CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Michael R. McNulty (D, INDC, C) | 175,339 | 74% |
| Thomas G. Pillsworth (R) | 60,333 | 26% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Michael R. McNulty | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Michael R. McNulty | Unopposed |
| | Independence |
| Michael R. McNulty | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Thomas G. Pillsworth | Unopposed |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NEW YORK 21
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Capital District - Albany; Schenectady; Troy
As the terminus of the Erie Canal, which connects the Great Lakes to the
Hudson River, New York's Capital District was one of the state's earliest
industrial centers. Blue-collar workers and state employees give the
Albany-Schenectady-Troy area a substantial union population and a solidly
Democratic vote - unusual for an upstate district.
Albany is home to one of the nation's last big-city political machines,
formed in 1921. During the heyday of Daniel O'Connell and Mayor Erastus
Corning II, the Albany machine used to ensure Democratic victories
throughout the area, but it now holds less sway over the area's
ever-expanding suburbs. Few of the district's Democrats could be described
as liberal. Most are quite conservative when it comes to social issues.
Despite large-scale industrial losses in the 1980s, manufacturing
remains critical to the region. Job losses have been mitigated somewhat by
an intensive effort to recruit small manufacturing firms. But gone are the
days when residents could rely on life-long jobs at General Electric, which
still operates a research and development center in Schenectady.
Major Industry
State government, manufacturing
Military Bases
Watervliet Arsenal, 3 military, 1,115 civilian (1997)
Population
580,320 (1990)
Cities
Albany, 103,564; Schenectady, 62,893; Troy, 52,518 (1996)
People
80% urban; 15% age 65+ (ranks fifth of 31 in state; top third nationally);
50% married couples, 22% married couples with children; 24% college educated
(ranks 10 of 31 in state; top third nationally); 67% white collar (ranks
ninth of 31 in state; top third nationally), 19% blue collar (ranks 22 of 31
in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
91% white, 6% black, 2% Asian; 2% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$31,489 (ranks 17 of 31 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Samuel Wilson, a meatpacker who provided the Army much of its rations during
the War of 1812, is better known as Uncle Sam and is buried in Troy;
Original U.S. Shaker settlement established in Watervliet in 1776.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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