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1954 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1954 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Frederic Coudert won the 1954 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Frederic Coudert received 48,999 popular votes (50.16%). The main challenger was Anthony B Akers (42.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Coudert and Akers

Coudert +7.9 pts · won by 314 votes
Frederic CoudertRepublicanWINNER50.16%
48,999 votes
Anthony B AkersDemocratic42.23%
48,685 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.6% 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.