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1982 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Major R. Owens won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Major R. Owens received 44,586 popular votes (4.44%). The main challenger was David Katan (6.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Owens and Katan

Katan +2.1 pts · led by -41,371 votes
Major R. OwensliberalWINNER4.44%
44,586 votes
David KatanRepublican6.53%
3,215 votes
David E. Rosenstrochconservative2.04%
1,005 votes
Jahn-Clymer Francisright to life0.92%
453 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.