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1986 New York U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 20 Election?

Joseph J. Dioguardi won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 20 Election. Joseph J. Dioguardi received 80,220 popular votes (7.2%). The main challenger was Bella S. Abzug (44.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Dioguardi and Abzug

Abzug +37.4 pts · led by -13,861 votes
Joseph J. DioguardiconservativeWINNER7.2%
80,220 votes
Bella S. AbzugDemocratic44.56%
66,359 votes
Florence T. O'Gradyright to life1.57%
2,341 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.