2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York | country = New York (state) | flag_year = 1909 | type = legislative | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York | next_year = 2010 | seats_for_election = All 29 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives elections | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | last_election1 = '''23''' | seats_before1 = '''23''' | seats1 = '''26''' | seat_change1 = {{gain}} 3 | popular_vote1 = '''4,286,047''' | percentage1 = '''67.07%''' | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | last_election2 = 6 | seats_before2 = 6 | seats2 = 3 | seat_change2 = {{loss}} 3 | popular_vote2 = 2,043,162 | percentage2 = 31.97% | map_image = {{switcher |320px|Party gains |320px |District results}} | map_caption = {{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}} {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Democratic''' {{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}} {{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}} {{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}} {{legend|#0645B4|80–90%}} {{legend|#002B84|90–100%}} {{col-2}} '''Republican''' {{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}} {{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}} {{col-end}} }} {{Elections in New York State}} The '''2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York''' were held on November 4, 2008, to elect the 29 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 29 congressional districts. state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York has 29 seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009, until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election in which Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a wide margin.

The districts with congressional races not forecast as "safe" for the incumbent party were New York's congressional districts 13, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 and 29.

The Democratic Party gained three seats in New York's congressional delegation in the 2008 elections. In New York's 13th congressional district, Democrat Michael McMahon defeated Robert Straniere to win the seat vacated by Republican Rep. Vito Fossella. In New York's 25th congressional district, Democrat Dan Maffei defeated Republican Dale Sweetland to win the seat vacated by Republican Rep. Jim Walsh. In New York's 29th congressional district, Democrat Eric Massa defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Randy Kuhl.<ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/USCongress08.pdf |title=NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 4, 2008 |website=www.elections.ny.gov |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004220636/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/USCongress08.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Beginning in 2009, New York's congressional delegation consisted of a lopsided 26 Democrats and 3 Republicans. In the history of New York state politics, this represents the best performance by any one party, as a proportion of total seats, in state history. Republicans suffered in the fallout of the financial crisis, but regained seats in the following elections. {{Horizontal TOC|nonum=yes|limit=2}}

==Overview== ===Votes by district=== Candidates on multiple ballot lines are marked as the party they caucus with. {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! scope=col rowspan=3|District ! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic ! scope=col colspan=2|Republican ! scope=col colspan=2|Others ! scope=col |Total ! scope=col rowspan=3|Result |- ! scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"| !! scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"| !! scope=col colspan=2| !! scope=col colspan=2| |- ! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 1 || '''162,083''' || '''58.38%''' || 115,545 || 41.62% || 0 || 0.00% || 277,628 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 2 || '''161,279''' || '''66.94%''' || 79,641 || 33.06% || 0 || 0.00% || 240,920 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|District 3 || 97,525 || 36.08% || '''172,774''' || '''63.92%''' || 0 || 0.00% || 270,299 || align=left|Republican Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 4 || '''164,028''' || '''64.01%''' || 92,242 || 35.99% || 0 || 0.00% || 256,270 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}}7 | align=left|District 5 || '''112,724''' || '''71.00%''' || 43,039 || 27.11% || 3,010 || 1.90% || 158,773 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 6 || '''141,180''' || '''100.00%''' || 0 || 0.00% || 0 || 0.00% || 141,180 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 7 || '''118,459''' || '''84.65%''' || 21,477 || 15.35% || 0 || 0.00% || 139,936 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 8 || '''160,775''' || '''80.45%''' || 39,062 || 19.55% || 0 || 0.00% || 199,837 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 9 || '''112,205''' || '''93.05%''' || 8,378 || 6.95% || 0 || 0.00% || 120,583 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 10 || '''155,090''' || '''94.19%''' || 9,565 || 5.81% || 0 || 0.00% || 164,655 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 11 || '''168,562''' || '''92.76%''' || 11,644 || 6.41% || 1,517 || 0.83% || 181,723 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 12 || '''123,053''' || '''89.95%''' || 13,748 || 10.05% || 0 || 0.00% || 136,801 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 13 || '''114,219''' || '''60.95%''' || 62,441 || 33.32% || 10,746 || 5.73% || 187,406 || align=left|'''Democratic Gain''' |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 14 || '''183,239''' || '''79.92%''' || 43,385 || 18.92% || 2,659 || 1.16% || 229,283 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 15 || '''177,151''' || '''89.17%''' || 15,676 || 7.89% || 5,849 || 2.94% || 198,676|| align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 16 || '''127,179''' || '''96.59%''' || 4,488 || 3.41% || 0 || 0.00% || 131,667 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 17 || '''161,594''' || '''79.88%''' || 40,707 || 20.12% || 0 || 0.00% || 202,301 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 18 || '''174,791''' || '''68.47%''' || 80,498 || 31.53% || 0 || 0.00% || 255,289 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 19 || '''164,859''' || '''58.67%'''|| 116,120 || 41.33% || 0 || 0.00% || 280,979 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 20 || '''193,651''' || '''62.13%''' || 118,031 || 37.87% || 0 || 0.00% || 311,682 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 21 || '''171,286''' || '''62.09%''' || 96,599 || 35.02% || 7,965 || 2.89% || 275,850 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 22 || '''168,558''' || '''66.44%''' || 85,126 || 33.56% || 0 || 0.00% || 253,684 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|District 23 || 75,871 || 34.66% || '''143,029''' || '''65.34%''' || 0 || 0.00% || 218,900 || align=left|Republican Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 24 || '''130,799''' || '''51.91%''' || 120,880 || 48.03% || 0 || 0.00% || 251,679 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 25 || '''157,375''' || '''54.82%''' || 120,217 || 41.88% || 9,483 || 3.30% || 287,075 || align=left|'''Democratic Gain''' |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|District 26 || 109,615 || 40.55% || '''148,607''' || '''54.97%''' || 12,104 || 4.48% || 270,326 || align=left|Republican Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 27 || '''185,713''' || '''74.42%''' || 56,354 || 22.58% || 7,478 || 3.00% || 249,545 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 28 || '''172,655''' || '''78.00%''' || 48,690 || 22.00% || 0 || 0.00% || 221,345 || align=left|Democratic Hold |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|District 29 || '''140,529'''|| '''50.97%'''|| 135,199 || 49.03% || 0 || 0.00% || 275,728 || align=left|'''Democratic Gain''' |- class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold" | align=left|Total || 4,286,047 || 67.07% || 2,043,162 || 31.97% || 60,811 || 0.95% || 6,390,020 || |}

