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1988 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Major R. Owens won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Major R. Owens received 74,304 popular votes (86.45%). The main challenger was Owen Augustin (5.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Owens and Augustin

Owens +80.6 pts · won by 68,722 votes
Major R. OwensDemocraticWINNER86.45%
74,304 votes
Owen AugustinRepublican5.82%
5,582 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.7% 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.