2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York took place on November 2, 2004. One seat changed parties; in the 27th district Democrat Brian Higgins was elected to replace Republican Jack Quinn.

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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All 29 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 19 10 Seats won 20 9 Seat change 1 1
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold

Overview

New York congressional districts

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
12	Nydia Velazquez	Democrat	1992	Running	Nydia Velazquez (D) 86.3% Paul A. Rodriguez (R) 13.7%
13	Vito Fossella	Republican	1997	Running	Vito Fossella (R) 59.0% Frank Barbaro (D) 41.0%
14	Carolyn Maloney	Democrat	1992	Running	Carolyn Maloney (D) 81.1% Anton Srdanovic (R) 18.9%
15	Charles B. Rangel	Democrat	1970	Running	Charles B. Rangel (D) 91.1% Kenneth P. Jefferson, Jr. (R) 7.0% Jessie A. Fields (I) 1.9%
16	Jose Serrano	Democrat	1990	Running	Jose Serrano (D) 95.2% Ali Mohamed (R) 4.8%
17	Eliot Engel	Democrat	1988	Running	Eliot Engel (D) 76.1% Matthew I. Brennan (R) 22.0% Kevin Brawley (Conservative) 1.9%
18	Nita Lowey	Democrat	1988	Running	Nita Lowey (D) 69.8% Richard A. Hoffman (R) 30.2%
19	Sue Kelly	Republican	1994	Running	Sue Kelly (R) 66.7% Michael Jalamin (D) 33.3%
20	John Sweeney	Republican	1998	Running	John Sweeney (R) 65.8% Doris F. Kelly (D) 33.7% Morris N. Guller (I) 0.5%
21	Mike McNulty	Democrat	1988	Running	Mike McNulty (D) 70.8% Warren Redlich (R) 29.2%
22	Maurice Hinchey	Democrat	1992	Running	Maurice Hinchey (D) 67.2% William Brenner (R) 32.8%
23	John McHugh	Republican	1992	Running	John McHugh (R) 70.7% Robert J. Johnson (D) 29.3%
24	Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	1982	Running	Sherwood Boehlert (R) 56.9% Jeff Miller (D) 33.9% David L. Walrath (Conservative) 9.2%
25	Jim Walsh	Republican	1988	Running	Jim Walsh (R) 90.4% Howie Hawkins (PJP) 9.6%
26	Tom Reynolds	Republican	1998	Running	Tom Reynolds (R) 55.6% Jack Davis (D) 44.4%
27	Jack Quinn	Republican	1992	Retiring	Brian Higgins (D) 50.7% Nancy Naples (R) 49.3%
28	Louise Slaughter	Democrat	1986	Running	Louise Slaughter (D) 72.6% Mike Laba (R) 24.8% Francina J. Cartonia (I) 2.6%

District 1

Candidates

• Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]
• William M. Manger Jr., former Southampton trustee^[1]

Endorsements

Tim Bishop

Newspapers and publications

• Newsday^[2]

William M. Manger Jr.

Local officials

• Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City^[3]

Results

2004 New York's 1st congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Bishop	140,878	50.64
	Independence	Tim Bishop	9,657	3.47
	Working Families	Tim Bishop	5,819	2.09
	Total	Tim Bishop (incumbent)	156,354	56.20
	Republican	William M. Manger Jr.	110,786	39.82
	Conservative	William M. Manger Jr.	11,069	3.98
	Total	William M. Manger Jr.	121,855	43.80
Total votes			278,209	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

Candidates

• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]
• Richard Hoffman, Islip Deputy Attorney^[5]

Endorsements

Steve Israel

Newspapers and publications

• Newsday^[6]

Results

2004 New York's 2nd congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Israel	140,878	60.69
	Independence	Steve Israel	9,508	3.92
	Working Families	Steve Israel	4,888	2.02
	Total	Steve Israel (incumbent)	161,593	66.62
	Republican	Richard Hoffmann	72,953	30.09
	Conservative	Richard Hoffmann	7,997	3.29
	Total	Richard Hoffmann	80,950	33.38
Total votes			242,543	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

Candidates

• Peter T. King, incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Blair Mathies, attorney^[7]

Results

2004 New York's 3rd congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter T. King	151,323	55.63
	Conservative	Peter T. King	12,022	4.41
	Independence	Peter T. King	7,914	2.91
	Total	Peter T. King (incumbent)	171,259	62.96
	Democratic	Blair Mathies	100,737	37.03
Total votes			271,996	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Candidates

• Carolyn McCarthy (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[8]
• James Garner (Republican), Mayor of Hempstead Village^[8]

Candidates^[a]

• 
  U.S. Representative
  Carolyn McCarthy
  from Mineola
• 
  Mayor
  James Garner
  of Hempstead Village

Endorsements

James Garner

Federal officials

• Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives^[8]

Results

2004 New York's 4th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy	148,615	58.48
	Independence	Carolyn McCarthy	6,951	2.73
	Working Families	Carolyn McCarthy	4,403	1.73
	Total	Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent)	159,969	62.95
	Republican	James Garner	85,505	33.65
	Conservative	James Garner	8,636	3.40
	Total	James Garner	94,141	37.05
Total votes			254,110	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

