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![]() County results Lehman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Hanley: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) | 2,319,719 | 44.37% | |
Liberal | Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) | 312,594 | 5.98% | |
Total | Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) | 2,632,313 | 50.35% | |
Republican | Joe Hanley | 2,367,353 | 45.28% | |
American Labor | W. E. B. Du Bois | 205,729 | 3.94% | |
Socialist Workers | Joseph Hansen | 15,340 | 0.29% | |
Socialist Labor | Stephen Emery | 7,659 | 0.15% | |
Total votes | 5,228,394 | 100.00% |
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