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1918 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1918 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Herbert Pell won the 1918 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Herbert Pell received 19,593 popular votes (50.22%). The main challenger was Frederick C Tanner (45.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Pell and Tanner

Pell +4.5 pts · won by 1,754 votes
Herbert PellDemocraticWINNER50.22%
19,593 votes
Frederick C TannerRepublican45.73%
17,839 votes
Julius HalpernSOCIALIST3.74%
1,460 votes
George Walton GreenPROHIBITION0.31%
120 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.