1946 United States Senate election in New York

The 1946 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1946.

1946 United States Senate election in New York

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Nominee Irving Ives Herbert Lehman
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Liberal
American Labor
Popular vote 2,559,365 2,308,112
Percentage 52.58% 47.42%

County results
Ives:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Lehman:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

James M. Mead
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Irving M. Ives
Republican

Democratic nomination

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Candidates

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Declined

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Convention

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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

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Candidates

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Convention

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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]

General election

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Candidates

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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.[3] The American Labor state convention met on September 3 and endorsed Lehman.[4]

Disqualified

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  • Eric Hass (Industrial Government)

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 its candidates under the name "Industrial Government Party." 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]

Results

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The whole Republican ticket was elected in a landslide.

General election results[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ "Dewey is assailed; ...Mead spurns any red aid". The New York Times. September 5, 1946.
  2. ^ "ALBANY 'TEAM' KEPT". The New York Times. September 5, 1946.
  3. ^ "LIBERALS TO FILE PETITIONS TODAY". The New York Times. September 2, 1946.
  4. ^ "DEMOCRATIC DEAL IRKS LABOR PARTY". The New York Times. September 4, 1946.
  5. ^ "Socialist Labor Party Ticket". The New York Times. April 8, 1946.
  6. ^ "MINOR PARTIES RULED OFF BALLOT IN STATE". The New York Times. October 26, 1946.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 18, 2019.