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1976 New York U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 27 Election?

Matthew F. McHugh won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 27 Election. Matthew F. McHugh received 127,048 popular votes (2.77%). The main challenger was William H. Harter (30.86%).

See the full head-to-head between McHugh and Harter

Harter +28.1 pts · led by -63,422 votes
Matthew F. McHughliberalWINNER2.77%
127,048 votes
William H. HarterRepublican30.86%
63,626 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.