2020Final results
2020 election for New York's 20th District
U.S. House · New York
Paul Tonko (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth L. Joy (R) by 22.3 points.
Paul TonkoDemocrat · winner
61.1%219,705
Elizabeth L. JoyRepublican
38.8%139,446
359,342 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul TonkoElizabeth L. Joy
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$380.6K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$346.6K
$811.7K
Cash on hand
$34K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020