===Seat allocation=== Votes are marked under party the candidate caucuses with, regardless of ballot line. {{bar box | title=Popular vote | titlebar=#ddd | width=600px | barwidth=410px | bars= {{bar percent|'''Democratic'''|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|67.07}} {{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|31.97}} {{bar percent|Other|#777777|0.96}} }}

{{bar box | title=House seats | titlebar=#ddd | width=600px | barwidth=410px | bars= {{bar percent|'''Democratic'''|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|89.66}} {{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|10.34}} }}

==District 1== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 1st congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1 | next_year = 2010 | image1 = Timothy Bishop, Official Portrait, 111th Congress.png | nominee1 = '''Tim Bishop''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Independence Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''162,083''' | percentage1 = '''58.38%''' | image2 = Lee Zeldin, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg | nominee2 = Lee Zeldin | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative Party of New York State | popular_vote2 = 115,545 | percentage2 = 41.62% | map_image = 2008 United States House of Representatives Election in New York's 1st Congressional District.svg | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''Bishop:''' {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Tim Bishop | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Tim Bishop | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 1st congressional district}} The 1st district is based on the eastern end and North Shore of Long Island, including the Hamptons, the North Fork, Riverhead, Port Jefferson, Smithtown, and Brookhaven, all in Suffolk County. Due to redistricting, the district lost minimal territory, instead picking up more territory around the towns of King's Park and Smithtown from the 2nd district. The 1st district has a PVI of R+3 but voted for Barack Obama by 4 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Tim Bishop, who was reelected with 62.23% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_cong.pdf|title=11/7/06 - House of Representatives|date=February 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221010925/http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_cong.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2008 }}</ref> On election day, Bishop defeated Republican nominee Lee Zeldin who would then defeat him in a rematch six years later.

===Republican/Conservative nominee=== * Lee Zeldin, practicing lawyer in Smithtown, New York

===Democratic/Independence/Working Families nominee=== * Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2003 and former Provost of Southampton College

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook">{{cite web | title=2008 Competitive House Race Chart | url=http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php| work=House: Race Ratings | publisher=The Cook Political Report | date= 6 November 2006 | access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112035/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php |archive-date=6 November 2008}}</ref> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg">{{cite web | title=2008 House Ratings | url=https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html | work=House Ratings | publisher=The Rothenberg Political Report | date= 2 November 2006 | access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106133426/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html |archive-date=6 November 2008}}</ref> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato">{{cite web | title=2008 House | url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ | publisher=Sabato's Crystal Ball | date= 6 November 2008| access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106144620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ |archive-date=6 November 2008}}</ref> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP">{{cite web |title=Battle for the House of Representatives |url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html |website=realclearpolitics.com |publisher=Real Clear Politics |access-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217170047/http://www.realclearpolitics.com:80/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html |archive-date=17 December 2008 |date=7 November 2008}}</ref> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics">{{cite web |title=Race Ratings Chart: House |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house |website=cqpolitics.com |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc |access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054801/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house |archive-date=6 November 2008}}</ref> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 1st congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/USCongress08.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823001817/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/USCongress08.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 23, 2012|title=11/4/08 - House of Representatives|date=April 1, 2008|website=www.elections.ny.gov}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Tim Bishop'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 141,727 | percentage = 51.05% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Tim Bishop'' | party = Independence Party of New York | votes = 12,919 | percentage = 4.65% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Tim Bishop'' | party = Working Families Party | votes = 7,437 | percentage = 2.68% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Tim Bishop (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''162,083''' | percentage = '''58.38%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Lee Zeldin'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 100,036 | percentage = 36.03% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Lee Zeldin'' | party = Conservative Party of New York State | votes = 15,509 | percentage = 5.59% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Lee Zeldin | party = Total | votes = 115,545 | percentage = 41.62% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 13 | percentage = 0.01% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 277,641 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 2== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 2nd congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Steve Israel''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Independence Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''161,279''' | percentage1 = '''66.94%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Frank Stalzer | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative Party of New York State | popular_vote2 = 79,641 | percentage2 = 33.06% | map_image = 210px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''Israel:''' {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70–80%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Steve Israel | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Steve Israel | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 2nd congressional district}} The 2nd district is based on the western end and North Shore of Long Island, including Huntington, Northport, Islandia, Half Hollow, West Hills, and parts of Islip, all in Suffolk and Nassau Counties. Due to redistricting, the district lost substantial territory, losing most of Lindenhurst, Islip, and portions of the South Shore to the 3rd district while gaining more territory on the North Shore around Huntington and portions of Nassau County. The 2nd district has a PVI of R+3 but voted for Barack Obama by 3 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Steve Israel, who was reelected with 70.42% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day Israel defeated Republican nominee Frank Stalzer.

===Republican/Conservative nominee=== * Frank Stalzer, businessman

===Democratic/Independence/Working Families nominee=== * Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001, former member of the Huntington Town Council, and former staff member for U.S. Representative Richard Ottinger

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 2nd congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Steve Israel'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 143,759 | percentage = 59.67% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Steve Israel'' | party = Independence Party of New York | votes = 11,900 | percentage = 4.94% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Steve Israel'' | party = Working Families Party | votes = 5,620 | percentage = 2.33% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Steve Israel (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''161,279 ''' | percentage = '''66.94%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Frank Stalzer'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 70,145 | percentage = 29.11% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Frank Stalzer'' | party = Conservative Party of New York State | votes = 9,496 | percentage = 3.94% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Frank Stalzer | party = Total | votes = 79,641 | percentage = 33.06% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 12 | percentage = 0.01% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 240,932 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 3== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 3rd congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Peter King''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance1 = Conservative Independence | popular_vote1 = '''172,774''' | percentage1 = '''63.92%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Graham Long | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance2 = Working Families | popular_vote2 = 97,525 | percentage2 = 36.08% | map_image = 210px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''King:''' {{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Peter King | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Peter King | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 3rd congressional district}} The 3rd district is based on the Gold Coast and Jones Beach portion of Long Island, including Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Long Beach, Massapequa, Brookville, and parts of Islip, all in Suffolk and Nassau Counties. Due to redistricting, the district gained a large amount of territory, gaining in the southern portion of Nassau County around East Rockaway as well as a new portion of the district in Suffolk County, gaining Lindenhurst, Babylon, and portions of Islip, but lost areas around Interstate 495 in Plainview. The 3rd district has a PVI of D+2 but voted for Barack Obama by 8 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Republican Peter King, who was reelected with 56.04% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day King defeated Democratic nominee Graham Long.

