The 25th congressional district of New York is a
congressional district
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for the
United States House of Representatives
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. It is currently represented by Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Joseph D. Morelle ( ; born April 29, 1957) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat, he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing t ...
. The district is now located within
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
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and part of
Orleans County, centered on the city of
Rochester
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*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
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. Since 2013, the 25th district has been located entirely within Monroe County, and includes the City of Rochester and surrounding suburbs.
In the 2018 race, the seat was vacant. State Assembly Member Joseph Morelle (Democrat) faced James Maxwell (Republican, Conservative, Reform), in the general election, which Morelle won handily.
Voting
History
Historically, most of this district was located in
Upstate New York
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. In the 1960s, the 25th District was a
Westchester/
Rockland seat, covering areas now in the
17th and
18th Districts. In the 1970s it was the lower
Hudson Valley
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district and congruent to the present
19th District. Onondaga County was split between the
32nd District (which included rural counties east of Syracuse now in the
23rd and
24th Districts) and the
33rd District (which included the Finger Lakes counties in the 24th and
29th Districts).
In the 1980s, the district was centered in the
Utica area (now the 24th District), and the
Syracuse area was entirely in the
27th District. From 2003 to 2013, it stretched from
Syracuse
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to the northeastern suburbs of Rochester. The district comprised
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and
Wayne counties, the northernmost portion of
Cayuga County
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, and the towns of
Irondequoit
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,
Penfield, and
Webster
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in
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
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*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
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. The district included 100 miles of
Lake Ontario
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shoreline, the easternmost
Finger Lakes
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, and significant portions of the
Erie Canal
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.
List of members representing the district
Election results
In New York State electoral politics, the state allows
Electoral fusion
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, with numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum that typically endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for an office. Hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
Historical district boundaries
See also
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List of United States congressional districts
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New York's congressional districts
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United States congressional delegations from New York
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References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentClerk of the House of Representatives
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Constituencies established in 1823
1823 establishments in New York (state)