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New York's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
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| New York's 8th Congressional District |
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2024 |
| Primary: June 25, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in New York |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024 |
| See also |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 8th Congressional District of New York, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was June 25, 2024. The filing deadline was April 4, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.
In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 71.6%-28.2%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 77.4%-21.9%.[3]
New York conducted redistricting between the 2022 and 2024 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. To review how redistricting took place in New York and to see maps of the new districts, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2022 and 2024, click here.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- New York's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
- New York's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 8
Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries defeated John Delaney in the general election for U.S. House New York District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hakeem Jeffries (D) | 75.1 | 168,036 | |
| John Delaney (R / Conservative Party) | 24.5 | 54,863 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 905 | ||
| Total votes: 223,804 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Delaney advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darrion Stewart (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. John Delaney advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darrion Stewart (Conservative Party)
Candidate profiles
There were no candidate profiles created for this race. Candidate profiles would have appeared here as candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in New York
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic Party | $22,977,197 | $20,238,858 | $4,954,565 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| John Delaney | Republican Party, Conservative Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]
| Race ratings: New York's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New York in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New York, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| New York | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 5% of voters from the candidate's same party or 1,250, whichever is less | N/A | 4/4/2024 | Source |
| New York | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1% of votes cast for governor in the last election or 3,500, whichever is less | N/A | 5/28/2024 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2024 election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map used in the 2022 election next to the map in place for the 2024 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.
2022
2024
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in New York.
| New York U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 59 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 11.5% | 4 | 15.4% | ||||
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 107 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 46.2% | 13 | 68.4% | ||||
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 108 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 42.6% | 11 | 47.8% | ||||
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 85 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 25.9% | 6 | 23.1% | ||||
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 77 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 24.1% | 5 | 21.7% | ||||
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 55 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 18.5% | 5 | 20.0% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in New York in 2024. Information below was calculated on June 16, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Fifty-nine candidates ran for New York’s 26 U.S. House districts, including 32 Democrats and 27 Republicans. That’s an average of 2.27 candidates per district. There were 4.12 candidates per district in 2022, 4.00 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.15 candidates per district in 2018.
The 59 candidates who ran in New York in 2024 was the fewest number of candidates since 2014, when 55 candidates ran.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 8
Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries defeated Garfield Wallace in the general election for U.S. House New York District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hakeem Jeffries (D / Working Families Party) | 84.8 | 234,933 | |
| Garfield Wallace (R / Conservative Party) | 15.2 | 42,007 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 229 | ||
| Total votes: 277,169 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Abe Garcia (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Garfield Wallace advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Garfield Wallace advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 8
Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries defeated Ernest Johnson and Jessica White in the general election for U.S. House New York District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hakeem Jeffries (D) | 94.2 | 180,376 | |
| Ernest Johnson (Conservative Party) | 5.2 | 9,997 | ||
| Jessica White (Reform Party) | 0.5 | 1,031 | ||
| Total votes: 191,404 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
- ↑ These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
