2020Final results
2020 election for New York's 8th District
U.S. House · New York
Hakeem Jeffries (D) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating Garfield H. Wallace (R) by 69.7 points.
Hakeem JeffriesDemocrat · winner
84.8%234,933
Garfield H. WallaceRepublican
15.2%42,007
276,940 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
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.
Hakeem JeffriesNo Republican
$4.2M
Raised by the campaign
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$3.3M
Spent by the campaign
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$2.1M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020