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1950 United States Senate election in New York

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1950 United States Senate election in New York

← 1949 (special) November 7, 1950 1956 →
 
Nominee Herbert H. Lehman Joe Hanley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Liberal
Popular vote 2,632,313 2,367,353
Percentage 50.35% 45.28%

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.

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

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Candidates

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  • W. E. B. DuBois, African-American icon and co-founder of the NAACP (American Labor)
  • Stephen Emery, subway dispatcher and Socialist Labor nominee for Vice President in 1948 (Socialist Labor)
  • Joe Hanley, Lieutenant Governor of New York (Republican)
  • Joseph Hansen, Trotskyist activist (Socialist Workers)
  • Herbert H. Lehman, incumbent Senator (Democratic)

Results

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1950 United States Senate election in New York[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

References

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