Elections / 1978 · House · NY-01
NY-01 — 1978 U.S. House election
congressional district1978 US House electionNY-01 · U.S. HouseCarneyR+14.3
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| William Carney ✓Republican | 56.3% | 90,115 |
|---|---|---|
| John RandolphDemocrat | 41.9% | 67,180 |
| Dorothy A SamekIndependent | 1.8% | 2,909 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
NY-01 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 410,100 | |
| 2022 | R | 318,995 | |
| 2020 | R | 375,116 | |
| 2018 | R | 270,053 | |
| 2016 | R | 323,890 | |
| 2014 | R | 172,757 | |
| 2012 | D | 276,848 | |
| 2010 | D | 196,039 | |
| 2008 | D | 277,628 | |
| 2006 | D | 167,688 | |
| 2004 | D | 278,209 | |
| 2002 | D | 167,791 | |
| 2000 | R | 239,604 | |
| 1998 | R | 155,090 | |
| 1996 | R | 213,116 | |
| 1994 | R | 184,033 | |
| 1992 | D | 227,983 | |
| 1990 | D | 143,180 | |
| 1988 | D | 207,951 | |
| 1986 | D | 131,031 | |
| 1984 | R | 201,580 | |
| 1982 | R | 138,021 | |
| 1980 | R | 204,486 | |
| 1978 | R | 160,204 | |
| 1976 | D | 207,468 |
Same ballot, 1978NY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.