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1978 New York U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 37 Election?

Henry J. Nowak won the 1978 New York U.S. House District 37 Election. Henry J. Nowak received 70,911 popular votes (3.81%). The main challenger was Charles Poth III (19.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Nowak and III

III +15.7 pts · led by -53,326 votes
Henry J. NowakliberalWINNER3.81%
70,911 votes
Charles Poth IIIRepublican19.48%
17,585 votes
Dunstan Haettenschwillerconservative1.66%
1,501 votes
Khushro Ghandilabor0.3%
274 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.