New York's 4th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in New York's 4th 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: Laura Gillen (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laura A. Gillen | Democratic | 50.7% | 5.3 |
| 2022 | Anthony P. D'Esposito | Republican | 47.6% | 0.5 |
| 2020 | Kathleen Rice | Democratic | 56.1% | 15.6 |
| 2018 | Kathleen Rice | Democratic | 60.2% | 24.9 |
| 2016 | Kathleen Rice | Democratic | 58.1% | 20.6 |
| 2014 | Kathleen Rice | Democratic | 47.8% | 9.1 |
| 2012 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 51.0% | 22.6 |
| 2010 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 53.6% | 14.3 |
| 2008 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 50.8% | 22.6 |
| 2006 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 54.5% | 26.3 |
| 2004 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 52.2% | 22.2 |
| 2002 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 47.4% | 13.3 |
| 2000 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 50.7% | 20.9 |
| 1998 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 46.5% | 11.9 |
| 1980 | Norman F. Lent | Republican | 55.2% | 24.2 |
| 1978 | Norman F. Lent | Republican | 56.0% | 23.6 |
| 1976 | Norman F. Lent | Republican | 48.0% | 6.3 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura A. Gillen Won | DEM | 190,569 | 50.75% | |
| Laura A. Gillen Won | OTH | 1,191 | 0.32% | |
| Anthony P. D'Esposito | REP | 169,641 | 45.18% | |
| Blank | — | 16,465 | 4.39% | |
| Anthony P. D'Esposito | CRV | 13,516 | 3.60% | |
| Scattering | — | 601 | 0.16% | |
| Void | — | 347 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 392,330 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony P. D'Esposito Won | REP | 129,353 | 47.63% | |
| Anthony P. D'Esposito Won | CON | 11,269 | 4.15% | |
| Laura A. Gillen | DEM | 130,871 | 48.19% | |
| Blank | — | 6,904 | 2.54% | |
| Void | — | 84 | 0.03% | |
| Scattering | — | 67 | 0.03% | |
| Total | 278,548 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Rice Won | DEM | 199,762 | 56.13% | |
| Douglas Tuman | REP | 139,559 | 39.21% | |
| Blank | — | 28,742 | 8.08% | |
| Douglas Tuman | CRV | 13,448 | 3.78% | |
| Joseph R. Naham | GRE | 3,024 | 0.85% | |
| Void | — | 361 | 0.10% | |
| Scattering | — | 119 | 0.03% | |
| Total | 385,015 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents New York's 4th congressional district?
Laura Gillen (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in New York's 4th congressional district?
Laura A. Gillen won in 2024 by 5.3 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.