1986 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

Charles B. Rangel won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. Charles B. Rangel received 61,262 popular votes (5.95%). The main challenger was Michael T. Berns (2.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Rangel and Berns

Rangel +3.9 pts · won by 59,974 votes

Charles B. RangelliberalWINNER5.95%

61,262 votes

Michael T. Bernsconservative2.03%

1,288 votes

William Serailenew alliance1.57%

995 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.