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1976 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas J. Downey won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas J. Downey received 91,241 popular votes (56.39%). The main challenger was Peter F. Cohalan (36.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Downey and Cohalan

Downey +20.4 pts · won by 23,486 votes
Thomas J. DowneyDemocraticWINNER56.39%
91,241 votes
Peter F. CohalanRepublican36.03%
67,755 votes
Rochelle Davidsonliberal0.57%
906 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.