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1960 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Edwin Dooley won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Edwin Dooley received 98,506 popular votes (52.57%). The main challenger was F R Gilbert (42.8%).

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Dooley +9.8 pts · won by 9,627 votes
Edwin DooleyRepublicanWINNER52.57%
98,506 votes
F R GilbertDemocratic42.8%
88,879 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.6% 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.