1966 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
New York 1 Otis G. Pike Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y Otis G. Pike ( Democratic ) 58.9% James M. Catterson Jr. ( Republican ) 33.7% Domenico Crachi Jr. ( Conservative ) 7.4%
New York 2 James R. Grover Jr Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y James R. Grover Jr. ( Republican ) 54.7% Frank M. Corso ( Democratic ) 34.1% Edward Campbell ( Conservative ) 10.2% John Brush ( Peace ) 1.0%
New York 3 Lester L. Wolff Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y Lester L. Wolff ( Democratic ) 50.3% Steven Boghos Derounian ( Republican ) 49.7%
New York 4 John W. Wydler Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y John W. Wydler ( Republican ) 59.7% Martin Steadman ( Democratic ) 32.0% Donald H. Serrell ( Conservative ) 6.9% Bernard Kagel ( Peace ) 1.4%
New York 5 Herbert Tenzer Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y Herbert Tenzer ( Democratic ) 49.9% Thomas Brennan ( Republican ) 48.6% Carleton M. Fisher ( Peace ) 1.5%
New York 6 Seymour Halpern Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Seymour Halpern ( Republican ) 59.0% Gilbert T. Redleaf ( Democratic ) 29.4% Ronald E. Weiss ( Conservative ) 11.5%
New York 7 Joseph P. Addabbo Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y Joseph P. Addabbo ( Democratic ) 64.9% Louis R. Mercogliano ( Republican ) 24.0% Raymond G. Carpenter ( Conservative ) 11.1%
New York 8 Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal ( Democratic ) 69.6% Thomas C. Gowlan ( Republican ) 22.1% Cyrus Julien ( Conservative ) 8.3%
New York 9 James J. Delaney Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected Y James J. Delaney ( Democratic ) 53.5% John F. Haggerty ( Republican ) 40.0% David Green ( Liberal ) 6.5%
New York 10 Emanuel Celler Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected Y Emanuel Celler ( Democratic ) 82.1% Erwin A. Rosenberg ( Republican ) 17.9%
New York 11 Eugene James Keogh Democratic 1936 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Frank J. Brasco ( Democratic ) 70.6% Benjamin W. Feldman ( Republican ) 21.9% Edward L. Johnson ( Liberal ) 7.5%
New York 12 Edna F. Kelly Democratic 1949 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Edna F. Kelly ( Democratic ) 72.7% Alfred G. Walton ( Republican ) 24.4% Herbert Aptheker ( Peace and Freedom ) 3.0%
New York 13 Abraham J. Multer Democratic 1947 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Abraham J. Multer ( Democratic ) 61.9% Mary Gravina ( Republican ) 18.6% Hershell Chanin ( Liberal ) 13.3% Michael J. Spadaro ( Conservative ) 6.1%
New York 14 John J. Rooney Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected Y John J. Rooney ( Democratic ) 77.6% Leon F. Nadrowski ( Republican ) 22.4%
New York 15 Hugh L. Carey Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y Hugh L. Carey ( Democratic ) 56.8% Herbert F. Ryan ( Republican ) 43.2%
New York 16 John M. Murphy Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y John M. Murphy ( Democratic ) 57.4% Frank J. Biondolillo ( Republican ) 42.6%
New York 17 Theodore R. Kupferman Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Theodore R. Kupferman ( Republican ) 47.7% Jerome L. Wilson ( Democratic ) 46.2% Richard J. Callahan ( Conservative ) 6.1%
New York 18 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected Y Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ( Democratic ) 74.0% Lassen R. Walsh ( Republican ) 17.5% Richard Priedeaux ( Liberal ) 6.5% Ryland E. D. Chase ( Conservative ) 2.0%
New York 19 Leonard Farbstein Democratic 1956 Incumbent re-elected Y Leonard Farbstein ( Democratic ) 57.8% Henry E. Del Rosso ( Republican ) 26.2% Elaine M. Morrison ( Liberal ) 12.2% James Weinstein ( S ) 3.8%
New York 20 William Fitts Ryan Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y William Fitts Ryan ( Democratic ) 74.8% Norman C. Harlowe ( Republican ) 20.7% Carolyn S. Weller ( Conservative ) 4.5%
New York
See also : List of United States Representatives from New York
The 1966 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1966 which occurred in the middle of President Lyndon B. Johnson's second term. As the Vietnam War continued to escalate and race riots exploded in cities across the country, Johnson's popularity had fallen, and the opposition Republican Party was able to gain a net of 47 seats from Johnson's Democratic Party, which nonetheless maintained a clear majority in the House. This was also the first election that occurred after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law.