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1978 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Shirley Chisholm won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Shirley Chisholm received 25,697 popular votes (73.12%). The main challenger was Charles Gibbs (12.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Chisholm and Gibbs

Chisholm +60.9 pts · won by 22,117 votes
Shirley ChisholmDemocraticWINNER73.12%
25,697 votes
Charles GibbsRepublican12.23%
3,580 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 14.6% 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.