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1986 New York U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 24 Election?

Gerald B. H. Solomon won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 24 Election. Gerald B. H. Solomon received 117,285 popular votes (62.38%). The main challenger was Edward James Bloch (29.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Solomon and Bloch

Solomon +32.8 pts · won by 68,060 votes
Gerald B. H. SolomonRepublicanWINNER62.38%
117,285 votes
Edward James BlochDemocratic29.56%
49,225 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 8.1% 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.