1944 United States Senate election in New York
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The United States Senate election of 1944 in New York was held on November 8, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert F. Wagner was re-elected to a fourth term over Republican Thomas J. Curran. Wagner would not complete the term, resigning in June 1949 due to ill health.
Candidates
Democratic
- Robert F. Wagner, incumbent Senator
Republican
- Thomas J. Curran, Secretary of State of New York
Independents and third parties
Socialist Labor
- Eric Hass, candidate for Attorney General in 1942
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert F. Wagner | 2,485,735 | 40.03% | |
American Labor | Robert F. Wagner | 483,785 | 7.79% | |
Liberal | Robert F. Wagner | 325,056 | 5.23% | |
Total | Robert F. Wagner | 3,294,576 | 53.06% | |
Republican | Thomas J. Curran | 2,899,497 | 46.70% | |
Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 15,244 | 0.25% | |
Total votes | 6,209,317 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.