1968 New York U.S. House District 12 Election
Who won the 1968 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?
Shirley Chisholm won the 1968 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Shirley Chisholm received 34,885 popular votes (66.53%). The main challenger was James Farmer (17.02%).
See the full head-to-head between Chisholm and Farmer
Chisholm +49.5 pts · won by 21,108 votes
34,885 votes
13,777 votes
3,771 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 9.3% 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.