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      Home/Elections/1998/US House/New York/NY-28
      1998·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 28 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Louise McIntosh Slaughter
      61.5%118,856 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Richard A Kaplan
      26.4%50,926 votes
      Margin
      D+35.2
      193,136 total votes
      6 candidates193,136 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM✓
      		DEM118,85661.5%
      Richard A KaplanREP
      		REP50,92626.4%
      Blank Vote/scatteringOTH
      		OTH9,6785.0%
      Richard A KaplanOTH
      		OTH5,5172.9%
      Paul BrittonOTH
      		OTH4,9632.6%
      Gerald D CrawfordOTH
      		OTH3,1961.6%

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      2010
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+33.9
      2008
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+41.7
      2006
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+39.0
      2004
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+38.7
      2002
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+27.3
      Redistricted
      2000
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+33.1
      1996
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+19.2
      1994
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+24.0
      1992
      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      D+17.1
      Redistricted
      1990
      Matthew F McHughDEM
      D+26.0
      1988
      Matthew F McHughDEM
      D+93.2
      1986
      Matthew F McHughDEM
      D+41.1
      1984
      Matthew F McHughDEM
      D+15.1
      1982
      Matthew F McHughDEM
      D+15.1
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      Louise McIntosh SlaughterDEM
      Record18W-10L
      Avg MarginD+11.8
      Career1982-2016
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Blank Vote/scatteringOTH
      Record0W-373L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Gerald D CrawfordOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-1998
      US House
      Full profile →
      Paul BrittonOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-1998
      US House
      Full profile →
      Richard A KaplanOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-1998
      US House
      Full profile →

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