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1936 New York U.S. House At-large Election

New York · 8 candidates · See every 1936 U.S. House race

Who won the 1936 New York U.S. House At-large Election?

Matthew Merritt won the 1936 New York U.S. House At-large Election. Matthew Merritt received 3,013,931 popular votes (28.83%). The main challenger was Caroline Mrs Oday (28.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Merritt and Oday

Merritt +0.2 pts · won by 21,874 votes
Matthew MerrittDemocraticWINNER28.83%
3,013,931 votes
Caroline Mrs OdayDemocraticWINNER28.62%
2,992,057 votes
Natalie F CouchRepublican19.88%
2,078,803 votes
Anthony J ContigugliaRepublican19.41%
2,028,865 votes
Edna Mitchell Bluesocialist0.98%
102,133 votes
Frank Crosswaithsocialist0.97%
101,184 votes
Roy Hudsoncommunist0.66%
69,336 votes
Helen Gersoncommunist0.66%
68,868 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.