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2004Final results

2004 election for New York's 10th District

U.S. House · New York

Edolphus Towns (D) won with 91.5% of the vote, defeating Harvey R. Clarke (R) by 84.0 points.

Edolphus TownsDemocrat · winner
91.5%136,113
7.5%11,099
Mariana BlumeConservative
1.0%1,554
148,766 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+83.41996D+86.11998D+85.02000D+84.02004D+86.22006D+88.42008

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
$769.8K
Raised by the campaign
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$757.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$62.3K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004

The candidates

Edolphus Towns (D)Harvey R. Clarke (R)

Also on the ballot: Mariana Blume (Conservative), 1.0%