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1988 New York U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 31 Election?

L. William Paxon won the 1988 New York U.S. House District 31 Election. L. William Paxon received 117,710 popular votes (53.39%). The main challenger was David J. Swarts (46.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Paxon and Swarts

Paxon +6.8 pts · won by 14,933 votes
L. William PaxonRepublicanWINNER53.39%
117,710 votes
David J. SwartsDemocratic46.61%
102,777 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 9, 2026.