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The 1934 New York State Election was held on November 6, 1934, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a U.S. Senator, two U.S. Representatives-at-large, the chief judge [1] and two associate judges [2] of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The Communist State Committee met on August 28, and nominated Israel Amter for governor. [3]
The Socialist state convention met on July 1 at New York City, and nominated Charles Solomon for governor; and Norman Thomas for the U.S. Senate. [4]
The Democratic state convention met on September 27 at Buffalo, New York, and re-nominated the incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine, Bennett, Loughran and Copeland; and completed the ticket endorsing two Republicans: Associate Judge Frederick E. Crane for Chief Judge and Supreme Court Justice Edward R. Finch for the Court of Appeals. [5]
The Republican state convention met on September 28 at Rochester, New York, and nominated New York City Park Commissioner Robert Moses for Governor on the third ballot after a struggle with the Macy faction, defeating Samuel Seabury and Seabury C. Mastick. Also nominated were Fred J. Douglas for Lieutenant Governor, Wilson R. Campbell, of Steuben County, for Comptroller, William T. Powers, of Brooklyn, for Attorney General, E. Harold Cluett for the U.S. Senate, Frederick E. Crane for Chief Judge, the incumbent [6] Democrat John T. Loughran to succeed himself, and Charles B. Sears for the Court of Appeals, thus dropping fellow Republican Edward R. Finch who had been nominated by the Democrats in a common cross-endorsement deal for judicial officers. [7]
The "Recovery Party" filed a petition to nominate state officers on October 9, 1934. The ticket was headed by Ex-Mayor of New York John F. Hylan for Governor. [8] The ticket was not allowed on the ballot because of numerous forged signatures and thus not meeting the legal requirements. [9] Hylan did receive 15,208 write-in votes in New York City according to NYC Board of Elections records, but these were included in the state total of blank, void and scattering votes (141,700).
The "Constitutional Party" nominated Colonel Henry Breckinridge, a Democrat who opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy, for the U.S. Senate, and used the "Pine Tree of Liberty" as its emblem on the ballot.
The whole Democratic ticket was elected in the third landslide in a row.
The incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine, Bennett, Loughran and Copeland were re-elected.
The Law Preservation Party lost its automatic ballot access and disappeared.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Socialist ticket | Communist ticket | Constitutional ticket | Law Preservation ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | |||||||
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| Governor | Herbert H. Lehman | 2,201,729 | Robert Moses | 1,393,638 | Charles Solomon | 126,580 | Israel Amter | 45,878 | (none) | William F. Varney | 20,449 | Aaron M. Orange [10] | 7,225 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | M. William Bray | 2,078,177 | Fred J. Douglas | 1,419,577 | Herman Kobbe | 133,387 | Williana J. Burroughs | 48,709 | (none) | James F. Luckey | 17,393 | Emil F. Teichert [11] | 7,226 | |
| Comptroller | Morris S. Tremaine | 2,066,118 | Wilson R. Campbell | 1,402,295 | Fred Sander | 136,632 | Rose Wortis | 48,577 | (none) | Fred C. Foster | 17,133 | O. Martin Olson | 7,551 | |
| Attorney General | John J. Bennett Jr. | 2,072,504 | William T. Powers | 1,399,025 | William Karlin | 137,403 | Fred Briehl | 49,696 | (none) | Joseph S. Robinson | 17,872 | Simeon Bickwheat [12] | 7,081 | |
| Chief Judge | Frederick E. Crane | 3,422,854 | Frederick E. Crane | Jacob Hillquit | 153,194 | Richard B. Moore | 50,608 | (none) | Frederick E. Crane | |||||
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | John T. Loughran | 3,349,738 | John T. Loughran | Darwin J. Meserole [13] | 135,856 | Gertrude Welsh | 55,664 | (none) | John T. Loughran | |||||
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Edward R. Finch | 1,977,863 | Charles B. Sears | 1,405,688 | Julian H. Weiss | 150,470 | (none) | David E. Hartshorn | 19,922 | |||||
| U.S. Senator | Royal S. Copeland | 2,046,377 | E. Harold Cluett | 1,363,440 | Norman Thomas | 194,952 | Max Bedacht | 45,396 | Henry Breckinridge | 24,241 | William Sheafe Chase | 16,769 | Olive M. Johnson | 6,622 |
| U.S. Representative-at-large | Matthew J. Merritt | 1,952,939 | William B. Groat Jr. [14] | 1,387,460 | Charles W. Noonan [15] | 141,799 | Henry Shepard [16] | 48,851 | (none) | William E. Barron | 16,770 | Jeremiah D. Crowley [17] | 7,529 | |
| U.S. Representative-at-large | Caroline O'Day | 1,978,680 | Natalie F. Couch [18] | 1,417,271 | August Claessens | 138,878 | Emanuel Levin | 47,812 | (none) | Dorothy Frooks | 19,853 | Jacob Berlin [19] | 6,701 | |
New York Red Book 1935
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The 1974 New York state election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, two judges of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1970 New York state election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1966 New York state election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. Besides, 15 delegates-at-large to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967 were elected on the state ticket, and three delegates each in the 57 senatorial districts.
The 1962 New York state election was held on November 6, 1962, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1954 New York state election was held on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the chief judge and three associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1950 New York state election was held on November 7, 1950, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1946 New York state election was held on November 5, 1946, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a U.S. Senator, the chief judge and an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1942 New York state election was held on November 3, 1942, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and two U.S. Representatives At-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1938 New York state election was held on November 8, 1938, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, two U.S. Senators and two U.S. Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The 1938 election was the first election where the Governor of New York was elected to a four-year term, rather than a two-year term.
The 1936 New York state election was held on November 3, 1936, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and two U.S. Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1930 New York state election was held on November 4, 1930, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1928 New York state elections were held on November 6, 1928, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a U.S. Senator and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1926 New York state election was held on November 2, 1926, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a U.S. Senator, the chief judge and an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. A referendum to repeal Prohibition was also proposed and accepted by a very large majority.
The 1916 New York state election was held on November 7, 1916, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer, a U.S. Senator, the chief judge and an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1914 New York state election was held on November 3, 1914, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer, a U.S. Senator and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, and delegates-at-large to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915.
The 1910 New York state election was held on November 8, 1910, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer and two judges of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The voters were also asked if they approved a $2,500,000 bond issue for the improvement and extension of Palisades Interstate Park, which was answered in the affirmative, with 349,281 For and 285,910 Against. A constitutional amendment which proposed to add two judges to the New York Court of Appeals and to increase the judges' salaries was rejected by a margin of only 292 votes, with 332,300 For and 332,592 Against.
The 1902 New York state election was held on November 4, 1902, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1932 New York state election was held on November 8, 1932, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the chief judge, a U.S. Senator and two U.S. Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1937 New York state election was held on November 2, 1937, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. Besides, delegates for the New York State Constitutional Convention, to be held in 1938, were elected, and an amendment to the State Constitution which proposed the increase of the term in office of the members of the New York State Assembly to two years, and of the statewide elected state officers to four years, was accepted.
