1938 New York state election

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1938 New York gubernatorial election
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Nominee Herbert H. Lehman Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance American Labor Independent Progressive
Popular vote2,391,2862,326,892
Percentage50.38%49.02%
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County results

Lehman:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Dewey:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Governor before election

Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic

Elected Governor

Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic

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.

Contents

History

The Republican state convention met on September 29, Speaker Oswald D. Heck presided. They nominated D.A. of New York Thomas E. Dewey for governor. Also nominated were Frederic H. Bontecou for lieutenant governor; Julius Rothstein for comptroller; Col. Arthur V. McDermott for attorney general; and John Lord O'Brian and Edward Corsi for the U.S. Senate. [1]

The Democratic state convention met on October 1, and re-nominated the incumbents Lehman, Tremaine, Bennett and Wagner; and completed the ticket with Supreme Court Justice Charles Poletti for lieutenant governor; and John M. Mead for short term in the U.S. Senate. [2]

The Socialist state convention met on October 1, and nominated again Norman Thomas for governor; and Dr. George W. Hartmann for lieutenant governor; Coleman B. Cheney for Comptroller; and Miss Marion L. Severn for attorney general. [3]

The American Labor state convention met on October 3 at the Manhattan Opera House in New York City and nominated the Democratic incumbent Herbert H. Lehman for governor. They also endorsed Democrats Poletti, Wagner, Mead, [4] Merritt and O'Day; and completed the ticket with Langdon W. Post for Comptroller and Joseph V. O'Leary for Attorney-General. [5] Lehman was only able to win reelection due to the votes he received on the American Labor ballot line. Dewey received more votes on the Republican ballot line than Lehman had on the Democratic ballot line. [6]

The "Independent Progressive" Party filed a petition to nominate a ticket headed by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. This was done to have a second ballot line, like Gov. Lehman who ran on two lines also. [7]

The Socialist Labor Party changed its name and filed a petition to nominate candidates as the "Industrial Government Party." [8]

Result

The whole Democratic ticket was elected.

The incumbents Lehman, Tremaine, Bennett, Wagner, Merritt and O'Day were re-elected. This was the first election where governors were elected to four year terms.

1938 state election results
Office Democratic ticket Republican ticket American Labor ticket Communist ticket Socialist ticketIndependent Progressive ticket Industrial Government ticket
Governor Herbert H. Lehman 1,971,307 Thomas E. Dewey 2,302,505 Herbert H. Lehman 419,979(none) Norman Thomas 24,980 Thomas E. Dewey 24,387Aaron M. Orange3,516
Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti 1,976,166 Frederic H. Bontecou 2,130,088 Charles Poletti 395,313George W. Hartmann [lower-alpha 1] 29,282 Frederic H. Bontecou 12,030Jacob Berlin4,012
Comptroller Morris S. Tremaine 2,220.931Julius Rothstein1,829,006Langdon W. Post [lower-alpha 2] 413,234Langdon W. Post25,910Julius Rothstein10,703Jacob Grossman4,323
Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. 2,151,831Arthur V. McDermott [lower-alpha 3] 1,950,187 Joseph V. O'Leary 391,901Joseph O'Leary23,963Arthur V. McDermott11,044Frank Passonno8.756
U.S. Senator (full term) Robert F. Wagner 2,098,919 John Lord O'Brian 2,046,794 Robert F. Wagner 398,410Herman J. Hahn [lower-alpha 4] 23,553 John Lord O'Brian 11,821O. Martin Olson [lower-alpha 5] 3,851
U.S. Senator (short term) [lower-alpha 6] James M. Mead 2,060,876Edward F. Corsi2,083,666 James M. Mead 378,028 Harry W. Laidler 27,161
U.S. Representative-at-large Matthew J. Merritt 2,023,131Richard B. Scandrett Jr.1,980,352 Matthew J. Merritt 329,029 Israel Amter 105,681Brendan Sexton24,990Richard B. Scandrett10,103 Jeremiah D. Crowley [lower-alpha 7] 5,080
U.S. Representative-at-large Caroline O'Day 2,024,135Helen Z. M. Rodgers2,000,814 Caroline O'Day 339,328Edna Mitchell Blue [lower-alpha 8] 25,214Helen Z.M. Rogers10,753William Herlet4,291

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Notes

  1. ↑ Dr. George Wilfried Hartmann (1904-1955), psychologist, of Columbia University, editor of The Social Frontier, ran also for Mayor of New York in 1941
  2. ↑ Langdon W. Post (1899-1981), Harvard graduate, Dem. assemblyman 1929-32, Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority under Mayor La Guardia, "LANGDON W. POST, 82, DEAD; HOUSING AND LABOR ADVISOR", The New York Times, September 5, 1981 (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Col. Arthur V. McDermott, of Brooklyn, lawyer, during World War II New York City Director of the Selective Service Administration
  4. ↑ Rev. Herman J. Hahn, of Buffalo, ran also for Lieutenant Governor in 1928 and 1936
  5. ↑ O. Martin Olson, of Jamestown, ran also for Comptroller in 1934
  6. ↑ to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Royal S. Copeland
  7. ↑ Jeremiah D. Crowley, of Marcellus, ran also for State Engineer in 1910; for Lieutenant Governor in 1912, 1914 and 1920; for Governor in 1916, 1922, 1926 and 1930; for the U.S. Senate in 1932; and for Congress at-large in 1934
  8. ↑ Edna Mitchell Blue, wife of Lewi Tonks, ran also in 1938

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References

  1. ↑ "DEWEY NOMINATED BY REPUBLICANS", The New York Times, September 30, 1938 (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "LEHMAN IS DRAFTED FOR FOURTH TERM", The New York Times, October 1, 1938 (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "SOCIALISTS ASSAIL 'DEALS' BY LABOR; ...THOMAS IS NOMINATED", The New York Times, October 2, 1938 (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "LABORITES NAME LEHMAN, WAGNER", The New York Times, October 4, 1938 (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "LABOR NAMES MEAD AS SESSIONS CLOSE; Convention Also Nominates Post, O'Leary, Mrs. O'Day and Merritt to Fill Ticket", The New York Times, October 5, 1938 (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Murphy, Paul (1974). Political Parties In American History, Volume 3, 1890-present. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
  7. ↑ "MAJOR PARTIES GET 2D LINES ON BALLOT", The New York Times, October 12, 1938 (subscription required)
  8. ↑ "INDUSTRIAL PARTY LISTS CANDIDATES", The New York Times, November 6, 1938 (subscription required)

Sources

New York Red Book

See also

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