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  NY District 17
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 17
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1996 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1996 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last Modifiednystate63 August 11, 2005 12:22pm
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionEngel also ran on the Liberal line.
DEM 97,891 LIB 3,396

McCarthy also ran on the Conservative and Right to Life lines.
REP 11,488 CON 2,448 RTL 1,956
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1994
NameEliot L. Engel Votes73,321 (77.61%)
Term01/03/1995 - 01/03/1997 Margin56,425 (+59.72%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 10, 1996 NY District 17 - D Primary Eliot L. Engel
Sep 10, 1996 NY District 17 - IDP Primary Dennis Coleman
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Rep. Eliot L. Engel Denis McCarthy St. Sen. Dennis Coleman
PartyDemocratic Republican Independence
Votes101,287 (84.98%) 15,892 (13.33%) 2,008 (1.69%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -85,395 (-71.65%) -99,279 (-83.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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