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1938 New York U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 6 Election?

Andrew Somers won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 6 Election. Andrew Somers received 78,530 popular votes (51.97%). The main challenger was Gustav Drews (24.31%).

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

Somers +27.7 pts · won by 8,591 votes
Andrew SomersDemocraticWINNER51.97%
78,530 votes
Gustav DrewsRepublican24.31%
69,939 votes
Jacob Axelrodsocialist1.64%
2,473 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 22.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.