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  NY District 18 Special
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Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 18
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 14, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 14, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start February 15, 1978 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedRBH September 25, 2012 02:11am
Data SourcesNY Legislative Manual 1979 (Supplement)
Description Special Election to fill the remainder of Rep. Ed Koch's term, who vacated the seat to become Mayor of New York City.

Abzug also ran on the Liberal line.
DEM 25,982 LIB 3,189
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1976
NameEdward I. "Ed" Koch Votes112,187 (75.08%)
Term01/03/1977 - 01/03/1979 Margin82,459 (+55.19%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameS. William "Bill" Green Votes60,867 (53.25%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1981 Margin7,433 (+6.50%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 15, 1978 NY District 18 Special - D Convention
Bella S. Abzug
D 127,732

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. S. William "Bill" Green Rep. Bella S. Abzug Howard Lim, Jr. Paul Gallagher  
PartyRepublican Democratic Conservative U.S. Labor  
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Uncertified Votes 30,332 (50.48%) 29,171 (48.55%) 435 (0.72%) 152 (0.25%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,161 (-1.93%) -29,897 (-49.75%) -30,180 (-50.22%)  
Fusion Votes
Democratic25,982
Liberal3,189
 
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