1986 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas J. Downey won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas J. Downey received 69,771 popular votes (61.21%). The main challenger was Jeffrey A. Butzke (27.58%).

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

Downey +33.6 pts · won by 34,639 votes
69,771 votes
Veronica Windishmanright to life3.36%
3,651 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.9% 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.