===Republican/Independence/Conservative nominee=== * Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1993

===Democratic/Working Families nominee=== * Graham Long, Economic Development Advisor for Nassau County

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 3rd congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Peter King'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 149,344 | percentage = 55.25% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Peter King'' | party = Conservative Party of New York State | votes = 12,983 | percentage = 4.80% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Peter King'' | party = Independence Party of New York | votes = 10,447 | percentage = 3.87% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Peter King (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''172,774''' | percentage = '''63.92%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Graham Long'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 93,481 | percentage = 34.58% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Graham Long'' | party = Working Families Party of New York | votes = 4,044 | percentage = 1.50% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Graham Long | party = Total | votes = 97,525 | percentage = 36.08% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 4 | percentage = 0.00% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 240,932 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 4== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 4th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Carolyn McCarthy''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Independence Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''164,028''' | percentage1 = '''64.01%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Jack Martins | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative | popular_vote2 = 92,242 | percentage2 = 35.99% | map_image = 210px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''McCarthy:''' {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Carolyn McCarthy | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Carolyn McCarthy | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 4th congressional district}} The 4th district is based on the Nassau South Shore and central Nassau portion of Long Island, including Mineola, Garden City, East Rockaway, Valley Stream, Freeport, and parts of Long Beach, all in Nassau County. Due to redistricting, the district gained a small amount of territory in the southern portion of Nassau County around East Rockaway and Freeport but lost areas around Levittown. The 3rd district has a PVI of D+5 but voted for Barack Obama by 11 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who was reelected with 64.92% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day McCarthy defeated Republican nominee Jack Martins.

===Republican/Conservative nominee=== * Jack Martins, Mayor of Mineola since 2003

===Democratic/Independence/Working Families nominee=== * Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1997

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 4th congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Carolyn McCarthy'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 151,792 | percentage = 59.23% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Carolyn McCarthy'' | party = Independence Party of New York | votes = 7,318 | percentage = 2.86% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Carolyn McCarthy'' | party = Working Families Party of New York | votes = 4,918 | percentage = 1.92% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''164,028''' | percentage = '''64.01%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Jack Martins'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 84,444 | percentage = 32.95% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Jack Martins'' | party = Conservative Party of New York | votes = 4,044 | percentage = 3.04% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Jack Martins | party = Total | votes = 92,242 | percentage = 35.99% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 1 | percentage = 0.00% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 256,271 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 5== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 5th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Gary Ackerman''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Independence Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''107,427''' | percentage1 = '''70.65%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Elizabeth Berney | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = | popular_vote2 = 41,721 | percentage2 = 27.44% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Gary Ackerman | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Gary Ackerman | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 5th congressional district}} The 5th district is based on the Nassau North Shore and Flushing portion of Queens County, including Manhorhaven, Kings Point, Great Neck, East Hills, Corona, and parts of Jamaica, in Nassau and Queens counties. Due to redistricting, the district was compacted and shifted towards Queens, losing most of its territory on the North Shore, including portions of the cities of Smithtown and Huntington as well as territory in the surrounding communities. The 5th district has a PVI of D+30 but voted for Barack Obama by 27 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Gary Ackerman, who was reelected with 100.00% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day Ackerman defeated Republican nominee Elizabeth Berney.

===Republican nominee=== * Elizabeth Berney

===Democratic/Independence/Working Families nominee=== * Gary Ackerman, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1983

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 5th congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Gary Ackerman'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 105,836 | percentage = 59.23% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Gary Ackerman'' | party = Independence Party of New York | votes = 4,084 | percentage = 2.86% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Gary Ackerman'' | party = Working Families Party of New York | votes = 2,804 | percentage = 1.92% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''164,028''' | percentage = '''64.01%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Elizabeth Berny'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 41,721 | percentage = 27.44% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Jack Martins | party = Total | votes = 41,721 | percentage = 27.44% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Gonzalo "Jun" Policarpio'' | party = Conservative Party of New York | votes = 2,896 | percentage = 1.91% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 5 | percentage = 0.00% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 256,271 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 6== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 6th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Gregory Meeks''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = | popular_vote1 = '''141,180''' | percentage1 = '''99.98%''' | image2 = | nominee2 = | party2 = | alliance2 = | popular_vote2 = | percentage2 = | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Gregory Meeks | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Gregory Meeks | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }}

Incumbent Gregory Meeks has served in Congress since 1998, representing heavily Democratic Queens. He was easily re-elected unopposed.

==District 7== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 7th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Joe Crowley''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''118,459''' | percentage1 = '''84.65%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = William Britt, Jr. | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative | popular_vote2 = 21,477 | percentage2 = 15.35% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Joe Crowley | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Joe Crowley | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 7th congressional district}}

Incumbent Joe Crowley had served in Congress since 1999 representing heavily Democratic areas of the Bronx and Queens. He was easily re-elected against token opposition.

==District 8== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 8th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Jerry Nadler''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''160,775''' | percentage1 = '''80.50%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Grace Lin | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 39,062 | percentage2 = 19.5% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Jerry Nadler | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Jerry Nadler | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 8th congressional district}}

Incumbent Jerry Nadler had served in Congress since 1992 representing heavily Democratic areas of Manhattan. He was easily re-elected against token opposition.

==District 9== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 9th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Anthony Weiner''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''112,205''' | percentage1 = '''93.10%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Alfred F. Donohue | party2 = Conservative Party (New York) | popular_vote2 = 8,378 | percentage2 = 6.9% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Anthony Weiner | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Anthony Weiner | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 9th congressional district}}

Incumbent Anthony Weiner was originally elected in 1998 in this heavily Democratic district representing parts of Brooklyn and Queens. He was easily re-elected against no Republican opposition.

==District 10== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 10th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Edolphus Towns''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''73,859''' | percentage1 = '''97.80%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Herbert F. Rayn | party2 = Conservative Party (New York) | popular_vote2 = 1,639 | percentage2 = 2.2% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Edolphus Towns | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Edolphus Towns | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 10th congressional district}}

Incumbent Edolphus Downs originally was elected to Congress in 1982, representing Brooklyn. He was easily re-elected over token opposition.

==District 11== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 11th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Yvette Clarke''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''168,562''' | percentage1 = '''92.80%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Hugh C. Carr | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 11,644 | percentage2 = 6.4% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Yvette Clarke | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Yvette Clarke | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 11th congressional district}}

Incumbent Yvette Clarke was originally elected in 2006 and ran for re-election. She was easily re-elected in this heavily Democratic district.

