Nita M. Lowey

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 5, 1937
Died: March 15, 2025
Age at death: 87
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1988–2018

Career timeline

1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep

16-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lowey2.1M

Opponents937,581

Elections run

Between 1988 and 2018, Nita M. Lowey ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Lowey's biggest single-election total was 214,530 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in New York's District 17. Lowey's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. House election in New York's District 20, decided by 5,770 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 17, every U.S. House race in New York's District 18, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 20.

How many votes has Nita M. Lowey received?

Nita M. Lowey has received 2,067,240 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.

Election history

Nita M. Lowey’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2018	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	170,16882.5%	Joseph J. Ciardullo
2016	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	214,5304.82%	—
2014	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	98,1504.87%	Christopher E. Day
2012	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	171,4173.29%	Joe E. Carvin Francis E. Morganthaler
2010	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	115,61961.71%	Jim Russell (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	174,7912.46%	Jim Russell (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	124,25659.74%	Richard A. Hoffman (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	170,7152.51%	Richard A. Hoffman (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	98,95750.2%	Michael J. Reynolds
2000	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	126,87855.59%	John G. Vonglis Florence T. O__Grady
1998	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	91,62355.18%	Daniel McMahon Giulio A. Cavallo Marion M. Conner
1996	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	118,19455.34%	Kerry J. Katsorhis Concetta M. Ferrara Florence T. O'Grady (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	91,66350.21%	Andrew C. Hartzell Jr. Florence T. O'Grady (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	115,84147.66%	Joseph J. Dioguardi (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	82,20356.84%	Glenn D. Bellitto John M. Schafer
1988	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	102,23550.3%	Joseph J. Dioguardi (head-to-head) Florence T. O'Grady (head-to-head) Henry M. Levine

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000480) and Wikidata (Q460652). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Nita M. Lowey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/nita-m-lowey. 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.