1998Final results
1998 election for New York's 10th District
U.S. House · New York
Edolphus Towns (D) won with 92.3% of the vote, defeating Ernestine M. Brown (R) by 86.1 points.
Edolphus TownsDemocrat · winner
92.3%83,528
Ernestine M. BrownRepublican
6.2%5,577
Ernest JohnsonConservative
1.5%1,396
90,501 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 1998
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.
Edolphus TownsNo Republican
$714K
Raised by the campaign
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$736.2K
Spent by the campaign
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$27.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998