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1978 New York U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 23 Election?

Peter A. Peyser won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 23 Election. Peter A. Peyser received 66,354 popular votes (51.61%). The main challenger was Angelo Martinelli (38.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Peyser and Martinelli

Peyser +13.4 pts · won by 6,899 votes
Peter A. PeyserDemocraticWINNER51.61%
66,354 votes
Angelo MartinelliRepublican38.17%
59,455 votes
John P. Hagenliberal2.15%
2,763 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 8.1% 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.