1988 New York U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 20 Election?

Nita M. Lowey won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 20 Election. Nita M. Lowey received 102,235 popular votes (50.3%). The main challenger was Joseph J. Dioguardi (5.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Lowey and Dioguardi

Lowey +44.6 pts · won by 5,770 votes

Nita M. Lowey DemocraticWINNER50.3%

102,235 votes

Joseph J. Dioguardiconservative5.66%

96,465 votes

Florence T. O'Gradyright to life1.44%

2,932 votes

Henry M. Levineliberal0.8%

1,631 votes

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.