1996Final results
1996 election for New York's 26th District
U.S. House · New York
Maurice D. Hinchey (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Sue Wittig (R) by 12.9 points.
Maurice D. HincheyDemocrat · winner
55.2%122,850
Sue WittigRepublican
42.3%94,125
Douglas Walter DrazenIndependent
2.5%5,531
222,506 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 1996
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.
Maurice D. HincheySue Wittig
$979.2K
Raised by the campaign
$586.8K
$994K
Spent by the campaign
$586.1K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$757
Other candidates' campaigns: Douglas Walter Drazen $13.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996