New York's 16th Congressional District

New York's 16th Congressional District

Incumbent

George Latimer

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

New York's 16th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by George Latimer (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

2024

See also: New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 16

George Latimer defeated Miriam Flisser in the general election for U.S. House New York District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Latimer (D)	71.3	217,668
		Miriam Flisser (R)	28.3	86,408
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,003

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,079
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jamaal Bowman (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16

George Latimer defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Latimer	58.6	45,909
		Jamaal Bowman	41.4	32,440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	38

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,387
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Gerald (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Miriam Flisser advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 16.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter Sherrill (R)
• Madeline Brame (R)
• Chris Wright (R)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Wright (Conservative Party)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jamaal Bowman advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 16.

2022

See also: New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 16

Incumbent Jamaal Bowman defeated Miriam Flisser in the general election for U.S. House New York District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamaal Bowman (D / Working Families Party)	64.2	133,567
		Miriam Flisser (R)	35.7	74,156
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	205

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 207,928
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Ciampoli (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16

Incumbent Jamaal Bowman defeated Vedat Gashi, Catherine Parker, and Mark Jaffe in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamaal Bowman	54.4	21,643
		Vedat Gashi	25.1	10,009
		Catherine Parker	18.9	7,503
		Mark Jaffe	1.5	608
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,799
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Manuel Casanova (D)
• Michael Gerald (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. John Ciampoli advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 16.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aldo Vitagliano (R)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jamaal Bowman advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 16.

2020

See also: New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 16

Jamaal Bowman defeated Patrick McManus in the general election for U.S. House New York District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamaal Bowman (D)	84.0	218,514
		Patrick McManus (Conservative Party)	15.8	41,094
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	482

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 260,090
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16

Jamaal Bowman defeated incumbent Eliot Engel, Chris Fink, Sammy Ravelo, and Andom Ghebreghiorgis (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamaal Bowman	55.4	49,367
		Eliot Engel	40.6	36,149
		Chris Fink	1.8	1,625
		Sammy Ravelo	1.3	1,139
		Andom Ghebreghiorgis (Unofficially withdrew)	0.9	761
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	97

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,138
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kenneth Belvin (D)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Patrick McManus advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 16.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Jamaal Bowman advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 16.

2018

See also: New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 16

Incumbent Eliot Engel won election in the general election for U.S. House New York District 16 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eliot Engel (D)	100.0	182,044

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 182,044 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16

Incumbent Eliot Engel defeated Jonathan Lewis, Joyce Briscoe, and Derickson Lawrence in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 16 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eliot Engel	73.7	22,160
		Jonathan Lewis	16.2	4,866
		Joyce Briscoe	5.9	1,772
		Derickson Lawrence	4.3	1,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 30,078
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darren Cole (D)

2016

See also: New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Eliot Engel (D) defeated Derickson Lawrence (People's Choice Congress) in the general election on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot Engel Incumbent	94.7%	209,857
	People's Choice Congress	Derickson Lawrence	5.3%	11,825
Total Votes				221,682
Source: New York Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 16th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 16th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Eliot Engel (D) ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot Engel Incumbent	99.3%	99,658
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.7%	733
Total Votes				100,391
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 16th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 16th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 17th District, Eliot Engel won election in the district.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot Engel Incumbent	75.9%	179,562
	Republican	Joseph McLaughlin	22.8%	53,935
	Green	Joseph Diaferia	1.3%	2,974
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	82
Total Votes				236,553
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, Jose E. Serrano won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Della Valle (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano incumbent	95.7%	61,642
	Republican	Frank Della Valle	4.3%	2,758
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	38
Total Votes				64,438

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jose E. Serrano won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ali Mohamed (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano incumbent	96.6%	127,179
	Republican	Ali Mohamed	3.4%	4,488
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	2
Total Votes				131,669

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jose E. Serrano won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ali Mohamed (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano incumbent	76.5%	56,124
	Republican	Ali Mohamed	3.8%	2,759
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	19.7%	14,479
Total Votes				73,362

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jose E. Serrano won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ali Mohamed (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano incumbent	75.4%	111,638
	Republican	Ali Mohamed	3.8%	5,610
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	20.8%	30,875
Total Votes				148,123

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jose E. Serrano won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Dellavalle (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano incumbent	64.6%	50,716
	Republican	Frank Dellavalle	5.6%	4,366
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	29.8%	23,372
Total Votes				78,454

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jose E. Serrano won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Aaron Justice (R) and Richard Retcho (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 16 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose E. Serrano incumbent	73.4%	103,041
	Republican	Aaron Justice	2.8%	3,934
	Conservative	Richard Retcho	0.4%	571
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	23.4%	32,814
Total Votes				140,360

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.

New York District 16
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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New York District 16
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 16th 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+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 16th the 72nd 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 D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 16th the 61st most Democratic 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 71.8%-27.2%.

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 D+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 16th the 64th most Democratic 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 71.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 27.7%.

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+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 16th Congressional District the 47th 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 0.88. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.88 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New York
• New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
• New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
• New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2020
• New York's 16th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 16

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)