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2012 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2012 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

Eliot L. Engel won the 2012 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. Eliot L. Engel received 179,561 popular votes (64.33%). The main challenger was Joseph McLaughlin (19.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Engel and McLaughlin

Engel +44.4 pts · won by 125,626 votes
Eliot L. EngelDemocraticWINNER64.33%
179,561 votes
Joseph McLaughlinRepublican19.95%
53,935 votes
Joseph DiaferiaGreen1.1%
2,974 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 14.6% 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.