1986 New York U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 7 Election?

Gary L. Ackerman won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 7 Election. Gary L. Ackerman received 62,836 popular votes (77.37%). The main challenger was Edward Nelson Rodriguez (17.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Ackerman and Rodriguez

Ackerman +59.6 pts · won by 44,452 votes
62,836 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.