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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New York/NY-06
      1978·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 6 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Lester L Wolff
      55.5%74,741 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Stuart L Ain
      32.9%44,304 votes
      Margin
      D+22.6
      134,606 total votes
      4 candidates134,606 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Lester L WolffDEM✓
      		DEM74,74155.5%
      Stuart L AinREP
      		REP44,30432.9%
      Howard HorowitzOTH
      		OTH9,5037.1%
      Lester L WolffOTH
      		OTH6,0584.5%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+6.4
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+22.9
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202452.3%45.9%D+6.4209,347
      202064.3%34.9%D+29.4232,973
      201668.4%28.4%D+40.0198,512
      201271.7%28.3%D+43.3177,259
      200866.3%32.9%D+33.4187,304

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      2024
      Grace MengDEM
      D+23.9
      2022
      Grace MengDEM
      D+29.6
      Redistricted
      2020
      Grace MengDEM
      D+30.6
      2018
      Grace MengDEM
      D+84.5
      2016
      Grace MengDEM
      D+41.7
      2014
      Grace MengDEM
      D+63.7
      2012
      Grace MengDEM
      D+32.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+67.3
      2008
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+67.1
      2006
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+70.0
      2004
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+67.7
      2002
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+61.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+66.7
      1998
      Gregory W MeeksDEM
      D+63.7
      1996
      Floyd H FlakeDEM
      D+58.0
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      Howard HorowitzOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Stuart L AinREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Lester L WolffDEM
      Record2W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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