The 22nd congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. Significant cities in the district include Utica, Rome, Cortland, and Binghamton. It is home to several colleges and universities, including Binghamton University, Hamilton College, Colgate University, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica College and SUNY Cortland.
New York's 22nd congressional district | |||
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![]() ![]() Interactive map of the 22nd (dark blue) and 24th (red) districts boundaries. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the 22nd district is moved out of Binghamton and Cortland to take Syracuse's Onondaga County from the 24th district. | |||
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Distribution |
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Population (2021) | 689,366 | ||
Median household income | $60,277[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[2] |
The district includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison, and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego, and Tioga counties.
Since February 11, 2021, the district has been represented by Claudia Tenney, following months of recounts and legal battles from the close 2020 election. The closeness of the House race and Trump's 11 point lead over Biden in the presidential election in this district suggests a significant number of Trump / Brindisi ticket splitters (i.e who voted Republican for president, but Democratic for the House).[3]
According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 534,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 90% are White and 10% are people of color. Immigrants make up 4% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $57,200, while 13% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 9% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 24% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
Year | Result |
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2000 | Gore 51 - 42% |
2004 | Kerry 54 - 45% |
2008 | Obama 59 - 39% |
2012 | Romney 49.2 - 48.8% |
2016 | Trump 54.8 - 39.3% |
2020 | Trump 54.7 - 43.3% |
2013–Present:
2003–2012:
1993–2003:
1983–1993:
1953–1983:
1945–1953:
1919–1945:
1913–1919:
Various New York districts have been numbered "22" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. From 2003 to 2013, the district included all or parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, and Ulster counties. It included the cities of Binghamton, Ithaca, Kingston, Middletown, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie. The district stretched to include parts of the Finger Lakes region, the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley.
District was created on March 9, 1821, split from the 2-seat 21st district.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | 1821–1823 [data unknown/missing] | ||
Albert H. Tracy | Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 30th district. | |
Justin Dwinell | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822. [data unknown/missing] |
1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties |
John Miller | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Elected in 1824. [data unknown/missing] | |
John G. Stower | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1826. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas Beekman | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
21st | Elected in 1828. [data unknown/missing] | |
Edward C. Reed | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Elected in 1830. [data unknown/missing] |
From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Meade Purdy | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1842. [data unknown/missing] |
Stephen Strong | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Ausburn Birdsall |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Henry Bennett |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
![]() Gerrit Smith |
Free Soil | March 4, 1853 – August 7, 1854 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. Resigned. |
Vacant | August 7, 1854 – November 7, 1854 |
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![]() Henry C. Goodwin |
Whig | November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected to finish Smith's term. [data unknown/missing] | |
Andrew Z. McCarty | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Henry C. Goodwin |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() M. Lindley Lee |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1858. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William E. Lansing |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() De Witt C. Littlejohn |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Sidney T. Holmes |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | Elected in 1864. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John C. Churchill |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
40th 41st |
Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William E. Lansing |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
![]() Ellis H. Roberts |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() George A. Bagley |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Warner Miller |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – July 26, 1881 |
46th 47th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Resigned when elected to US Senate |
Vacant | July 26, 1881 – November 8, 1881 |
47th | ||
![]() Charles R. Skinner |
Republican | November 8, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Elected to finish Miller's term. Re-elected in 1882. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Abraham X. Parker |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. |
![]() Frederick Lansing |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Leslie W. Russell |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – September 11, 1891 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Resigned when elected as justice on New York Supreme Court |
Vacant | September 11, 1891 – November 3, 1891 |
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![]() N. Martin Curtis |
Republican | November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
52nd 53rd 54th |
Elected to finish Russell's term. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Lucius N. Littauer |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
55th 56th 57th |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 25th district. |
