1982 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

Charles B. Rangel won the 1982 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. Charles B. Rangel received 76,626 popular votes (17.21%). The main challenger was Michael T. Berns (1.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Rangel and Berns

Rangel +15.6 pts · won by 75,365 votes

Charles B. RangelliberalWINNER17.21%

76,626 votes

Michael T. Bernsconservative1.6%

1,261 votes

Veronica Cruzsocialist workers0.91%

718 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.