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New York's 26th congressional district

U.S. House district for New York

Field	Value
state	New York
district number	26
image name
image caption	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representative	Tim Kennedy
party	Democratic
residence	Buffalo
percent urban	95.52
percent rural	4.48
population	760,693
population year	2024
median income	$64,666
percent white	64.8
percent hispanic	7.1
percent black	17.7
percent asian	5.7
percent more than one race	3.8
percent other race	1.0
cpvi	D+11

| percent more than one race = 3.8

New York's 26th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. It includes parts of Erie and Niagara counties. The district includes the cities of Buffalo, Lackawanna, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda, and North Tonawanda.

Democrat Tim Kennedy was elected in a special election on April 30, 2024, to serve the remainder of Brian Higgins's term. Higgins had represented the district from 2013 to his resignation on February 2, 2024, to become president of Shea's Performing Arts Center.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
	2008	President	Obama 63% - 36%
	2012	President	Obama 64% - 36%
2016	President	Clinton 56% - 39%
Senate	Schumer 74% - 24%
2018	Senate	Gillibrand 67% - 33%
Governor	Cuomo 57% - 38%
Attorney General	James 57% - 40%
	2020	President	Biden 62% - 37%
2022	Senate	Schumer 61% - 38%
Governor	Hochul 58% - 42%
Attorney General	James 59% - 41%
Comptroller	DiNapoli 62% - 38%
2024	President	Harris 59% - 40%
Senate	Gillibrand 62% - 37%

History

Historically, most of this district was located Upstate; however, over the years, until the 2002 redistricting, most of this area was in the 27th District. During the 1980s, this area was primarily in the 31st District. Two districts covered this area in the 1970s: the Erie County-based 38th, and the Monroe County-based 35th. The 26th District covered the area now in the 22nd District during the 1990s, and the area now in the 23rd District during the 1980s. In the 1970s, this district was centered in Orange and Rockland counties. During the 1960s, it covered areas in Westchester County, now in the 18th and 19th Districts.

Counties, towns, and municipalities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.

Erie County (12)

: Amherst, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Depew (part; also 23rd), Grand Island, Kenmore, Lackawanna, Sloan, Tonawanda (city), Tonawanda (town), West Seneca, Williamsville

Niagara County (4)

: Niagara, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Wheatfield (part; also 23rd)

Representatives

1823–1833: two seats

From the creation of the district in 1823 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Years	Cong
ress	Seat A	Seat B	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history
nowrap	March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		[[File:Dudley Marvin.jpg	100px]]
Dudley Marvin
(Canandaigua)		Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.	[[File:Robert Selden Rose.jpg	100px]]
Robert S. Rose
(Geneva)		Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
nowrap	March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827		Anti-Jacksonian		Anti-Jacksonian
nowrap	March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829		John Maynard
(Ovid Village)		Anti-Jacksonian	Elected in 1826
nowrap	March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831		Jehiel H. Halsey
(Lodi)		Jacksonian	Elected in 1828.
[[File:Robert Selden Rose.jpg	100px]]
Robert S. Rose
(Geneva)		Anti-Masonic	Elected in 1828.
nowrap	March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		William Babcock
(Penn Yan)		Anti-Masonic	Elected in 1830.
John Dickson
(West Bloomfield)		Anti-Masonic	Elected in 1830.
Re-elected in the single-seat district.

1833–present: one seat

Member	Party	Years	Cong
ress	Electoral history	Counties in the district
John Dickson
(West Bloomfield)		Anti-Masonic	nowrap	March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835		Re-elected in 1832.

[[File:Francis Granger.jpg	100px]]
Francis Granger
(Canandaigua)		Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		Elected in 1834.
Lost re-election as a Whig.
[[File:Mark H. Sibley (New York Congressman).jpg	100px]]
Mark H. Sibley
(Canandaigua)		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		Elected in 1836.

[[File:Francis Granger.jpg	100px]]
Francis Granger
(Canandaigua)		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1839 –
March 5, 1841		Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Resigned to become U.S. Postmaster General.
Vacant	nowrap	March 5, 1841 –
May 21, 1841
[[File:John Greig.jpg	100px]]
John Greig
(Canandaigua)		Whig	nowrap	May 21, 1841 –
September 25, 1841	Elected May 13, 1841, to finish Granger's term, and seated May 21, 1841.
Resigned.
Vacant	nowrap	September 25, 1841 –
November 27, 1841
[[File:Francis Granger.jpg	100px]]
Francis Granger
(Canandaigua)		Whig	nowrap	November 27, 1841 –
March 3, 1843	Elected November 1, 1841, to finish Greig's term, and seated November 27, 1841.
Retired.
[[File:Amasa Dana.jpg	100px]]
Amasa Dana
(Ithaca)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		Elected in 1842.

[[File:Samuel S. Ellsworth.jpg	100px]]
Samuel S. Ellsworth
(Penn Yan)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		Elected in 1844.

William T. Lawrence
(Cayutaville)		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		Elected in 1846.

[[File:William Terry Jackson.jpg	100px]]
William T. Jackson
(Havana)		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		Elected in 1848.

[[File:Henry Sanford Walbridge.jpg	100px]]
Henry S. Walbridge
(Ithaca)		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		Elected in 1850.
Retired.
Andrew Oliver
(Penn Yan)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857		Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Lost re-election as a Know Nothing.
[[File:Emory B. Pottle.jpg	100px]]
Emory B. Pottle
(Naples)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.

