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1978 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

John W. Wydler won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. John W. Wydler received 84,864 popular votes (58.37%). The main challenger was John W. Matthews (41.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Wydler and Matthews

Wydler +16.7 pts · won by 24,345 votes
John W. WydlerRepublicanWINNER58.37%
84,864 votes
John W. MatthewsDemocratic41.63%
60,519 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 11, 2026.