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1960 New York U.S. House District 39 Election

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Who won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 39 Election?

Harold Ostertag won the 1960 New York U.S. House District 39 Election. Harold Ostertag received 103,162 popular votes (59.68%). The main challenger was Henry R Dutcher (39.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Ostertag and Dutcher

Ostertag +20.6 pts · won by 33,458 votes
Harold OstertagRepublicanWINNER59.68%
103,162 votes
Henry R DutcherDemocratic39.06%
69,704 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.