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1942 New York U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1942 New York U.S. House At-large Election?

Winifred Stanley won the 1942 New York U.S. House At-large Election. Winifred Stanley received 1,965,794 popular votes (25.27%). The main challenger was Charles Muzzicats (24.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Stanley and Muzzicats

Stanley +1.0 pts · won by 78,106 votes
Winifred StanleyRepublicanWINNER25.27%
1,965,794 votes
Matthew Merrittamerican laborWINNER4.31%
1,909,706 votes
Charles MuzzicatsRepublican24.27%
1,887,688 votes
JohnsonDemocratic19.72%
1,872,321 votes
John G Daviscommunist0.67%
52,002 votes
Elizabeth Gurley Flynncommunist0.65%
50,305 votes
Leroy C Lanesocialist0.29%
22,361 votes
Amicus Mostsocialist0.25%
19,249 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 24.6% 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.