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1980 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Raymond J. McGrath won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Raymond J. McGrath received 105,140 popular votes (48.77%). The main challenger was Karen S. Burstein (40.05%).

See the full head-to-head between McGrath and Burstein

McGrath +8.7 pts · won by 27,912 votes
Raymond J. McGrathRepublicanWINNER48.77%
105,140 votes
Karen S. BursteinDemocratic40.05%
77,228 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 11.2% 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.