The 1950 New York state election was held on November 7, 1950, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
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County results Dewey:
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The Socialist Workers state convention met on July 9, and nominated Michael Bartell for Governor; Gladys Barker for Lieutenant Governor; and Joseph Hansen for the U.S. Senate.[1] The petition to nominate candidates was filed on September 5 with the Secretary of State.[2]
The American Labor state convention met on September 6 and nominated John T. McManus for Governor; Dr. Clementina J. Paolone, an obstetrician, for Lieutenant Governor; Michael Jiminez for Comptroller; Frank Scheiner for Attorney General; and Dr. W.E.B. DuBois for the U.S. Senate.[3]
The Republican state convention met on September 7 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They re-nominated Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein; and nominated Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley for the U.S. Senate; Comptroller Frank C. Moore for Lieutenant Governor; and State Senator J. Raymond McGovern for Comptroller.[4]
The Democratic state convention met on September 7 at Rochester, New York, and nominated Congressman Walter A. Lynch for Governor; Richard H. Balch for Lieutenant Governor; New York City Treasurer Spencer C. Young for Comptroller; Francis J. D'Amanda for Attorney General; and re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman[5]
The Liberal state convention met on September 6 and 7 at the Statler Hotel in New York City, and endorsed the Democratic nominees Lynch and Lehman, but rejected the other three.[6] However, on September 11, the Liberal State Committee substituted the other three Democratic nominees Balch, Young and D'Amanda on the ticket.[7]
Almost the whole Republican ticket was elected in a landslide. Only the Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator, Ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman, managed to stay in office.
The incumbents Dewey, Goldstein and Lehman were re-elected.
This was the last election with separate votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. An amendment adopted in 1953 required the voters to cast a joint vote for the candidates running for these two offices on any ticket, which has been done since the election of 1954.
Office | Republican ticket | Democratic ticket | Liberal ticket | American Labor ticket | Socialist Workers ticket | Industrial Government ticket | ||||||
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Governor | Thomas E. Dewey | 2,819,523 | Walter A. Lynch | 1,981,156 | Walter A. Lynch | 265,699 | John T. McManus | 221,966 | Michael Bartell | 13,274 | Eric Hass | 7,254 |
Lieutenant Governor | Frank C. Moore | 2,615,369 | Richard H. Balch | 1,942,902 | Richard H. Balch | 256,872 | Clementina J. Paolone | 220,898 | Gladys Barker | 13,399 | Nathan Karp | 8,334 |
Comptroller | J. Raymond McGovern | 2,523,744 | Spencer C. Young[8] | 1,997,149 | Spencer C. Young | 260,110 | Michael Jiminez | 209,845 | Harry Ring | 11,732 | Bronko Papadopolos | 10,276 |
Attorney General | Nathaniel L. Goldstein | 2,524,134 | Francis J. D'Amanda[9] | 1,983,949 | Francis J. D'Amanda | 245,972 | Frank Scheiner | 212,990 | Arthur Preis | 12,392 | ||
U.S. Senator | Joe R. Hanley | 2,367,353 | Herbert H. Lehman | 2,319,719 | Herbert H. Lehman | 312,594 | W. E. B. Du Bois | 205,729 | Joseph Hansen | 13,340 | Stephen Emery | 7,559 |
Obs.:
New York Red Book 1951