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1980 New York U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 24 Election?

Richard Ottinger won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 24 Election. Richard Ottinger received 100,182 popular votes (59.44%). The main challenger was Joseph W. Christians (31.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Ottinger and Christians

Ottinger +28.0 pts · won by 33,493 votes
Richard OttingerDemocraticWINNER59.44%
100,182 votes
Joseph W. ChristiansRepublican31.4%
66,689 votes
Richard O. Reyesliberal1%
1,682 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 8.2% 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.