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Encyclopedia > New York's 5th congressional district

The 5th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that lies along the North Shore of Long Island. It is comprised of Northeastern Queens County and Northwestern Nassau County. The Queens portion of the district includes the neighborhoods of Bayside, Corona, Douglaston, Flushing, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, and Whitestone. The Nassau portion of the distinct includes Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Sands Point. The district is currently represented by Democrat Gary Ackerman U.S. Congressional districts are determined after each census. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... The North Shore of Long Island is the area along Long Islands northern coast, bordering Long Island Sound. ... Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. At 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and 7. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Nassau County is a county located outside New York City in the state of New York. ... Bayside is the name of a neighborhood in Queens County of New York City, New York in the United States of America. ... Corona, Queens, (zip code 11368) is an area of Queens, New York surrounded by Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst. ... Douglaston, a community of the borough of Queens in New York City with a population of about 6000 (1990 Census) is on the north shore of Long Island, bordered on the east by Little Neck, on the south by West Alley Road, and on the west by Douglaston Parkway. ... Still existing symbols of New York Worlds Fair are in Flushing, Queens. ... Little Neck is a community in Queens, New York. ... Whitestone is a neighborhood in north-central Queens (in New York city) located between the East River to north and Bayside Avenue to the south. ... Great Neck is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA, on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Manhasset is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Port Washington is a hamlet located in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Roslyn is a village located in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Sands Point is a village located in Long Islands prestigious North Shore at the northern tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula of Long Island in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,786. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Congressman Gary L. Ackerman Congressman Gary Ackerman is presently serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...


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Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerious minor parties at various points on the poltical 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").

US House election, 2004: New York District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gary Ackerman 119,726 71.3 -21.0
Republican Stephen Graves 46,867 27.9 +27.9
Independent Gonzalo Policarpio 1,248 0.7 +0.7
Majority 72,859 43.4 -41.2
Turnout 167,841 100 +125.3
US House election, 2002: New York District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gary Ackerman 68,773 92.3 +24.3
Conservative Perry S. Reich 5,718 7.7 +7.7
Majority 63,055 84.6 +46.8
Turnout 74,491 100 -63.2
US House election, 2000: New York District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gary Ackerman 137,684 68.0 +3.0
Republican Edward Elkowitz 61,084 30.1 -3.0
Right to Life Anne T. Robinson 3,846 1.9 -0.0
Majority 76,600 37.8 +5.9
Turnout 202,614 100 +35.2
US House election, 1998: New York District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gary Ackerman 97,404 65.0
Republican David C. Pinzon 49,586 33.1
Right to Life Anne T. Robinson 2,872 1.9
Majority 47,818 31.9
Turnout 149,862 100

Elections to the 109th United States House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2004. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Congressman Gary L. Ackerman Congressman Gary Ackerman is presently serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The U.S. House election, 2002 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 2002 in the middle of President George W. Bushs first term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Congressman Gary L. Ackerman Congressman Gary Ackerman is presently serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... The Conservative Party of New York is an American political party active only in the state of New York. ... The U.S. House election, 2000 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 which coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Congressman Gary L. Ackerman Congressman Gary Ackerman is presently serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The New York State Right to Life Party was founded to oppose the legalization of abortion in New York in 1970. ... The U.S. House election, 1998 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1998 which occurred in the middle of President Bill Clintons second term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Congressman Gary L. Ackerman Congressman Gary Ackerman is presently serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The New York State Right to Life Party was founded to oppose the legalization of abortion in New York in 1970. ...

References

  • 2004 House election data New York State Board of Elections.
  • 2002 House election data "
  • 2000 House election data "
  • 1998 House election data "
New York's congressional districts
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The 30th – 45th districts are obsolete.
See also: List of all U.S. congressional districts
Current New York delegation - All New York delegations


 

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