The 1st congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern

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. It includes the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working-class towns such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as

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and Jamesport on the North Fork. The district currently is represented by Republican Lee Zeldin. Zeldin as the 2022 Republican NY gubernatorial candidate is not up for reelection. The district has been a swing district since the 1990s and a Republican-leaning seat since the 2010s. President

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defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point in 2004, while in 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama won the district by less than 5 points. In 2012, New York underwent

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, and the 1st district was slightly modified. In the 2014 election, Zeldin defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003. Donald Trump won the district by 12 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in the

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. At the same time, Zeldin won a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Anna-Thone Holst by a margin of 15.6%, the largest margin of victory for a Republican since 1998. In 2018, Zeldin won re-election to a third term, narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Perry Gershon by 4.1%. In 2020, the district shifted back in the Democratic direction, with Trump carrying the district by only four points in the

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. In 2022, the district election features Republican candidate Nick LaLota and Democratic nominee Bridget Fleming.

Recent election results in statewide races

Communities within the district

* Amagansett, New York, Amagansett * Aquebogue, New York, Aquebogue * Baiting Hollow, New York, Baiting Hollow * Bellport, New York, Bellport * Blue Point, New York, Blue Point * Bridgehampton, New York, Bridgehampton * Brookhaven (CDP), New York, Brookhaven (hamlet) * Calverton, New York, Calverton * Center Moriches, New York, Center Moriches * Centereach * Cherry Grove, New York, Cherry Grove * Coram, New York, Coram * Cutchogue, New York, Cutchogue * Dering Harbor, New York, Dering Harbor * East Hampton (village), New York, East Hampton (village) * East Marion, New York, East Marion * East Moriches, New York, East Moriches * East Patchogue, New York, East Patchogue * East Quogue, New York, East Quogue * East Setauket, New York, East Setauket * East Shoreham, New York, East Shoreham * Eastport, New York, Eastport * Farmingville, New York, Farmingville * Gordon Heights, New York, Gordon Heights * Greenport, Suffolk County, New York, Greenport * Hagerman, New York, Hagerman * Hampton Bays, New York, Hampton Bays * Hauppauge, New York, Hauppauge * Head of the Harbor, New York, Head of the Harbor * Holtsville, New York, Holtsville * Jamesport * Kings Park, New York, Kings Park * Lake Grove * Laurel, New York, Laurel * Manorville, New York, Manorville * Mastic * Mastic Beach, New York, Mastic Beach *

* Medford, New York, Medford * Middle Island, New York, Middle Island * Miller Place, New York, Miller Place * Montauk, New York, Montauk * Mount Sinai, New York, Mount Sinai * Moriches, New York, Moriches * Nesconset, New York, Nesconset * New Suffolk, New York, New Suffolk * Nissequogue, New York, Nissequogue * North Bellport, New York, North Bellport * North Patchogue, New York, North Patchogue * Orient, New York, Orient * Patchogue, New York, Patchogue * Peconic, New York, Peconic * Port Jefferson, New York, Port Jefferson * Port Jefferson Station, New York, Port Jefferson Station * Quiogue, New York, Quiogue * Quogue, New York, Quogue * Ridge, New York, Ridge * Riverhead (CDP), New York, Riverhead (hamlet) * Rocky Point, New York, Rocky Point * Ronkonkoma, New York, Ronkonkoma * Sag Harbor, New York, Sag Harbor * Sagaponack, New York, Sagaponack * Selden * Setauket, New York, Setauket * Shelter Island (CDP), New York, Shelter Island (hamlet) * Shelter Island Heights, New York, Shelter Island Heights * Shirley * Shoreham, New York, Shoreham * Smithtown (CDP), New York, Smithtown (hamlet) * Sound Beach, New York, Sound Beach * Southampton (village), New York, Southampton (village) * Southold (CDP), New York, Southold (hamlet) * Speonk, New York, Speonk * Springs, New York, Springs * St. James, New York, St. James * Stony Brook, New York, Stony Brook * Terryville, New York, Terryville * Upton, New York, Upton * Village of the Branch, New York, Village of the Branch * Wading River, New York, Wading River * Wainscott, New York, Wainscott * Watermill, New York, Water Mill * Westhampton, New York, Westhampton * Westhampton Beach, New York, Westhampton Beach * Yaphank, New York, Yaphank

Components: past and present

1823–1945: :All of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk, Nassau County, New York, Nassau :Parts of Queens 1945–1963: :All of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk :Parts of Nassau County, New York, Nassau 1963–Present: :Parts of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk

List of members representing the district

1789–1813: one seat

1813–1823: two seats

From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

1823–Present: one seat

Recent election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will Electoral_fusion#New_York, 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").

Notes

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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