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1980 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Guy V. Molinari won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Guy V. Molinari received 69,573 popular votes (8.08%). The main challenger was John M. Murphy (31.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Molinari and Murphy

Murphy +14.5 pts · led by 25,836 votes
Guy V. MolinariconservativeWINNER8.08%
69,573 votes
John M. MurphyDemocratic31.71%
50,954 votes
Mary T. Coddliberal17.25%
25,118 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.