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1978 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Benjamin A. Gilman won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Benjamin A. Gilman received 87,059 popular votes (62.35%). The main challenger was William R. Schaeffer (7.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Gilman and Schaeffer

Gilman +54.7 pts · won by 76,351 votes
Benjamin A. GilmanRepublicanWINNER62.35%
87,059 votes
William R. Schaefferconservative7.67%
10,708 votes
Charles Emmet Holbrookliberal2.01%
41,870 votes
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.