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1962 New York U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1962 New York U.S. House District 10 Election?

Emanuel Celler won the 1962 New York U.S. House District 10 Election. Emanuel Celler received 90,216 popular votes (70.94%). The main challenger was Seymour Besunder (19.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Celler and Besunder

Celler +51.9 pts · won by 69,006 votes
Emanuel CellerDemocraticWINNER70.94%
90,216 votes
Seymour BesunderRepublican19.04%
21,210 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 10.0% 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.