FORM 10-Q/A
                              AMENDMENT NO. 1

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D. C.   20549


  [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                           EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        For the quarterly period ended                July 3, 1999

                                    OR

  [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                           EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from                     to
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Commission File No.                     1-6112
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______________________________NORTEK, INC.________________________________
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                                             05-0314991
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(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

               50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI   02903-2360
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                  (Address of principal executive offices)
                                (Zip Code)

                              (401) 751-1600
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           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                   N/A
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            (Former name, former address and former fiscal year
                        if changed since last year)

Indicate  by  check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject  to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]    No

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 29, 1999 was
11,189,190.  The number of shares of Special Common Stock outstanding as of
October 29, 1999 was 552,900.



                   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

       At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 20, 1999
the following actions were taken by the following votes:

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors

Director elected by the holders of Common Stock voting separately
as a class --

Name                      For      Against   Withheld   Broker
                                             Authority Non-Votes

Class I (for a term
expiring at the 2002
Annual Meeting)

   J. Peter Lyons      9,285,509      --      496,957     --


Director  elected  by  the holders of Common  Stock  and  Special
Common Stock voting together as a class -


Name                      For      Against   Withheld   Broker
                                             Authority Non-Votes

Class I (for a term
expiring at the 2002
Annual Meeting)

  William I. Kelly     13,691,653     --      471,973     --


Proposal 2:  Approval of the 1999 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan


                       For        Against    Withheld   Broker
                                            Authority  Non-Votes
                    11,185,657   2,861,802   116,167      --


                            SIGNATURE




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                   NORTEK, INC.
                                   (Registrant)




                                   /s/ Kevin W. Donnelly
                                   Kevin W. Donnelly
                                   Vice President, General
                                      Counsel and Secretary




November 10, 1999
(Date)