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1956 New York U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 1 Election?

Stuyvesant Wainwright won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 1 Election. Stuyvesant Wainwright received 191,356 popular votes (65.83%). The main challenger was Daniel Oreilly (32.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Wainwright and Oreilly

Wainwright +33.2 pts · won by 92,052 votes
Stuyvesant WainwrightRepublicanWINNER65.83%
191,356 votes
Daniel OreillyDemocratic32.61%
99,304 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% 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.