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1996 New York U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 3 Election?

Peter T. King won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 3 Election. Peter T. King received 127,972 popular votes (5.88%). The main challenger was Dal A. Lamagna (35.91%).

See the full head-to-head between King and Lamagna

Lamagna +30.0 pts · led by -30,454 votes
Peter T. KingconservativeWINNER5.88%
127,972 votes
Dal A. LamagnaDemocratic35.91%
97,518 votes
John J. O'Shearight to life1.59%
4,129 votes
John A. De Primaliberal0.7%
1,807 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.