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United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016

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All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nancy Pelosi Paul Ryan Party Democratic Republican Last election 18 9 Seats won 18 9 Seat change Popular vote 4,464,934 2,530,437 Percentage 62.74% 35.56% Swing 11.67% 3.94%
Popular vote by riding. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district.

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of New York, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.

The 1st district is located in eastern Long Island and includes most of central and eastern Suffolk County. The incumbent is Republican Lee Zeldin, who has represented the district since 2015. He was first elected, in 2014 with 53% of the vote, defeating Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. The district has a PVI of R+2. Anna Throne-Holst won the primary with 51.98% of the vote, with 6,579, getting 417 more votes than David Calone, at 6,162.

Suffolk County Planning Commission Chairman David Calone and Southampton town supervisor Anna Throne-Holst ran for the Democratic nomination. Other potential Democratic candidates included former Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko and Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn.