1946 United States Senate election in New York
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The 1946 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1946.
Republican convention
The Republican state convention met on September 4 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They nominated Assembly Majority Leader Irving M. Ives.[1]
Democratic convention
The Democratic state convention met on September 4 at Albany, New York, and nominated former Governor Herbert H. Lehman.[2]
Independents and third parties
American Labor
The American Labor state convention met on September 3 and endorsed Lehman.[3]
Liberal
The Liberal Party of New York nominated Lehmann. The Liberal Party gathered 51,015 signatures and filed a petition to nominate candidates with the Secretary of State on September 2. [4]
Socialist Labor
The Socialist Labor state convention met on April 7 and nominated Eric Hass for the U.S. Senate.[5] The party filed a petition to nominate candidates under the name "Industrial Government Party."
Others
The Industrial Government, Socialist and Socialist Workers tickets were not allowed on the ballot because of "defective nominating petitions." The Court of Appeals upheld the decisions of the lower courts.[6]
General election
Results
The whole Republican ticket was elected in a landslide.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Irving M. Ives | 2,559,365 | 52.58% |  5.92
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| Total | Herbert Lehman | 2,308,112 | 47.42% | ||
| Democratic | Herbert Lehman | 1,688,887 | 34.70% | ||
| American Labor | Herbert Lehman | 435,846 | 8.95% | ||
| Liberal | Herbert Lehman | 183,379 | 3.77% | ||
| Total votes | 4,867,477 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
Obs.:
- "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 178,694
References
- ^ "ALBANY 'TEAM' KEPT". The New York Times. September 5, 1946.
- ^ "DEWEY IS ASSAILED; ...MEAD SPURNS ANY RED AID". The New York Times. September 5, 1946.
- ^ "DEMOCRATIC DEAL IRKS LABOR PARTY". The New York Times. September 4, 1946.
- ^ "LIBERALS TO FILE PETITIONS TODAY". The New York Times. September 2, 1946.
- ^ "Socialist Labor Party Ticket". The New York Times. April 8, 1946.
- ^ "MINOR PARTIES RULED OFF BALLOT IN STATE". The New York Times. October 26, 1946.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 18, 2019.