1998 House elections · New York districts

New York U.S. House election results 1998

Results in all of New York's congressional districts in 1998 (Democratic 18, Republican 13): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 18
Republican 13

District 1

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Michael P. Forbes REP +12.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael P. Forbes Won	REP	75,643	43.14%
Michael P. Forbes Won	CRV	13,032	7.43%
Michael P. Forbes Won	RTL	7,627	4.35%
Michael P. Forbes Won	IDP	3,158	1.80%
William G. Holst	DEM	54,463	31.06%
Blank/Scattering	—	20,242	11.55%
William G. Holst	OTH	1,167	0.67%
Total		175,332

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 2

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Rick Lazio REP +23.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rick Lazio Won	REP	71,760	48.91%
Rick Lazio Won	CRV	13,329	9.09%
John C. Bace	DEM	37,949	25.87%
Blank/Scattering	—	18,284	12.46%
Denis K. Quinn	RTL	3,646	2.49%
Kenneth J. Herman	IDP	1,754	1.20%
Total		146,722

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 3

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Peter King REP +15.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter King Won	REP	95,709	46.92%
Peter King Won	CRV	13,869	6.80%
Peter King Won	RTL	7,680	3.77%
Kevin N. Langberg	DEM	63,628	31.19%
Blank/Scattering	—	21,609	10.59%
Thomas R. Di Lavore	LBL	1,497	0.73%
Total		203,992

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 4

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Carolyn McCarthy DEM +11.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carolyn McCarthy Won	DEM	86,692	46.46%
Carolyn McCarthy Won	IDP	3,564	1.91%
Gregory R. Becker	REP	64,509	34.57%
Blank/Scattering	—	15,021	8.05%
Gregory R. Becker	CRV	9,114	4.88%
Gregory R. Becker	RTL	6,361	3.41%
Patricia M. Maher	LBL	1,343	0.72%
Total		186,604

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 5

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Gary L. Ackerman DEM +29.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary L. Ackerman Won	DEM	92,189	53.21%
Gary L. Ackerman Won	IDP	2,767	1.60%
Gary L. Ackerman Won	LBL	2,448	1.41%
Dave C. Pinzon	REP	40,861	23.59%
Blank/Scattering	—	23,385	13.50%
Dave C. Pinzon	CRV	8,725	5.04%
Anne T. Robinson	LBL	2,872	1.66%
Total		173,247

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 6

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Gregory W. Meeks DEM +62.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gregory W. Meeks Won	DEM	73,235	63.67%
Gregory W. Meeks Won	IDP	1,693	1.47%
Gregory W. Meeks Won	LBL	1,194	1.04%
Blank/Scattering	—	38,908	33.82%
Total		115,030

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 6 (special)

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Gregory W. Meeks DEM +35.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gregory W. Meeks Won	DEM	14,224	56.51%
Alton Ronald Waldon	CRV	5,229	20.77%
Barbara M. Clark	OTH	3,305	13.13%
Celestine V. Miller	REP	2,209	8.78%
Mary Cronin	RTL	206	0.82%
Total		25,173

Official source: RaceDetail.html

District 7

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Joseph Crowley DEM +31.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph Crowley Won	DEM	50,924	49.50%
Blank/Scattering	—	29,105	28.29%
James J. Dillon	REP	18,896	18.37%
Richard Retcho	CRV	3,960	3.85%
Total		102,885

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 8

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Jerry Nadler DEM +56.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Nadler Won	DEM	108,408	68.54%
Jerry Nadler Won	LBL	4,540	2.87%
Blank/Scattering	—	26,846	16.97%
Theodore P. Howard	REP	18,383	11.62%
Total		158,177

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 9

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Anthony Weiner DEM +31.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony Weiner Won	DEM	67,274	49.80%
Anthony Weiner Won	IDP	2,165	1.60%
Blank/Scattering	—	30,577	22.63%
Louis Telano	REP	24,486	18.12%
Melinda Katz	LBL	5,698	4.22%
Arthur J. Smith	CRV	4,899	3.63%
Total		135,099

