Benjamin A. Gilman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 6, 1922
Died: December 17, 2016
Age at death: 94
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1972–2000

Career timeline

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15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Gilman1.7M

Opponents1.0M

Elections run

Between 1972 and 2000, Benjamin A. Gilman ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Gilman's biggest single-election total was 150,301 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in New York's District 20. Gilman's closest win came in the 1972 U.S. House election in New York's District 26, decided by 16,016 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 20, every U.S. House race in New York's District 22, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 26.

How many votes has Benjamin A. Gilman received?

Benjamin A. Gilman has received 1,714,937 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Benjamin A. Gilman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2000	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	136,01650.66%	Paul J. Feiner (head-to-head) Christine M. Tighe (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	98,54651.62%	Paul J. Feiner (head-to-head) Christine M. Tighe (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	122,47949.83%	Yash P. Aggarwal Robert F. Garrison (head-to-head) Ira W. Goodman
1994	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	120,33459.22%	Gregory B. Julian Lois M. Colandrea
1992	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	150,30156.72%	Jonathan L. Levine Robert F. Garrison (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	95,49559.58%	John G. Dow Margaret M. Beirne
1988	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	144,22770.83%	Eleanor F. Burlingham (head-to-head) Barbara E. Braun
1986	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	94,24469.47%	Eleanor F. Burlingham (head-to-head) Richard Bruno (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	144,27868.55%	Bruce M. Levine Robert De Maggio
1982	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	92,26652.94%	Peter A. Peyser Charles C. Beck Richard Bruno (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	137,15974.26%	Eugene R. Victor (head-to-head) Edmond W. Farrell Tom Goonan
1978	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	87,05962.35%	Charles Emmet Holbrook William R. Schaeffer
1976	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	120,04965.25%	John R. Maloney Eugene R. Victor (head-to-head)
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	81,56253.99%	John G Dow (head-to-head) John H Moore
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	90,92247.75%	John G Dow (head-to-head) Yale Rapkin

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000212) and Wikidata (Q4888163). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Benjamin A. Gilman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/benjamin-a-gilman. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.