1980 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

Charles E. Schumer won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. Charles E. Schumer received 67,343 popular votes (74.24%). The main challenger was Theodore Silverman (3.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Schumer and Silverman

Schumer +70.6 pts · won by 50,293 votes
67,343 votes
Theodore Silvermanconservative3.67%
17,050 votes
Mary B. Spaldingright to life2.91%
2,533 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 19.2% 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.