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1976 New York U.S. House District 32 Election

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Who won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 32 Election?

James M. Hanley won the 1976 New York U.S. House District 32 Election. James M. Hanley received 101,419 popular votes (54.78%). The main challenger was George C. Wortley (40.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Hanley and Wortley

Hanley +14.2 pts · won by 19,822 votes
James M. HanleyDemocraticWINNER54.78%
101,419 votes
George C. WortleyRepublican40.57%
81,597 votes
Earl W. Colvinliberal1.15%
2,124 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.