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1972 New York U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1972 New York U.S. House District 23 Election?

Peter A. Peyser won the 1972 New York U.S. House District 23 Election. Peter A. Peyser received 99,737 popular votes (41.87%). The main challenger was Albert Ottinger (45.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Peyser and Ottinger

Ottinger +3.9 pts · led by -1,402 votes
Peter A. PeyserRepublicanWINNER41.87%
99,737 votes
Albert OttingerDemocratic45.74%
98,335 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 12.4% 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.