New York's 20th congressional district

New York's 20th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the middle of New York. It includes all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. Democrat Paul Tonko represents the district since 2013.

New York's 20th congressional district
New York's 20th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Paul Tonko D–Amsterdam
Distribution	88.69% urban 11.31% rural
Population (2019)	725,669
Median household income	$71,156[1]
Cook PVI	D+7[2]

Election history

Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 45 - 41%
1996	President	Clinton 54 - 37%
2000	President	Bush 51 - 44%
2004	President	Bush 54 - 46%
2008	President	Obama 51 - 46%
2012	President	Obama 59.2 - 38.8%
2016	President	Clinton 54.0 - 40.5%

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Benjamin A. Gilman	122,479	57.1%
	Democratic	Yash A. Aggarwal	80,761	37.6%
	Right to Life	Robert F. Garrison	6,356	3.0%
	Independence	Ira W. Goodman	5,016	2.3%
Majority			41,718	19.4%
Turnout			214,612	100%

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Benjamin A. Gilman	98,546	58.3%	+1.2%
	Democratic	Paul J. Feiner	65,589	38.8%	+1.2%
	Right to Life	Christine M. Tighe	4,769	2.8%	-0.2%
Majority			32,957	19.5%	+0.1%
Turnout			168,904	100%	-21.3%

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Benjamin A. Gilman	136,016	57.6%	-0.7%
	Democratic	Paul J. Feiner	94,646	40.1%	+1.3%
	Right to Life	Christine M. Tighe	5,371	2.3%	-0.5%
Majority			41,370	17.5%	-2.0%
Turnout			236,033	100%	+39.7%

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Sweeney	140,238	73.3%	+15.7%
	Democratic	Frank Stoppenbach	45,878	24.0%	-16.1%
	Green	Margaret Lewis	5,162	2.7%	+2.7%
Majority			94,360	49.3%	+31.8%
Turnout			191,278	100%	-19.0%

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Sweeney	188,753	65.8%	-7.5%
	Democratic	Doris F. Kelly	96,630	33.7%	+9.7%
	Centrist Party	Morris N. Guller	1,353	0.5%	+0.5%
Majority			92,123	32.1%	-17.2%
Turnout			286,736	100%	+49.9%

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kirsten Gillibrand	125,168	53.1%	+19.4%
	Republican	John E. Sweeney	110,554	46.9%	-18.9%
Majority			14,614	6.2%	-25.9%
Turnout			235,722	100%	-17.8%

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kirsten Gillibrand	177,677	61.8%	+8.7%
	Republican	Sandy Treadwell	109,644	38.2%	-8.7%
Majority			68,033	23.6%	+17.4%
Turnout			287,321	100%	+21.9%

2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Scott Murphy	80,833	50.23%	-11.57%
	Republican	James Tedisco	80,107	49.77%	+11.57%
Majority			726	0.45%	-23.15%
Turnout			160,940	100%	-44.0%

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Gibson	130,176	54.87%	+5.10%
	Democratic	Scott Murphy	107,077	45.13%	-5.10%
Majority			23,099	9.74%	+9.29%
Turnout			237,253	100%	+47.4%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	203,401	68.44%	+23.3%
	Republican	Robert J. Dieterich	93,778	31.56%	-23.3%
Majority			109,623	36.89%	+27.2%
Turnout			313,024	100%	+31.93%

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	125,111	61.26%	-7.18%
	Republican	James M. Fischer	79,104	38.74%	+7.18%
Majority			46007	22.53%	-14.36%
Turnout			171,118	100%	-45.33%

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	213,018	67.89%	+6.63%
	Republican	Joe Vitollo	100,740	32.11%	-6.63%
Majority			112,278	35.78%	+13.25%
Turnout			325,296	100%	+90.10%

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 20th district[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	176,811	66.50%	-1.39%
	Republican	Joe Vitollo	89,058	33.50%	+1.39%
Majority			87,753	33.01%	-2.77%
Turnout			264,564	100%	-18.67%