1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New York's 6th District
U.S. House · New York
John Leboutillier (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Lester L. Wolff (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John LeboutillierRepublican · winner
52.8%89,762
Lester L. WolffDemocrat
47.2%80,209
169,971 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lester L. WolffJohn Leboutillier
$123.2K
Raised by the campaign
$441.1K
$110.2K
Spent by the campaign
$412.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980