1950 United States Senate election in New York
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The United States Senate election of 1950 in New York was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert H. Lehman was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican Joe Hanley.
This election is also noted for the campaign of African-American cultural and civil rights icon W. E. B. Du Bois, who ran at age 82 on the American Labor Party ticket.
General election[]
Candidates[]
- W. E. B. DuBois, African-American icon and co-founder of the NAACP (American Labor)
- Stephen Emery, Socialist Labor nominee for Vice President in 1948 (Socialist Labor)
- Joe Hanley, Lieutenant Governor of New York (Republican)
- Joseph Hansen, Trotskyist activist (Socialist Workers)
- Herbert H. Lehman, incumbent Senator (Democratic)
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) | 2,319,719 | 44.37% | |
Liberal | Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) | 312,594 | 5.98% | |
Total | Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) | 2,632,313 | 50.35% | |
Republican | Joe Hanley | 2,367,353 | 45.28% | |
American Labor | W. E. B. Du Bois | 205,729 | 3.94% | |
Socialist Workers | Joseph Hansen | 15,340 | 0.29% | |
Socialist Labor | Stephen Emery | 7,659 | 0.15% | |
Total votes | 5,228,394 | 100.00% |
References[]
- ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
Categories:
- United States Senate elections in New York (state)
- 1950 United States Senate elections
- 1950 New York (state) elections