1980 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Benjamin A. Gilman won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Benjamin A. Gilman received 137,159 popular votes (74.26%). The main challenger was Edmond W. Farrell (4.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Gilman and Farrell

Gilman +69.5 pts · won by 128,393 votes
137,159 votes
Edmond W. Farrellright to life4.75%
8,766 votes
Eugene R. Victorliberal1.39%
37,475 votes
Tom GoonanLibertarian0.7%
1,292 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 18.9% 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.