1949 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 1949 11 8 1949 New York state election New York No 1948 New York state election 1948 1950 New York state election 1950 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.BROMLEY SELECTED FOR APPEALS BENCH in NYT on January 15, 1949 (subscription required) On June 28, 1949, Robert F. Wagner resigned from the U.S. Senate, 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 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 endorsed the Democratic nominees Lehman and Froessel. The American Labor Party 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. +1949 state election result Office DemocraticRepublican Liberal Judge of the Court of AppealsCharles W. Froessel 2,072,839Bruce Bromley 2,004,726Charles W. Froessel 352,975 U.S. SenatorHerbert H. Lehman 2,149,347John Foster Dulles 2,377,641Herbert H. Lehman 426,351 See also New York state elections 1948 United States Senate elections 1949 New York City mayoral election Notes Sources Official result: THE OFFICIAL COUNT: LEHMAN BY 198,057 in NYT on December 15, 1949 (subscription required) 1949 New York