1958 United States Senate election in New York

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1958 United States Senate election in New York
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  1952 November 4, 1958 1964  
  Senator Kenneth Keating (cropped).jpg Frank S. Hogan, district attorney of New York County. 1960.jpg
Nominee Kenneth Keating Frank Hogan
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Liberal
Popular vote2,842,9422,709,950
Percentage50.75%48.38%

1958 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg
County results
Keating:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hogan:     50–60%     60–70%

Senator before election

Irving Ives
Republican

Elected Senator

Kenneth Keating
Republican

The 1958 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Senator Irving Ives retired. Republican Representative Kenneth Keating defeated Democrat Frank Hogan to succeed Ives. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in New York.

Contents

Republican convention

At the Republican convention, held on August 26 in Rochester, U.S. Representative Kenneth Keating was nominated by acclamation. [1]

Democratic convention

Candidates

Declared

Results

The Democratic convention was held on August 26.

1958 Democratic Convention [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Hogan 772 67.60%
Democratic Thomas E. Murray Sr.30426.62%
Democratic Thomas K. Finletter 665.78%
Total votes1,317 100.00%

General election

Candidates

The Liberal Party initially chose Thomas K. Finletter as its nominee for Senate, but after Finletter lost the Democratic nomination to Frank Hogan, Finletter withdrew and the party endorsed Hogan instead.

Results

1958 United States Senate election in New York [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kenneth Keating 2,842,942 50.75%
Democratic Frank Hogan 2,434,89943.46%
Liberal Frank Hogan 275,0514.91%
'Total' Frank Hogan 2,709,95048.38%
Independent Socialist Corliss Lamont 49,0870.88%
Total votes5,601,979 100.00%

References

  1. Egan, Leo (August 27, 1958). "KEATING IS NAMED BY REPUBLICANS; WHITE HOUSE ACT". The New York Times . p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. "NY US Senate - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 12, 2020.