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1988 New York U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 19 Election?

Eliot L. Engel won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 19 Election. Eliot L. Engel received 77,158 popular votes (54.17%). The main challenger was Mario Biaggi (27.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Engel and Biaggi

Engel +27.0 pts · won by 39,704 votes
Eliot L. EngelDemocraticWINNER54.17%
77,158 votes
Mario BiaggiRepublican27.19%
37,454 votes
Martin J. O'Gradyright to life8.18%
11,271 votes
Robert Blumetticonservative8.12%
11,182 votes
Michael ZagarellIndependent0.49%
678 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% 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.