1944 United States Senate election in New York

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1944 United States Senate election in New York
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Nominee Robert F. Wagner Thomas J. Curran
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance
Parties
  • American Labor
  • Liberal
Popular vote 3,294,576 2,899,497
Percentage 53.06% 46.70%

Senator before election

Robert F. Wagner
Democratic

Elected Senator

Robert F. Wagner
Democratic

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[]

1944 United States Senate election in New York[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert F. Wagner (incumbent) 2,485,735 40.03%
American Labor Robert F. Wagner (incumbent) 483,785 7.79%
Liberal Robert F. Wagner (incumbent) 325,056 5.23%
Total Robert F. Wagner (incumbent) 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[]

  1. ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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