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1988 New York U.S. House District 30 Election

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Who won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 30 Election?

Louise McIntosh Slaughter won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 30 Election. Louise McIntosh Slaughter received 128,364 popular votes (56.87%). The main challenger was John D. Bouchard (39.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Slaughter and Bouchard

Slaughter +17.4 pts · won by 39,238 votes
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocraticWINNER56.87%
128,364 votes
John D. BouchardRepublican39.49%
89,126 votes
Thomas D. Cookconservative2.77%
6,252 votes
Michael P. Flanaganright to life0.87%
1,970 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.