New York's 2nd Congressional District

New York's 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Andrew Garbarino

Assumed office: January 3, 2021

New York's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Andrew Garbarino (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

2024

See also: New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 2

Incumbent Andrew Garbarino defeated Rob Lubin in the general election for U.S. House New York District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Garbarino (R / Conservative Party)	59.7	202,597
		Rob Lubin (D / Working Families Party)	40.2	136,371
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	189

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 339,157
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rob Lubin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Muzib Huq (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Garbarino advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shannon Stephens (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Garbarino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Rob Lubin advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

2022

See also: New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 2

Incumbent Andrew Garbarino defeated Jackie Gordon in the general election for U.S. House New York District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Garbarino (R / Conservative Party)	60.7	151,178
		Jackie Gordon (D / Working Families Party)	39.3	97,774
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	80

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 249,032
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jackie Gordon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Hoist (D)
• Mike Sax (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2

Incumbent Andrew Garbarino defeated Robert Cornicelli and Mike Rakebrandt in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Garbarino	52.5	9,902
		Robert Cornicelli	38.5	7,250
		Mike Rakebrandt	8.6	1,622
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	70

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,844
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Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Garbarino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Jackie Gordon advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

2020

See also: New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 2

Andrew Garbarino defeated Jackie Gordon and Harry Burger in the general election for U.S. House New York District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Garbarino (R / Conservative Party / L / Serve America Movement Party)	52.9	177,379
		Jackie Gordon (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party)	46.0	154,246
		Harry Burger (G)	1.0	3,448
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	90

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 335,163
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Philip MacRuari (Independent)
• Daniel Ross (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 2

Jackie Gordon defeated Patricia Maher in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 2 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackie Gordon	72.3	25,317
		Patricia Maher	27.1	9,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	233

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,025
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Gomez (D)
• Johanna Ellerup (D)
• Mike Sax (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2

Andrew Garbarino defeated Michael LiPetri Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Garbarino	63.3	17,462
		Michael LiPetri Jr.	35.8	9,867
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	253

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter King (R)
• Robert Kudler (R)
• Nancy Hemindinger (R)
• Nicholas J. LaLota (R)
• Trish Bergin Weichbrodt (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Andrew Garbarino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Harry Burger advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Jackie Gordon advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Andrew Garbarino advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Serve America Movement Party primary election

The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Andrew Garbarino advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Jackie Gordon advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 2.

2018

See also: New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 2

Incumbent Peter King defeated Liuba Grechen Shirley in the general election for U.S. House New York District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter King (R)	53.1	128,078
		Liuba Grechen Shirley (D)	46.9	113,074

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,152 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 2

Liuba Grechen Shirley defeated DuWayne Gregory in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liuba Grechen Shirley	57.3	7,315
		DuWayne Gregory	42.7	5,456

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,771
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Rennhack (D)
• Kevin Thomas (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2

Incumbent Peter King advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Peter King

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2016

See also: New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Peter King (R) defeated DuWayne Gregory (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Peter King Incumbent	62.1%	181,506
	Democratic	DuWayne Gregory	37.9%	110,938
Total Votes				292,444
Source: New York Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Peter King (R) defeated Patricia M. Maher (D) and William D. Stevenson (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Peter King Incumbent	68.3%	95,177
	Democratic	Patricia M. Maher	30%	41,814
	Green	William D. Stevenson	1.6%	2,281
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	58
Total Votes				139,330
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 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 3rd District, Peter T. King won the election in the district.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Vivianne Falcone	41.4%	100,545
	Republican	Peter T. King Incumbent	58.6%	142,309
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	89
Total Votes				242,943
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, Steve Israel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Gomez (R) and Anthony Tolda (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Israel incumbent	56.3%	94,694
	Republican	John B. Gomez	42.9%	72,115
	Constitution	Anthony Tolda	0.7%	1,258
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	30
Total Votes				168,097

2008
On November 4, 2008, Steve Israel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Stalzer (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Israel incumbent	66.9%	161,279
	Republican	Frank Stalzer	33.1%	79,641
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	12
Total Votes				240,932

2006
On November 7, 2006, Steve Israel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Bugler (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Israel incumbent	64.4%	105,276
	Republican	John Bugler	27%	44,212
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	8.6%	14,101
Total Votes				163,589

2004
On November 2, 2004, Steve Israel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Hoffman (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Israel incumbent	57%	161,593
	Republican	Richard Hoffman	28.6%	80,950
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	14.4%	40,937
Total Votes				283,480

2002
On November 5, 2002, Steve Israel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joseph Finley (R) and John Keenan (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Israel incumbent	53.3%	85,451
	Republican	Joseph Finley	36.9%	59,117
	Green	John Keenan	1%	1,558
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	8.8%	14,087
Total Votes				160,213

2000
On November 7, 2000, Steve Israel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joan Johnson (R), Richard Thompson (Right to Life), David Bishop (Green) and Robert Walsh (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Israel incumbent	40%	90,438
	Republican	Joan Johnson	29.1%	65,880
	Right to Life	Robert Walsh	5%	11,224
	Conservative	Richard Thompson	4.8%	10,824
	Independent	David Bishop	4.5%	10,266
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	16.6%	37,596
Total Votes				226,228

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 2
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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New York District 2
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd 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+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 2nd the 180th most Democratic 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+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 2nd the 200th 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) 50.6%-48.2%.

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 R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 2nd the 201st 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 48.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 50.2%.

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+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New York's 2nd Congressional District the 216th most Republican 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 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.

See also

• Redistricting in New York
• New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

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)