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2020 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2020 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

Hakeem S. Jeffries won the 2020 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. Hakeem S. Jeffries received 234,933 popular votes (72.48%). The main challenger was Garfield H Wallace (1.01%).

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

Jeffries +71.5 pts · won by 192,926 votes
Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocraticWINNER72.48%
234,933 votes
Garfield H WallaceCONSERVATIVE1.01%
42,007 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.