==District 12== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 12th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Nydia Velazquez''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''123,053 ''' | percentage1 = '''90.00%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Allan E. Romaguera | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 13,748 | percentage2 = 10.0% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Nydia Velazquez | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Nydia Velazquez | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 12th congressional district}}

Incumbent Nydia Velazquez was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Allan Romaguera.

==District 13== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 13th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Michael McMahon''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Working Families Party | popular_vote1 = '''114,219''' | percentage1 = '''60.9%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Robert A. Straniere | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 62,441 | percentage2 = 33.3% | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Vito Fossella | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Michael McMahon | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} thumb {{see also|New York's 13th congressional district}} Republican incumbent Vito Fossella announced his retirement on May 20, 2008, leaving this an open seat. Democratic City Councilman Michael McMahon, endorsed by the Staten Island Democratic Party<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-NY-13 |title=Staten Island Republicans designated former state Rep. Robert Straniere as their candidate for the Sept. 9 primary |access-date=July 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802103347/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-NY-13 |archive-date=August 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> won the primary against Steve Harrison, who lost to Fossella in 2006. Republican Robert Straniere defeated Dr. Jamshad Wyne in the Republican primary. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Democrat Favored'. McMahon defeated Straniere in the general election.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080802103347/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-NY-13 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=NY13&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets

==District 14==

==District 15==

==District 16==

==District 17==

==District 18==

==District 19== thumb|300px|right|The 19th congressional district of New York, which includes Westchester and parts of the Hudson Valley. {{see also|New York's 19th congressional district}} {{main|2008 New York's 19th congressional district election}}

Democratic incumbent John Hall was challenged by Republican Kieran Lalor. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Democrat Favored'. Hall won the election with 59% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_19th_Congressional_District |title=New York's 19th Congressional District |website=Ballotpedia |accessdate=2024-08-23}}</ref> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617193316/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-NY-19 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=NY19&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets

==District 20== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 20th congressional district election | country = New York | type = Presidential | seats_for_election = House of Representatives | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 New York's 20th congressional district election | previous_year = 2006 | next_election = 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election | next_year = 2009 (special) | election_date = November 4, 2008 | image_size = 136x125px | image1 = File:Kirsten Gillibrand 2006 official photo cropped.jpg | nominee1 = '''Kirsten Gillibrand''' | party1 = Democratic Party (US) | popular_vote1 = '''193,651''' | percentage1 = '''62.1%''' | swing1 = | image2 = 3x4.svg | nominee2 = Sandy Treadwell | party2 = Republican Party (US) | popular_vote2 = 118,031 | percentage2 = 37.9% | swing2 = | title = Representative | before_election = Kirsten Gillibrand | before_party = Democratic Party (US) | after_election = Kirsten Gillibrand | after_party = Democratic Party (US) | result = | map_image = New York District 20 109th US Congress.png | map_size = 350px }} {{see also|New York's 20th congressional district}} Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand was challenged by Republican Sandy Treadwell. CQ Politics forecast the race as 'Leans Democratic.' Gillibrand won easily.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617193321/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-NY-20 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=NY20&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets

This was incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand's first run for re-election, and was one of the most expensive House races in the nation, with both campaigns spending a total of more than $9 million.<ref name=spending>{{cite web |title=Gillibrand, Treadwell spending millions |publisher=The Daily Gazette |date=October 28, 2008 |access-date=October 18, 2008 |url=http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/oct/28/1028_treadwell/}}</ref> Gillibrand had defeated Republican Congressman John Sweeney in an upset in 2006.

Representative Gillibrand faced businessmen Morris Guller in the Democratic primary due, it was said, to her support for a supplemental appropriation for the Iraq conflict.<ref>{{cite news|author1-link=Ilan Wurman|author=Ilan Wurman |title=Vote on Iraq funding bill triggers primary challenge for Gillibrand |url=http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/vote-on-iraq-funding-bill-triggers-primary-challenge-for-gillibrand-wynn-to-face-democratic-foe-aga-2007-05-31.html |work=The Hill |date=May 31, 2007 |access-date=February 15, 2008 |archive-date=May 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232526/http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/vote-on-iraq-funding-bill-triggers-primary-challenge-for-gillibrand-wynn-to-face-democratic-foe-aga-2007-05-31.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gilibrand won the primary by a wide margin.

Those who would have run in the 2008 Republican primary to face Gillibrand had there been one:<ref>{{cite news |author=Maury Thompson |title=Warren County to endorse on Thursday; Mechanicville GOP endorses Wager; Gillibrand votes for military pay raise |url=http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/01/16/news/columns/politics/doc478ec735c4c0a392191858.txt |work=The Post-Star |date=January 16, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref> * Lt. Colonel Michael Rocque, US Army (retired) * Sandy Treadwell, former New York Republican State Committee chairman * John Wallace, New York State Police (retired)

Treadwell, with the backing of the State Conservative Party and the GOP, [http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=148111 filed Requests for Judicial Intervention] to disqualify Wallace and Rocque from the primary. He succeeded, and became the sole opponent of Kirsten Gillibrand. Gillibrand faced Republican Sandy Treadwell, former Secretary of State for New York.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sandytreadwell.com/accomplishments/Default.aspx |title = Sandy Treadwell for Congress |access-date=October 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008195532/http://www.sandytreadwell.com/accomplishments/default.aspx |archive-date=October 8, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 10, 2008, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20081017090511/http://www.cookpolitical.com/house?toState=NY Cook Report] listed the 20th District as "Likely Democratic". Gillibrand won the November 4, 2008, election with 62% of the vote to Treadwell's 38%.

==District 21== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 21st congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Paul Tonko''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''171,286''' | percentage1 = '''62.09%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Jim Buhrmaster | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative | popular_vote2 = 96,599 | percentage2 = 35.02% | map_image = 210px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''Tonko:''' {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Michael McNulty | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Paul Tonko | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 21st congressional district}} The 21st district is based in the Capital Region, including Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Guilderland, Johnstown, Amsterdam, Colonie, Cohoes, and Waterford. It includes all of Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie, Montgomery counties, and parts of Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Fulton Counties. Due to redistricting, the district gained a large amount of territory, gaining the entirety of Schoharie and Montgomery Counties, as well as the cities of Johnstown and Gloversville, and territory in southern Rensselaer County around East Greenbush and Castleton-On-The-Hudson. The 21st district has a PVI of R+9 but voted for Barack Obama by 18 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Michael McNulty, who was reelected with 78.19% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> He is retiring. On election day, Tonko defeated Republican nominee Jim Buhrmaster.

