2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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All 29 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives elections
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 26 3
Seats before 27 2
Seats won 21 8
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 6
Popular vote 2,600,900 1,854,302
Percentage 57.85% 41.25%

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

The 2010 congressional elections in New York were held on November 2, 2010[1] to determine representation from the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York had 29 seats in the House.[2] Representatives are elected to two-year terms.[3]

The election marked the first time that New York used electronic voting,[4] as the state was the last to implement the process under the Help America Vote Act. Democrats had gained an additional seat in a 2009 special election in the 23rd district, bringing Republicans to an all-time low of 2 seats in the New York delegation leading into the election.

Republican candidates prevailed in a total of eight congressional races in New York, while Democratic candidates prevailed in the other 21;[5][6][7] thus, the GOP gained a total of six House seats in New York.[6] The closest race occurred in New York's 1st congressional district, where Republican candidate Randy Altschuler did not concede to Democratic incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop until December 8.[6]

  1. ^ Zeleny, Jeff (November 2, 2010). "G.O.P. Captures House, but Not Senate" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Raymond (December 22, 2010). "New York Will Lose Two House Seats, and New Jersey One" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Why Do Midterm Elections Even Exist? Here's Why the Framers Scheduled Things This Way". Time.
  4. ^ Chen, David W. (September 13, 2010). "In Primaries, Casting Votes Without Pulling a Lever" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "New York Election Results". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b c Green, Peter S. (December 8, 2010). "Altschuler Concedes New York House Seat to Democratic Incumbent Bishop". Bloomberg.
  7. ^ Green, Peter S. (November 24, 2010). "New York Republican Wins U.S. House Seat; Two Races Remain Undecided". Bloomberg.

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