New York state election, 1928
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The 1928 New York state election was held on November 6, 1928, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, a U.S. Senator and a judge[1] of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
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History [edit]
The Workers state convention met on June 10.[2]
The Socialist state convention met on July 15 at Albany, New York.[3]
The Republican state convention met on September 29 at Syracuse, New York.[4]
The Democratic state convention met on October 2 at Rochester, New York.[5]
Result [edit]
Four Democrats and two Republicans were elected in a tight race.
The incumbents Tremaine and Copeland were re-elected.
The Democratic, Republican and Socialist parties maintained automatic ballot access, the Socialist Labor Party did not re-attain it, and the Workers Party did not attain it.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Socialist ticket | Workers ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 2,130,193 | Albert Ottinger | 2,104,129 | Louis Waldman | 101,859 | William F. Dunne | 10,741 | Charles H. Corregan | 4,213 |
| Lieutenant Governor | Herbert H. Lehman | Charles Clapp Lockwood | Herman J. Hahn[6] | Franklin P. Brill[7] | John E. DeLee[8] | |||||
| Comptroller | Morris S. Tremaine | Harry B. Crowley | Elizabeth C. Roth[9] | Lovett Fort-Whiteman | Henrietta Silver | |||||
| Attorney General | Albert Conway | Hamilton Ward, Jr. | William Karlin | Juliet S. Poyntz | Simeon Bickwheat | |||||
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Leonard C. Crouch | Irving G. Hubbs | Hezekiah D. Wilcox[10] | |||||||
| U.S. Senator | Royal S. Copeland | Alanson B. Houghton | McAlister Coleman | Robert Minor | Henry Kuhn[11] | |||||
Notes [edit]
- ^ to succeed William S. Andrews who would reach the constitutional age limit at the end of the year
- ^ REDS IN STATE CONVENTION in NYT on June 11, 1928 (subscription required)
- ^ SOCIALISTS DECLARE FOR WINES AND BEER.; ...WALDMAN FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on July 16, 1928 (subscription required)
- ^ STATE REPUBLICANS NAME OTTINGER AND HOUGHTON in NYT on September 30, 1928 (subscription required)
- ^ ROOSEVELT YIELDS TO SMITH AND HEADS STATE TICKET in NYT on October 3, 1928 (subscription required)
- ^ Rev. Herman J. Hahn, of Buffalo, ran also for U.S. Senator in 1938
- ^ Franklin P. Brill, of Buffalo, ran also in 1924 and 1926
- ^ John E. DeLee, ran also for Comptroller in 1920; for Lieutenant Governor in 1922 and 1926; and for Treasurer in 1924
- ^ Elizabeth C. Roth, of Buffalo, ran also for Lieutenant Governor in 1930; and for Comptroller in 1932
- ^ Hezekiah D. Wilcox (Jan 24., 1855 - Dec. 18, 1931), lawyer, of Elmira, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1916, 1917, 1921 and 1927; and for Attorney General in 1918, 1922 and 1926; Obit in NYT on December 19, 1931. Wilcox was actually ineligible for this office, since he had passed already the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
- ^ Henry Kuhn, ran also for Secretary of State in 1910; for Attorney General in 1912; and for the U.S. Senate in 1922
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