===Republican/Conservative nominee=== * Jim Buhrmaster, Member of the Schenectady County Legislature from District 3

==== Eliminated in primary ==== * Steven Vasquez, Ron Paul supporter

====Primary results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary results<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/Elections/2008/Primary/2008PrimaryReturns.pdf|title=9/9/08 - NY21 Congress - R Primary|date=October 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002022750/http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/Elections/2008/Primary/2008PrimaryReturns.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2008 }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Buhrmaster | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 8,589 | percentage = 70.44 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Steven Vasquez | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 3,605 | percentage = 29.56 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 12,194 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}

===Democratic/Working Families nominee=== * Paul D. Tonko, Member of the New York State Assembly from the 105th State Assembly district since 1983

==== Eliminated in primary ==== * M. Tracey Brooks, Democratic nominee for 108th State Assembly district in 2002 * Phillip G. Steck, Member of the Albany County Legislature for the 15th district since 1999 and Colonie Town Democratic chairman * Darius Shahinfar * Joseph P. Sullivan, perennial candidate

==== Declined ==== * Neil Breslin, Member of the New York State Senate from the 46th State Senate district since 1997<ref name="Breslin declines">{{Cite news|date=December 30, 2007|title= NY Open Seat Has Few Takers, at Least for Now|work=www.nytimes.com |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/nyregion/tom-suozzi-governor-ny.html |access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>

====Endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = M. Tracey Brooks | width = 50em | list = '''Individuals''' * Gerald D. Jennings, Mayor of Albany since 1994 and former Member of the Albany Common Council from the 11th Ward<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor Gerald D. Jennings endorses M. Tracey Brooks for Congress|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=406086|access-date=January 25, 2023}}</ref> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Phillip G. Steck | width = 50em | list = '''Individuals''' * Rob Reilly, Member of the New York State Assembly from the 109th State Assembly district since 2005<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phil Steck to run for congress|date=December 18, 2007 |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/932/phil-steck-to-run-for-congress/|access-date=January 25, 2023}}</ref> '''Organizations''' * Independence Party of New York<ref name="MHWKSteck">{{Cite web|date=June 3, 2008|title=Phil Steck receives the Independence Party endorsement|url=http://blogs.timesunion.com/localpolitics/1540/phil-steck-receives-the-independence-line|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420224326/http://blogs.timesunion.com/localpolitics/1540/phil-steck-receives-the-independence-line|archive-date=April 20, 2009}}</ref> * Democracy for America, Hudson/Mohawk Chapter<ref name="MHWKSteck"/> * Albany County Democratic Committee<ref name=ALBSteck>{{Cite web|date=September 9, 2008|title=Albany County Democratic Committee endorses Phil Steck|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=406086|website=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> }}

====Primary results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Democratic primary results<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/Elections/2008/Primary/2008PrimaryReturns.pdf|title=9/9/08 - NY21 Congress - D Primary|date=October 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002022750/http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/Elections/2008/Primary/2008PrimaryReturns.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2008 }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Paul D. Tonko | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 15,932 | percentage = 39.50 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = M. Tracey Brooks | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 12,166 | percentage = 30.16 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Phillip G. Steck | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 7,498 | percentage = 18.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Darius Shahinfar | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 4,002 | percentage = 9.92 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joseph P. Sullivan | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 738 | percentage = 1.83 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 40,336 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} thumb|Democratic primary results by county: {{collapsible list | title = {{legend|#678cd7|Tonko}} |{{legend|#8da9e2|Tonko—50–60%}} |{{legend|#678cd7|Tonko—60–70%}} |{{legend|#416fcd|Tonko—70–80%}} }} {{collapsible list | title = {{legend|#3fa455|Brooks}} |{{legend|#d6efda|Brooks—30–40%}} |{{legend|#a3d5ac|Brooks—40–50%}} }}

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 21st congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Paul Tonko'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 159,849 | percentage = 57.94% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Paul Tonko'' | party = Working Families Party of New York | votes = 11,437 | percentage = 4.15% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Paul Tonko (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''171,286''' | percentage = '''62.09%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Jim Buhrmaster'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 85,267 | percentage = 30.91% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Jim Buhrmaster'' | party = Conservative Party of New York | votes = 11,332 | percentage = 4.11% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Jim Buhrmaster | party = Total | votes = 96,599 | percentage = 35.02% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Phil Steck'' | party = Independence Party of New York | votes = 7,965 | percentage = 2.89% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 22 | percentage = 0.01% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 275,872 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 22==

==District 23== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 23rd congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election | next_year = 2009 (special) | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''John McHugh''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance1 = | popular_vote1 = '''143,028''' | percentage1 = '''65.33%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Michael Oot | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance2 = | popular_vote2 = 75,871 | percentage2 = 34.66% | map_image = 210px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''McHugh:''' {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}} {{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d02823|70–80%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = John McHugh | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = John McHugh | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 23rd congressional district}} The 23rd district is based in the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains, including Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Fort Drum, Watertown, Oswego, and parts of Saranac Lake. It includes all of Clinton, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Hamilton, Lewis, Jefferson, Oswego, and Madison counties and parts of Fulton, Oneida, and Essex counties. Due to redistricting, the district was renumbered from the 24th to the 23rd and changed a small amount of territory, gaining in portions of Essex County around the Adirondack Mountains as well as a new portion of the district in Oneida County, gaining the towns around the cities of Rome and Utica, and gained the entirety of Madison County, but lost its portion of Herkimer County entirely and the cities of Gloversville and Amsterdam in Fulton County. The 23rd district has a PVI of R+2 but voted for Barack Obama by 1 point in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Republican John McHugh, who was reelected with 63.15% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day, McHugh defeated Democratic nominee Michael Oot.

