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1998 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jerrold L. Nadler won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. Jerrold L. Nadler received 112,948 popular votes (68.54%). The main challenger was Theodore Howard (11.62%).

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

Nadler +56.9 pts · won by 94,565 votes
Jerrold L. NadlerDemocraticWINNER68.54%
112,948 votes
Theodore HowardRepublican11.62%
18,383 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 19.8% 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.