New York's 20th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in New York's 20th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Paul Tonko (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 54.4% | 20.4 |
| 2022 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 50.1% | 11.8 |
| 2020 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 54.0% | 19.8 |
| 2018 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 60.6% | 26.1 |
| 2016 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 60.0% | 31.6 |
| 2014 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 48.8% | 19.6 |
| 2012 | Paul D. Tonko | Democratic | 57.0% | 32.1 |
| 2010 | Christopher P. Gibson | Republican | 45.3% | 1.5 |
| 2009 special | Scott Murphy | Democratic | 43.5% | 0.9 |
| 2008 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | 53.5% | 23.6 |
| 2006 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | 46.5% | 8.9 |
| 2004 | John E. Sweeney | Republican | 50.4% | 20.6 |
| 2002 | John E. Sweeney | Republican | 56.3% | 35.7 |
| 2000 | Benjamin A. Gilman | Republican | 50.7% | 18.0 |
| 1998 | Benjamin A. Gilman | Republican | 51.6% | 19.3 |
| 1980 | Theodore S. Weiss | Democratic | 75.6% | 61.0 |
| 1978 | Theodore S. Weiss | Democratic | 75.7% | 60.3 |
| 1976 | Theodore S. Weiss | Democratic | 74.7% | 61.9 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul D. Tonko Won | DEM | 38,022 | 54.44% | |
| Paul D. Tonko Won | WFP | 3,941 | 5.64% | |
| Kevin M. Waltz | REP | 23,130 | 33.12% | |
| Kevin M. Waltz | CRV | 4,689 | 6.71% | |
| Blank | — | 3,219 | 4.61% | |
| Scattering | — | 63 | 0.09% | |
| Void | — | 48 | 0.07% | |
| Total | 73,112 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul D. Tonko Won | DEM | 145,928 | 50.07% | |
| Paul D. Tonko Won | WFP | 14,492 | 4.97% | |
| Elizabeth L. Joy | REP | 110,903 | 38.05% | |
| Elizabeth L. Joy | CON | 19,966 | 6.85% | |
| Blank | — | 4,184 | 1.44% | |
| Scattering | — | 144 | 0.05% | |
| Void | — | 105 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 295,722 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul D. Tonko Won | DEM | 194,071 | 54.01% | |
| Paul D. Tonko Won | WFP | 19,678 | 5.48% | |
| Paul D. Tonko Won | IDP | 5,956 | 1.66% | |
| Elizabeth L. Joy | REP | 120,839 | 33.63% | |
| Elizabeth L. Joy | CRV | 17,849 | 4.97% | |
| Blank | — | 9,818 | 2.73% | |
| Elizabeth L. Joy | SAM | 758 | 0.21% | |
| Void | — | 212 | 0.06% | |
| Scattering | — | 191 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 369,372 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents New York's 20th congressional district?
Paul Tonko (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in New York's 20th congressional district?
Paul D. Tonko won in 2024 by 20.4 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.