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2010 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2010 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Gary L. Ackerman won the 2010 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Gary L. Ackerman received 72,239 popular votes (59.74%). The main challenger was James Milano (30.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Ackerman and Milano

Ackerman +29.3 pts · won by 30,746 votes
Gary L. AckermanDemocraticWINNER59.74%
72,239 votes
James MilanoRepublican30.48%
41,493 votes
Elizabeth Berneytax revolt0.66%
798 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 9.1% 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.