1988 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Raymond J. McGrath won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Raymond J. McGrath received 134,881 popular votes (58.88%). The main challenger was William G. Kelly (33.25%).

See the full head-to-head between McGrath and Kelly

McGrath +25.6 pts · won by 65,951 votes
134,881 votes
James A. Matierright to life1.69%
3,502 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.2% 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.