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1986 New York U.S. House District 28 Election

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Who won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 28 Election?

Matthew F. McHugh won the 1986 New York U.S. House District 28 Election. Matthew F. McHugh received 103,908 popular votes (68.31%). The main challenger was Mark R. Masterson (27.23%).

See the full head-to-head between McHugh and Masterson

McHugh +41.1 pts · won by 55,695 votes
Matthew F. McHughDemocraticWINNER68.31%
103,908 votes
Mark R. MastersonRepublican27.23%
48,213 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% 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.