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1996 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jerrold L. Nadler won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. Jerrold L. Nadler received 131,943 popular votes (4.11%). The main challenger was Michael Benjamin (12.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Nadler and Benjamin

Benjamin +8.5 pts · led by -105,915 votes
Jerrold L. NadlerliberalWINNER4.11%
131,943 votes
Michael BenjaminRepublican12.64%
26,028 votes
George A. Galip Jr.conservative1.2%
2,381 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.