1960 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

John Lindsay won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. John Lindsay received 81,006 popular votes (60.19%). The main challenger was William J Vandenheuvel (32.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Lindsay and Vandenheuvel

Lindsay +27.6 pts · won by 27,432 votes
81,006 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.2% 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.