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1850 New York U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1850 New York U.S. House District 6 Election?

James Brooks won the 1850 New York U.S. House District 6 Election. James Brooks received 8,357 popular votes (54.62%). The main challenger was William Bourke Cochran (43.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Brooks and Cochran

Brooks +10.7 pts · won by 1,633 votes
James BrookswhigWINNER54.62%
8,357 votes
William Bourke CochranDemocratic43.95%
6,724 votes
Bluntwhig1.43%
219 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.