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1938 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

James Fay won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. James Fay received 24,500 popular votes (41.35%). The main challenger was Oconnor (40.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Fay and Oconnor

Fay +0.4 pts · won by 2,463 votes
James FayDemocraticWINNER41.35%
24,500 votes
OconnorRepublican40.92%
22,037 votes
George A Colemansocialist1.06%
498 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 16.7% 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.