1964 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1964 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Herbert Tenzer won the 1964 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Herbert Tenzer received 112,899 popular votes (51.7%). The main challenger was Ralph J Edsell (44.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Tenzer and Edsell

Tenzer +7.5 pts · won by 23,444 votes
112,899 votes
89,455 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.