1958 United States Senate election in New York
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The United States Senate election of 1958 in New York was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Senator Irving Ives retired. Republican Representative Kenneth Keating defeated Democrat Frank Hogan to succeed Ives. As of 2022, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in New York.
Democratic convention[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Thomas K. Finletter, former Secretary of the Air Force
- Frank Hogan, District Attorney of New York County
- Thomas E. Murray, Sr., former Atomic Energy Commissioner
Results[]
The Democratic convention was held on August 26.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank Hogan | 772 | 67.60% | |
| Democratic | Thomas E. Murray, Sr. | 304 | 26.62% | |
| Democratic | Thomas K. Finletter | 66 | 5.78% | |
| Total votes | 1,317 | 100.00% | ||
Candidates[]
Democratic[]
- Frank Hogan, District Attorney of New York County
Republican[]
- Kenneth Keating, U.S. Representative
Independents and third parties[]
Independent Socialist[]
- Corliss Lamont, Chairman of National Council of American-Soviet Friendship
Liberal[]
The Liberal Party initially chose Thomas K. Finletter as its nominee for Senate, but after Finletter lost the Democratic nomination to Frank Hogan, Finletter withdrew and the party endorsed Hogan instead.
General election[]
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth Keating | 2,842,942 | 50.75% | |
| Democratic | Frank Hogan | 2,434,899 | 43.46% | |
| Liberal | Frank Hogan | 275,051 | 4.91% | |
| 'Total' | Frank Hogan | 2,709,950 | 48.38% | |
| Independent Socialist | Corliss Lamont | 49,087 | 0.88% | |
| Total votes | 5,601,979 | 100.00% | ||
References[]
- ^ "NY US Senate - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Categories:
- United States Senate elections in New York (state)
- 1958 United States Senate elections
- 1958 New York (state) elections