1946 United States Senate election in New York
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County results Ives: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Lehman: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in New York State |
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The 1946 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1946.
Democratic nomination[]
Candidates[]
- Herbert H. Lehman, former Governor of New York
Declined[]
- James M. Mead, incumbent Senator (running for Governor)
Convention[]
The Democratic state convention met on September 4 at Albany. Former Governor Herbert H. Lehman was the only candidate nominated. His name was placed into nomination by Jeremiah T. Mahoney and seconded by former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.[1]
Republican nomination[]
Candidates[]
- William J. Donovan, retired U.S. Army Major General, former Director of the Office of Strategic Services (1942–45) and nominee for Governor in 1932
- Irving M. Ives, Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly
Convention[]
The Republican state convention met on September 4 at Saratoga Springs, New York. Assembly Majority Leader Irving M. Ives was nominated unanimously after General Donovan, facing overwhelming defeat, withdrew that morning and pledged his support to the Republican ticket.[2]
Other nominations[]
Socialist Labor[]
The Socialist Labor state convention met on April 7 and nominated Eric Hass for the U.S. Senate.[3] The party filed a petition to nominate its candidates under the name "Industrial Government Party."
Liberal[]
The Liberal Party of New York nominated Lehmann by gathering 51,015 signatures and filed a petition to nominate candidates with the Secretary of State on September 2.[4]
American Labor[]
The American Labor state convention met on September 3 and endorsed Lehman.[5]
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 | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Irving M. Ives | 2,559,365 | 52.58% | 5.92 | |
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[]
- ^ "DEWEY IS ASSAILED; ...MEAD SPURNS ANY RED AID". The New York Times. September 5, 1946.
- ^ "ALBANY 'TEAM' KEPT". The New York Times. September 5, 1946.
- ^ "Socialist Labor Party Ticket". The New York Times. April 8, 1946.
- ^ "LIBERALS TO FILE PETITIONS TODAY". The New York Times. September 2, 1946.
- ^ "DEMOCRATIC DEAL IRKS LABOR PARTY". The New York Times. September 4, 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.
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