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1946 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1946 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

Williams won the 1946 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. Williams received 29,851 popular votes (46.12%). The main challenger was Joseph Pfeifer (42.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Williams and Pfeifer

Williams +3.2 pts · won by -5,025 votes
WilliamsRepublicanWINNER46.12%
29,851 votes
Joseph PfeiferDemocratic42.89%
34,876 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 11.0% 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.