United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m.
The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected 27 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held 17 of the 27 congressional seats from New York.
| Members of the U.S. House from New York -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2018 | After the 2018 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 17 | 21 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 6 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 27 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2018 election, the incumbents for the 27 congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Zeldin | 1 | |
| Peter King | 2 | |
| Tom Suozzi | 3 | |
| Kathleen Rice | 4 | |
| Gregory Meeks | 5 | |
| Grace Meng | 6 | |
| Nydia Velazquez | 7 | |
| Hakeem Jeffries | 8 | |
| Yvette Clarke | 9 | |
| Jerrold Nadler | 10 | |
| Daniel Donovan | 11 | |
| Carolyn Maloney | 12 | |
| Adriano Espaillat | 13 | |
| Joseph Crowley | 14 | |
| Jose Serrano | 15 | |
| Eliot Engel | 16 | |
| Nita Lowey | 17 | |
| Sean Maloney | 18 | |
| John Faso | 19 | |
| Paul Tonko | 20 | |
| Elise Stefanik | 21 | |
| Claudia Tenney | 22 | |
| Tom Reed | 23 | |
| John Katko | 24 | |
| Vacant | 25 | |
| Brian Higgins | 26 | |
| Chris Collins | 27 |
2016 Pivot Counties
New York features 12 congressional districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. Heading into the 2018 elections, the partisan makeup of the 108 congressional districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was more Republican than the partisan breakdown of the U.S. House. Of the 108 congressional districts that had at least one Pivot County, 63 percent were held by a Republican incumbent, while 55.4 percent of U.S. House seats were won by a Republican in the 2016 elections.[1]
Candidates
District 1
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Lee Zeldin (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Perry Gershon (Democratic Party)
- Kate Browning (Women's Equality Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Patricia Latzman (Working Families Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Lee Zeldin (Incumbent) ✔
District 2
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Peter King (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Liuba Grechen Shirley (Democratic Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Peter King (Incumbent) ✔
District 3
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Tom Suozzi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Dan DeBono (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Costa Michailidis (Independent)
- Josh Sauberman (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Tom Suozzi (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Independents
Withdrew
District 4
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Kathleen Rice (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ameer Benno (Republican Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Kathleen Rice (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
District 5
General election
General election candidates
- Gregory W. Meeks (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Gregory W. Meeks (Incumbent) ✔
- Carl Achille
- Mizan Choudhury
Republican primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Republican Party primary.
Did not make the ballot:
District 6
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Grace Meng (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Tom Hillgardner (Green Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Grace Meng (Incumbent) ✔
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Green Party
District 7
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Nydia Velazquez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joseph Lieberman (Conservative Party)
- Jeff Kurzon (Reform Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Nydia Velazquez (Incumbent) ✔
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 8
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Hakeem Jeffries (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ernest Johnson (Conservative Party)
- Jessica White (Reform Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Hakeem Jeffries (Incumbent) ✔
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 9
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Yvette D. Clarke (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Lutchi Gayot (Republican Party)
- Joel Anabilah-Azumah (Reform Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Yvette D. Clarke (Incumbent) ✔
- Adem Bunkeddeko
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Independents
District 10
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Jerrold Nadler (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Naomi Levin (Republican Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Jerrold Nadler (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
District 11
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Daniel Donovan (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Max Rose (Democratic Party) ✔
- Henry Bardel (Green Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
- Write-in candidates:
- Charles Hargrove (Libertarian)[7]
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Daniel Donovan (Incumbent) ✔
- Michael Grimm
District 12
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Carolyn B. Maloney (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Eliot Rabin (Republican Party)
- Scott Hutchins (Green Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Carolyn B. Maloney (Incumbent) ✔
- Suraj Patel
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Green Party
District 13
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Adriano Espaillat (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jineea Butler (Republican Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Adriano Espaillat (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Libertarians
District 14
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Joseph Crowley (Incumbent) (Working Families Party)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic Party) ✔
- Anthony Pappas (Republican Party)
- Elizabeth Perri (Conservative Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- James Dillon (Reform Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Note: Joseph Crowley filed for election on a minor party line.
