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1998 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Rick Lazio won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Rick Lazio received 85,089 popular votes (48.91%). The main challenger was John C. Bace (25.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Lazio and Bace

Lazio +23.0 pts · won by 47,140 votes
Rick LazioRepublicanWINNER48.91%
85,089 votes
John C. BaceDemocratic25.86%
37,949 votes
Denis K. Quinnright to life2.48%
3,646 votes
Kenneth J. Hermanindependence1.2%
1,754 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 21.5% 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 July 28, 2026.