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1926 New York U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1926 New York U.S. House District 6 Election?

Andrew Somers won the 1926 New York U.S. House District 6 Election. Andrew Somers received 47,407 popular votes (57.04%). The main challenger was William F Heissenbuttel (37.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Somers and Heissenbuttel

Somers +19.9 pts · won by 16,501 votes
Andrew SomersDemocraticWINNER57.04%
47,407 votes
William F HeissenbuttelRepublican37.19%
30,906 votes
William W Passagesocialist5.77%
4,799 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.