New York's 4th Congressional District

New York's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Anthony D'Esposito

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

New York's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Anthony D'Esposito (R).

As of the 2020 Census, New York representatives represented an average of 777,529 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 719,298 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

The primary will occur on June 25, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate
		David Denenberg
		Laura Gillen
		Lawrence Henry
		Gian Jones
		Frank Lozada
		Patricia Maher

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Thomas (D)
• Sarah Hughes (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Incumbent Anthony D'Esposito is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate
		Anthony D'Esposito

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Incumbent Anthony D'Esposito is running in the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate
		Anthony D'Esposito

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2022

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 4

Anthony D'Esposito defeated Laura Gillen in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony D'Esposito (R / Conservative Party)	51.8	140,622
		Laura Gillen (D)	48.2	130,871
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	67

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,560
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Laura Gillen defeated Carrie Solages, Keith Corbett, and Muzib Huq in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Gillen	62.7	12,923
		Carrie Solages	24.0	4,941
		Keith Corbett	11.4	2,340
		Muzib Huq	1.5	312
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	81

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4	Total votes: 20,597
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Siela Bynoe (D)
• Kevin Bryan Shakil (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Staniford (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

2020

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 4

Incumbent Kathleen Rice defeated Douglas Tuman and Joseph R. Naham in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathleen Rice (D)	56.1	199,762
		Douglas Tuman (R / Conservative Party)	43.0	153,007
		Joseph R. Naham (G)	0.8	3,024
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	119

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 355,912
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward Dennehy (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kathleen Rice advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Kimmel (D)
• Azeem Hussein (D)
• David LeBlanc (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Douglas Tuman defeated Cindy Grosz in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas Tuman	70.6	10,898
		Cindy Grosz	27.8	4,292
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	236

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,426
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Raiser (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Douglas Tuman advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Joseph R. Naham advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

2018

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 4

Incumbent Kathleen Rice defeated Ameer Benno in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathleen Rice (D)	61.3	159,535
		Ameer Benno (R)	38.7	100,571

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 260,106 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Incumbent Kathleen Rice advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kathleen Rice

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Ameer Benno advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ameer Benno

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2016

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Kathleen Rice (D) defeated David Gurfein (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kathleen Rice Incumbent	59.6%	186,423
	Republican	David Gurfein	40.4%	126,438
Total Votes				312,861
Source: New York Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Kathleen M. Rice (D) defeated Bruce Blakeman (R) in the general election.

Incumbent Rep. Carolyn McCarthy did not seek re-election, leaving an open seat heading into the 2014 general election. McCarthy announced her retirement on January 8, 2014, citing health concerns, specifically her treatment for lung-cancer.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kathleen M. Rice	52.8%	89,793
	Republican	Bruce Blakeman	47.1%	80,127
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	179
Total Votes				170,099
Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021

2012

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Carolyn McCarthy won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy Incumbent	61.8%	163,955
	Republican	Francis Becker Jr.	32.3%	85,693
	Conservative	Frank Scaturro	5.9%	15,603
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	49
Total Votes				265,300
Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021

2010
On November 2, 2010, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Francis Becker Jr. (R), who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party tickets, in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy incumbent	53.6%	94,483
	Republican	Francis X. Becker, Jr.	46.4%	81,718
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	52
Total Votes				176,253

2008
On November 4, 2008, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jack M. Martins (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy incumbent	64%	164,028
	Republican	Jack M. Martins	36%	92,242
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	1
Total Votes				256,271

2006
On November 7, 2006, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Martin W. Blessinger (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy incumbent	59.7%	101,861
	Republican	Martin W. Blessinger	32.3%	55,050
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	8%	13,729
Total Votes				170,640

2004
On November 2, 2004, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated James A. Garner (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James A. Garner incumbent	33.1%	94,141
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy	56.2%	159,969
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	10.7%	30,420
Total Votes				284,530

2002
On November 5, 2002, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Marilyn F. O'Grady (R) and Tim Derham (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy incumbent	52.6%	94,806
	Republican	Marilyn F. O'Grady	40.4%	72,882
	Green	Tim Derham	0.5%	852
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	6.5%	11,713
Total Votes				180,253

2000
On November 7, 2000, Carolyn McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Gregory R. Becker (R) and Barbara Vitanza (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy incumbent	53.8%	136,703
	Republican	Gregory R. Becker	34.6%	87,830
	Libertarian	Barbara Vitanza	0.5%	1,222
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	11.1%	28,204
Total Votes				253,959

District map

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those adopted for the 2024 election cycle. To compare the map before redistricting with the one used for the 2024 elections, click here.

Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census

On February 28, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a new congressional map into law. The state Assembly voted 115-35 to approve the map on February 27. The state Senate voted 45-18 to approve the map the same day.

According to Nicholar Fandos of The New York Times, "Although a pair of swing districts would become more Democratic, lawmakers in Albany left the partisan makeup of 24 of the state’s 26 districts largely intact. The middle-ground approach reflected a desire to avoid another protracted court fight like the one in New York that helped swing control of the House to Republicans in 2022, while still better positioning Democrats in key districts."

On December 12, 2023, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in a 4-3 decision that the independent redistricting commission did not follow the state's congressional redistricting process and ordered the commission to reconvene and re-draw congressional district boundaries by February 28 for use in the 2024 elections. The court's majority opinion stated, "In 2014, the voters of New York amended our Constitution to provide that legislative districts be drawn by an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC). The Constitution demands that process, not districts drawn by courts. Nevertheless, the IRC failed to discharge its constitutional duty. That dereliction is undisputed. The Appellate Division concluded that the IRC can be compelled to reconvene to fulfill that duty; we agree. There is no reason the Constitution should be disregarded."

How does redistricting in New York work? On March 14, 2012, the state legislature approved a constitutional amendment to establish new redistricting procedures beginning in 2020. The New York Constitution requires that two successive legislatures approve an amendment in order to qualify it for final approval by popular vote. The legislature approved the amendment a second time in 2013. On November 4, 2014, voters approved the amendment, the provisions of which were set to take effect during the 2020 redistricting cycle.

The 10-member commission comprises the following members:

1. Two members must be appointed by the temporary president of the New York State Senate.
2. Two members must be appointed by the speaker of the New York State Assembly.
3. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Senate.
4. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Assembly.
5. Two members must appointed by the aforementioned eight commissioners. These two appointees cannot have been enrolled in the top two major political parties in the state.

The legislature must approve the commission's plans by a simple up/down vote. The legislature must reject two separate sets of redistricting plans before it will be able to amend the commission's proposals. All districts will be required "to preserve minority rights, be equally populated, and consist of compact and contiguous territory." Further, state law will require that districts "not be drawn to discourage competition or to favor/disfavor candidates or parties." In prior redistricting cycles, authority for both congressional and state legislative redistricting was vested with the state legislature. An advisory commission participated in the process.

State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. State legislative districts must also take into account the "historic and traditional significance of counties."

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections.

New York District 4
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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New York District 4
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of New York after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New York State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 4th the 163rd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 56.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 42.2%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 4th Congressional District the 176th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New York
• New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Anthony D'Esposito (R)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

Jamaal Bowman (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Marcus Molinaro (R)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

Brandon Williams (R)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (18)

Republican Party (10)