New York state election, 1952
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The 1952 New York state election was held on November 4, 1952, to elect a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
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Nominations [edit]
The Liberal State Committee met on August 28, and nominated Dr. George S. Counts, Professor of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, for the U.S. Senate.[1]
The Republican State Committee re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Irving M. Ives.
The Democratic State Committee met on August 28, and nominated Brooklyn Borough President John Cashmore for the U.S. Senate.[2]
Result [edit]
The Republican incumbent Ives was re-elected with the then largest plurality[3] in state history.
| Ticket / Office | U.S. Senator | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | Irving M. Ives | 3,853,934 |
| Democratic | John Cashmore | 2,521,736 |
| Liberal | George S. Counts | 489,775 |
| American Labor | Corliss Lamont | 104,702 |
| Socialist Workers | Michael Bartell[4] | 4,263 |
| Socialist | Joseph G. Glass[5] | 3,382 |
| Industrial Government | Nathan Karp[6] | 2,451 |
Sources [edit]
- Official result: FINAL STATE COUNT GIVES RECORD VOTE; Eisenhower Carried New York by 848,214 Margin as Total of 7,216,054 Cast Ballots in NYT on December 9, 1952 (subscription required)
Notes [edit]
- ^ DR. COUNTS TO STAY AS LIBERAL CHOICE in NYT on September 6, 1952 (subscription required)
- ^ LIBERALS ADAMANT AGAINST CASHMORE in NYT on September 3, 1952 (subscription required)
- ^ difference between first and second placed candidate, considering the absolute number of votes
- ^ Michael Bartell, ran also for Governor in 1950
- ^ Joseph G. Glass, ran also for Attorney General in 1942
- ^ Nathan Karp (b. ca. 1915), clothing cutter, of Queens, ran also for Lieutenant Governor in 1950; for Mayor of New York in 1953; and for Governor in 1954
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