===Republican nominee=== * John McHugh, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1993

===Democratic nominee=== * Michael Oot, Attorney

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 23rd congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''John McHugh'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 143,028 | percentage = 65.33% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''John McHugh (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''143,028''' | percentage = '''65.33%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Michael Oot'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 75,871 | percentage = 34.66% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Michael Oot | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''75,871''' | percentage = '''34.66%''' }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 25 | percentage = 0.01% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 218,924 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 24== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 24th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Michael Arcuri''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Working Families | popular_vote1 = '''130,799''' | percentage1 = '''51.97%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Richard Hanna | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative | popular_vote2 = 120,880 | percentage2 = 48.03% | map_image = 210px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''Arcuri:''' {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} '''Hanna:''' {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Michael Arcuri | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Michael Arcuri | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 24th congressional district}} The 24th district is based in central New York and parts of the Finger Lakes region, including Rome, Utica, Oneonta, Norwich, Auburn, and parts of Binghamton. It includes all of Herkimer, Cortland, Chenango, and Seneca counties and parts of Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Ontario, Otsego, and Oneida counties. Due to redistricting, the district was renumbered from the 23rd to the 24th and changed large amounts of territory, gaining the entirety of Cortland, Herkimer, and Seneca Counties. The district lost all of its territory in Schoharie, Delaware, and Montgomery counties and lost portions of Oneida county north of the city of Rome. The district now has territory stretching into western New York, gaining portions of Cayuga, Tioga, Tompkins, and Ontario counties. The 24th district has a PVI of R+11 but voted for Barack Obama by 3 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Michael Arcuri, who was elected with 53.95% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day, Arcuri defeated Republican nominee Richard Hanna.

===Republican/Conservative/Independence nominee=== * Richard Hanna, CEO of Hanna Construction

===Democratic/Working Families nominee=== * Michael Arcuri, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2007

===General election=== ====Predictions==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Lean|D}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}} | November 6, 2008 |}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = New York's 24th congressional district, 2008<ref name="auto"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Michael Arcuri'' | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 130,799 | percentage = 51.97% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = '''Michael Arcuri (incumbent)''' | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''130,799''' | percentage = '''51.97%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Richard Hanna'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 120,880 | percentage = 48.03% }} {{Election box candidate no change | candidate = Richard Hanna | party = '''Total''' | votes = '''120,880''' | percentage = '''48.03%''' }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 13 | percentage = 0.01% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 251,692 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}

==District 25== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 25th congressional district election | country = New York | type = Presidential | seats_for_election = House of Representatives | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25 | previous_year = 2006 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25 | next_year = 2010 | election_date = {{Start date|2008|11|04}} | image1 = 100px | nominee1 = '''Dan Maffei''' | party1 = Democratic Party (US) | popular_vote1 = '''146,411''' | percentage1 = '''54.5%''' | swing1 = | image2 = 122px | nominee2 = Dale Sweetland | party2 = Republican Party (US) | popular_vote2 = 113,358 | percentage2 = 42.2% | swing2 = | title = Representative | before_election = James T. Walsh | before_party = Republican Party (US) | after_election = Dan Maffei | after_party = Democratic Party (US) | result = }} {{see also|New York's 25th congressional district}} Republican incumbent James T. Walsh retired, leaving this an open seat. Democrat Dan Maffei ran against Republican Dale Sweetland who won in a crowded primary race, and frequent candidate Howie Hawkins (who used the "Green Populist" label).<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled_independent Petitions Filed with the New York State Board of Elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822181402/http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled_independent |date=August 22, 2012 }}, accessed September 12, 2008.</ref> CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Leans Democratic'. Maffei won the election.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080918040803/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-NY-25 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=NY25&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets

The '''New York 25th congressional district election''' for the 111th Congress was held on November 4, 2008. The race featured Democratic Party nominee Dan Maffei, who narrowly lost to incumbent Jim Walsh for the same seat in 2006, Republican Party nominee Dale Sweetland, former Chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature, and Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins, Green Party founder and frequent political candidate. thumb|New York's 25th congressional district from 2003-2013 Maffei defeated Sweetland decisively, 55% to 42%, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district since 1981.<ref name="cnn.com">[http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapHNY/H/25 US House - New York 25 Results] CNN.</ref> On January 24, 2008, Republican incumbent Jim Walsh announced he would not be running for an eleventh term. Walsh's 2006 Democratic challenger Dan Maffei had already announced his candidacy to challenge the seat in 2008, and had mounted a strong campaign. In March 2008, after Democratic Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll announced he would not be running for the seat, Maffei was virtually assured of the Democratic nomination, and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 9. After it appeared he might run unopposed in the general election, on April 2 Republican Dale Sweetland, coming off a narrowly unsuccessful September 2007 bid for Onondaga County Executive, announced he'd oppose Maffei. Other Republicans followed suit, but Sweetland won the crowded primary and received the party nomination in May 2008.

Maffei was heavily favored to win the seat, and lead heavily in campaign contributions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?Cycle=2008&ID=NY25|title=OpenSecrets|website=OpenSecrets}}</ref> In addition to rating the district as "Leans Democratic", ''RealClearPolitics'' ranked this as the third most likely Congressional district to switch parties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/election_2008/battle_for_congress.html|title=RealClearPolitics - Election 2008: Senate, House & Governor Races|website=www.realclearpolitics.com}}</ref> Going into the election, other pundits from ''CQ Politics'', ''The Cook Report'', and the ''Rothenberg Report'' are also ranking it as "Lean Democrat" to "Democrat Favored".<ref>[http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=28 CQ Politics Projected Landscape, New York's Delegation to the U.S. House] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010041446/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=28|date=October 10, 2008}}</ref> In May 2008, and again on June 20, 2008, ''The Washington Post'''s Chris Cillizza, author of "The Fix", ranked the race as the #1 Congressional race to turn over from a "Red" seat to a "Blue" seat 2008.<ref>Chris Cillizza. "[http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/05/friday_house_line_double_your.html Friday House Line: Dems Could Gain 20 Seats]", "The Fix", ''The Washington Post'', June 6, 2008. Retrieved on June 28, 2008.</ref><ref>Chris Cillizza. "[http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/the_friday_house_line_generic.html Generic Ballot Distress for House GOP]", "The Fix", ''The Washington Post'', June 20, 2008. Retrieved on June 28, 2008.</ref> Although Walsh had held it without serious difficulty before his near-defeat in 2006, the 25th had swung heavily to the Democrats at most other levels since the 1990s. The last Republican presidential candidate to carry the district was George H. W. Bush in 1988. On November 4 Maffei defeated Sweetland, 55% to 42%.<ref name="cnn.com"/> He will be the first Democrat to represent the area since 1981 (when it was the 32nd District).

