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1918 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1918 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Edmund Platt won the 1918 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Edmund Platt received 30,010 popular votes (57.07%). The main challenger was George A Coleman (39.41%).

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Platt +17.7 pts · won by 9,283 votes
Edmund PlattRepublicanWINNER57.07%
30,010 votes
George A ColemanDemocratic39.41%
20,727 votes
Lucian KnappPROHIBITION1.84%
970 votes
Charles H PerkinsSOCIALIST1.68%
881 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.