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1938 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Samuel Dickstein won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Samuel Dickstein received 17,295 popular votes (64.94%). The main challenger was Hyman Hecht (9.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Dickstein and Hecht

Dickstein +55.3 pts · won by 15,430 votes
Samuel DicksteinDemocraticWINNER64.94%
17,295 votes
Hyman HechtRepublican9.6%
1,865 votes
Foxsocialist1.43%
277 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 24.0% 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.