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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.

General election

Candidates

  • 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

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

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