New York's 3rd Congressional District
New York's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Tom Suozzi (D).
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
Regular
See also: New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House New York District 3
Incumbent Tom Suozzi, Michael LiPetri Jr., Matthew Nappo, and Jacob Soto are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Tom Suozzi (D / Common Sense Party) | ||
| Michael LiPetri Jr. (R / Conservative Party) | ||
 | Matthew Nappo (Independent) | |
| Jacob Soto (Independent) | |
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Suozzi advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Austin Cheng (D)
- William Murphy (D)
- Darius Radzius (D)
- Joshua Lafazan (D)
- Anna Kaplan (D)
- Zak Malamed (D)
- Scott Livingston (D)
- Steve Behar (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael LiPetri Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Norber (R)
- Philip Grillo (R)
- Kellen Curry (R)
- Peter Christofides (R)
- George Devolder-Santos (R)
- Mike Sapraicone (R)
- Michael Mandel (R)
- Harvey Manes (R)
- Gregory Hach (R)
- Bill Cotter (R)
- Jim Toes (R)
- Thomas Ludwig (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael LiPetri Jr. advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Foti (Conservative Party)
Special
See also: New York's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2024
Tom Suozzi defeated Mazi Pilip in the special general election for U.S. House New York District 3 on February 13, 2024. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Special general election for U.S. House New York District 3
✔ Tom Suozzi (D)
93,183 Mazi Pilip (R / Conservative Party)
79,290 Other/Write-in votes 337 Total votes: 172,810 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 3
George Devolder-Santos defeated Robert Zimmerman in the general election for U.S. House New York District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | George Devolder-Santos (R / Conservative Party) | 53.7 | 145,824 | |
| Robert Zimmerman (D / Working Families Party) | 46.2 | 125,404 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 103 | ||
| Total votes: 271,331 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Melanie D'Arrigo (Working Families Party)
- Mekita Coe (People's Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3
Robert Zimmerman defeated Jon Kaiman, Joshua Lafazan, Melanie D'Arrigo, and Reema Rasool in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Zimmerman | 35.8 | 10,074 | |
| Jon Kaiman | 25.7 | 7,242 | ||
| Joshua Lafazan | 19.7 | 5,554 | ||
| Melanie D'Arrigo | 16.0 | 4,519 | ||
| Reema Rasool | 2.6 | 738 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 28,178 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Navjot Kaur (D)
- Maryann Maltese (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. George Devolder-Santos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. George Devolder-Santos advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Melanie D'Arrigo advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 3
Incumbent Tom Suozzi defeated George Devolder-Santos and Howard Rabin in the general election for U.S. House New York District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Suozzi (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party) | 55.9 | 208,555 | |
| George Devolder-Santos (R / Conservative Party) | 43.4 | 161,931 | ||
| Howard Rabin (L) | 0.6 | 2,156 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 372,781 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob Cohen (Working Families Party)
- Mark Naughton (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3
Incumbent Tom Suozzi defeated Melanie D'Arrigo and Michael Weinstock in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Suozzi | 66.4 | 36,812 | |
| Melanie D'Arrigo | 25.7 | 14,269 | ||
| Michael Weinstock | 7.7 | 4,284 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 95 | ||
| Total votes: 55,460 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Sauberman (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. George Devolder-Santos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. George Devolder-Santos advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Suozzi advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Howard Rabin advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Bob Cohen advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 3
Incumbent Tom Suozzi defeated Dan DeBono in the general election for U.S. House New York District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Suozzi (D) | 59.0 | 157,456 | |
| Dan DeBono (R) | 41.0 | 109,514 | ||
| Total votes: 266,970 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Costa Michailidis (Independent)
- Josh Sauberman (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3
Incumbent Tom Suozzi advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 3 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Tom Suozzi | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 3
Dan DeBono advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 3 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Dan DeBono | |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Steve Israel (D) chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Tom Suozzi (D) defeated Jack Martins (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Suozzi defeated Anna Kaplan, Jon Kaiman, Steven Stern, and Jonathan Clarke in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tom Suozzi |
53% | 171,775 | |
| Republican | Jack Martins | 47% | 152,304 | |
| Total Votes | 324,079 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tom Suozzi |
35.1% | 7,142 | ||
| Steve Stern | 22% | 4,475 | ||
| Jon Kaiman | 21.6% | 4,394 | ||
| Anna Kaplan | 16.3% | 3,311 | ||
| Jonathan Clarke | 5% | 1,021 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,343 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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2014
The 3rd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve Israel (D) defeated Grant Lally (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Israel Incumbent |
54.8% | 90,032 | |
| Republican | Grant Lally | 45.2% | 74,269 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 74 | |
| Total Votes | 164,375 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 2nd District, Steve Israel won the election in the district.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Israel Incumbent |
