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New York's 10th congressional district

New Yorks 10th congressional district
StateNew York
District Number10
Image Width300
RepresentativeEd Towns
PartyDemocratic
ResidenceBrooklyn
Percent Urban100.00
Percent Rural0.00
Population654,360
Population Year2000
Median Income30,212
Percent White21.0
Percent Black63.0
Percent Asian2.7
Percent Native American0.4
Percent Hispanic17.2
Percent Other Race2.0
CpviD+38

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New York's 10th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn, New York City. It includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, as well as parts of Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and Williamsburg. It is currently represented by Democrat Edolphus Towns.

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10th Congress race: The things we carry - Wilmette Life Tweet this news
Wilmette Life--The candidates for the -10th Congressional District- -- Democrat Dan Seals and Republican Robert Dold -- are no different. Dold has taken some flak about ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:18:39 GMT+00:00
Polls say 10th and 11th districts still too close to call - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Tweet this news
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader--Chris Carney among likely voters in the -10th Congressional District-. In the 11th Congressional District, 13-term Democrat incumbent US Rep. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:26:22 GMT+00:00

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 91 - 9%
2004 President Kerry 86 - 13%
2000 President Gore 88 - 8%

Representative Party Years District Home Note
District created 1793
nowrapSilas Talbot  Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 � June 5, 1794 Johnstown vacated his seat upon appointment to the U.S. Navy
vacant June 5, 1794 � March 3, 1795 no special election called by Gov. George Clinton for party-political reasons
nowrapWilliam Cooper  Federalist March 4, 1795 � March 3, 1797 Cooperstown
nowrapJames Cochran  Federalist March 4, 1797 � March 3, 1799 Oswego
nowrapWilliam Cooper  Federalist March 4, 1799 � March 3, 1801 Cooperstown
nowrapThomas Morris  Federalist March 4, 1801 � March 3, 1803 Canandaigua
nowrapGeorge Tibbits  Federalist March 4, 1803 � March 3, 1805 Troy
nowrapJosiah Masters  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 � March 3, 1809 Schaghticoke
nowrapJohn Nicholson  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 � March 3, 1811 Herkimer
nowrapSilas Stow  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 � March 3, 1813
nowrapHosea Moffitt  Federalist March 4, 1813 � March 3, 1817
nowrapJohn P. Cushman  Federalist March 4, 1817 � March 3, 1819
nowrapJohn D. Dickinson  Federalist March 4, 1819 � March 3, 1823
Stephen Van Rensselaer  Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823 � March 3, 1825 redistricted from 9th district
 Adams March 4, 1825 � March 3, 1829
nowrapAmbrose Spencer  Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 � March 3, 1831
nowrapGerrit Y. Lansing  Jacksonian March 4, 1831 � March 3, 1837
nowrapAlbert Gallup  Democratic March 4, 1837 � March 3, 1839
nowrapDaniel D. Barnard  Whig March 4, 1839 � March 3, 1843 redistricted to 13th district
nowrapJeremiah Russell  Democratic March 4, 1843 � March 3, 1845
nowrapSamuel Gordon  Democratic March 4, 1845 � March 3, 1847
nowrapEliakim Sherrill  Whig March 4, 1847 � March 3, 1849
nowrapHerman D. Gould  Whig March 4, 1849 � March 3, 1851
nowrapMarius Schoonmaker  Whig March 4, 1851 � March 3, 1853
nowrapWilliam Murray  Independent Democrat March 4, 1853 � March 3, 1855 redistricted from 9th district
Ambrose S. Murray  Opposition March 4, 1855 � March 3, 1857
 Republican March 4, 1857 � March 3, 1859
nowrapCharles Van Wyck  Republican March 4, 1859 � March 3, 1863
nowrapWilliam Radford  Democratic March 4, 1863 � March 3, 1867
nowrapWilliam H. Robertson  Republican March 4, 1867 � March 3, 1869
nowrapClarkson Nott Potter  Democratic March 4, 1869 � March 3, 1873 redistricted to 11th district
nowrapFernando Wood  Democratic March 4, 1873 � March 3, 1875 redistricted from 9th district
redistricted to 9th district
nowrapAbram Stevens Hewitt  Democratic March 4, 1875 � March 3, 1879
nowrapJames O'Brien  Independent Democrat March 4, 1879 � March 3, 1881
nowrapAbram Stevens Hewitt  Democratic March 4, 1881 � December 30, 1886 resigned on election as Mayor of New York City
vacant December 30, 1886 � March 4, 1887
nowrapFrancis B. Spinola  Democratic March 4, 1887 � April 14, 1891 died
vacant April 14, 1891 � November 3, 1891
nowrapWilliam Bourke Cockran  Democratic November 3, 1891 � March 3, 1893 redistricted to 12th district
nowrapDaniel E. Sickles  Democratic March 4, 1893 � March 3, 1895 Representative-elect Andrew J. Campbell defeated Sickles, but died before he took office.
vacant March 4, 1895 � November 5, 1895
nowrapAmos J. Cummings  Democratic November 5, 1895 � May 2, 1902 redistricted from 11th district
died
vacant May 2, 1902 � November 4, 1902
nowrapEdward Swann  Democratic November 4, 1902 � March 3, 1903
nowrapWilliam Sulzer  Democratic March 4, 1903 � December 31, 1912 redistricted from 11th district
resigned on election as Governor of New York
vacant January 1, 1913 � March 4, 1913
nowrapHerman A. Metz  Democratic March 4, 1913 � March 3, 1915
nowrapReuben L. Haskell  Republican March 4, 1915 � March 3, 1919
nowrapLester D. Volk  Republican March 4, 1919 � March 3, 1923
nowrapEmanuel Celler  Democratic March 4, 1923 � January 3, 1945 redistricted to 15th district
nowrapAndrew L. Somers  Democratic January 3, 1945 � April 6, 1949 redistricted from 6th district,
died
vacant April 7, 1949 � November 7, 1949
nowrapEdna F. Kelly  Democratic November 8, 1949 � January 3, 1963 redistricted to 12th district
nowrapEmanuel Celler  Democratic January 3, 1963 � January 3, 1973 redistricted from 11th district
nowrapMario Biaggi  Democratic January 3, 1973 � January 3, 1983 redistricted from 24th district, redistricted to 19th district
nowrapCharles E. Schumer  Democratic January 3, 1983 � January 3, 1993 redistricted from 16th district, redistricted to 9th district
nowrapEdolphus Towns  Democratic January 3, 1993 � present redistricted from 11th district
incumbent



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