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1942 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1942 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Hamilton Fish won the 1942 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Hamilton Fish received 48,793 popular votes (52.16%). The main challenger was Hoyt (44.31%).

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Fish +7.8 pts · won by 4,042 votes
Hamilton FishRepublicanWINNER52.16%
48,793 votes
HoytDemocratic44.31%
44,751 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.5% 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.