United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002
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New York held elections with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002
Because it didn't grow as fast as other states, New York lost 2 Congressional seats because of Congressional apportionment following the Census. In the redistricting process, the parties agreed to eliminate one seat from each party, and do a pro-incumbent gerrymander.
This didn't work out as planned in the 1st district, where incumbent Republican Felix Grucci ran an ad claiming that his opponent, Democrat Timothy Bishop, was soft on rapists. This backfired, and Bishop won in an upset. After the 2006 elections, only 6 of the 11 districts that had been gerrymandered to be Republican were still in Republican control.
Delegation Composition
| 2002 pre-election | Seats |
|
| Democratic-Held | 19 | |
| Republican-Held | 12 | |
New York lost 2 seats following congressional apportionment.
| 2002 post-election | Seats |
|
| Democratic-Held | 19 | |
| Republican-Held | 10 | |
Results
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Grucci | Republican | 2000 | Running | Timothy Bishop (D) 50.23% Felix Grucci (R) 48.59% Lorna Salzman (G) 1.19% |
| 2 | Steve Israel | Democrat | 2000 | Running | Steve Israel (D) 58.48% Joseph Finley (R) 40.46% John Keenan (G) 1.07% |
| 3 | Peter King | Republican | 1992 | Running | Peter King (R) 71.88% Stuart Finz (D) 27.22% Janeen DePrima (Lib) 0.89% |
| 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democrat | 1996 | Running | Carolyn McCarthy (D) 56.25% Marilyn O'Grady (R) 43.24% Tim Derham (G) 0.51% |
| 5 | Gary Ackerman | Democrat | 1983 | Running | Gary Ackerman (D) 68% Perry Reich (Con) 7.68% |
| 6 | Gregory W. Meeks | Democrat | 1998 | Running | Gregory W. Meeks (D) 96.51% Rey Clarke (Ind) 3.49% |
| 7 | Joseph Crowley | Democrat | 1998 | Running | Joseph Crowley (D) 73.29% Kevin Brawley (R) 26.71% |
| 8 | Jerrold Nadler | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Jerrold Nadler (D) 76.07% Jim Farrin (R) 18.48% Alan Jay Gerber (Con) 3.16% Dan Wentzel (G) 1.80% Joseph Dobrian (L) 0.49% |
| 9 | Anthony Weiner | Democrat | 1998 | Running | Anthony Weiner (D) 65.71% Alfred Donohue (R) 34.29% |
| 10 | Ed Towns | Democrat | 1982 | Running | Ed Towns (D) 97.83% Herbert Ryan (R) 2.17% |
| 11 | Major Owens | Democrat | 1982 | Running | Major Owens (D) 86.56% Susan Cleary (R) 12.55% Alice Gaffney (Con) 0.90% |
| 12 | Nydia Velazquez | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Nydia Velazquez (D) 95.81% Cesar Estevez (R) 4.19% |
| 13 | Vito Fossella | Republican | 1997 | Running | Vito Fossella (R) 69.63% Arne Mattsson (D) 28.32% Anita Lerman (Ind) 1.38% Henry Bardel (G) 0.67% |
| 14 | Carolyn Maloney | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Carolyn Maloney (D) 75.25% Anton Srdanovic (R) 24.75% |
| 15 | Charles B. Rangel | Democrat | 1970 | Running | Charles B. Rangel (D) 88.46% Jessie Fields (R) 11.54% |
| 16 | Jose Serrano | Democrat | 1990 | Running | Jose Serrano (D) 92.07% Frank Dellavalle (R) 7.93% |
| 17 | Eliot Engel | Democrat | 1988 | Running | Eliot Engel (D) 62.61% Scott Vanderhoef (R) 34.43% Arthur Gallagher (RTL) 1% Elizabeth Shanklin (G) 1.41% |
| 18 | Nita Lowey | Democrat | 1988 | Running | Nita Lowey (D) 92.04% Michael J. Reynolds (R) 7.96% |
| 19 | Sue Kelly | Republican | 1994 | Running | Sue Kelly (R) 69.97% Janine Selendy (D) 25.98% Christine Tighe (RTL) 2.53% Jonathan Wright (G) 1.53% |
| 20 | John Sweeney | Republican | 1998 | Running | John Sweeney (R) 73.32% Frank Stoppenbach (D) 23.98% Margaret Lewis (G) 2.70% |
| 21 | Mike McNulty | Democrat | 1988 | Running | Mike McNulty (D) 75.09% Charles Rosenstein (R) 24.91% |
| 22 | Maurice Hinchey | Democrat | 1992 | Running | Maurice Hinchey (D) 64.19% Eric Hall (R) 32.87% Steven Greenfield (G) 1.54% Paul Laux (RTL) 1.40% |
| 23 | John McHugh | Republican | 1992 | Running | John McHugh (R) unopposed |
| 24 | Sherwood Boehlert | Republican | 1982 | Running | Sherwood Boehlert (R) 70.70% David Walrath (Con) 21.59% Mark Dunau (G) 4.36% Kathleen Peters (RTL) 3.34% |
| 25 | Jim Walsh | Republican | 1988 | Running | Jim Walsh (R) 72.29% Stephanie Aldersley (D) 26.64% Francis Gavin (G) 1.07% |
| 26 | Tom Reynolds | Republican | 1998 | Running | Tom Reynolds (R) 73.63% Ayesha Nariman (D) 22.42% Shawn Harris (RTL) 2.23% Paul Fallon (G) 1.71% |
| 27 | Jack Quinn | Republican | 1992 | Running | Jack Quinn (R) 69.06% Peter Crotty (D) 27.49% Thomas Casey (RTL) 2.06% Albert LaBruna (G) 1.38% |
| 28 | Louise Slaughter | Democrat | 1986 | Running | Louise Slaughter (D) 62.46% Henry Wojtaszek (R) 37.54% |
| 29 | Amo Houghton | Republican | 1986 | Retiring | Amo Houghton (R) 73.10% Kisun Peters (D) 21.26% Wendy Johnson (RTL) 3.34% Rachel Treichler (G) 2.30% |
