1996 New York U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 1 Election?

Michael P. Forbes won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 1 Election. Michael P. Forbes received 116,620 popular votes (49.52%). The main challenger was Nora L. Bredes (40.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Forbes and Bredes

Forbes +8.6 pts · won by 20,124 votes
116,620 votes
96,496 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 9.5% 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 November 9, 2026.