The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held November 6, 2018 to elect a

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from each of New York's 27

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as an election to the

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and various state and

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. Contested primaries were held June 26, 2018. On Election Day, Democrats gained three New York House seats, and the Democratic Party retook control of the House of Representatives. Democrats won a total of 21 New York House seats, while Republicans won six.

Overview

Elections were held in all 27 of New York's congressional districts in 2018. Prior to the 2018 elections, one New York House seat was vacant due to the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-25th District) on March 16, 2018. In the June 26, 2018 Democratic primary in District 14, insurgent

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (; ; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of th ...

upset longtime incumbent Rep.

Joe Crowley Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is an American politician and consultant who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-C ...

. On November 6, 2018, the Democratic Party held the open seat in District 25 and defeated three Republican incumbents; with the exception of Crowley, all Democratic incumbent members of Congress in New York were re-elected. The defeated Republican incumbents were Rep. Dan Donovan (R-11th District) (defeated by Democrat

Max Rose Max N. Rose (born November 28, 1986) is an American military officer and politician who served as a United States representative from New York for a single term from 2019 to 2021. A moderate Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served ...

), Rep. John Faso (R-19th District) (defeated by Democrat

Antonio Delgado Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. He previously served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district. He is th ...

), and Rep.

Claudia Tenney Claudia L. Tenney (born February 4, 1961) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 22nd congressional district since 2021, having previously represented the district from 2017 to 2019. Her district ...

(R-22nd District) (defeated by Democrat

Anthony Brindisi Anthony Joseph Brindisi (born November 22, 1978) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Brindisi served as the U.S. representative from New York's 22nd congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He represent ...

. Incumbent Rep. Chris Collins (R-27th District) was narrowly re-elected despite having been arrested on insider trading charges in August 2018. Democrats won a total of 21 New York House seats, while Republicans won six. Nationally, the Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives on Election Day. New York is near unique among the states in that it allows

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(cross-endorsement). As a result, New York ballots tend to list many political parties. Most news outlets report election results using only the primary affiliation of party registration of candidates rather than by the party nominees that get elected, and most pollsters group candidates the same way.

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district:

District 1

The 1st district is located in eastern

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and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

The 1st district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the

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in 2018.

Candidates

;Declared * Kate Browning, Suffolk County Legislator * Elaine DiMasi, physicist * Perry Gershon, businessman * Vivian Viloria-Fisher, former Suffolk County Legislator and candidate for Brookhaven Town Supervisor in 2013 * David Pechefsky, New York City Council staffer ;Withdrew * Brendon Henry, bartender * Hannah Selinger, writer and sommelier ;Declined * Dave Calone, venture capitalist, former chairman of the Suffolk Planning Commission and candidate in 2016 *

Fred Thiele Frederick W. Thiele Jr. (born August 8, 1953) is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 1st district since 2013 and the 2nd district from 1992 to 2012, as a member of multiple political parties. Thiele was ori ...

, state assemblyman

Results

Republican primary

, incumbent

General election

In mid-September, Gershon said his campaign had raised more than $1.25 million since July 1, with contributions averaging $85. At the end of September, the nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Republican;" the "Likely" designation is for seats "not considered competitive at this point, but hav ngthe potential to become engaged."

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is based along the South Shore of

and includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The incumbent was Republican

Peter T. King Peter Thomas King (born April 5, 1944) is a former American politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented a South Shore Long Island district that in ...

, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013. He was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Liuba Grechen Shirley, teacher *DuWayne Gregory, Suffolk County legislator

Results

Republican primary

* Peter King, incumbent

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

The 3rd district includes most of the

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. It covers northwestern Suffolk County, northern Nassau County, and northeastern

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. The incumbent was Democrat Tom Suozzi, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring Representative Steve Israel with 53% of the vote in 2016. New York's 3rd district was included on the initial list of Democrat-held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.

