District: New York - 17th District Political Highlights: N.Y. assistant secretary of state, 1985-87; U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-2021 Born: July 5, 1937; Bronx, N.Y. Residence: Harrison Religion: Jewish Family: Husband, Stephen Lowey; three children Education: Mount Holyoke College, B.A. 1955-59 Elected: 1988 Committee Assignments: Appropriations (State-Foreign Operations - Chairwoman); Joint Budget Reform Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 13th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 39,760 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Nita Lowey (D) Joseph DioGuardi (R)
Votes
102,235 96,465
%
50.0% 47.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Nita Lowey (D) Glenn Bellitto (R)
Votes
82,203 35,575
%
63.0% 27.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Nita Lowey (D) Joseph DioGuardi (R, C, RTL)
Votes
115,841 92,687
%
55.6% 44.4%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Nita Lowey (D) Andrew Hartzell (R, C) Florence O'Grady (RTL)