Hakeem S. Jeffries

In the 2024 House race for NY-8, Hakeem Jeffries (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating John Delaney (R) who received 21.6%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Hakeem Jeffries's 53.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Hakeem Jeffries benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2022 House race for NY-8, Hakeem Jeffries (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Yuri Dashevsky (R) who received 26.6%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Hakeem Jeffries's 45.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Hakeem Jeffries benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2020 House race for NY-8, Hakeem Jeffries (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Garfield Wallace (R) who received 14.1%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Hakeem Jeffries's 60.6-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2018 House race for NY-08, Hakeem S. Jeffries (D) won with 89.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest C. Johnson (c) who received 5.2%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Hakeem S. Jeffries's 84.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Hakeem S. Jeffries benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Hakeem S. Jeffries benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2016 House race for NY-08, Hakeem S. Jeffries (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Blank Vote (O) who received 10.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Hakeem S. Jeffries's 68.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Hakeem S. Jeffries benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for NY-08, Hakeem S. Jeffries (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Blank Vote/void Vote/scattering (O) who received 11.8%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Hakeem S. Jeffries's 62.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Hakeem S. Jeffries won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).