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1916 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1916 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

Peter Dooling won the 1916 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. Peter Dooling received 12,115 popular votes (51.63%). The main challenger was Walbridge S Taft (45.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Dooling and Taft

Dooling +5.8 pts · won by 1,354 votes
Peter DoolingDemocraticWINNER51.63%
12,115 votes
Walbridge S TaftRepublican45.86%
10,761 votes
James S Frostsocialist2.16%
506 votes
Matthew T Lindsayprohibition0.18%
42 votes
William Henkel Jr.american0.17%
40 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.