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1998 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Nydia M. Velazquez won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Nydia M. Velazquez received 53,269 popular votes (65.18%). The main challenger was Rosemarie Markgraf (7.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Velazquez and Markgraf

Velazquez +57.3 pts · won by 46,864 votes
Nydia M. VelazquezDemocraticWINNER65.18%
53,269 votes
Rosemarie MarkgrafRepublican7.84%
6,405 votes
Angel Diazconservative2%
1,632 votes
Hector Cortes Jr.liberal1.32%
1,080 votes
Hector Henryfusion0.39%
320 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 23.3% 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.