The 1968 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits defeated Democratic challenger Paul O'Dwyer and Conservative Party challenger James Buckley in a three-way race.
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County results Javits: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% O'Dwyer: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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While Javits did not face any challengers for the Republican nomination, he did face a minor one when seeking the Liberal Party of New York's nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 10,277 | 72.14% | |
Liberal | Murray Baron | 3,969 | 27.86% | |
Total votes | 14,246 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 275,877 | 36.14% | |
Democratic | Eugene Nickerson | 257,639 | 33.75% | |
Democratic | Joseph Y. Resnick | 229,893 | 30.11% | |
Total votes | 763,409 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 2,810,836 | |||
Liberal | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 458,936 | |||
total | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 3,269,772 | 49.68% | 7.70 | |
Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 2,150,695 | 32.68% | 7.46 | |
Conservative | James Buckley | 1,139,402 | 17.31% | 15.27 | |
Peace and Freedom | Herman Ferguson | 8,775 | 0.13% | 0.13 | |
Socialist Labor | John Emanuel | 7,964 | 0.12% | 0.02 | |
Socialist Workers | Hedda Garza | 4,979 | 0.08% | 0.23 | |
Total votes | 6,581,587 | 100.00% |