2000Final results
2000 election for New York's 29th District
U.S. House · New York
John LaFalce (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Brett M. Sommer (R) by 22.5 points.
John LaFalceDemocrat · winner
61.3%128,328
Brett M. SommerRepublican
38.7%81,159
209,487 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.
John LaFalceBrett M. Sommer
$787.5K
Raised by the campaign
$23K
$473.1K
Spent by the campaign
$21.6K
$630K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000