Democratic primary

* Tom Suozzi, incumbent

Republican primary

*Dan DeBono, investment banker

Independents

*Joshua Sauberman, policy analyst

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 4

The 4th district is located in central and southern Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat Kathleen Rice, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected to a second term with 59.5% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

* Kathleen Rice, incumbent

Republican primary

*Ameer Benno, attorney

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

The 5th district is mostly located within

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, but also includes a small portion of Nassau County. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 6th district from 1998 to 2013. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 85% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent * Mizan Choudhury, IT operations manager * Carl Achille, former vice president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

The 6th district is located entirely within

. The incumbent was Democrat Grace Meng, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected to a third term with 72% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

* Grace Meng, incumbent

General election

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located entirely in

and includes parts of

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, and

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. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 91% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

, incumbent

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 8

The 8th district is located entirely in the

boroughs of

and

. The incumbent was Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 93% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

* Hakeem Jeffries, incumbent

General election

Results

District 9

The 9th district is located entirely within the

borough of

. The incumbent was Democrat

Yvette Clarke Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she first entered Congress in 2007, representing New ...

, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected to a sixth term with 92% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

*Lutchi Gayot, businessman

General election

Results

District 10

The 10th district is located in

and includes the

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; the west side of

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, including

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and the Financial District; and parts of

, including Borough Park. The incumbent was Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993. He was re-elected to a thirteenth full term with 78% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

* Jerrold Nadler, incumbent

Republican primary

*Naomi Levin, software engineer

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 11

The 11th district is located entirely in

and includes all of

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and parts of southern

. The incumbent was Republican Dan Donovan, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

New York's 11th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the

in 2018.

Candidates

;Declared * Michael DeVito, retired Marine Staff Sergeant * Zach Emig, bond trader *

, army veteran and chief of staff at Brightpoint Health * Paul Sperling, entrepreneur ;Withdrew * Boyd Melson, retired boxer and Army Reserves Captain * Mike DeCillis, teacher and retired police officer (endorsed Michael DeVito)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Former Congressman Michael Grimm, who resigned in 2014 after pleading guilty to federal tax fraud charges for which he served eight months in prison, challenged Donovan in the primary.

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Conservative primary

Dan Donovan, the incumbent Congressman, also ran in the primary for the

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Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 12

The 12th district is located entirely in

and includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of

, Greenpoint and western

. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013. She was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 83% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

*Eliot Rabin, businessman

General election

Results

District 13

The 13th district is located entirely in

and includes Upper Manhattan and a small portion of the western

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. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring Representative Charles Rangel with 89% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

, incumbent

Republican primary

*Jineea Butler, hip hop analyst

General election

Results

District 14

The 14th district is located in

and includes the eastern

and part of north-central

. The incumbent was Democrat Joseph Crowley, a leader of the New Democrat Coalition, who had represented the district since 2013. Crowley previously represented the 7th district from 1999 to 2013. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 83% of the vote in 2016. Crowley, who had been named as a potential successor to Nancy Pelosi as House Leader or Speaker, sought re-election in 2018.

Democratic primary

Backed by the organization Brand New Congress, bartender and activist

challenged Crowley in the primary, announcing her campaign in June 2017. Ocasio-Cortez, who had been an organizer in

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, was the first primary challenger Crowley had faced since

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. On May 10, 2018, it was announced that she had gathered enough signatures to appear on the primary ballot. Despite this, most observers concluded that Crowley would win the primary, citing his strong support from elected officials and his large fundraising advantage. In her campaign, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Crowley was not progressive enough for the district, and also accused him of

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, stating that he was using his position as chair of the Queens Democratic Party improperly. She aggressively built a presence on

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platforms, creating a biographical video promoting her campaign that went

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. Crowley significantly outspent Ocasio-Cortez prior to the primary election.

Candidates

, incumbent U.S. Representative *

, bartender and activist

Debates

Endorsements

Results

Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley in the Democratic primary election, which was considered an upset victory.

Republican primary

*Anthony Pappas,

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economics and finance associate professor

General election

Following his defeat in the Democratic primary, Crowley remained on the ballot on the Working Families Party line, but did not actively campaign. Following Ocasio-Cortez's primary win, Joann Ariola, chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, claimed that the Republican Party had a chance of winning the seat due to Ocasio-Cortez being a

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. Michael Rendino, chairman of the Bronx Republican Party, was more skeptical, declaring that "even if Crowley and Ocasio-Cortez split the vote, we'd still lose 2-to-one". Professor Anthony Pappas was the Republican nominee, but was disavowed by the Queens and Bronx Republican Parties after he was accused of committing

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. Several Republicans approached both the Queens and Bronx Republican parties with the intent of replacing Pappas on the ballot, but Pappas refused to withdraw from the race. Pappas's campaign was based around the abolition of judicial immunity, which he argued had led to judges becoming unaccountable for their actions. Pappas's campaign manager attempted to convince him to run an aggressive campaign against Ocasio-Cortez, but he refused.

