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1962 New York U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 1962 New York U.S. House District 37 Election?

Harold Ostertag won the 1962 New York U.S. House District 37 Election. Harold Ostertag received 101,821 popular votes (64.34%). The main challenger was Norman C Katner (34.3%).

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Ostertag +30.0 pts · won by 45,393 votes
Harold OstertagRepublicanWINNER64.34%
101,821 votes
Norman C KatnerDemocratic34.3%
56,428 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% 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.