1970 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1970 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Edward I. Koch won the 1970 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Edward I. Koch received 98,300 popular votes (47.93%). The main challenger was Peter J Sprague (31.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Koch and Sprague

Koch +16.0 pts · won by 47,653 votes
98,300 votes
50,647 votes
Richard J Callahanconservative6.05%
9,586 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 14.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.