2004Final results
2004 election for New York's 3rd District
U.S. House · New York
Peter T. King (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Blair H. Mathies (D) by 25.9 points.
Peter T. KingRepublican · winner
63.0%171,259
Blair H. MathiesDemocrat
37.0%100,737
271,996 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.
Blair H. MathiesPeter T. King
$219.3K
Raised by the campaign
$610.4K
$212.6K
Spent by the campaign
$536.4K
$6.8K
Cash on hand
$796.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004