Endorsements

Results

District 15

The 15th district is located entirely within

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and is one of the smallest districts by area in the entire country. The incumbent was Democrat

José E. Serrano José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 until his retirement in 2021. Serrano, a Democrat from New York, represented a district that is one of the sma ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 16th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 1990 to 1993. He was re-elected to a fourteenth full term with 95% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

* José Serrano, incumbent

Republican primary

*Jason Gonzalez

Withdrawn

Reform primary

(write-in) (declined nomination)

General election

Results

District 16

The 16th district is located in the northern part of

and the southern half of

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, including the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and

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. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 19th district from 1989 to 1993. He was re-elected to a fifteenth term with 95% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Results

District 17

The 17th district contains all of

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and the northern and central portions of

, including the cities of

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and White Plains. The incumbent was Democrat Nita Lowey, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 18th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1989 to 1993. She was re-elected to a fifteenth term unopposed in 2016.

Democratic primary

* Nita Lowey, incumbent

General election

Results

District 18

The 18th district is located entirely within the

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, covering all of

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and Putnam County, as well as parts of southern

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and northeastern

. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 56% of the vote in 2016. New York's 18th district has been included on the initial list of Democratic held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.

Democratic primary

* Sean Patrick Maloney, incumbent

Republican primary

*James O'Donnell,

legislator

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 23, 2018

Endorsements

Results

District 19

The 19th district is located in New York's

and Catskills regions and includes all of Columbia,

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, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and

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counties, and parts of Broome,

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, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties. The incumbent was Republican John Faso, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring Representative Chris Gibson with 54% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee was

. Actress Diane Neal ran under the newly created Friends of Diane Neal ballot line.

Democratic primary

New York's 19th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the

in 2018.

Candidates

;Declared * Jeff Beals, teacher and former U.S. diplomat * David Clegg, lawyer *

, attorney * Brian Flynn, businessman * Pat Ryan, Iraq War veteran and businessman * Gareth Rhodes, former gubernatorial aide * Erin Collier, economist ;Declined * Mike Hein, Ulster County Executive * Zephyr Teachout, candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for this seat in 2016 * Will Yandik,

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Deputy Supervisor and candidate for this seat in 2016 ;Withdrew * Sue Sullivan, strategic planning consultant

Polling

Results

Republican primary

* John Faso, incumbent

Independent candidates

;Declared * Diane Neal, actress ;Disqualified *Dal LaMagna, businessman

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 19, 2018

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 20

The 20th district is located in the

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and includes all of Albany and

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Counties, and portions of Montgomery, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties. The incumbent was Democrat Paul Tonko, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 68% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

* Paul Tonko, incumbent

Republican primary

*Joe Vitollo, nurse and Republican nominee in

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General election

Endorsements

Results

District 21

The 21st district, the state's largest and most rural congressional district, includes most of the North Country and the northern suburbs of

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. The district borders

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to the east. The incumbent was Republican Elise Stefanik, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected to a second term with 65% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Don Boyajian, attorney and former congressional aide * Tedra Cobb, former St. Lawrence County legislator * Emily Martz, economic development adviser * Patrick Nelson, biochemist, campaign director for Democratic nominee Mike Derrick in 2016, candidate for Stillwater Town Board in 2015 * Dylan Ratigan, businessman, author, film producer, '' The Young Turks'' political commentator and former

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host * Katie Wilson, antiques store owner ;Potential * Mike Derrick, retired Army Colonel and nominee in

* Martha Devaney * Dylan Hewitt, project consultant for the

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* Aaron Woolf, filmmaker and nominee in

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Results

Republican primary

Farmer and real estate broker Russ Finley planned on making a primary challenge of Stefanik, but later withdrew from the race, leaving Stefanik unopposed in the primary. * Elise Stefanik, incumbent

Green primary

Past Green Party nominee Matt Funiciello announced that he would not run in 2018. Lynn Kahn was the Green Party candidate in 2018.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 22

The 22nd district is located in Central New York and includes all of Chenango, Cortland,

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and

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counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego and

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counties. The incumbent was Republican

, who had represented the district since 2017. She was elected to replace retiring Representative Richard Hanna with 47% of the vote in 2016. New York's 22nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the

in 2018.

