DemocratNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2004

Major Owens

Major Owens ran in 16 elections between 1974 and 2004, winning 16. Served in the New York State Senate (District 17) and the U.S. House (NY-12 and NY-11).

Last office: U.S. House, NY-11

Elections: 16; 1974–2004
Won: 16; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Owens was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New York State Senate, District 17 U.S. House, NY-12 U.S. House, NY-11Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Owens has run

Margin: how far Owens finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2004	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	Lorraine Stevens (I), Sol Lieberman (C)	94%	D+91.0	$462.2K
2002	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	Susan Cleary (R), Alice Gaffney (C)	86.6%	D+74.0	$335.1K
2000	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	Susan Cleary (R), Una S. T. Clarke (I), Cartrell Gore (C)	87%	D+80.5	$648.6K
1998	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	David Greene (R), Phyllis Taliaferro (I)	90%	D+81.3	$169.1K
1996	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	Claudette Hayle (R)	92%	D+83.9	$196.8K
1994	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	Gary S. Popkin (R), Michael Gaffney (C)	67.1%	D+60.0	$315.6K
1992	U.S. House, NY-11	General	Won	Michael Gaffney (C), Ernest N. Foster (I)	93.6%	D+88.6	$181.7K
1990	U.S. House, NY-12	General	Won	Joseph Caesar (C), Mamie Moore (I)	69.8%	D+67.8	$168.1K
1988	U.S. House, NY-12	General	Won	Owen Augustin (R)	93%	D+86.0	$222.8K
1986	U.S. House, NY-12	General	Won	Owen Augustin (R), Joseph Caesar (C)	91.5%	D+85.5	$169.4K
1984	U.S. House, NY-12	General	Won	Joseph Caesar (R)	90.5%	D+81.0	$183K
1982	U.S. House, NY-12	General	Won	David Katan (R), David E. Rosenstroch (C), Jahn-Clymer Francis (RTL)	90.5%	D+84.0	$45.4K
1980	New York State Senate, District 17	General	Won	Sylvia W. K. Greene (R)	92.3%	D+84.6	—
1978	New York State Senate, District 17	General	Won	Lewis Brown (R)	91.6%	D+83.3	—
1976	New York State Senate, District 17	General	Won	Lewis Brown (R), Esther Dixon (C)	90.2%	D+82.1	—
1974	New York State Senate, District 17	General	Won	Pascual Sanchez (R), Edna Cameron (L)	79.5%	D+64.5	—

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Owens has held

U.S. House, NY-11 · 1993–2006
U.S. House, NY-12 · 1983–1992
New York State Senate, District 17 · 1975–1982

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Owens has run against

Lorraine Stevens (I) · 2004 election, won
Susan Cleary (R) · 2002 election, won
David Greene (R) · 1998 election, won
Claudette Hayle (R) · 1996 election, won
Gary S. Popkin (R) · 1994 election, won
Michael Gaffney (C) · 1992 election, won
Joseph Caesar (C) · 1990 election, won
Owen Augustin (R) · 1988 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)