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1976 New York U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 20 Election?

Theodore S. Weiss won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 20 Election. Theodore S. Weiss received 91,977 popular votes (8.58%). The main challenger was Denise T. Weiseman (12.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Weiss and Weiseman

Weiseman +4.2 pts · led by -77,863 votes
Theodore S. WeissliberalWINNER8.58%
91,977 votes
Denise T. WeisemanRepublican12.77%
14,114 votes
Herman Dinsmoreconservative3.01%
3,323 votes
Diane Steinbergworkers0.97%
1,076 votes
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.