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1978 New York U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 20 Election?

Theodore S. Weiss won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 20 Election. Theodore S. Weiss received 64,275 popular votes (84.64%). The main challenger was Harry Torczyner (15.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Weiss and Torczyner

Weiss +69.3 pts · won by 52,614 votes
Theodore S. WeissDemocraticWINNER84.64%
64,275 votes
Harry TorczynerRepublican15.36%
11,661 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.