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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 (51.72%). The main challenger was Paul Aniboli (4.99%).

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

Downey +46.7 pts · won by 16,793 votes
Thomas J. DowneyDemocraticWINNER51.72%
97,648 votes
Paul Aniboliconservative4.99%
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 July 28, 2026.