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1986 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Theodore S. Weiss won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Theodore S. Weiss received 95,094 popular votes (7.59%). The main challenger was Thomas A. Chorba (12.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Weiss and Chorba

Chorba +4.8 pts · led by -79,507 votes
Theodore S. WeissliberalWINNER7.59%
95,094 votes
Thomas A. ChorbaRepublican12.34%
15,587 votes
James J. Mangianew alliance0.52%
581 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.