1938 United States Senate special election in New York

Not to be confused with 1938 United States Senate election in New York.

1938 United States Senate special election in New York

←  1934 November 8, 1938 1940  →

Nominee James M. Mead Edward F. Corsi Party Democratic Republican Alliance American Labor Party Independent Progressive Popular vote 2,438,904 2,083,666 Percentage 53.93% 46.08%

County results Mead:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Corsi:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. senator before election Vacant Elected U.S. Senator James M. Mead Democratic

The 1938 United States Senate special in New York was held on November 8, 1938, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Royal S. Copeland, who died in office on June 17, 1938. ^[1] U.S. Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo defeated Edward F. Corsi to win the seat. ^[2]

General election

Candidates

• Edward F. Corsi, former Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island ^{[3] [4]} (Republican and Independent Progressive)
• James M. Mead, U.S. Representative from Buffalo (Democratic and American Labor)

Campaign

Neither Mead nor Corsi were regarded by The New York Times as leading the New York ticket for their respective party. ^[5] The two ticket leaders were Robert F. Wagner, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator, and Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for Governor. ^[5]

Results

A total of 263,308 blank, void, and scattering votes were cast and are not accounted for in the box below. ^[2]

United States Senate Special election in New York, 1938 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James M. Mead	2,060,875	45.57%	N/A
	American Labor	James M. Mead	378,028	8.36%	N/A
	Total	James M. Mead	2,438,904	53.93%	N/A
	Republican	Edward F. Corsi	2,066,631	45.06%	N/A
	Independent Progressive	Edward F. Corsi	17,035	0.38%	N/A
	Total	Edward F. Corsi	2,083,666	46.08%	N/A
Total votes			4,522,570	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1938 United States Senate elections

References

1. "SENATOR COPELAND DIES IN WASHINGTON; OVERWORK FACTOR; Suffered Circulatory Collapse After Leaving Floor Just Before Adjournment COMMITTEE TASKS TAXING Political Effect of the Senator's Passing Likely to Be Large On Senate floor Thursday Advised Colleagues on Health Did Not Follow Own Advice SENATOR COPELAND DIES IN CAPITAL". The New York Times. June 18, 1938. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 28, 2023.
2. Hutchins, Mason C. (1939). The New York Red Book of 1939. New York: J.B. Lyon Company, Publishers. p. 439.
3. "United States v. Corsi, 60 F.2d 123 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
4. "Corsi, Edward, 1896-1965 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
5. Hagerty, James a (November 10, 1938). "LEHMAN IS VICTOR BY 67,506 MARGIN; Political Division Between UpState and City More ClearlyMarked in Election;DEWEY OUTRUNS TICKET;Republicans See Prestige ofDewey Little Hurt, in Viewof His Strong Race Dewey Led Ticket Bennett, Tremaine Win Dewey Won Nassau by 57,794". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 29, 2023.