{{Election box begin | title= 2008 US House election: New York District 25, ''99.2% reporting'' }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Dan Maffei | votes = 146,411 | percentage = 54.5 | change = +5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = Dale Sweetland | votes = 113,358 | percentage = 42.2 | change = +42.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Green Party (US) | candidate = Howie Hawkins | votes = 8,855 | percentage = 3.3 | change = +3.3 }} {{Election box majority | votes = 33,053 | percentage = 12.3 | change = +10.7 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 268,624 | percentage = 100 | change = +23.4 }} {{Election box end}}

==District 26== {{see also|New York's 26th congressional district}}

{{Infobox election | election_date = {{Start date|2008|11|04}} | ongoing = no | election_name = 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York | country = New York | type = presidential | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26 | previous_year = 2006 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26 | next_year = 2010 | seats_for_election = House of Representatives | nominee1 = '''Chris Lee''' | image1 = 100px | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | image2 = 122px | nominee2 = Alice Kryzan | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | percentage1 = '''55.0%''' | percentage2 = 40.5% | popular_vote1 = '''148,607''' | popular_vote2 = 109,615 | before_election = Thomas M. Reynolds | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Chris Lee | after_party = Republican Party (United States) | title = Representative }}

Republican incumbent Thomas M. Reynolds retired, leaving this an open seat. In an upset victory, Amherst environmental lawyer Alice Kryzan won the Democratic primary against Iraq War veteran Jonathan Powers and maverick millionaire Jack Davis. The Republican nominee was businessman Christopher Lee.<ref>[https://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/435479.html Kryzan beats Powers, Davis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912235915/http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/435479.html |date=September 12, 2008 }} Jerry Zremski, ''The Buffalo News'', September 10, 2008</ref><ref name="web.archive.org" />thumbRepublican nominee Christopher J. Lee (R) defeated Democrat Alice Kryzan by a wide margin, 55% to 40.5%, even though several analysts rated the race as a toss-up.<ref>[http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house Race Ratings Chart: House] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house |date=October 28, 2010 }} ''CQ Politics''</ref><ref>[http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-10-15_12-45-22.php 2008 Competitive House Race Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016053934/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-10-15_12-45-22.php |date=October 16, 2008 }} ''The Cook Political Report'', October 15, 2008</ref><ref>[https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-house-ratings.html 2008 House Ratings] ''The Rothenberg Political Report'', October 14, 2008</ref>

Alice Kryzan, an environmental attorney, won the Democratic party primary election on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. She ran against Jon Powers, an Iraq war veteran and the endorsed Democratic candidate, as well as wealthy industrialist Jack Davis. The primary was notable for its large negative ad content, most heavily by self-financed Davis against Powers. Kryzan upset the conventional wisdom with a surprise win, partially on the strength of a last-minute TV ad characterizing the other two candidates as squabbling. A major selling point Kryzan used was that both of her primary rivals were former Republicans. Powers remained on the Working Families Party ballot line despite endorsing Kryzan and attempting to get himself removed after having moved out of state. The Republican party brought a lawsuit to prevent the line from being given to Kryzan.<ref>[https://www.wkbw.com/news/local/33793934.html Kryzan Gets Big Setback Hours Before Polls Open] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718073226/http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/33793934.html |date=July 18, 2011 }}. WKBW-TV. November 4, 2008.</ref> However, the presence of Powers on the ballot made no difference to the outcome of the race as the number of votes his ballot line received was much smaller than the margin of victory for Lee. Republican Chris Lee was the only candidate running for the party nomination and was endorsed by incumbent Representative Tom Reynolds. Operatives within the party also reportedly tried to recruit several other high-profile candidates, including WIVB-TV anchor Don Postles, a registered independent, which led to Postles having to issue an on-air rejection of their efforts.

=== Predictions === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Source !Ranking !As of |- | align=left | The Cook Political Report<ref name="Cook"/> |{{USRaceRating|Tossup}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Rothenberg<ref name="Rothenberg"/> |{{USRaceRating|Tilt|R}} | November 2, 2008 |- | align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref name="Sabato"/> |{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}} | November 6, 2008 |- | align=left | Real Clear Politics<ref name="RCP"/> |{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | November 7, 2008 |- | align=left | CQ Politics<ref name="CQ Politics"/> |{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}} | November 6, 2008 |} {{Election box begin no change| title= 2008 US House election: New York District 26<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2009 |title=2008 Election Statistics |url=https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm |access-date=April 24, 2026 |website=clerk.house.gov}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = '''Chris Lee''' | votes = '''148,607''' | percentage = '''55.0%''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Alice Kryzan | votes = 109,615 | percentage = 40.5% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Working Families Party | candidate = Jon Powers | votes =12,104 | percentage = 4.5% }} {{Election box majority no change | votes = 38,992 | percentage =14.5% }} {{Election box turnout no change | votes =270,326 | percentage = 100% | change = }} {{Election box end}}

==District 27== {{see also|New York's 27th congressional district}}{{Infobox election | election_date = {{Start date|2008|11|04}} | election_name = 2008 New York's 27th district congressional election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27 | previous_year = 2006 | next_year = 2010 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27 | seats_for_election = House of Representatives | image1 = File:Brian_Higgins,_Official_Portrait,_109th_Congress_(cropped).jpg | nominee1 = '''Brian Higgins''' | popular_vote1 = '''185,713''' | image2 = 122px | nominee2 = Daniel Humiston | popular_vote2 = 56,354 | percentage2 = 22.6% | percentage1 = '''74.4%''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = Working Families | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = Conservative Party of New York | title = Representative | before_election = Brian Higgins | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Brian Higgins | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} Democrat Brian Higgins easily defeated Independence Party candidate Dan Humiston. The Republicans did not put forth a candidate, instead cross-endorsing Humiston. Higgins won the general election.<ref name="web.archive.org"/>

==District 28== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 28th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 28 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 28 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Louise Slaughter''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = | popular_vote1 = '''172,592''' | percentage1 = '''77.99%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = David Crimmen | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = | popular_vote2 = 48,677 | percentage2 = 22.00% | map_image = 350px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''Slaughter:''' {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3357a2|80–90%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Louise Slaughter | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = Louise Slaughter | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 28th congressional district}}

