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2016 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

Hakeem S. Jeffries won the 2016 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. Hakeem S. Jeffries received 214,595 popular votes (78.89%). The main challenger was Daniel J. Cavanagh (5.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Jeffries and Cavanagh

Jeffries +72.9 pts · won by 199,194 votes
Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocraticWINNER78.89%
214,595 votes
Daniel J. Cavanaghconservative5.98%
15,401 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 15.1% 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.