1956 New York U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 21 Election?

Herbert Zelenko won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 21 Election. Herbert Zelenko received 81,464 popular votes (57%). The main challenger was Dalton J Shapo (33.52%).

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

Zelenko +23.5 pts · won by 40,394 votes
81,464 votes
41,070 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 9.5% 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.