CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Louise M. Slaughter (D) | 151,688 | 66% |
| Mark C. Johns (R, C) | 75,348 | 33% |
| Eve Hawkins (GREEN) | 2,292 | 1% |
| Stephen Healey (LIBERT) | 1,528 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Mark C. Johns | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Louise M. Slaughter | Unopposed |
| | Green |
| Eve Hawkins | 38 | 69% |
| Mark C. Johns | 17 | 31% |
| | Republican |
| Mark C. Johns | 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 28
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Rochester
A compact district, the 28th takes in the city of Rochester and
surrounding Monroe County on Lake Ontario. Compared with Rochester, the
Monroe County suburbs are relatively affluent. The most populous suburbs,
Greece and Irondequoit, are north of the city; Pittsford, the wealthiest
suburb, is southeast.
Optic and imaging manufacturing firms drive the 28th's economy, joined
by high-tech startup companies that benefit from proximity to the district's
major corporations (Eastman Kodak and Xerox Corp.) and the area's major
academic institutions. Rochester has suffered high unemployment in recent
years, and though much of the slack in the manufacturing sector has been
picked up by the service industries, the lower salaries have exacerbated the
problems of Rochester's low-income residents.
Unlike many northeastern cities with blue-collar bases, the Rochester
area long held to a moderate Republican tradition typical of upstate New
York. But it has begun to lean the other way. The district supported Clinton
in the 1992 and '96 presidential elections, and the same Democrat has held
its House seat since 1986. Part of the Democrats' success has been tapping
party members in Rochester, which has about two-fifths of the 28th's
population and is the state's third-largest city. But Republicans still hold
a wide plurality among registered voters in suburban Monroe County.
Major Industry
Service, manufacturing, retail
Population
580,347 (1990)
Cities
Rochester 221,594; Greece (unincorporated), 92,582; Irondequoit
(unincorporated), 52,467 (1996 est.)
People
96% urban; 13% age 65+ (ranks 17 of 31 in state; middle third
nationally); 50% married couples, 23% married couples with children; 27%
college educated (ranks eighth of 31 in state; top third nationally); 65%
white collar (ranks 13 of 31 in state; top third nationally), 22% blue
collar (ranks 16 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
82% white, 14% black, 2% Asian; 4% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$33,899 (ranks 14 of 31 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony's home in Rochester is now a
museum; Abolitionist Frederick Douglas buried in Rochester.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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