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2020Final results

2020 election for New York's 1st District

U.S. House · New York

Lee M. Zeldin (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Nancy S. Goroff (D) by 9.7 points.

Lee M. ZeldinRepublican · winner
54.8%205,715
45.1%169,294
375,116 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+8.92014R+16.42016R+4.12018R+9.72020R+11.02022R+10.42024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Nancy S. GoroffLee M. Zeldin
$7.9M
Raised by the campaign
$8.4M
$7.9M
Spent by the campaign
$8.3M
$5.3K
Cash on hand
$171.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020