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1940 New York U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1940 New York U.S. House District 9 Election?

Eugene Keogh won the 1940 New York U.S. House District 9 Election. Eugene Keogh received 92,559 popular votes (50.37%). The main challenger was William J McGahie (42.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Keogh and McGahie

Keogh +8.0 pts · won by 24,658 votes
Eugene KeoghDemocraticWINNER50.37%
92,559 votes
William J McGahieRepublican42.32%
67,901 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.3% 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.