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Elections / 1978 · House · NY

New York sent 26 Democrats and 13 Republicans to the US House in 1978.

39 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

New York — 1978 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
NY-01R
−5.2%
William Carney160,204
NY-02D
+17.8%
Thomas J Downey118,129
NY-03D
+11.6%
Jerome A Ambro138,670
NY-04R
−23.6%
Norman F Lent143,302
NY-05R
−12.2%
John W Wydler145,383
NY-06D
+22.6%
Lester Wolff134,606
NY-07D
+55.8%
Joseph P Addabbo77,001
NY-08D
+56.5%
Benjamin S Rosenthal95,202
NY-09D
+20.3%
Geraldine A Ferraro94,787
NY-10D
+34.4%
Mario Biaggi82,061
NY-11D
+58.4%
James H Scheuer75,203
NY-12D
+60.9%
Shirley Chisholm29,277
NY-13D
+61.3%
Stephen J Solarz84,839
NY-14D
+52.8%
Frederick W Richmond40,745
NY-15D
+30.6%
Leo C Zeferetti72,331
NY-16D
+60.1%
Elizabeth Holtzman72,890
NY-17D
+29.2%
John M Murphy99,961
NY-18R
−8.3%
S William Green114,301
NY-19D
+70.3%
Charles B Rangel61,991
NY-20D
+60.3%
Ted S Weiss75,936
NY-21D
+78.2%
Robert Garcia24,449
NY-22D
+65.2%
Jonathan B Bingham69,837
NY-23D
+13.4%
Peter A Peyser128,572
NY-24D
+19.7%
Richard L Ottinger134,463
NY-25R
−56.9%
Hamilton Fish JR146,533
NY-26R
−34.4%
Benjamin A Gilman139,637
NY-27D
+15.3%
Matthew F McHugh149,590
NY-28D
+58.2%
Samuel S Stratton182,945
NY-29R
−5.5%
Gerald B H Solomon184,223
NY-30R
−19.1%
Robert C McEwen141,263
NY-31R
−91.3%
Donald J Mitchell107,791
NY-32D
+10.7%
James M Hanley145,471
NY-33R
−16.4%
Gary A Lee147,454
NY-34R
−1.0%
Frank Horton140,912
NY-35R
−43.1%
Barber B Conable138,593
NY-36D
+48.2%
John J Lafalce134,257
NY-37D
+55.3%
Henry J Nowak90,271
NY-38R
−83.3%
Jack Kemp120,132
NY-39D
+19.9%
Stanley N Lundine135,816