CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Benjamin A. Gilman (R) | 136,016 | 58% |
| Paul J. Feiner (D, L, GREEN, WFM) | 94,646 | 40% |
| Christine M Tighe (RTL) | 5,371 | 2% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Paul J. Feiner | Unopposed |
| | Green |
| Paul J. Feiner | Unopposed |
| | Liberal |
| Paul J. Feiner | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Benjamin A. Gilman | Unopposed |
| | Right to Life |
| Christine M Tighe | Unopposed |
| | Working Families |
| Paul J. Feiner | Unopposed |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NEW YORK 20
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Rockland and parts of Westchester, Orange and Sullivan counties
The southern tip of the 20th sits just beyond New York City, taking in
the far northeastern edge of Yonkers and comfortable riverside communities
such as Tarrytown, where Washington Irving wrote the classic tale of the
headless horseman, the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow." This Westchester County
portion of the 20th holds more Democratic voters than most of this
Republican-leaning district.
From Westchester County, the 20th crosses the Hudson River and runs
north, along the New Jersey and Pennsylvania borders, into rural upstate New
York. Rockland County, full of small bedroom communities, has a relatively
large Jewish population, including several established Hasidic communities.
In the district's rural counties, Orange and Sullivan, farmers grow onions,
lettuce and celery. This portion of the 20th also covers some of the
Catskill Mountains' Borscht Belt district, a Jewish resort area that has
lost popularity over the past few decades.
Economic development has become a key issue for this district, which has
few major employers. Many residents make the long commute across the Tappan
Zee Bridge, the widest point on the Hudson, into Westchester or New York
City every morning.
Major Industry
Health care, agriculture
Population
580,025 (1990)
Cities
New City (unincorporated), 33,673 (1990); Middletown, 24,192 (1996)
People
61% urban; 11% age 65+ (ranks 25 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally);
65% married couples, 32% married couples with children; 30% college educated
(ranks sixth of 31 in state; top third nationally); 67% white collar (ranks
ninth of 31 in state; top third nationally), 20% blue collar (ranks 18 of 31
in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
87% white, 8% black, 3% Asian; 6% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$47,107 (ranks sixth of 31 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Woodstock music festival held in a field near Bethel in 1969; Brotherhood
Winery, America's oldest continuously operated winery, in Washingtonville;
First section of the Appalachian Trail created in Bear Mountain State Park.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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