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1980 New York U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 36 Election?

John J. LaFalce won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 36 Election. John J. LaFalce received 122,929 popular votes (67.31%). The main challenger was H. William Feder (2.42%).

See the full head-to-head between LaFalce and Feder

LaFalce +64.9 pts · won by 74,501 votes
John J. LaFalceDemocraticWINNER67.31%
122,929 votes
H. William Federconservative2.42%
48,428 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.