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1976 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

Elizabeth Holtzman won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. Elizabeth Holtzman received 93,995 popular votes (76.7%). The main challenger was Gladys Pemberton (13.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Holtzman and Pemberton

Holtzman +63.4 pts · won by 74,572 votes
Elizabeth HoltzmanDemocraticWINNER76.7%
93,995 votes
Gladys PembertonRepublican13.31%
19,423 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 10.0% 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.