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1978 New York U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 1 Election?

William Carney won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 1 Election. William Carney received 90,115 popular votes (56.25%). The main challenger was John Randolph (41.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Carney and Randolph

Carney +14.3 pts · won by 22,935 votes
William CarneyRepublicanWINNER56.25%
90,115 votes
John RandolphDemocratic41.93%
67,180 votes
Dorothy A. SamekLiberal1.82%
2,909 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 9, 2026.