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1980 New York U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 11 Election?

James H. Scheuer won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 11 Election. James H. Scheuer received 72,798 popular votes (2.93%). The main challenger was Andrew E. Carlan (19.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Scheuer and Carlan

Carlan +16.5 pts · led by -47,374 votes
James H. ScheuerliberalWINNER2.93%
72,798 votes
Andrew E. CarlanRepublican19.47%
25,424 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.