2002Final results
2002 election for New York's 10th District
U.S. House · New York
Edolphus Towns (D) won with 97.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert F. Ryan (Con) by 95.7 points.
Edolphus TownsDemocrat · winner
97.8%73,859
Herbert F. RyanConservative
2.2%1,639
75,498 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 2002
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
$776.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$756.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$49.6K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002