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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/New York/NY-18
      1982·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 18 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Robert M Garcia
      87.9%50,687 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Robert M Garcia
      6.1%3,504 votes
      Margin
      D+81.8
      57,664 total votes
      4 candidates57,664 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Robert M GarciaDEM✓
      		DEM50,68787.9%
      Robert M GarciaREP
      		REP3,5046.1%
      Robert M GarciaOTH
      		OTH2,8184.9%
      Rafael PerezOTH
      		OTH6551.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+3.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.8
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202451.3%48.0%D+3.3371,406
      202053.8%44.7%D+9.1364,815
      201648.2%46.7%D+1.4319,816
      201255.8%44.2%D+11.5293,070
      200854.7%43.8%D+10.9325,215

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      2024
      Patrick RyanDEM
      D+13.5
      2022
      Patrick RyanDEM
      D+2.3
      Redistricted
      2020
      Sean Patrick MaloneyDEM
      D+11.9
      2018
      Sean Patrick MaloneyDEM
      D+11.9
      2016
      Sean Patrick MaloneyDEM
      D+9.3
      2014
      Sean Patrick MaloneyDEM
      D+5.2
      2012
      Sean Patrick MaloneyDEM
      D+6.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+29.4
      2008
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+31.2
      2006
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+36.9
      2004
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+29.3
      2002
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+50.2
      Redistricted
      2000
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+32.4
      1998
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+55.2
      1996
      Nita M LoweyDEM
      D+31.1
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      Robert M GarciaDEM
      Record20W-14L
      Avg MarginD+37.8
      Career1968-2024
      US House / State House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Rafael PerezOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginD+73.2
      Career1980-1982
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in New York, 1982

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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