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1982 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

James H. Scheuer won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. James H. Scheuer received 91,830 popular votes (89.53%). The main challenger was John T. Blume (10.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Scheuer and Blume

Scheuer +79.1 pts · won by 81,089 votes
James H. ScheuerDemocraticWINNER89.53%
91,830 votes
John T. BlumeConservative10.47%
10,741 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 11, 2026.