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1960 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joseph P. Addabbo won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph P. Addabbo received 60,453 popular votes (48.38%). The main challenger was George Archinal (45.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Addabbo and Archinal

Addabbo +2.6 pts · won by 9,324 votes
Joseph P. AddabboDemocraticWINNER48.38%
60,453 votes
George ArchinalRepublican45.82%
51,129 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.8% 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.