![]() William H. Draper |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Henry Bruckner |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1917 |
63rd 64th 65th |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned. |
Vacant | December 31, 1917 – March 5, 1918 |
65th | ||
![]() Anthony J. Griffin |
Democratic | March 5, 1918 – January 13, 1935 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. |
Vacant | January 13, 1935 – November 5, 1935 |
74th | ||
![]() Edward W. Curley |
Democratic | November 5, 1935 – January 6, 1940 |
74th 75th 76th |
Elected to finish Griffin's term. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. |
Vacant | January 6, 1940 – February 20, 1940 |
76th | ||
![]() Walter A. Lynch |
Democratic | February 20, 1940 – January 3, 1945 |
76th 77th 78th |
Elected to finish Curley's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
![]() Adam Clayton Powell Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
![]() Sidney A. Fine |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 2, 1956 |
83rd 84th |
Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Resigned to serve on New York Supreme Court. |
Vacant | January 2, 1956 – February 7, 1956 |
84th | ||
![]() James C. Healey |
Democratic | February 7, 1956 – January 3, 1963 |
84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected to finish Fine's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
![]() Jacob H. Gilbert |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 |
88th 89th 90th 91st |
Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. [data unknown/missing] |
Herman Badillo |
Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
92nd | Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
![]() Jonathan B. Bingham |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Benjamin Gilman |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
![]() Gerald Solomon |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
103rd 104th 105th |
Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John E. Sweeney |
Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 |
106th 107th |
Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
![]() Maurice Hinchey |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. |
![]() Richard L. Hanna |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
113th 114th |
Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. |
![]() Claudia Tenney |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
115th | Elected in 2016. Lost re-election. |
![]() Anthony Brindisi |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
116th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election. |
Vacant | January 3, 2021 – February 11, 2021 |
117th | Election disputed. | |
![]() Claudia Tenney |
Republican | February 11, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 24th district |
Brandon Williams | Republican | January 3, 2023 – |
118th | Elected in 2022. |
In New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gerald B.H. Solomon (Incumbent) | 144,125 | 60.5 | |
Democratic | Steve James | 94,192 | 39.5 | |
Margin of victory | 49,933 | 21.0 | ||
Turnout | 238,317 | ? | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John E. Sweeney | 106,919 | 55.3 | -5.2 | |
Democratic | Jean P. Bordewich | 81,296 | 42.1 | +2.6 | |
Right to Life | Francis A. Giroux | 5,051 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Margin of victory | 25,623 | 13.3 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 193,266 | ? | -18.9 | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John E. Sweeney (Incumbent) | 167,368 | 67.9 | +12.6 | |
Democratic | Kenneth F. McCallion | 79,111 | 32.1 | -10.0 | |
Margin of victory | 88,257 | 35.8 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 246,479 | ? | +27.5 | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 113,280 | 64.2 | +32.1 | |
Republican | Eric Hall | 58,008 | 32.9 | -35.0 | |
Green | Steve Greenfield | 2,723 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Right to Life | Paul J. Laux | 2,473 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Margin of victory | 55,272 | 31.3 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 176,484 | ? | -28.4 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 167,489 | 67.2 | +3.0 | |
Republican | William A. Brenner | 81,881 | 32.8 | -0.1 | |
Margin of victory | 85,608 | 34.3 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 249,370 | ? | +41.3 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 121,683 | 100.0 | +32.8 | |
Margin of victory | 121,683 | 100.0 | +65.7 | ||
Turnout | 121,683 | ? | -51.2 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 168,558 | 58.1 | -41.9 | |
Republican | George Phillips | 85,126 | 29.3 | +29.3 | |
Margin of victory | 83,432 | 28.8 | -41.9 | ||
Turnout | 290,102 | ? | +138 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent) | 90,613 | 52.4 | -5.7 | |
Republican | George Phillips | 82,385 | 47.6 | +18.3 | |
Margin of victory | 8,228 | 4.8 | -24.4 | ||
Turnout | 172,998 | ? | -59.6 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Richard L. Hanna (Incumbent) | 157,941 | 60.7 | +13.1 | |
Democratic | Dan Lamb | 102,080 | 39.3 | -12.9 | |
Margin of victory | 55,861 | 21.4 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 280,082 | ? | N/A | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Richard L. Hanna (Incumbent) | 129,851 | 100.0 | +39.3 | |
Margin of victory | 129,851 | 100.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 175,372 | ? | N/A | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Claudia Tenney | 129,444 | 46.5 | -53.5 | |
Democratic | Kim Myers | 114,266 | 41.1 | N/A | |
Upstate Jobs | Martin Babinec | 34,638 | 12.4 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 15,278 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 278,348 | ? | N/A | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Anthony Brindisi | 127,715 | 50.9 | +9.8 | |
Republican | Claudia Tenney (Incumbent) | 123,242 | 49.1 | +2.6 | |
Margin of victory | 4,473 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 250,957 | ? | N/A | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Claudia Tenney | 156,098 | 48.84 | -0.166 | |
Democratic | Anthony Brindisi (Incumbent) | 155,989 | 48.80 | -2.000 | |
Libertarian | Keith Price | 6,780 | 2.125 | N/A | |
Write-in | 771[5] | 0.24 | N/A | ||
Margin of victory | 109 | 0.034 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 318,998 | ? | N/A | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ? | |||
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