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1996 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Eliot L. Engel won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Eliot L. Engel received 101,287 popular votes (2.21%). The main challenger was Denis McCarthy (7.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Engel and McCarthy

McCarthy +5.3 pts · led by -85,395 votes
Eliot L. EngelliberalWINNER2.21%
101,287 votes
Denis McCarthyRepublican7.47%
15,892 votes
Dennis Colemanindependence1.31%
2,008 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.