Republicans want to retain the seat, while Democrats hope they can defeat
Katko in a presidential election year.
Not exact matches
Katko is also the first Republican to win the 24th District seat
in a
presidential election year since 2004, when Walsh won his ninth term.
The group points to President Barack Obama's performance
in the 24th Congressional District — he won the district
in 2012 with 57 percent of the vote — as they make the case that
Katko can be defeated
in 2016, a
presidential election year.