The 1949 New York state election was held on November 8, 1949, to elect a judge of the
New York Court of Appeals and a
U.S. Senator.
Background
On November 18, 1948,
Thomas D. Thacher resigned from the
New York Court of Appeals. On January 14, 1949, Bruce Bromley was appointed by Governor
Thomas E. Dewey to fill the vacancy temporarily.
On June 28, 1949,
Robert F. Wagner resigned from the
U.S. Senate
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, due to ill health. On July 7, John Foster Dulles was appointed by Governor Dewey to fill the vacancy temporarily.
''Dulles Appointed Senator''
in NYT on July 8, 1949 (subscription required)
Nominations
The Republican
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State Committee nominated the incumbents Dulles and Bromley to succeed themselves.
The Democratic State Committee nominated Ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman (in office 1933-1942) for the U.S. Senate and Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Froessel for the Court of Appeals.
The Liberal Party
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endorsed the Democratic nominees Lehman and Froessel.
The American Labor Party
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made no nominations and urged its members not to vote for any candidate.
Result
The Democratic/Liberal ticket was elected. The incumbents Dulles and Bromley were defeated.
Notes
Sources
*Official result
''THE OFFICIAL COUNT: LEHMAN BY 198,057''
in NYT on December 15, 1949 (subscription required)
See also
*New York state elections
The results of elections in the state of New York have tended to be more Democratic-leaning than in most of the United States, with in recent decades a solid majority of Democratic voters, concentrated in New York City and some of its suburbs, i ...
* United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949
The 1948 United States Senate elections were elections which coincided with the election of Democratic President Harry S. Truman for a full term. Truman had campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives ...
* New York City mayoral election, 1949
* United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949
The 1948 United States Senate elections were elections which coincided with the election of Democratic President Harry S. Truman for a full term. Truman had campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives ...
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