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1978 New York U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 14 Election?

Frederick W. Richmond won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 14 Election. Frederick W. Richmond received 31,339 popular votes (71.27%). The main challenger was Arthur Bramwell (18.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Richmond and Bramwell

Richmond +52.8 pts · won by 23,823 votes
Frederick W. RichmondDemocraticWINNER71.27%
31,339 votes
Arthur BramwellRepublican18.45%
7,516 votes
Ralph J. Carranoconservative3.26%
1,330 votes
Sharon D. Grantsocialist workers1.37%
560 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.6% 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.