CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Sherwood Boehlert (R, INDC) | 124,132 | 61% |
| David Vickers (C, RTL) | 42,854 | 21% |
| Richard W. Englebrecht (D) | 38,049 | 19% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| David Vickers | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Richard W. Englebrecht | Unopposed |
| | Independence |
| Sherwood Boehlert | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Sherwood Boehlert | 15,269 | 57% |
| David Vickers | 11,382 | 43% |
| write-ins | 3 | 0% |
| | Right to Life |
| David Vickers | 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 23
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Central - Utica; Rome
The 23rd covers the small towns and rural hamlets of central New York,
where James Fenimore Cooper wrote tales of the frontier days that gave
central New York its nickname, the "Leatherstocking Region." Despite its
rural heritage, most of the district's population now lives around Utica and
Rome, aging industrial cities on the Mohawk River that have suffered as
heavy manufacturing leaves the state. Blue-collar jobs are still important
to these cities, giving the 23rd a number of Democratic voters.
The district took a major hit when Griffiss Air Force Base closed in
1993, eliminating thousands of jobs. An effort to turn the Mohawk River
Valley into a high-tech information center - aided by the Air Force's Rome
Laboratory, which works with many of the state's universities - has helped
replace some of those jobs. The 23rd also is home to the Oneida Nation
tribe, which runs a highly profitable casino in Verona and has a
long-running lawsuit against the state to reclaim its native lands.
Chronic problems with acid rain in the Adirondacks have made
environmental issues important to many of the district's residents. Aside
from this proclivity for earth-friendly policies, the district's rural
residents and dairy farmers are traditional Yankee Republicans. Combined
with city voters, the district leans marginally Republican. While its
Republican congressman has held the seat since 1982, winning by large
margins, the district supported Clinton in 1996.
Major Industry
Electronics, manufacturing, higher education
Population
580,259 (1990)
Cities
Utica, 61,368; Rome, 40,979; Oneonta, 13,398 (1996)
People
55% rural; 15% age 65+ (ranks eighth of 31 in state; top third nationally);
58% married couples, 27% married couples with children; 16% college educated
(ranks 25 of 31 in state; middle third nationally); 54% white collar (ranks
27 of 31 in state; middle third nationally), 27% blue collar (ranks sixth of
31 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
96% white, 3% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$26,155 (ranks 25 of 31 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown; National Soccer Hall of Fame
in Oneonta; National Boxing Hall of Fame in Canestota; Sen. Daniel Patrick
Moynihan owns a farm in Pindars Corners.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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