New York's 31st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New York's 31st congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

New York's 31st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2000	Amory Houghton	Republican	60.1%	41.2
1998	Amory Houghton	Republican	54.2%	31.5
1980	Donald J. Mitchell	Republican	73.1%	51.9
1978	Donald J. Mitchell	Republican	91.3%	82.6
1976	Donald J. Mitchell	Republican	62.4%	28.9

2000

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amory Houghton Won	REP	143,584	60.12%
Amory Houghton Won	CRV	10,654	4.46%
Kisun J. Peters	DEM	45,193	18.92%
Blank/Scattering	—	39,398	16.50%
Total		238,829

1998

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

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald J. Mitchell Won	REP	128,397	73.13%
Donald J. Mitchell Won	RTL	7,579	4.32%
Irving A. Schwartz	DEM	37,266	21.23%
Irving A. Schwartz	LBL	2,323	1.32%
Total		175,565

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in New York's 31st congressional district?

Amory Houghton won in 2000 by 41.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.