1978 House elections · New York districts

New York U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of New York's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 26, Republican 13): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 26
Republican 13

District 1

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William Carney REP +5.3 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Carney Won	REP	75,586	47.18%
William Carney Won	CRV	14,529	9.07%
John Randolph	DEM	67,180	41.93%
Dorothy A. Samek	LBL	2,909	1.82%
Total		160,204

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District 2

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Thomas J. Downey DEM +17.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas J. Downey Won	DEM	64,807	54.86%
Harold J. Withers	REP	43,791	37.07%
Harold J. Withers	CRV	9,531	8.07%
Total		118,129

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District 3

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Jerome A. Ambro DEM +11.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerome A. Ambro Won	DEM	70,526	50.86%
Gregory W. Carman	REP	54,509	39.31%
Gregory W. Carman	CRV	11,949	8.62%
William Clark	LBL	1,686	1.22%
Total		138,670

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District 4

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Norman F. Lent REP +23.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman F. Lent Won	REP	80,266	56.01%
Norman F. Lent Won	CRV	14,445	10.08%
Everett A. Rosenblum	DEM	46,508	32.46%
Aaron M. Schein	LBL	2,083	1.45%
Total		143,302

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District 5

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John W. Wydler REP +12.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John W. Wydler Won	REP	74,279	51.09%
John W. Wydler Won	CRV	10,585	7.28%
John W. Matthews	DEM	56,497	38.86%
John W. Matthews	LBL	4,022	2.77%
Total		145,383

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District 6

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Lester L. Wolff DEM +22.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lester L. Wolff Won	DEM	74,741	55.53%
Lester L. Wolff Won	LBL	6,058	4.50%
Stuart L. Ain	REP	44,304	32.91%
Howard Horowitz	CRV	9,503	7.06%
Total		134,606

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District 7

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Joseph P. Addabbo DEM +55.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph P. Addabbo Won	DEM	55,985	72.71%
Joseph P. Addabbo Won	REP	13,008	16.89%
Joseph P. Addabbo Won	LBL	4,073	5.29%
Mark Elliot Scott	CRV	3,935	5.11%
Total		77,001

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District 8

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Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal DEM +56.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Won	DEM	68,971	72.45%
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Won	LBL	5,901	6.20%
Albert Lemishow	REP	15,165	15.93%
Paul C. Ruebenacker	CRV	5,165	5.43%
Total		95,202

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District 9

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Geraldine Ferraro DEM +20.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Geraldine Ferraro Won	DEM	51,350	54.17%
Alfred A. DelliBovi	REP	32,096	33.86%
Alfred A. DelliBovi	CRV	10,012	10.56%
Theodore E. Garrison	LBL	1,329	1.40%
Total		94,787

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District 10

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Mario Biaggi DEM +34.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mario Biaggi Won	DEM	51,682	62.98%
Mario Biaggi Won	REP	23,431	28.55%
Mario Biaggi Won	LBL	2,866	3.49%
Carmen Ricciardi	CRV	4,082	4.97%
Total		82,061

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District 11

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James H. Scheuer DEM +58.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James H. Scheuer Won	DEM	55,880	74.31%
James H. Scheuer Won	LBL	3,117	4.15%
Kenneth Huhn	REP	11,987	15.94%
Kenneth Huhn	CRV	4,219	5.61%
Total		75,203

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District 12

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Shirley Chisholm DEM +58.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shirley Chisholm Won	DEM	21,406	73.12%
Shirley Chisholm Won	LBL	4,291	14.66%
Charles Gibbs	REP	3,580	12.23%
Total		29,277

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District 13

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Stephen J. Solarz DEM +61.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen J. Solarz Won	DEM	64,514	76.04%
Stephen J. Solarz Won	LBL	4,323	5.10%
Max Carasso	REP	12,524	14.76%
Max Carasso	CRV	3,478	4.10%
Total		84,839

