Hamilton Fish Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 3, 1926
Died: July 23, 1996
Age at death: 70
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1968–1994

Career timeline

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13-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.1.7M

Opponents807,968

Elections run

Between 1968 and 1994, Hamilton Fish Jr. ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning 13 and losing 1. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 160,053 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in New York's District 21. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in New York's District 28, decided by 4,763 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 19, every U.S. House race in New York's District 21, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 25.

How many votes has Hamilton Fish Jr. received?

Hamilton Fish Jr. has received 1,712,893 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–1.

Election history

Hamilton Fish Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1994	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	70,69633.88%	Sue W. Kelly Joseph J. Dioguardi Catherine Portman-Laux
1992	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	139,6107.69%	Neil P. McCarthy
1990	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	99,86612.97%	Richard L. Barbuto Richard S. Curtin II (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	150,44366.55%	Lawrence W. Grunberger (head-to-head) Richard S. Curtin II (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	102,07066.97%	Lawrence W. Grunberger (head-to-head) Karen A. Gormley-Vitale
1984	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	160,05369.05%	Lawrence W. Grunberger (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	117,4609.26%	J. Morgan Strong
1980	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	158,93611.37%	Gunars M. Ozols (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	114,64178.24%	Gunars M. Ozols (head-to-head) Frank Fletcher
1976	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	139,38962.22%	Minna Post Peyser
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	103,79910.48%	Nicholas B Angell Joseph N Cohen
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	144,3868.82%	James Irving Burns Robert P Falisey
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	119,95470.78%	John Greaney William J Hoffman
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	91,59048.15%	John S Dyson G Gordon Liddy Peter Kane Dufault

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000141) and Wikidata (Q5644938). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Hamilton Fish Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/hamilton-fish-jr. 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.