1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for New York's 1st District
U.S. House · New York
Michael Forbes (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating George Hochbrueckner (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael ForbesRepublican · winner
49.2%90,491
George HochbruecknerDemocrat
43.5%80,146
Write-ins and other votesOther party
6.4%11,793
Michael StrongOther party
0.9%1,603
184,033 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 1994
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.
George HochbruecknerMichael Forbes
$741K
Raised by the campaign
$270.2K
$719.1K
Spent by the campaign
$265.9K
$24.3K
Cash on hand
$4.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Michael Strong $7.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994