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2018Final results

2018 election for New York's 18th District

U.S. House · New York

Sean Patrick Maloney (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating James O'Donnell (R) by 10.9 points.

Sean Patrick MaloneyDemocrat · winner
55.5%139,564
James O'DonnellRepublican
44.5%112,035
251,690 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 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+3.92012D+1.92014D+11.22016D+10.92018D+12.62020D+1.32022

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.

Sean Patrick MaloneyJames O'Donnell
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$376.8K
$4.4M
Spent by the campaign
$281.2K
$22.2K
Cash on hand
$95.6K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018