2000Final results
2000 election for New York's 1st District
U.S. House · New York
Felix Grucci (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Regina Seltzer (D) by 14.9 points.
Felix GrucciRepublican · winner
55.5%133,020
Regina SeltzerDemocrat
40.6%97,299
Michael ForbesWorking Families
2.6%6,318
William G. HolstGreen
1.2%2,967
239,604 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 2000
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.
Regina SeltzerFelix Grucci
$364K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$357.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$6.9K
Cash on hand
$38.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Michael Forbes $1.4M · William G. Holst $5.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Felix Grucci (R)Regina Seltzer (D)
Also on the ballot: Michael Forbes (Working Families), 2.6%; William G. Holst (Green), 1.2%