Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, won the 23rd Congressional District race by 3,583 votes. He received 48.35 percent of the vote. Forty-one percent of active voters in the 11-county district picked a candidate in this election.
| Owens | Hoffman | Scozzafava | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 11359 | 7872 | 812 |
| Essex | 3963 | 3355 | 560 |
| Franklin | 5319 | 4564 | 333 |
| Fulton | 2053 | 2668 | 738 |
| Hamilton | 948 | 1269 | 370 |
| Jefferson | 10902 | 11354 | 1414 |
| Lewis | 2934 | 3530 | 460 |
| Madison | 8290 | 9155 | 724 |
| Oneida | 2243 | 3225 | 459 |
| Oswego | 11534 | 13292 | 1154 |
| St. Lawrn | 13553 | 9231 | 1545 |
| Total | 73,098 | 69,515 | 8,569 |
| % of vote | 48.3 | 46.0 | 5.7 |