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1972 New York U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1972 New York U.S. House District 6 Election?

Lester L. Wolff won the 1972 New York U.S. House District 6 Election. Lester L. Wolff received 109,620 popular votes (47.07%). The main challenger was John T Gallagher (39.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Wolff and Gallagher

Wolff +7.2 pts · won by 6,582 votes
Lester L. WolffDemocraticWINNER47.07%
109,620 votes
John T GallagherRepublican39.88%
103,038 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 13.0% 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.