1966 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1966 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Herbert Tenzer won the 1966 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Herbert Tenzer received 88,602 popular votes (43.96%). The main challenger was William R Brennan (39.88%).

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

Tenzer +4.1 pts · won by 2,246 votes
88,602 votes
Elijah M Fisherunited for peace1.5%
2,658 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 14.7% 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.