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1944 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1944 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Samuel T Shay won the 1944 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Samuel T Shay received 70,746 popular votes (43.56%). The main challenger was Peter Quinn (42.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Shay and Quinn

Shay +1.0 pts · won by -20,919 votes
Samuel T ShayRepublicanWINNER43.56%
70,746 votes
Peter QuinnDemocratic42.59%
91,665 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 13.8% 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.