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1954 New York U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1954 New York U.S. House District 21 Election?

Herbert Zelenko won the 1954 New York U.S. House District 21 Election. Herbert Zelenko received 63,284 popular votes (57.04%). The main challenger was Floyd Cramer (32.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Zelenko and Cramer

Zelenko +24.9 pts · won by 33,289 votes
Herbert ZelenkoDemocraticWINNER57.04%
63,284 votes
Floyd CramerRepublican32.16%
29,995 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 10.8% 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.