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{{Elections in New York State}}
The '''2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York''' were held on November
The districts with congressional races not forecast as "safe" for the incumbent party were New York's congressional districts [[New York's 13th congressional district|13]], [[New York's 19th congressional district|19]], [[New York's 20th congressional district|20]], [[New York's 24th congressional district|24]], [[New York's 25th congressional district|25]], [[New York's 26th congressional district|26]] and [[New York's 29th congressional district|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. [[James T. Walsh|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 outfall of the financial crisis, but regained seats in the following elections.
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| alliance1 = [[Independence Party of New York|Independence]]<br>[[Working Families Party|Working Families]]
| popular_vote1 = '''162,083'''
| percentage1 = '''
| image2 = [[File:Lee Zeldin.jpg|120px]]
| nominee2 = [[Lee Zeldin]]
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| map_caption = County results<br>'''
| title = U.S. Representative
| before_election = [[Steve Israel]]
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| nominee1 = '''[[Carolyn
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| alliance1 = [[Independence Party of New York|Independence]]<br>[[Working Families Party of New York|Working Families]]
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{{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
===Republican nominee===
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{{see also|New York's 6th congressional district}}
Incumbent [[Gregory Meeks]] has served in Congress since 1998, representing heavily Democratic Queens. He was easily re-elected unopposed.
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==District 7==
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{{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.
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==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 = [[File:No image.svg|120px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Jerry Nadler]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''160,775'''
| percentage1 = '''80.50%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|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.
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==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 =
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| nominee1 = '''[[Anthony Weiner]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''112,205'''
| percentage1 = '''93.10%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|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.
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==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
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| nominee1 = '''[[Edolphus Towns]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''73,859'''
| percentage1 = '''97.80%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|120px]]
| nominee2 = Herbert F. Rayn
| party2 = Conservative Party (New York)
| popular_vote2 = 1,639
| percentage2 = 2.2%
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| map_caption =
| title = U.S. Representative
| before_election = [[Edolphus Downs]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Edolphus Downs]]
| 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.
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==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 =
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| nominee1 = '''[[Yvette Clarke]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''168,562'''
| percentage1 = '''92.80%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|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.
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==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 =
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| nominee1 = '''[[Nydia Velazquez]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''123,053 '''
| percentage1 = '''90.00%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|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.
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==District 13==
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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%.
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| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Paul Tonko]]
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{{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 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Michael Arcuri]], who was elected with 53.95% of the vote in 2006.<ref name="auto1"/> On election day, Arcuri defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Richard L. Hanna|Richard
===Republican/Conservative/Independence nominee===
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{{see also|New York's 28th congressional district}}
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==District 29==
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| popular_vote1 = '''140,483'''
| percentage1 = '''50.96%'''
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| nominee2 = [[Randy Kuhl]]
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
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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 [[United States Naval Academy|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 [http://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 (city), Virginia|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 (city), New York|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.
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