1946 United States Senate election in New York
The 1946 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1946.
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 County results Ives: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Lehman: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.