Democratic primary

, state assemblyman

Republican primary

, incumbent

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 23

The 23rd district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler,

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, Tompkins and

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counties, along with parts of

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and

counties. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Max Della Pia, retired air force officer * Ian Golden, businessman * Tracy Mitrano, Interim Director of the Executive Master's Program of the Park School of Communications at

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* Eddie Sundquist, attorney ;Declined * Jason Leifer, Dryden Town Supervisor * John F. Plumb, nominee in

Results

Although Della Pia finished slightly ahead of the other candidates on primary election night, he conceded to Mitrano after absentee ballots were counted.

Republican primary

, incumbent

Women's Equality primary

Tracy Mitrano, who also ran in the Democratic primary, ran unopposed for the Women's Equality Party nomination.

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 24

The 24th district includes all of

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and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 61% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

New York's 24th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the

in 2018.

Candidates

;Declared * Dana Balter,

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professor * Juanita Perez Williams, former Syracuse mayoral candidate ;Declined * Eric Kingson, professor and candidate in

* Phil LaTessa, former

City Auditor * Steve Michaels, attorney * Chris Ryan, Onondaga County Legislator * Steve Williams, attorney and candidate in

* Stephanie Miner,

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Polling

Results

Republican primary

, incumbent

General election

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Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 25

The 25th district is located entirely within

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, centered on the city of Rochester. The seat was vacant due to the March 2018 death of incumbent Democratic Representative Louise Slaughter, who represented the district from 2013 to 2018 and previously represented the 28th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1987 to 1993. Following precedent set in 2010, two concurrent elections were held in November 2018. One election was held to fill the seat for the 2018 lame-duck session, and another was held to fill the seat for the 2019–2020 term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Adam McFadden, Rochester City Council member * Joseph Morelle,

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Majority Leader * Robin Wilt,

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town board member * Rachel Barnhart, former television journalist ;Withdrew * Andrew Gilchrist, teacher

Results

Republican primary

*Jim Maxwell, neurosurgeon

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 26

The 26th district is located in Erie and

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counties and includes the cities of Buffalo and

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. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 27th district from 2005 to 2013. He was re-elected to a seventh term with 75% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

, incumbent

Republican primary

*Renee Zeno, businesswoman

General election

Results

District 27

The 27th district is located in

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and includes all of Orleans, Genesee,

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and

counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe,

and

counties. On August 11, 2018, incumbent Republican Chris Collins, who had represented the district since 2013 and was re-elected to a third term with 67% of the vote in 2016, announced that he would withdraw from his re-election campaign after being arrested for

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. Removing himself from the ballot would have required Collins to be nominated as a

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in another election or to move his legal place of residence out of state (he has additional homes in Florida and the District of Columbia). On September 17, 2018, Collins announced that he had changed course and would campaign for re-election in November after all.

Democratic primary

New York's 27th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the

in 2018.

Candidates

;Nominee *Nate McMurray, Supervisor of Grand Island ;Withdrew * Erin Cole, U.S. Army veteran, former senior vice president of Global NY * Sean Bunny, prosecutor * Nick Stankevich, businessman

Republican primary

Candidates

;Nominee * Chris Collins, incumbent ;Withdrew * Frank C. Smierciak II, medical payment worker * Larry Piegza, computer technician and entrepreneur, remains in election as nominee of the Reform Party

Republican post-primary

;Potential Following Collins's August 11 announcement that he would withdraw from the race, as many as 20 candidates expressed interest in the Republican nomination. (Collins later changed course and opted to seek re-election.) Among them were the following: *

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, Iraq War veteran and radio host * Lynne Dixon, Erie County Legislator *

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, state senator * Stephen Hawley, state assemblyman * Chris Jacobs, state senator and former New York Secretary of State * Stefan Mychajliw, Erie County Comptroller * Robert Ortt, state senator * Carl Paladino, 2010 gubernatorial nominee, former member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education and founder of

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, state senator * Ed Rath, Erie County Legislator * Ray Walter, state assemblyman

General election

Polling

;With Jacobs ;With Mychajliw ;With Ortt ;With Paladino

Endorsements

Results

Notes

References

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