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1938 New York U.S. House District 41 Election

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Who won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 41 Election?

John Harter won the 1938 New York U.S. House District 41 Election. John Harter received 46,784 popular votes (50.47%). The main challenger was Alfred F Beiter (45.01%).

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Harter +5.5 pts · won by 1,268 votes
John HarterRepublicanWINNER50.47%
46,784 votes
Alfred F BeiterDemocratic45.01%
45,516 votes
Alice Lebertsocialist0.42%
393 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.