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1978 New York U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 6 Election?

Lester L. Wolff won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 6 Election. Lester L. Wolff received 80,799 popular votes (4.5%). The main challenger was Stuart L. Ain (32.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Wolff and Ain

Ain +25.8 pts · led by 34,801 votes
Lester L. WolffliberalWINNER4.5%
80,799 votes
Stuart L. AinRepublican32.91%
44,304 votes
Howard Horowitzconservative7.06%
9,503 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.