1978 New York U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 7 Election?

Joseph P. Addabbo won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 7 Election. Joseph P. Addabbo received 73,066 popular votes (72.71%). The main challenger was Mark Elliot Scott (5.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Addabbo and Scott

Addabbo +67.6 pts · won by 69,131 votes
73,066 votes
Mark Elliot Scottconservative5.11%
3,935 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 22.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.