1990Final results
1990 election for New York's 15th District
U.S. House · New York
Bill Green (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating Frances L. Reiter (D) by 18.1 points.
Bill GreenRepublican · winner
49.2%52,919
Frances L. ReiterDemocrat
31.1%33,464
Write-ins and other votesOther party
16.3%17,485
Michael T. BernsConservative
3.4%3,654
107,522 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 1990
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.
Frances L. ReiterBill Green
$21K
Raised by the campaign
$705.4K
$19.4K
Spent by the campaign
$458.5K
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$310.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Michael T. Berns $9.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990