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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/New York/NY-34
      1980·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 34 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Frank J Horton
      72.9%133,278 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      James R Toole
      20.7%37,883 votes
      Margin
      R+52.2
      182,795 total votes
      5 candidates182,795 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Frank J HortonREP✓
      		REP133,27872.9%
      James R TooleDEM
      		DEM37,88320.7%
      Clyde O BenoyOTH
      		OTH5,8293.2%
      William BastukOTH
      		OTH3,1781.7%
      David D HoeslyLIB
      		LIB2,6271.4%

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      1990
      Amo HoughtonREP
      R+28.0
      1988
      Amo HoughtonREP
      R+88.0
      1986
      Amory Houghton Jr.REP
      R+16.3
      1984
      Stanley N LundineDEM
      D+12.9
      1982
      Stanley N LundineDEM
      D+24.0
      Redistricted
      1978
      Frank J HortonREP
      R+1.0
      1976
      Frank J HortonREP
      R+35.5
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      Frank J HortonREP
      Record8W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1990
      US House
      Full profile →
      Clyde O BenoyOTH
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+23.2
      Career1980-2002
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      David D HoeslyLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      William BastukOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      James R TooleDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1984
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in New York, 1980

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