57.8% | 157,880 | |
| Republican | Stephen Labate | 41.4% | 113,203 | |
| Libertarian | Michael McDermott | 0.6% | 1,644 | |
| Independent | Anthony Tolda | 0.1% | 367 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 77 | |
| Total Votes | 273,171 | |||
| 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, Peter King won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Howard Kudler (D) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, New York District 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter King incumbent |
71.9% | 131,674 | |
| Democratic | Howard Kudler | 28% | 51,346 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 67 | |
| Total Votes | 183,087 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Peter King won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Graham Long (D) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, New York District 3 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter King incumbent |
63.9% | 172,774 | |
| Democratic | Graham Long | 36.1% | 97,525 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 270,303 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Peter King won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Meijas in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House, New York District 3 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter King incumbent |
52.8% | 101,787 | |
| Democratic | David Meijas | 41.4% | 79,843 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 5.9% | 11,289 | |
| Total Votes | 192,919 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Peter King won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Blair Mathies (D) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, New York District 3 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter King incumbent |
54.2% | 171,259 | |
| Democratic | Blair Mathies | 31.9% | 100,737 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 14% | 44,129 | |
| Total Votes | 316,125 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Peter King won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stuart Finz (D) and Janeen DePrima (Liberal) in the general election.[14]
| U.S. House, New York District 3 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter King incumbent |
65.1% | 121,537 | |
| Democratic | Stuart Finz | 24.7% | 46,022 | |
| Liberal | Janeen DePrima | 0.8% | 1,513 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 9.4% | 17,550 | |
| Total Votes | 186,622 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Peter King won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dal Lamagana (D) and Selma Olchin (L) in the general election.[15]
| U.S. House, New York District 3 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter King incumbent |
51% | 143,126 | |
| Democratic | Dal Lamagana | 34.2% | 95,787 | |
| Libertarian | Selma Olchin | 0.5% | 1,515 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 14.3% | 40,049 | |
| Total Votes | 280,477 | |||
District map
The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those adopted for the 2024 election cycle. To compare the map before redistricting with the one used for the 2024 elections, click here.
Redistricting
2020-2024
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.[16][17][18]
According to Nicholar 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."[17]
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.[19] 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."[20]
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.[21]
The 10-member commission comprises the following members:[21]
- Two members must be appointed by the temporary president of the New York State Senate.
- Two members must be appointed by the speaker of the New York State Assembly.
- Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Senate.
- Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Assembly.
- 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.[21]
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."[21]
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 3
before 2020 redistricting cycle
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New York District 3
after 2020 redistricting cycle
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2010-2011
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
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 D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 3rd the 198th most Democratic district nationally.[22]
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 53.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 45.4%.[23]
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 D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage point more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 3rd Congressional District the 191st most Democratic nationally.[24]
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 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.[25]
See also
- Redistricting in New York
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ News Day, "Anna Kaplan, a North Hempstead Democrat, announces candidacy for Congress," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Newsday, "Jon Kaiman to run for Rep. Steve Israel’s seat," January 24, 2016
- ↑ Queens Chronicle, "Long Islanders vie for Rep. Israel’s seat," January 14, 2016
- ↑ Gurfein for America, "Home," accessed November 23, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Steve Israel, member of Democratic leadership, retiring," January 5, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Judge orders special GOP primary in 3rd Congressional District," August 17, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, New York," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednyt1 - ↑ 17.0 17.1 The New York Times, "Democrats Propose N.Y. Congressional Map With Slight Tilt in Their Favor," February 27, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "New congressional maps approved in New York," February 28, 2024
- ↑ New York Daily News, "New York’s top court orders House map redrawn," December 12, 2023
- ↑ State of New York Court of Appeals, "Opinion No. 90, In the Matter of Anthony S. Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission," December 12, 2023
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 All About Redistricting, "New York," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018