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1980 New York U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 27 Election?

Matthew F. McHugh won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 27 Election. Matthew F. McHugh received 103,863 popular votes (55.05%). The main challenger was Neil Tyler Wallace (3.82%).

See the full head-to-head between McHugh and Wallace

McHugh +51.2 pts · won by 20,767 votes
Matthew F. McHughDemocraticWINNER55.05%
103,863 votes
Neil Tyler Wallaceconservative3.82%
83,096 votes
Louis F. Muenkelright to life0.91%
1,719 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.