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1996 New York U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 23 Election?

Sherwood L. Boehlert won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 23 Election. Sherwood L. Boehlert received 124,626 popular votes (52.47%). The main challenger was Bruce W. Hapanowicz (22.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Boehlert and Hapanowicz

Boehlert +30.2 pts · won by 74,190 votes
Sherwood L. BoehlertRepublicanWINNER52.47%
124,626 votes
Bruce W. HapanowiczDemocratic22.3%
50,436 votes
Thomas E. Loughlin Jr.independence4.79%
10,835 votes
William Tapleyright to life3.44%
7,790 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 17.0% 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.