2016Final results
2016 election for New York's 8th District
U.S. House · New York
Hakeem Jeffries (D) won with 93.2% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Cavanagh (Con) by 86.5 points.
Hakeem JeffriesDemocrat · winner
93.2%214,595
Daniel J. CavanaghConservative
6.7%15,401
230,203 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 2016
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.
Hakeem JeffriesNo Republican
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
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$791.6K
Spent by the campaign
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$1M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016