Grace Meng

In the 2024 House race for NY-6, Grace Meng (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Zmich (R) who received 35.1%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Grace Meng's 25.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Grace Meng 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-6, Grace Meng (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Zmich (R) who received 33.3%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Grace Meng's 30.6-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Grace Meng benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Grace Meng 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-6, Grace Meng (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas Zmich (R) who received 29.0%. 7 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Grace Meng's 32.7-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-06, Grace Meng (D) defeated Thomas J. Hillgardner (G) 84.5% to 9.1%. Grace Meng received 104,293 votes compared to 11,209 for Thomas J. Hillgardner, a dominant 75.4-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

As the incumbent, Grace Meng benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Grace Meng 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-06, Grace Meng (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Blank Vote (O) who received 10.0%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Grace Meng's 52.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Grace Meng 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-06, Grace Meng (D) defeated Blank Vote/void Vote/scattering (O) 63.7% to 28.4%. Grace Meng received 49,227 votes compared to 21,938 for Blank Vote/void Vote/scattering, a dominant 35.3-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

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