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1956 New York U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 40 Election?

William Miller won the 1956 New York U.S. House District 40 Election. William Miller received 117,051 popular votes (64.34%). The main challenger was A Thorne Hills (34.3%).

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Miller +30.0 pts · won by 52,179 votes
William MillerRepublicanWINNER64.34%
117,051 votes
A Thorne HillsDemocratic34.3%
64,872 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% 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.