1996 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Rick Lazio won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Rick Lazio received 112,135 popular votes (47.79%). The main challenger was Kenneth J. Herman (26.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Lazio and Herman

Lazio +21.7 pts · won by 54,182 votes
112,135 votes
Alice Cort Rossright to life2.22%
4,506 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 23.9% 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.