1986 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Raymond J. McGrath won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Raymond J. McGrath received 93,473 popular votes (6.96%). The main challenger was Michael T. Sullivan (4.28%).

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

McGrath +2.7 pts · won by 43,745 votes

Raymond J. McGrathconservativeWINNER6.96%

93,473 votes

Michael T. Sullivanright to life4.28%

49,728 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.