2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

2010 election for New York's 29th District

Name: 2010 election for New York's 29th District
Start: 2010-11-02
Location: New York

U.S. House · New York

Tom Reed (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Matthew C. Zeller (D) by 13.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tom ReedRepublican · winner

56.6%112,314

43.4%86,099

198,413 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Matthew C. ZellerTom Reed

$457.7K

Raised by the campaign

$1.2M

$456.8K

Spent by the campaign

$1.1M

$982

Cash on hand

$34.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010