[[File:Jacob P. Chamberlain.jpg	100px]]
Jacob P. Chamberlain
(Seneca Falls)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		Elected in 1860.
Retired.
[[File:Giles W. Hotchkiss (Profile).jpg	100px]]
Giles W. Hotchkiss
(Binghamton)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Lost renomination.
[[File:William S. Lincoln.jpg	100px]]
William S. Lincoln
(Owego)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869		Elected in 1866.
Retired.
[[File:Giles W. Hotchkiss (Profile).jpg	100px]]
Giles W. Hotchkiss
(Binghamton)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		Elected in 1868.
Retired.
[[File:Milo Goodrich.jpg	100px]]
Milo Goodrich
(Dryden)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
[[File:William Henry Lamport.jpg	100px]]
William H. Lamport
(Canandaigua)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
[[File:Clinton D. MacDougall - Brady-Handy.jpg	100px]]
Clinton D. MacDougall
(Auburn)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1874.
Lost renomination.
[[File:John Henry Camp.jpg	100px]]
John H. Camp
(Lyons)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
[[File:SerenoEPayne.jpg	100px]]
Sereno E. Payne
(Auburn)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Stephen C. Millard.jpg	100px]]
Stephen C. Millard
(Binghamton)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.
Retired.
[[File:Milton De Lano.jpg	100px]]
Milton De Lano
(Canastota)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.
[[File:George W. Ray.jpg	100px]]
George W. Ray
(Norwich)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1891 –
September 11, 1902		Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.
Vacant	nowrap	September 11, 1902 –
November 4, 1902
[[File:John W. Dwight.jpg	100px]]
John Wilbur Dwight
(Dryden)		Republican	nowrap	November 4, 1902 –
March 3, 1903	Elected to finish Ray's term.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:William Henry Flack.jpg	100px]]
William H. Flack
(Malone)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1903 –
February 2, 1907		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	February 2, 1907 –
March 3, 1907
[[File:GeorgeRMalby.jpg	100px]]
George R. Malby
(Ogdensburg)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1907 –
July 5, 1912		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	July 5, 1912 –
November 5, 1912
[[File:EdwinAlbertMerritt.jpg	100px]]
Edwin A. Merritt
(Potsdam)		Republican	nowrap	November 5, 1912 –
March 3, 1913	Elected to finish Malby's term.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Edmund Platt.jpg	100px]]
Edmund Platt
(Poughkeepsie)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1913 –
June 7, 1920		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned when appointed to the Federal Reserve Board.	1913–1943
All of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam
Vacant	nowrap	June 7, 1920 –
November 2, 1920
[[File:Hamilton Fish III.jpg	100px]]
Hamilton Fish III
(Garrison)		Republican	nowrap	November 2, 1920 –
January 3, 1945		Elected to finish Platt's term and elected in 1920 to the following term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
Peter A. Quinn
(New York)		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.	1943–1953
Parts of Bronx
[[File:David M. Potts.jpg	100px]]
David M. Potts
(New York)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Christopher C. McGrath.jpg	100px]]
Christopher C. McGrath
(New York)		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953		Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Elected Bronx County Surrogate Court Judge.
[[File:Ralph A. Gamble.png	100px]]
Ralph A. Gamble
(Larchmont)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Retired.		1953–1973
Parts of Westchester
[[File:Edwin B. Dooley.jpg	100px]]
Edwin B. Dooley
(Mamaroneck)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1963		Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Ogden Reid (cropped).png	100px]]
Ogden Reid
(Purchase)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1963 –
March 22, 1972		Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the .
	Democratic	nowrap	March 22, 1972 –
January 3, 1973
[[File:Benjamin A. Gilman.jpg	100px]]
Benjamin Gilman
(Middletown)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983		Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the .	1973–1983
All of Orange, Rockland, parts of Ulster
[[File:David O'Brien Martin 97th Congress 1981.jpg	100px]]
David O'Brien Martin
(Canton)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the and retired.	1983–1993
All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
[[File:Maurice Hinchey, official 109th Congress photo.jpg	100px]]
Maurice Hinchey
(Saugerties)		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the .	1993–2003
All of Ulster, parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins
[[File:Thomas_Reynolds.jpg	100px]]
Thomas M. Reynolds
(Clarence)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.	2003–2013
[[File:New York District 26 109th US Congress.png	300px]]
All of Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming, Parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans
[[File:Chris_Lee.jpg	100px]]
Chris Lee
(Clarence)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 2009 –
February 9, 2011		Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned.
Vacant	nowrap	February 9, 2011 –
June 1, 2011
[[File:Kathy Hochul official portrait.jpg	100px]]
Kathy Hochul
(Amherst)		Democratic	nowrap	June 1, 2011 –
January 3, 2013	Elected to finish Lee's term.
Lost re-election when redistricted to the .
[[File:Brian Higgins official photo.jpg	100px]]
Brian Higgins
(Buffalo)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –
February 2, 2024		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Resigned.	2013–2023
[[File:New York US Congressional District 26 (since 2013).tif	300px]]
Parts of Erie, Niagara
2023–2025
[[File:New York's 26th congressional district (new version) (since 2023).svg	300px]]
Parts of Erie, Niagara
Vacant	February 2, 2024 –
May 6, 2024
[[File:Rep. Tim Kennedy's Official Portrait.jpg	100px ]]
Tim Kennedy
(Buffalo)	Democratic	May 6, 2024 –
present	Elected to finish Higgins's term.
Re-elected in 2024.
	2025–present
[[File:New York's 26th congressional district (new version) (since 2025).svg	300px]]
Parts of Erie, Niagara

Election results

In New York electoral politics, there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political 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").

Notes

References

"My Congressional District".
(2025-04-03). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
Joly, Aidan. (November 12, 2023). "Brian Higgins announces plans to resign from Congress, set to take top Shea's job".
"DRA 2020".
[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST36/CD119_NY01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST36/CD119_NY26.pdf]
Mahoney, Bill. (2024-02-28). "New congressional maps approved in New York".

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