1982 New York U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 11 Election?

Edolphus Towns won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 11 Election. Edolphus Towns received 39,357 popular votes (83.72%). The main challenger was James W. Smith (9.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Towns and Smith

Towns +74.3 pts · won by 34,908 votes

Edolphus Towns DemocraticWINNER83.72%

39,357 votes

James W. Smith Republican9.46%

4,449 votes

Patrick W. Giagnacovaliberal3.17%

1,488 votes

Joseph N.O. Caesarright to life0.96%

1,357 votes

Susan C. Zaratesocialist workers0.76%

359 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% 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.