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District 14

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Frederick W. Richmond DEM +52.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frederick W. Richmond Won	DEM	29,040	71.27%
Frederick W. Richmond Won	LBL	2,299	5.64%
Arthur Bramwell	REP	7,516	18.45%
Ralph J. Carrano	CRV	1,330	3.26%
Sharon D. Grant	SWP	560	1.37%
Total		40,745

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District 15

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Leo C. Zeferetti DEM +30.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leo C. Zeferetti Won	DEM	42,646	58.96%
Leo C. Zeferetti Won	CRV	6,626	9.16%
Robert P. Whelan	REP	20,508	28.35%
Ronald Seminara	LBL	2,551	3.53%
Total		72,331

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District 16

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Elizabeth Holtzman DEM +60.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elizabeth Holtzman Won	DEM	52,855	72.51%
Elizabeth Holtzman Won	LBL	6,848	9.40%
Larry Penner	REP	9,033	12.39%
John H. Fox	CRV	3,782	5.19%
Larry Penner	OTH	372	0.51%
Total		72,890

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District 17

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John M. Murphy DEM +29.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John M. Murphy Won	DEM	54,228	54.25%
John M. Peters	REP	25,068	25.08%
Thomas Hoyt Stokes	LBL	12,662	12.67%
John M. Peters	CRV	8,003	8.01%
Total		99,961

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District 18

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S. William Green REP +8.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
S. William Green Won	REP	57,738	50.51%
S. William Green Won	OTH	3,129	2.74%
Carter Burden	DEM	48,196	42.17%
Carter Burden	LBL	5,238	4.58%
Total		114,301

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District 19

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Charles B. Rangel DEM +70.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles B. Rangel Won	DEM	49,344	79.60%
Charles B. Rangel Won	REP	5,757	9.29%
Charles B. Rangel Won	LBL	4,630	7.47%
E. Freeman Yearling	CRV	1,648	2.66%
Kenneth B. Miliner	SWP	612	0.99%
Total		61,991

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District 20

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Theodore S. Weiss DEM +60.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Theodore S. Weiss Won	DEM	57,452	75.66%
Theodore S. Weiss Won	LBL	6,823	8.99%
Harry Torczyner	REP	11,661	15.36%
Total		75,936

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District 21

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Robert Garcia DEM +78.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Garcia Won	DEM	20,769	84.95%
Robert Garcia Won	REP	1,655	6.77%
Robert Garcia Won	LBL	1,526	6.24%
Lawrence W. Lindsley	CRV	499	2.04%
Total		24,449

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District 22

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Jonathan Brewster Bingham DEM +65.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan Brewster Bingham Won	DEM	54,110	77.48%
Jonathan Brewster Bingham Won	LBL	4,617	6.61%
Anthony J. Geidel	REP	8,560	12.26%
Anthony J. Geidel	CRV	2,550	3.65%
Total		69,837

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District 23

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Peter A. Peyser DEM +13.4 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter A. Peyser Won	DEM	66,354	51.61%
Angelo Martinelli	REP	49,071	38.17%
Angelo Martinelli	CRV	10,384	8.08%
John P. Hagen	LBL	2,763	2.15%
Total		128,572

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District 24

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Richard L. Ottinger DEM +19.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard L. Ottinger Won	DEM	75,397	56.07%
Michael R. Edelman	REP	48,863	36.34%
Michael R. Edelman	CRV	8,588	6.39%
Richard O. Reyes	LBL	1,423	1.06%
Michael O'Mara Billington	IND	192	0.14%
Total		134,463

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District 25

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Hamilton Fish REP +56.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hamilton Fish Won	REP	114,641	78.24%
Gunars M. Ozols	DEM	31,213	21.30%
Frank Fletcher	SLP	679	0.46%
Total		146,533

