2004Final results
2004 election for New York's 29th District
U.S. House · New York
John Kuhl (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Samara Barend (D) by 9.9 points.
John KuhlRepublican · winner
50.7%136,883
Samara BarendDemocrat
40.8%110,241
Mark W. AssiniConservative
6.4%17,272
John CiampoliIndependent
2.2%5,819
270,215 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
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.
Samara BarendJohn Kuhl
$628K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$619.2K
Spent by the campaign
$980.7K
$8.8K
Cash on hand
$40.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Mark W. Assini $267K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004
The candidates
John Kuhl (R)Samara Barend (D)Mark W. Assini (C)
Also on the ballot: John Ciampoli (Independent), 2.2%