1996Final results
1996 election for New York's 27th District
U.S. House · New York
Bill Paxon (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas M. Fricano (D) by 19.8 points.
Bill PaxonRepublican · winner
59.9%142,568
Thomas M. FricanoDemocrat
40.1%95,503
238,071 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.
Thomas M. FricanoBill Paxon
$660K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$656.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$3.5K
Cash on hand
$21.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996