Gary A. Lee

U.S. Representative
Born
August 18, 1933
Died
October 12, 2022
Age at death
89
Home state
New York
Party
conservative
On the ballot
1978–1980
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lee215,332
Opponents107,393
2
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1980, Gary A. Lee ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Lee's biggest single-election total was 132,831 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in New York's District 33. Lee's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in New York's District 33, decided by 24,215 votes.

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How many votes has Gary A. Lee received?

Gary A. Lee has received 215,332 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Gary A. Lee’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. HouseNew YorkWon132,8317.61%Dolore M. Reed
William L. Jones
1978U.S. HouseNew YorkWon82,50155.95%Roy A. Bernardi
Robert J. Byrne

Lynne Budzinski
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000192) and Wikidata (Q5524571). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Gary A. Lee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/gary-a-lee. 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.