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2018 New York U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 2018 New York U.S. House District 20 Election?

Paul D. Tonko won the 2018 New York U.S. House District 20 Election. Paul D. Tonko received 176,811 popular votes (60.65%). The main challenger was Joe Vitollo (33.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Tonko and Vitollo

Tonko +27.2 pts · won by 87,753 votes
Paul D. TonkoDemocraticWINNER60.65%
176,811 votes
Joe VitolloRepublican33.48%
89,058 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.9% 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.