1986 New York U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 4 Election?

Norman F. Lent won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 4 Election. Norman F. Lent received 92,214 popular votes (56.63%). The main challenger was Patricia Sullivan (28.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Lent and Sullivan

Lent +27.7 pts · won by 48,633 votes
92,214 votes
George E. Pattersonright to life4.56%
6,493 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 9.9% 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.