New York's 27th congressional district

The 27th congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in western New York. It includes all of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, and Livingston counties and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, and Ontario counties. The district contains most of the eastern and southern suburbs of Buffalo, most of the southern suburbs of Rochester, as well as large rural areas to the east and south. The seat is currently occupied by Republican Chris Jacobs, who won a special election on June 23, 2020.[3][4] Previously, it had been vacant since October 1, 2019, when Republican incumbent Chris Collins resigned after pleading guilty to charges of insider trading.[5] It is considered the most Republican-leaning district in the state, with Donald Trump having won it by 24.5 points in 2016.

"NY-27" redirects here. NY-27 may also refer to New York State Route 27.

New York's 27th congressional district
New York's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Chris Jacobs R–Buffalo
Distribution	58.04% urban 41.96% rural
Population (2018 ACS est.)	712,904
Median income	$64,499[1]
Ethnicity	93.6% white 2.7% Hispanic 2.3% black 1.4% other 1.1% Asian 0.5% Native American
Cook PVI	R+11[2]

Historical location

The precursor to the district was the central Erie county seat numbered the 30th district in the 1990s. In the 1980s this area was in the 33rd district. In the 1970s it was numbered the 37th district, although certain suburban areas were in the 38th district (later the 31st). None of these districts included the Jamestown area, which had always been in the southern tier district (now the 29th district) in prior maps.

The 27th district covered the area now in the 26th district in the 1990s and the Syracuse area (now the 25th district) in the 1980s. It was the Southern Tier seat now numbered the 22nd in the 1970s. In the 1960s this district was in the lower Hudson Valley covering the area now in the 19th district.

Recent election results in statewide races

Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Bush 42–33%
1996	President	Clinton 43–43%
2000	President	Gore 53–41%
2004	President	Kerry 53–45%
2008	President	McCain 54–44%
2012	President	Romney 55.3–42.9%
2016	President	Trump 59.7–35.2%

List of members representing the district and locations

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location (counties)
District created		March 4, 1823	District created
Moses Hayden	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. [data unknown/missing]	1823–1833 [data unknown/missing]
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Daniel D. Barnard	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Elected in 1826. Lost re-election.
Timothy Childs	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	[data unknown/missing]
Frederick Whittlesey	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 28th district.
Edward Howell	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	[data unknown/missing]	1833–1843 [data unknown/missing]
Joshua Lee	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	[data unknown/missing]
John T. Andrews	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	[data unknown/missing]
Meredith Mallory	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	[data unknown/missing]
William M. Oliver	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data unknown/missing]
Byram Green	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data unknown/missing]	1843–1853 [data unknown/missing]
John De Mott	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	[data unknown/missing]
John M. Holley	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 8, 1848	30th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		March 8, 1848 – December 4, 1848
Esbon Blackmar	Whig	December 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849		Elected to finish Holley's term. [data unknown/missing]
William A. Sackett	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	[data unknown/missing]
John J. Taylor	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	[data unknown/missing]	1853–1863 [data unknown/missing]
John Mason Parker	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	[data unknown/missing]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Alfred Wells	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data unknown/missing]
Alexander S. Diven	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	[data unknown/missing]
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing]	1863–1873 [data unknown/missing]
Hamilton Ward	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	39th 40th 41st	[data unknown/missing]
Horace B. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 28th district.
Thomas C. Platt	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 28th district.	1873–1883 [data unknown/missing]
Elbridge G. Lapham	Republican	March 4, 1875 – July 29, 1881	44th 45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when elected to US Senate
Vacant		July 30, 1881 – November 7, 1881	47th
James W. Wadsworth	Republican	November 8, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	Elected to finish Lapham's term. [data unknown/missing]
					1883–1893 [data unknown/missing]
Sereno E. Payne	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1884. [data unknown/missing]
Newton W. Nutting	Republican	March 4, 1887 – October 15, 1889	50th 51st	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		October 16, 1889 – December 2, 1889	51st
Sereno E. Payne	Republican	December 2, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Elected to finish Nutting's term. Redistricted to the 28th district.
James J. Belden	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing]	1893–1903 [data unknown/missing]
Theodore L. Poole	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	[data unknown/missing]
James J. Belden	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	[data unknown/missing]
Michael E. Driscoll	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 29th district.
James S. Sherman	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	58th 59th 60th	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing]	1903–1913 [data unknown/missing]
Charles S. Millington	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st	[data unknown/missing]
Charles A. Talcott	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 33rd district.
George McClellan	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	[data unknown/missing]	1913–1945 All of Columbia, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster
Charles B. Ward	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	[data unknown/missing]
Harcourt J. Pratt	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired.
Philip A. Goodwin	Republican	March 4, 1933 – June 6, 1937	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Died.
Vacant		June 7, 1937 – November 1, 1937	75th
Lewis K. Rockefeller	Republican	November 2, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Elected to finish Goodwin's term. [data unknown/missing]
Jay LeFevre	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 30th district.
Ralph W. Gwinn	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959	79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	[data unknown/missing]	1945–1963 All of Putnam, parts of Westchester
Robert R. Barry	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 25th district.
Katharine St. George	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1962. [data unknown/missing]	1963–1971 All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan
John G. Dow	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969	89th 90th	[data unknown/missing]
Martin B. McKneally	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	91st	[data unknown/missing]
John G. Dow	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	92nd	[data unknown/missing]	1971–1973 All of Orange, Putnam, parts of Dutchess, Rockland, Sullivan
Howard W. Robison	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1972. [data unknown/missing]	1973–1983 All of Broome, Sullivan, Tioga, parts of Chemung, Delaware, Tompkins, Ulster
Matthew F. McHugh	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 28th district.
George C. Wortley	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	98th 99th 100th	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1982. [data unknown/missing]	1983–1993 All of Onondaga, parts of Madison
James T. Walsh	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 25th district.
L. William Paxon	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	103rd 104th 105th	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1992. [data unknown/missing]	1993–2003 All of Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, parts of Cayuga, Erie, Monroe, Seneca
Thomas M. Reynolds	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003	106th 107th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 26th district.
Jack Quinn	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	108th	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 2002. [data unknown/missing]	2003–2013 All of Chautauqua, part of Erie
Brian Higgins	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 26th district.
Chris Collins	Republican	January 3, 2013 – October 1, 2019	113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned.	2013–present All of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario
Vacant		October 1, 2019 – June 23, 2020	116th
Chris Jacobs	Republican	June 23, 2020 – present		Elected to finish Collins's term.