Candidates

• Gary Ackerman, incumbent U.S. Representative^[9]
• Stephen Graves, businessman^[9]
• Gonzalo Policarpio, retired immigration inspector^[9]

Results

2004 New York's 5th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	114,132	68.00
	Independence	Gary Ackerman	2,901	1.73
	Working Families	Gary Ackerman	2,693	1.60
	Total	Gary Ackerman (incumbent)	119,726	71.33
	Republican	Stephen Graves	43,002	25.62
	Conservative	Stephen Graves	8,636	2.30
	Total	Stephen Graves	46,867	27.92
	Fair Immigration	Gonzalo Policarpio	1,248	0.74
Total votes			167,841	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Candidates

• Greg Meeks (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[4]

Results

2004 New York's 6th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Meeks	125,127	96.48
	Working Families	Greg Meeks	4,561	3.52
	Total	Greg Meeks (incumbent)	129,688	100.00
Total votes			129,688	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

Candidates

• Joe Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative^[10]
• Joseph Cinquemani, attorney^[10]

Results

2004 New York's 7th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Crowley	100,382	77.92
	Working Families	Joe Crowley	3,893	3.02
	Total	Joe Crowley (incumbent)	104,275	80.94
	Republican	Joseph Cinquemani	21,843	16.96
	Conservative	Joseph Cinquemani	2,705	2.10
	Total	Joseph Cinquemani	24,548	19.06
Total votes			167,841	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

Candidates

• Jerry Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative^[11]
• Peter Hort, non-profit executive^[11]

Results

2004 New York's 8th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry Nadler	100,382	78.12
	Working Families	Jerry Nadler	7,984	4.05
	Total	Jerry Nadler (incumbent)	162,082	82.18
	Republican	Peter Hort	35,177	16.96
	Independence	Peter Hort	2,421	1.23
	Conservative	Peter Hort	1,642	0.83
	Total	Peter Hort	39,240	19.89
Total votes			197,259	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

Candidates

• Anthony Weiner (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[12]
• Gerard Cronin (Republican), educator and candidate for Governor of New York in 2002^[12]

Results

2004 New York's 9th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Weiner	108,577	68.52
	Working Families	Anthony Weiner	4,448	2.81
	Total	Anthony Weiner (incumbent)	113,025	71.32
	Republican	Gerard Cronin	39,648	25.02
	Conservative	Gerard Cronin	4,141	2.61
	Independence	Gerard Cronin	1,622	1.02
	Total	Gerard Cronin	45,451	28.68
Total votes			158,467	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

Candidates

• Edolphus Towns (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[13]
• Harvey R. Clarke (Republican), adjunct professor of Political Science at Pace University^[13]
• Mariana Blume (Conservative), activist and former model^[13]

Results

2004 New York's 10th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edolphus Towns	130,265	87.57
	Working Families	Edolphus Towns	5,848	3.93
	Total	Edolphus Towns (incumbent)	136,113	91.50
	Republican	Harvey R. Clarke	11,099	7.46
	Conservative	Mariana Blume	1,554	1.04
Total votes			148,756	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

Candidates

• Major Owens (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[14]
• Lorraine Stevens (Independence), counselor and perennial candidate^[14]
• Sol Lieberman (Conservative), attorney^[14]

Results

2004 New York's 11th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Major Owens	134,175	87.01
	Working Families	Major Owens	10,824	7.02
	Total	Major Owens (incumbent)	144,999	94.03
	Independence	Lorraine Stevens	4,721	3.06
	Conservative	Sol Lieberman	4,478	2.90
Total votes			154,198	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

Candidates

• Randy Kuhl (Republican), state senator^[15]
• Samara Barend (Democratic), non-profit executive^[16]
• Mark Assini (Conservative), Monroe County legislator^[15]
• John Ciampoli (Independence), attorney^[16]

Results

2004 New York's 29th congressional district general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Kuhl	136,883	50.66
	Democratic	Samara Barend	104,555	38.69
	Working Families	Samara Barend	5,686	2.10
	Total	Samara Barend	110,241	40.80
	Conservative	Mark Assini	17,272	6.40
	Independence	John Ciampoli	5,819	2.15
Total votes			270,215	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

References

1. "1st District". Newsday. October 31, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
2. "1st C.D.: Stay with incumbent". Newsday. October 18, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
3. Brand, Rick (September 9, 2004). "Manger kicks off television ad blitz". Newsday. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
4. "Congressional vote" (PDF). NYS Board of Elections. 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
5. "Offering a fresh approach". Newsday. October 20, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
6. "2nd C.D.: Two good men". Newsday. October 19, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
7. Brand, Rick (May 18, 2004). "Democrats meanwhile". Newsday. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
8. Hadrick, Celeste (October 27, 2004). "Swinging for the big leagues". Newsday. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
9. Murakami, Tomoeh (October 29, 2004). "Staying conservative course". Newsday. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
10. "7th District". Newsday. October 31, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
11. "8th District". Newsday. October 31, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
12. "9th District". Newsday. October 31, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
13. "10th District". Newsday. October 31, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
14. "11th District". Newsday. October 31, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
15. Mock, Jennifer (September 15, 2004). "Higgins, Kuhl Win Key Contests in New York; Incumbents Prevail". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via CQ Politics.
16. Kelly, Erin (July 20, 2004). "Barend reports biggest war chest in 29th campaign". Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 23, 2022.