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District 26

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Benjamin A. Gilman REP +34.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Benjamin A. Gilman Won	REP	87,059	62.35%
Charles Emmet Holbrook	DEM	39,062	27.97%
William R. Schaeffer	CRV	10,708	7.67%
Charles Emmet Holbrook	LBL	2,808	2.01%
Total		139,637

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District 27

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Matthew F. McHugh DEM +15.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew F. McHugh Won	DEM	83,413	55.76%
Neil Tyler Wallace	REP	60,474	40.43%
Neil Tyler Wallace	CRV	5,703	3.81%
Total		149,590

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District 28

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Samuel S. Stratton DEM +58.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Samuel S. Stratton Won	DEM	139,575	76.29%
Paul H. Tocker	REP	33,112	18.10%
Richard A. Hind	LBL	7,353	4.02%
Paul H. Tocker	CRV	2,905	1.59%
Total		182,945

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District 29

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Gerald B.H. Solomon REP +5.5 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gerald B.H. Solomon Won	REP	90,572	49.16%
Gerald B.H. Solomon Won	CRV	8,946	4.86%
Edward W. Pattison	DEM	80,512	43.70%
Edward W. Pattison	LBL	4,193	2.28%
Total		184,223

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District 30

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Robert C. McEwen REP +19.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert C. McEwen Won	REP	79,502	56.28%
Robert C. McEwen Won	CRV	5,976	4.23%
Norma A. Bartle	DEM	52,455	37.13%
Norma A. Bartle	LBL	3,330	2.36%
Total		141,263

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District 31

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Donald J. Mitchell REP +82.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald J. Mitchell Won	REP	98,415	91.30%
Donald J. Mitchell Won	CRV	9,376	8.70%
Total		107,791

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District 32

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James M. Hanley DEM +10.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James M. Hanley Won	DEM	76,251	52.42%
Peter Del Giorno	REP	60,687	41.72%
Peter Del Giorno	CRV	6,384	4.39%
Lillian E. Reiner	LBL	2,149	1.48%
Total		145,471

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District 33

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Gary A. Lee REP +16.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary A. Lee Won	REP	82,501	55.95%
Roy A. Bernardi	DEM	58,286	39.53%
Robert J. Byrne	CRV	4,972	3.37%
Lynne Budzinski	LBL	1,695	1.15%
Total		147,454

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District 34

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Frank J. Horton REP +1.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank J. Horton Won	REP	62,081	44.06%
Frank J. Horton Won	DEM	60,704	43.08%
Leo J. Kesselring	CRV	18,127	12.86%
Total		140,912

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District 35

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Barber B. Conable REP +43.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barber B. Conable Won	REP	96,119	69.35%
Francis C. Repicci	DEM	36,428	26.28%
Karen A. Hammel	CRV	6,046	4.36%
Total		138,593

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District 36

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John J. LaFalce DEM +48.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John J. LaFalce Won	DEM	95,613	71.22%
John J. LaFalce Won	LBL	3,884	2.89%
Francina Joyce Cartonia	REP	30,964	23.06%
Francis P. Mundy	CRV	3,233	2.41%
Francina Joyce Cartonia	OTH	563	0.42%
Total		134,257

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District 37

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Henry J. Nowak DEM +55.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry J. Nowak Won	DEM	67,475	74.75%
Henry J. Nowak Won	LBL	3,436	3.81%
Charles Poth	REP	17,585	19.48%
Dunstan Haettenschwiller	CRV	1,501	1.66%
Khushro Ghandi	LBR	274	0.30%
Total		90,271

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District 38

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Jack F. Kemp REP +71.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack F. Kemp Won	REP	100,032	83.27%
Jack F. Kemp Won	CRV	13,896	11.57%
James A. Peck	LBL	6,204	5.16%
Total		120,132

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District 39

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Stanley N. Lundine DEM +19.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stanley N. Lundine Won	DEM	79,385	58.45%
Crispin Maguire	REP	52,378	38.57%
Crispin Maguire	CRV	4,053	2.98%
Total		135,816

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