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 10

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Edolphus Towns DEM +63.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edolphus Towns Won	DEM	81,368	67.95%
Edolphus Towns Won	LBL	2,160	1.80%
Blank/Scattering	—	29,246	24.42%
Ernestine M. Brown	REP	5,577	4.66%
Ernest Johnson	CRV	1,396	1.17%
Total		119,747

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 11

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Major R. Owens DEM +63.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Major R. Owens Won	DEM	73,674	68.92%
Major R. Owens Won	LBL	2,099	1.96%
Blank/Scattering	—	22,691	21.23%
David Greene	REP	5,718	5.35%
David Greene	CRV	1,566	1.47%
Phyllis Taliaferro	IDP	1,144	1.07%
Total		106,892

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 12

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Nydia M. Velazquez DEM +55.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nydia M. Velazquez Won	DEM	53,269	64.40%
Blank/Scattering	—	19,016	22.99%
Rosemarie Markgraf	REP	7,405	8.95%
Angel Diaz	CRV	1,632	1.97%
Hector Cortes	LBL	1,080	1.31%
Hector Henry	OTH	320	0.39%
Total		82,722

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 13

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Vito J. Fossella REP +15.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vito J. Fossella Won	REP	60,550	44.04%
Vito J. Fossella Won	CRV	11,707	8.52%
Vito J. Fossella Won	RTL	3,881	2.82%
Eugene V. Prisco	DEM	39,153	28.48%
Blank/Scattering	—	19,937	14.50%
Anita F. Lerman	IDP	1,245	0.91%
Eugene V. Prisco	LBL	1,014	0.74%
Total		137,487

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 14

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Carolyn B. Maloney DEM +43.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carolyn B. Maloney Won	DEM	104,351	63.32%
Carolyn B. Maloney Won	LBL	3,896	2.36%
Carolyn B. Maloney Won	IDP	2,825	1.71%
Stephanie E. Kupferman	REP	32,458	19.70%
Blank/Scattering	—	21,269	12.91%
Total		164,799

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 15

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Charles B. Rangel DEM +70.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles B. Rangel Won	DEM	88,271	74.74%
Charles B. Rangel Won	LBL	2,153	1.82%
Blank/Scattering	—	20,970	17.76%
David E. Cunningham	REP	5,633	4.77%
Patrick A. McManus	CRV	1,082	0.92%
Total		118,109

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 16

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José E. Serrano DEM +70.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
José E. Serrano Won	DEM	65,957	73.07%
José E. Serrano Won	LBL	1,410	1.56%
Blank/Scattering	—	19,687	21.81%
Thomas W. Bayley	REP	2,457	2.72%
Owen D. Camp	CRV	756	0.84%
Total		90,267

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 17

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Eliot Engel DEM +62.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eliot Engel Won	DEM	79,257	69.11%
Eliot Engel Won	LBL	1,690	1.47%
Blank/Scattering	—	22,699	19.79%
Peter Fiumefreddo	REP	7,982	6.96%
Peter Fiumefreddo	CRV	2,280	1.99%
Peter Fiumefreddo	IDP	775	0.68%
Total		114,683

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 18

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Nita Lowey DEM +47.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nita Lowey Won	DEM	91,623	55.18%
Blank/Scattering	—	55,344	33.33%
Daniel A. McMahon	CRV	12,594	7.59%
Giulio A. Cavallo	IDP	3,251	1.96%
Marion M. Conner	RTL	3,234	1.95%
Total		166,046

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 19

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Sue W. Kelly REP +17.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue W. Kelly Won	REP	88,341	46.98%
Sue W. Kelly Won	CRV	16,126	8.58%
Dick Collins	DEM	56,378	29.99%
Blank/Scattering	—	20,190	10.74%
Joseph J. DioGuardi	RTL	5,941	3.16%
Charles C. Williams	FRE	1,046	0.56%
Total		188,022

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 20

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Benjamin A. Gilman REP +19.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Benjamin A. Gilman Won	REP	98,546	51.62%
Paul J. Feiner	DEM	61,753	32.34%
Blank/Scattering	—	22,021	11.53%
Christine M. Tighe	RTL	4,769	2.50%
Paul J. Feiner	IDP	2,005	1.05%
Paul J. Feiner	LBL	1,831	0.96%
Total		190,925

