1980 New York U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 38 Election?

Jack Kemp won the 1980 New York U.S. House District 38 Election. Jack Kemp received 167,434 popular votes (7.85%). The main challenger was Gale A. Denn (1.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Kemp and Denn

Kemp +6.8 pts · won by 129,559 votes

Jack KempconservativeWINNER7.85%

167,434 votes

Gale A. Dennliberal1.07%

37,875 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.