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New York's Eighth Congressional District for the US House of Representatives is in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Its current representative is Hakeem Jeffries.
Contents
- 2012 election
- Components Past and Present
- 18331843 Two seats
- 1843 present One seat
- Recent election results
- References
The district's configuration changed upon the decennial redistricting prior to the 2012 election. Traditionally, it had covered much of the west side of Manhattan and western coastal sections of Brooklyn. With the new district boundaries, it encompasses majority African-American and Caribbean-American Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, East Flatbush, along with Howard Beach, Marine Park and Mill Basin and mixed neighborhoods like Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Ozone Park, and Coney Island.
2012 election
The state's congressional districts had been redrawn in a manner which puts much of the territory of the old 10th Congressional district into the new 8th Congressional district. The election had a few competitors for what was then an open seat, with the 10th incumbent congressman Edolphus Towns retiring. State assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries faced off against New York City councilor Charles Barron. Jeffries won the primary and ultimately the general election.
Components: Past and Present
1913-1963:
Parts of Brooklyn1963-1983:
Parts of Queens1983-1993:
Parts of Bronx, Nassau, Queens1993–2013:
Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan2013–present:
Parts of Brooklyn, QueensVarious New York districts have been numbered "8" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
1833–1843: Two seats
From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the District, elected at-large on a general ticket.
1843 – present: One seat
The 8th District was a Queens-based seat until the 1992 redistricting. At that time much of the old 8th District became the 5th District. The new 8th District was created by cobbling together portions of the Manhattan-based 17th District and the 13th District in Brooklyn.
Recent election results
In New York electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
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