	Raymond A. Meier	42.6%	91,504
	Libertarian	Michael J. Sylvia III	1%	2,134
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	5.4%	11,641
Total Votes				214,965

2004
On November 2, 2004, Sherwood Boehlert won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey A. Miller (D) and David L. Walrath (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert incumbent	49.9%	143,000
	Democratic	Jeffrey A. Miller	29.7%	85,140
	Conservative	David L. Walrath	8.1%	23,228
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	12.3%	35,318
Total Votes				286,686

2002
On November 5, 2002, Sherwood Boehlert won election to the United States House. He defeated David L. Walrath (Conservative), Kathleen M. Peters (Right to Life) and Mark Dunau (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sherwood Boehlert	53.3%	108,017
	Conservative	David L. Walrath	16.3%	32,991
	Right to Life	Kathleen M. Peters	2.5%	5,109
	Green	Mark Dunau	3.3%	6,660
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	24.6%	49,855
Total Votes				202,632

2000
On November 7, 2000, John M. McHugh won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Neil P. Tallon (D) and Willard E. Smith (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 24 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John M. McHugh incumbent	62.5%	138,322
	Democratic	Neil P. Tallon	19.3%	42,698
	Independence	Willard E. Smith	2.3%	5,167
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	15.9%	35,207
Total Votes				221,394

District map

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.

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."

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. 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."

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.

The 10-member commission comprises the following members:

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.

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."

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

2024

2010-2011

This is the 24th 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 R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 24th the 109th most Republican district nationally.

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+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 24th the 109th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 59.0%-38.7%.

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 R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 24th the 129th most Republican district nationally.

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 40.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.5%.

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 D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 24th Congressional District the 178th most Democratic nationally.

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 0.90. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.90 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New York
• New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2024
• New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2022
• New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020
• New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 24

Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (21)

Republican Party (7)