1950 United States Senate election in New York

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1950 United States Senate election in New York
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  1949 (special) November 7, 1950 1956  
  Herbert Lehman (D-NY) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Joe R. Hanley (1949).png
Nominee Herbert H. Lehman Joe Hanley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Liberal
Popular vote2,632,3132,367,353
Percentage50.35%45.28%

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County results
Lehman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Hanley:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70–80%

Senator before election

Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic

Elected Senator

Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic

The United States Senate election of 1950 in New York was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert H. Lehman was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican Joe Hanley.

Contents

This election is also noted for the campaign of African-American cultural and civil rights icon W. E. B. Du Bois, who ran at age 82 on the American Labor Party ticket.

General election

Candidates

Results

1950 United States Senate election in New York [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent)2,319,71944.37%
Liberal Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent)312,5945.98%
Total Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) 2,632,313 50.35%
Republican Joe Hanley 2,367,35345.28%
American Labor W. E. B. Du Bois 205,7293.94%
Socialist Workers Joseph Hansen 15,3400.29%
Socialist Labor Stephen Emery 7,6590.15%
Total votes5,228,394 100.00%

References

  1. "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 11, 2020.