Gregory W. Meeks

In the 2024 House race for NY-5, Gregory W. Meeks (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Paul King (R) who received 24.5%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Gregory W. Meeks's 48.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Gregory W. Meeks 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-5, Gregory W. Meeks (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Paul King (R) who received 22.6%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Gregory W. Meeks's 52.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Gregory W. Meeks benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Gregory W. Meeks 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-5, Gregory W. Meeks (D) won with 99.3% of the vote, defeating (O) who received 20.5%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Gregory W. Meeks's 78.9-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-05, Gregory W. Meeks (D) ran unopposed and received 160,500 votes. Running without a challenger is rare and usually indicates either a safe party stronghold or that the opposition could not field a candidate.

As the incumbent, Gregory W. Meeks benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Gregory W. Meeks 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 2014 House race for NY-05, Gregory W. Meeks (D) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating Blank Vote/void Vote/scattering (O) who received 15.7%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Gregory W. Meeks's 64.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Gregory W. Meeks benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Gregory W. Meeks won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).

In the 2012 House race for NY-05, Gregory W. Meeks (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Blank Vote/void Vote/scattering (O) who received 16.7%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Gregory W. Meeks's 58.1-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 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.