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 (65.86%). The main challenger was Denis McCarthy (10.33%).

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

Engel +55.5 pts · won by 85,395 votes
101,287 votes
15,892 votes
Dennis ColemanIndependence1.31%
2,008 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 22.5% 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 11, 2026.