New York's 3rd congressional district is a
congressional district
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for the
United States House of Representatives
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in the
State of New York
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. It is represented by
Democrat Tom Suozzi
Thomas Richard Suozzi ( ; born August 31, 1962) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district since 2024 and previously from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the co ...
, after a
special election
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was held on February 13, 2024, to replace
expelled Republican George Santos. The election was called for Suozzi by the
Associated Press
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about an hour after the polls closed.
NY-03 is the
wealthiest congressional district in
New York
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, and in 2022, was the fourth-wealthiest nationally.
The district was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for
Donald Trump
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in the
2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the
2024 House of Representatives elections.
Voter Registration
Counties, towns, and municipalities
For the
119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in ''Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.''), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.
Nassau County (47)
:
Baxter Estates,
Bayville,
Brookville,
Centre Island,
Cove Neck,
East Hills,
East Williston,
Farmingdale,
Floral Park
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(part; also
4th),
Flower Hill,
Garden City (part; also
4th),
Glen Cove,
Great Neck,
Great Neck Estates,
Great Neck Plaza,
Hempstead (part; also
4th; includes part of
East Meadow,
Levittown
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, and
Salisbury
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),
Kensington
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,
Kings Point,
Lake Success,
Lattingtown,
Laurel Hollow,
Manorhaven,
Matinecock,
Mill Neck,
Mineola,
Munsey Park,
Muttontown,
North Hempstead,
New Hyde Park
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(part; also
4th),
North Hills,
Oyster Bay (part; also
2nd
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; includes
Bethpage,
East Norwich,
Glen Head,
Hicksville,
Jericho
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F ...
,
Locust Valley,
Old Bethpage,
Old Westbury,
Oyster Bay (CDP),
Plainedge,
Plainview,
South Farmingdale,
Syosset,
Woodbury, and part of
Glenwood Landing and
Greenvale),
Oyster Bay Cove,
Plandome,
Plandome Heights,
Plandome Manor,
Port Washington North,
Roslyn,
Roslyn Estates,
Roslyn Harbor,
Russell Gardens,
Saddle Rock,
Sands Point,
Sea Cliff
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,
Thomaston,
Upper Brookville,
Westbury,
Williston Park
Queens County (1)
:
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(part; also
5th,
6th,
7th,
8th
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,
9th,
10th,
11th,
12th,
13th,
14th,
15th, and
16th; shared with
Bronx
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,
Kings,
New York
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, and
Richmond
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counties)
Suffolk County (3)
:
Huntington (town) (part; also
1st
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; includes
Cold Spring Harbor,
Halesite,
Huntington Station, and part of
Huntington (CDP) and
West Hills),
Huntington Bay,
Lloyd Harbor
Queens neighborhoods in the 3rd district include:
*
Bay Terrace
*
Beechhurst
*
Bellerose
*
Broadway–Flushing
*
Douglaston–Little Neck
*
Glen Oaks
*
Murray Hill
*
Whitestone
Recent election results from statewide races
List of members representing the district
1789–1805: one seat
1805–1809: two seats on general ticket with 2nd district
Gurdon S. Mumford is usually listed as member from the 2nd district, and
George Clinton Jr. from the 3rd district, because Clinton was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Mitchill to the U.S. Senate, and Mitchill had been elected previously in the 3rd district. However, in 1804 Mitchill
was already re-elected on the 2nd/3rd general ticket, and both Clinton and Mumford were elected in special elections, receiving votes in both districts.
The districts were separated in 1809.
1809–1823: one seat
1823–1843: three, then four, seats
Starting in 1823, three seats were elected at-large district-wide on a
general ticket
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. In 1833, a fourth seat was apportioned to the district, also elected district-wide at-large on the same general ticket.
1843–present
Recent election results
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1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 (special)
Following the expulsion of George Santos from Congress on December 1, 2023, Governor
Kathy Hochul
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set the special election date for Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
Historical district boundaries

This district historically has been centered in northeast Nassau County, but has added other areas from time to time. In the 1960s the district encompassed the northern half of Nassau County and a small corner of Queens. In the 1970s North Hempstead town was added to the 6th District and the 3rd moved into Huntington in Suffolk County and parts of southeast Nassau County. In the 1980s most of eastern Nassau was added to the 4th District, and the 3rd was composed of northwest Nassau, a narrow corridor along the
Long Island Sound
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, and northwest Suffolk. After the 1992 redistricting the North Shore was transferred to the new 5th District and the 3rd consisted of inland areas of northern and eastern Nassau County, and the Nassau County south shore. An even narrower corridor linked the northwest Nassau and northwest Suffolk portion of the 5th District, leaving most of Oyster Bay in the 3rd. The 2002 remap removed some areas of eastern Nassau but added south shore towns in Suffolk County and the shore areas of northeast Nassau. In 2012, the district moved from the South Shore to the North Shore and re-entered Queens for the first time since the 1960s.
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–present
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1789 establishments in New York (state)
Constituencies established in 1789
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Nassau County, New York
Suffolk County, New York