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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New York/NY-33
      1978·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 33 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Gary A Lee
      56.0%82,501 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Roy A Bernardi
      39.5%58,286 votes
      Margin
      R+16.4
      147,454 total votes
      4 candidates147,454 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Gary A LeeREP✓
      		REP82,50156.0%
      Roy A BernardiDEM
      		DEM58,28639.5%
      Robert J ByrneOTH
      		OTH4,9723.4%
      Lynne BudzinskiOTH
      		OTH1,6951.1%

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      1990
      Henry J NowakDEM
      D+50.4
      1988
      Henry J NowakDEM
      D+96.3
      1986
      Henry J NowakDEM
      D+68.1
      1984
      Henry J NowakDEM
      D+55.3
      1982
      Henry J NovakDEM
      D+69.3
      Redistricted
      1980
      Gary A LeeREP
      R+47.1
      1976
      William F WalshREP
      R+41.8
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      Gary A LeeREP
      Record11W-1L
      Avg MarginR+24.4
      Career1974-2016
      State Senate / US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Lynne BudzinskiOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert J ByrneOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Roy A BernardiDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

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