2006Final results

2006 election for New York's 27th District

Name: 2006 election for New York's 27th District
Start: 2006-11-07
Location: New York

U.S. House · New York

Brian Higgins (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Michael J. McHale (R) by 58.5 points.

Brian HigginsDemocrat · winner

79.3%140,027

20.7%36,614

176,641 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 2006

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Brian HigginsNo Republican

$1.2M

Raised by the campaign

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$867.3K

Spent by the campaign

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$386.3K

Cash on hand

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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006