Nydia M. Velázquez, U.S. Representative

Nydia M. Velázquez

★ U.S. Representative● In office
Born
March 28, 1953
Current age
73
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, New York (present)
Years in office
33 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1992–2024
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Velázquez1.7M
Opponents252,548
17
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2024, Nydia M. Velázquez ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Velázquez's biggest single-election total was 191,073 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in New York's District 7. Velázquez's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in New York's District 12, decided by 37,182 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 7, every U.S. House race in New York's District 12, or all 2024 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Nydia M. Velázquez received?

Nydia M. Velázquez has received 1,708,142 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.

Election history

Nydia M. Velázquez’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseNew YorkWon172,79565.44%Bill Kregler
2022U.S. HouseNew YorkWon119,47362.29%Juan Pagan
2020U.S. HouseNew YorkWon191,07366.71%Brian W Kelly
Gilbert Midonnet
2018U.S. HouseNew YorkWon146,68785.27%Joseph Lieberman
Jeffrey M. Kurzon
2016U.S. HouseNew YorkWon172,14680.11%Allan E. Romaguera (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseNew YorkWon56,59368.8%Jose Luis Fernandez
Allan E. Romaguera (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseNew YorkWon141,3224.96%James Murray
2010U.S. HouseNew YorkWon68,62479.1%Alice E. Gaffney
2008U.S. HouseNew YorkWon123,0534.08%Allan E. Romaguera (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseNew YorkWon62,8478.5%Allan E. Romaguera (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseNew YorkWon107,79661.47%Paul A. Rodriguez
2002U.S. HouseNew YorkWon48,4085.43%Cesar Estevez
2000U.S. HouseNew YorkWon86,2883.42%Rosemary Markgraf
Paul Pederson

Mildred Rosario

Caesar Estevez
1998U.S. HouseNew YorkWon53,26965.18%Rosemarie Markgraf
Angel Diaz (head-to-head)

Hector Cortes Jr.

Hector Henry
1996U.S. HouseNew YorkWon61,9132.96%Miguel I. Prado
Eleanor Garcia
1994U.S. HouseNew YorkWon39,92955.34%Genevieve R. Brennan
Eric Ruano-Melendez
1992U.S. HouseNew YorkWon55,92653.53%Angel Diaz (head-to-head)
Ruben Franco

Rafael Mendez
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000081) and Wikidata (Q434890). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Nydia M. Velázquez: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/nydia-m-velazquez. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.