New York's 36th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New York's 36th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

New York's 36th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	67.3%	42.9
1978	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	71.2%	48.2
1976	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	64.2%	33.5

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John J. LaFalce Won	DEM	115,334	67.31%
John J. LaFalce Won	LBL	7,595	4.43%
H. William Feder	REP	41,756	24.37%
H. William Feder	CRV	4,150	2.42%
H. William Feder	RTL	2,522	1.47%
Total		171,357

1978

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

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John J. LaFalce Won	DEM	118,765	64.22%
John J. LaFalce Won	LBL	4,481	2.42%
Ralph J. Argen	REP	56,790	30.71%
Ralph J. Argen	CRV	4,911	2.66%
Total		184,947

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in New York's 36th congressional district?

John J. LaFalce won in 1980 by 42.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.