New York's 29th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New York's 29th congressional district, 1976 to 2010: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

New York's 29th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2010	Thomas Reed	Republican	44.3%	3.4
2010 special	Thomas Reed	Republican	47.0%	6.5
2008	Eric J. Massa	Democratic	42.8%	5.0
2006	John R. Kuhl	Republican	42.2%	1.5
2004	John R. Kuhl	Republican	44.7%	10.6
2002	Amory Houghton	Republican	55.9%	38.1
2000	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	46.8%	18.9
1998	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	47.7%	16.1
1980	Gerald B.H. Solomon	Republican	58.5%	27.6
1978	Gerald B.H. Solomon	Republican	49.2%	5.5
1976	Edward W. Pattison	Democratic	44.5%	0.5

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Reed Won	REP	93,167	44.34%
Thomas Reed Won	CRV	13,505	6.43%
Thomas Reed Won	IDP	5,642	2.69%
Matthew Zeller	DEM	86,099	40.97%
Blank/Scattering	—	11,732	5.58%
Total		210,145

2010 (special)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Reed Won	REP	87,767	46.96%
Thomas Reed Won	CON	13,028	6.97%
Thomas Reed Won	IND	5,112	2.74%
Matthew Zeller	DEM	74,021	39.61%
Blank/Void	—	23,249	12.44%
Matthew Zeller	WFP	6,459	3.46%
Scattering	—	510	0.27%
Total		210,146

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eric J. Massa Won	DEM	131,526	42.80%
Eric J. Massa Won	WFP	9,003	2.93%
John R. Kuhl	REP	116,137	37.79%
Blank/Scattering	—	31,570	10.27%
John R. Kuhl	CRV	10,877	3.54%
John R. Kuhl	IDP	8,185	2.66%
Total		307,298

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in New York's 29th congressional district?

Thomas Reed won in 2010 by 3.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.