1974 United States Senate election in New York
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The 1974 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger Ramsey Clark in a three-way election.
Major candidates
[edit]Republican
[edit]- Jacob Javits, incumbent U.S. Senator
Democratic
[edit]- Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General
- Lee Alexander, Mayor of Syracuse
- Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer
- Allard K. Lowenstein, former U.S. Representative (Withdrew after losing at the Convention)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee Alexander | 58.70% | ||
Democratic | Allard K. Lowenstein | 39.90% | ||
Democratic | Ramsey Clark | < 1.00% | ||
Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | < 1.00% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 414,327 | 47.97% | |
Democratic | Lee Alexander | 255,250 | 29.56% | |
Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | 194,076 | 22.47% | |
Total votes | 863,653 | 100.00% |
Conservative
[edit]- Barbara A. Keating
- Roy Cohn, attorney
The convention used a weighted voting system. Cohn was eligible to seek a primary, but opted not to.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Barbara A. Keating | 22,723 | 61.81% | |
Conservative | Roy Cohn | 14,041 | 38.19% | |
Total votes | 36,764 | 100.00% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 2,098,529 | |||
Liberal | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 241,659 | |||
Total | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 2,340,188 | 45.32% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 1,973,781 | 38.23% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Barbara A. Keating | 822,584 | 15.93% | ![]() | |
Socialist Workers | Rebecca Finch | 7,727 | 0.15% | ![]() | |
American | William F. Dowling | 7,459 | 0.14% | ![]() | |
Socialist Labor | Robert E. Massi | 4,037 | 0.08% | ![]() | |
Communist | Mildred Edelman | 3,876 | 0.08% | N/A | |
American Labor | Elijah C. Boyd | 3,798 | 0.07% | ![]() | |
Republican hold | Swing |