1990Final results

1990 election for New York's 31st District

Name: 1990 election for New York's 31st District
Start: 1990-11-06
Location: New York

U.S. House · New York

Bill Paxon (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Kevin P. Gaughan (D) by 12.3 points.

Bill PaxonRepublican · winner

53.3%90,237

40.9%69,328

Write-ins and other votesOther party

5.8%9,776

169,341 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

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Kevin P. GaughanBill Paxon

$101.2K

Raised by the campaign

$686.2K

$100.4K

Spent by the campaign

$506.3K

$825

Cash on hand

$178K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990