Election results

In New York State 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").

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Bill Paxon	142,568	59.9%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Fricano	95,503	40.1%
Majority			47,065	19.8%
Turnout			238,071	100%

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Thomas M. Reynolds	102,042	57.3%	−2.6%
	Democratic	Bill Cook	75,978	42.7%	+2.6%
Majority			26,064	14.6%	−5.2%
Turnout			178,020	100%	−25.2%

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Thomas M. Reynolds	157,694	69.3%	+12.0%
	Democratic	Thomas W. Pecoraro	69,870	30.7%	−12.0%
Majority			87,824	38.6%	+24.0%
Turnout			227,564	100%	+27.8%

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jack Quinn	120,117	69.1%	−0.2%
	Democratic	Peter Crotty	47,811	27.5%	−3.2%
	Right to Life	Thomas Casey	3,586	2.1%	+2.1%
	Green	Albert N. LaBruna	2,405	1.4%	+1.4%
Majority			72,306	41.6%	+3.0%
Turnout			173,919	100%	−23.6%

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	143,332	50.7%	+23.2%
	Republican	Nancy A. Naples	139,558	49.3%	−19.8%
Majority			3,774	1.3%	−40.3%
Turnout			282,890	100%	+62.7%

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	140,027	79.3%	+28.6%
	Republican	Michael J. McHale	36,614	20.7%	−28.6%
Majority			103,413	58.5%	+57.2%
Turnout			176,641	100%	−37.6%

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	185,713	74.4%	−4.9%
	Republican	Daniel J. Humiston	56,354	22.6%	+1.9%
	Conservative	Harold W. Schroeder	7,478	3%	+3%
Majority			129,359	51.8%	−6.7%
Turnout			249,545	100%	+41.3%

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	119,085	60.9%	−13.5%
	Republican	Leonard A. Roberto	76,320	39.1%	+16.5%
Majority			42,765	21.9%	29.9%
Turnout			195,405	100%	−21.7%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Chris Collins	161,220	50.8%	+11.7%
	Democratic	Kathy Hochul	156,219	49.2%	−11.7%
Majority			5,001	1.6%	−20.3%
Turnout			317,439	100%	+62.4%

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Chris Collins	144,675	71.1%	+20.3%
	Democratic	Jim O'Donnell	58,911	28.9%	−20.3%
Majority			85,764	42.2%	+40.6%
Turnout			203,586	100%	−35.9%

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Chris Collins	220,885	67.2%	−3.9%
	Democratic	Diana Kastenbaum	107,832	32.8%	+3.9%
Majority			113,053	34.4%	−7.8%
Turnout			328,717	100%	+61.4%

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Chris Collins	140,146	49.1%	−18.1%
	Democratic	Nate McMurray	139,059	48.8%	+16%
	Reform	Larry Piegza	5,973	2.1%	+2.1%
Majority			1,087	0.3%	−34.1%
Turnout			285,178	100%	−13.2%

2020 New York's 27th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Chris Jacobs	75,323 [6]	54.8%	+5.7%
	Democratic	Nathan McMurray	59,859	43.5%	-5.3%
	Libertarian	Duane Whitmer	1,373	1.0%	+1.0%
	Green	Michael Gammariello	913	0.7%	+0.7%
Majority			15,464
Turnout			137,468	%

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• New York's congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from New York

References

1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
3. McKinley, Jesse (June 24, 2020). "Republicans Retain House Seat in Special Election in Western N.Y." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
4. "NY Republican Chris Jacobs sworn in as newest House member". AP NEWS. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
5. Orden, Erica (September 30, 2019). "Rep. Chris Collins to resign amid plans to plead guilty in insider trading case". CNN.
6. "New York Special Election Results: 27th Congressional District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

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