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1984 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1984 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas J. Downey won the 1984 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas J. Downey received 97,648 popular votes (54.7%). The main challenger was Paul Aniboli (45.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Downey and Aniboli

Downey +9.4 pts · won by 16,793 votes
Thomas J. DowneyDemocraticWINNER54.7%
97,648 votes
Paul AniboliRepublican45.3%
80,855 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 9, 2026.