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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New York/NY-24
      1978·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 24 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Richard L Ottinger
      56.1%75,397 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Michael R Edelman
      36.3%48,863 votes
      Margin
      D+19.7
      134,463 total votes
      5 candidates134,463 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Richard L OttingerDEM✓
      		DEM75,39756.1%
      Michael R EdelmanREP
      		REP48,86336.3%
      Michael R EdelmanOTH
      		OTH8,5886.4%
      Richard O ReyesOTH
      		OTH1,4231.1%
      Michael O'Mara BillingtonIND
      		IND1920.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+23.1
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.9
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202438.1%61.2%R+23.1375,078
      202038.7%59.0%R+20.3377,792
      201634.5%58.7%R+24.3338,733
      201246.6%53.4%R+6.9308,319
      200845.3%52.6%R+7.2345,780

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      2024
      Claudia TenneyREP
      R+22.1
      2022
      Claudia TenneyREP
      R+21.5
      Redistricted
      2020
      John M KatkoREP
      R+2.4
      2018
      Dana BalterDEM
      D+0.9
      2016
      John M KatkoREP
      R+12.6
      2014
      John M KatkoREP
      R+10.4
      2012
      Daniel B MaffeiDEM
      D+9.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      Michael A ArcuriDEM
      D+2.1
      2008
      Michael A ArcuriDEM
      D+6.4
      2006
      Michael A ArcuriDEM
      D+6.0
      2004
      Sherwood L BoehlertREP
      R+15.1
      2002
      Sherwood L BoehlertREP
      R+53.3
      Redistricted
      2000
      John M McHughREP
      R+39.2
      1998
      John M McHughREP
      R+41.6
      1996
      John M McHughREP
      R+31.0
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      Richard L OttingerDEM
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginD+12.5
      Career1970-1982
      US House / US Senate
      Full profile →
      Michael O'Mara BillingtonIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Michael R EdelmanOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Richard O ReyesOTH
      Record0W-4L
      Avg MarginR+11.8
      Career1972-1980
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

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