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1998 New York U.S. House District 28 Election

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Who won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 28 Election?

Louise McIntosh Slaughter won the 1998 New York U.S. House District 28 Election. Louise McIntosh Slaughter received 118,856 popular votes (61.54%). The main challenger was Richard A. Kaplan (2.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Slaughter and Kaplan

Slaughter +58.7 pts · won by 62,413 votes
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocraticWINNER61.54%
118,856 votes
Richard A. Kaplanindependence2.86%
56,443 votes
Paul Brittonconservative2.57%
4,963 votes
Gerald D. Crawfordright to life1.65%
3,196 votes
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.