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1956 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Francis Dorn won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Francis Dorn received 76,137 popular votes (57.6%). The main challenger was Donald L Otoole (37.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Dorn and Otoole

Dorn +20.2 pts · won by 20,102 votes
Francis DornRepublicanWINNER57.6%
76,137 votes
Donald L OtooleDemocratic37.36%
56,035 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.0% 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.