==District 29== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 New York's 29th congressional district election | country = New York | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 29 | previous_year = 2006 | election_date = November 4, 2008 | next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 29 | next_year = 2010 | image_size = | image1 = 120px | nominee1 = '''Eric Massa''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | alliance1 = | popular_vote1 = '''140,483''' | percentage1 = '''50.96%''' | image2 = 120px | nominee2 = Randy Kuhl | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | alliance2 = | popular_vote2 = 135,160 | percentage2 = 49.03% | map_image = 250px | map_size = | map_caption = County results '''Massa:''' {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} '''Kuhl:''' {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}} | title = U.S. Representative | before_election = Randy Kuhl | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Eric Massa | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{see also|New York's 29th congressional district}} Democratic nominee Eric Massa defeated Republican incumbent Randy Kuhl, following his unsuccessful 2006 run against Kuhl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=cc48c370-bcf5-42c4-bd1f-23d1bd9b4fdf|title=AP Calls for Eric Massa in Tight Race With Randy Kuhl|access-date=November 5, 2008|date=November 4, 2008}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Two-term incumbent Randy Kuhl (R) had been elected to Congress with 52% of the popular vote over Democratic candidate Eric Massa in a two-way race in 2006. In March 2006, citing his frustration with actions at the in-patient mental health care hospital at the Canandaigua VA center, former Democratic candidate, and a long-time friend of 2004 presidential candidate General Wesley Clark, Eric J.J. Massa filed to run as the Democratic candidate again in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2007/3/11/310646/-|title=NY-29: Massa begins 2008 campaign|website=Daily Kos}}</ref> In May 2007, Pittsford businessman David Nachbar, a senior vice-president of Bausch & Lomb, also announced his candidacy as a Democratic candidate for the same seat. As of a post on April 18, 2007, from Massa on DailyKos, the DCCC placed a requirement on their support for any candidate relied upon that candidate having $300K cash-on-hand by the end of the second quarter 2007 (June 30).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2007/4/8/320827/-|title=Fundraising Realities: People-Powered Politics vs. the Fat Cats|website=Daily Kos}}</ref> In August 2007, Nachbar announced that he was withdrawing from the race, with news reports stating that a letter to supporters suggest his role as Senior VP of Human Resources for Bausch & Lomb during a buyout via hedge fund Warburg Pinkus rendered him unable to campaign effectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070803/NEWS01/70803015/1002/NEWS|title=democratandchronicle.com}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Prior to Nachbar's announcement, Massa's campaign announced in a press release, that he had received all of the County endorsements of the 29th District and all of the townships in Monroe County, but had yet to secure the Monroe Democratic Committee endorsement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.massaforcongress.com/ |title=massaforcongress.com |access-date=May 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111192552/http://www.massaforcongress.com/ |archive-date=November 11, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A native of the 29th District, Congressman Randy Kuhl has lived in the area all of his life. The son of a doctor and a nurse/teacher, Randy was born in Bath, picked grapes and worked inside the wineries on the shores of Keuka Lake, attended school in Hammondsport, had summer jobs in construction and on several different farms during his college years. He owned and operated a business in Bath, became Steuben County attorney, then successfully ran for the New York State Assembly in 1980, the New York State Senate in 1986, and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 where he now serves and represents the people of the 29th District. Randy Kuhl is a graduate of Hammondsport Central School, and earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Union College (1966), and in 1969 received his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. He is a communicant of St. James Episcopal Church and has been active in the Hammondsport Rotary Club and BPOE 1547 in Bath. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Five Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Branchport Rod and Gun Club, and the executive committee of the Steuben County Republican Committee. He is President of the Board of Directors of the Reginald Wood Scouting Memorial and an immediate past member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Manufacturing and Technology. Randy Kuhl currently lives in Hammondsport and is the father of three sons.

Eric Massa was the Democratic nominee in 2006. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and went on to serve in the Navy for 24 years. He eventually served as aide to former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley Clark. Near the end of his Navy career he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a disease he was able to survive. A [https://senorswanky.blogspot.com/2005/08/eric-massa-for-congress-another.html former Republican], he claims he left his party over the issue of the Iraq War and campaigned in New Hampshire during the campaign of his former-boss, Wesley Clark's, failed presidential bid. During the 2006 campaign, Massa positioned himself as strongly opposed to the Iraq war and unrestricted "free trade," favoring instead "fair trade". Other issues in his platform included expanding farm aid programs, as well as bringing homeland security money to the 29th District. Massa is also active in Band of Brothers/Veterans for a Secure America whose goal is to help veterans who are running for Congress as Democrats. Massa has recently worked as a "business consultant" for [http://www.stratsight.com Strategic Insight], a defense consulting firm in Alexandra, Virginia. Massa, [http://www.fighting29th.com/2007/06/massas_wednesday_press_confere.html during a press conference in June, 2007], stated that he has since "curtailed all other activities in April (2007) when he became an active candidate". Massa lives in Corning, New York, with his wife Beverly, daughter Alexandra and son Justin. His eldest son Richard lives in California.

David Nachbar is Bausch & Lomb's senior vice president for Human Resources.<ref name="Bausch & Lomb">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bausch.com/en_US/corporate/ir/general/dnachbar.aspx |title=Bausch & Lomb website |access-date=May 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527012307/http://www.bausch.com/en_US/corporate/ir/general/dnachbar.aspx |archive-date=May 27, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was named to this post in October 2002.<ref name="Bausch & Lomb"/> Nachbar joined Bausch & Lomb from The St. Paul Companies, Inc., where he was senior vice president for Human Resources.<ref name="Bausch & Lomb"/> Previously, he was vice president for Human Resources and chief of staff for Asia for Citibank. He also held Human Resources posts with PepsiCo and Time Warner.<ref name="Bausch & Lomb"/> In 1996, Nachbar ran for New York State Senate as a Democrat and was unsuccessful. Nachbar received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1984.

On August 21, 2008, Massa attended a Kuhl press conference in the Corning City Hall. After the press conference ended, the two candidates spoke for a minute in the hallway. Massa challenged Kuhl to schedule debates and criticized him for not having accepted debate invitations from community leaders. After Massa left, Kuhl said he had not had time to schedule a debate. Kuhl later issued a press release which criticized Massa for being "disrespectful" at the event, which Kuhl said "was not campaign related". Councilman Dane Kane, a Democrat who also attended the press conference, joined in Massa's criticism, saying, "Kuhl has stopped his town hall meetings, won't take questions from the public, and refuses to respond to invitations to debate the issues of the day."<ref>{{Cite news| last = Smith| first = Jeffery| title = Kuhl, Massa spar at City Hall| newspaper = The Corning Leader| date = August 22, 2008| url = http://www.the-leader.com/news/x590308043/Kuhl-Massa-spar-at-City-Hall| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215937/http://www.the-leader.com/news/x590308043/Kuhl-Massa-spar-at-City-Hall| archive-date = July 16, 2011}}</ref>

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