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 21

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Michael R. McNulty DEM +33.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael R. McNulty Won	DEM	123,638	56.52%
Michael R. McNulty Won	CRV	15,690	7.17%
Michael R. McNulty Won	IDP	7,311	3.34%
Lauren K. Ayers	REP	50,931	23.28%
Blank/Scattering	—	21,183	9.68%
Total		218,753

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 22

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John E. Sweeney REP +3.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John E. Sweeney Won	REP	87,786	40.93%
John E. Sweeney Won	CRV	15,203	7.09%
John E. Sweeney Won	IDP	3,930	1.83%
Jean Parvin Bordewich	DEM	81,296	37.91%
Blank/Scattering	—	21,209	9.89%
Francis A. Giroux	RTL	5,051	2.36%
Total		214,475

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 23

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Sherwood L. Boehlert REP +49.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sherwood L. Boehlert Won	REP	111,242	60.76%
Blank/Scattering	—	45,362	24.78%
David B. Vickers	CRV	21,596	11.80%
David B. Vickers	RTL	4,897	2.68%
Total		183,097

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 24

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John M. McHugh REP +41.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John M. McHugh Won	REP	101,689	59.81%
John M. McHugh Won	CRV	14,993	8.82%
Cornelius P. Tallon	DEM	31,011	18.24%
Blank/Scattering	—	22,330	13.13%
Total		170,023

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 25

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James T. Walsh REP +27.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James T. Walsh Won	REP	102,219	53.83%
James T. Walsh Won	CRV	18,985	10.00%
Yvonne T. Rothenberg	DEM	50,268	26.47%
Blank/Scattering	—	15,222	8.02%
Yvonne T. Rothenberg	OTH	3,193	1.68%
Total		189,887

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 26

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Maurice D. Hinchey DEM +27.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maurice D. Hinchey Won	DEM	99,249	52.56%
Maurice D. Hinchey Won	IDP	6,321	3.35%
Maurice D. Hinchey Won	LBL	2,634	1.40%
William Bud H. Walker	REP	47,084	24.93%
Blank/Scattering	—	13,695	7.25%
Randall A. Terry	RTL	12,160	6.44%
William Bud H. Walker	CRV	7,692	4.07%
Total		188,835

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 27

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Thomas M. Reynolds REP +11.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas M. Reynolds Won	REP	86,106	41.77%
Thomas M. Reynolds Won	CRV	15,936	7.73%
William R. Cook	DEM	62,714	30.42%
Blank/Scattering	—	28,132	13.65%
William R. Cook	IDP	8,194	3.98%
William R. Cook	RTL	5,070	2.46%
Total		206,152

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 28

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Louise McIntosh Slaughter DEM +35.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louise McIntosh Slaughter Won	DEM	118,856	61.54%
Richard A. Kaplan	REP	50,926	26.37%
Blank/Scattering	—	9,678	5.01%
Richard A. Kaplan	IDP	5,517	2.86%
Paul Britton	CRV	4,963	2.57%
Gerald D. Crawford	RTL	3,196	1.66%
Total		193,136

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 29

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John J. LaFalce DEM +16.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John J. LaFalce Won	DEM	87,805	47.70%
John J. LaFalce Won	IDP	6,762	3.67%
John J. LaFalce Won	LBL	2,668	1.45%
Chris Collins	REP	58,232	31.64%
Blank/Scattering	—	13,541	7.36%
Chris Collins	CRV	11,249	6.11%
David E. Denzel	RTL	3,813	2.07%
Total		184,070

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 30

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Jack Quinn REP +19.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Quinn Won	REP	91,350	48.58%
Jack Quinn Won	CRV	16,198	8.61%
Jack Quinn Won	IDP	8,545	4.54%
Crystal Davis Peoples-Stokes	DEM	55,199	29.36%
Blank/Scattering	—	16,742	8.90%
Total		188,034

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 31

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Amory Houghton REP +31.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amory Houghton Won	REP	95,638	54.16%
Amory Houghton Won	CRV	11,977	6.78%
Caleb Rossiter	DEM	40,091	22.71%
Blank/Scattering	—	18,321	10.38%
James R. Pierce	RTL	10,546	5.97%
Total		176,573

Official source: Election-Statistics

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