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Joseph Crowley (Incumbent)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ✔
Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 15
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- José Serrano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jason Gonzalez (Republican Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- José Serrano (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
District 16
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Eliot Engel (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Eliot Engel (Incumbent) ✔
- Joyce Briscoe
- Derickson Lawrence
- Jonathan Lewis
Did not make the ballot:
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 17
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Nita Lowey (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joseph Ciardullo (Reform Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Nita Lowey (Incumbent) ✔
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Reform Party
District 18
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Sean Maloney (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- James O'Donnell (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Alex Fernandez (Independent)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Sean Maloney (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Anti-Corruption Party
Did not appear on ballot:
District 19
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- John Faso (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Antonio Delgado (Democratic Party) ✔
- Steven Greenfield (Green Party)
- Diane Neal (Independent)
Did not make the ballot:
- Victoria Alexander (Libertarian Party)
- Chad McEvoy (Women's Equality Party)
- Bob Cohen (Working Families Party)
- Dal LaMagna (Independent)
- Luisa Parker (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
- John Faso (Incumbent) ✔
Green Party
Libertarians
Working Families
Women's Equality
Withdrew
Independents
District 20
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Paul Tonko (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joe Vitollo (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Paul Tonko (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 21
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Elise Stefanik (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Tedra Cobb (Democratic Party)
- Lynn Kahn (Green Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Chris Schmidt (Libertarian Party)
- Dylan Ratigan (Women's Equality Party)
- Katie Wilson (Working Families Party)
- Steve Krieg (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Elise Stefanik (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Green Party
Libertarians
Independents
District 22
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Claudia Tenney (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Anthony Brindisi (Democratic Party) ✔
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Claudia Tenney (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 23
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Tom Reed (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Tracy Mitrano (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- James Clasby (Independent)
- John Hertzler (Independent)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Tom Reed (Incumbent) ✔
Independents
District 24
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- John Katko (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Dana Balter (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Bill Bass (Independent)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- John Katko (Incumbent) ✔
District 25
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Joseph Morelle (Democratic Party) ✔
- James Maxwell (Republican Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
- Louise Slaughter (Incumbent)
- Andrew Gilchrist
Republican primary candidates
District 26
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Brian Higgins (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Renee Zeno (Republican Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
- Brian Higgins (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 27
General election
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
General election candidates
- Chris Collins (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Nate McMurray (Democratic Party)
- Larry Piegza (Reform Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Michael Zak (Green Party)
- Fusion voting candidates
Primary election
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
- Chris Collins (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Green Party
Withdrew
Reform Party
Wave election analysis
- See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)
The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?
Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.
Applying this definition to U.S. House elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 48 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.
The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 11 U.S. House waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.
| U.S. House wave elections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | President | Party | Election type | House seats change | House majority[19] | |
| 1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -97 | D | |
| 1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -76 | R | |
| 1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -70 | D | |
| 2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -63 | R (flipped) | |
| 1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -59 | R | |
| 1946 | Truman | D | First midterm | -54 | R (flipped) | |
| 1994 | Clinton | D | First midterm | -54 | R (flipped) | |
| 1930 | Hoover | R | First midterm | -53 | D (flipped) | |
| 1942 | Roosevelt | D | Third midterm | -50 | D | |
| 1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[20] | -48 | D | |
| 1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[21] | -48 | D | |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2018
- U.S. House primaries, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "SAUBERMAN A, JOSHUA," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Costa Michailidis for Congress, "Home," accessed September 28, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Costa Michailidis," accessed May 9, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via survey response on May 24, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Joel Anabilah-Azumah," accesssed September 29, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Charles J. Hargrove," accessed July 10, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Hutchins for Congress," accessed May 4, 2018
- ↑ Go Fund Me, "Alex Fernandez For Congress," accessed January 22, 2018
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Independent Filings received for Congress for the November 6, 2018 General Election," accessed September 13, 2018
- ↑ Times Union, "Candidates launch independent congressional bids," August 3, 2018
- ↑ Daily Freeman, "Actress Diane Neal, a Hurley resident, launches independent bid for 19th Congressional District seat," February 5, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on February 21, 2018
- ↑ Chris Schmidt for Congress, "Home," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ Steve Krieg for Congress, "Home," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Clasby for Congress," accessed September 29, 2017
- ↑ Crowdpac, "John Hertzler for New York's 23rd District," accessed July 31, 2017
- ↑ WGRZ, "Green Party candidate drops out of congressional race," April 17, 2018
- ↑ Denotes the party that had more seats in the U.S. House following the election.
- ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
- ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
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