NY-25 New York's 25th District
Candidate
Predicted Vote %
Predicted Win %
Joseph D. Morelle
57.2%
97.5%
Jim Maxwell
42.8%
2.5%
District Profile Last Updated: Oct. 5, 2018, 11:47 a.m.
New York District 25, bordered to the north by Lake Ontario, includes the city of Rochester and its surrounding suburbs. This district is 75.4% White, 15.7% Black, 3.3% Asian, and 7.7% Hispanic. The congressional seat for this district has remained vacant since March 16, 2018, when Democratic representative Louise Slaughter died while in office. Democrat Joseph Morelle is running against Republican James Maxwell in this district that voted 59.88% Democratic in the 2012 presidential election and 58.67% Democratic in the 2016 presidential election.