The seat was last occupied by Republican Chris Jacobs, who won a special election on June 23, 2020.
[1][2] Previously, it had been vacant from October 1, 2019, when Republican incumbent Chris Collins resigned after pleading guilty to charges of insider trading.
[3] It was the most Republican-leaning district in the state, with Donald Trump having won it by 24.5 points in 2016.
[4] Following the reapportionment process after the 2020 census, New York came just 89 people short of retaining its 27th congressional district.
Certain parties would invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (listed as "Recap").