1968 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 1968 11 5 1968 New York state election New York No 1967 New York state election 1967 1969 New York state election 1969 The 1968 New York state election was held on November 5, 1968, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. Nominations The Republican State Committee met on March 27 at Albany, New York and designated U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits, and endorsed the Democratic/Liberal Judge Adrian P. Burke, for re-election.State G. O. P. Starts Move For Drafting Rockefeller in NYT on March 28, 1968 (subscription required) The Democratic primary for U.S. Senator was won by Paul O'Dwyer, the brother of Mayor of New York William O'Dwyer (in office 1946–1950).O'DWYER BEATS NICKERSON; A SENATE UPSET; Organization Is Dealt Setback; RESNICK CONCEDES IN EARLY MORNING in NYT on June 19, 1968 (subscription required) Paul O'Dwyer gathered 25,000 signatures, and got on the primary ballot by petition on a peace platform and favoring Eugene McCarthy to be nominated for president.O'Dwyer's 25,000 Signatures Assure a 3-Way Primary Test in NYT on May 13, 1968 (subscription required) In a tight race, he defeated Nassau County Executive Eugene H. Nickerson, the candidate of the party bosses and supporter of Robert F. Kennedy for president, and Congressman Joseph Y. Resnick, the candidate who planned to back Lyndon B. Johnson for re-election.STATE DEMOCRATS NAME NICKERSON FOR SENATE RACE; Selection Here Is Regarded as a Victory by Kennedy in Bid for Nomination; PRIMARY FIGHT ASSURED Resnick, With 30 Per Cent of Vote, Plans to Run as a Johnson Backer in NYT on March 31, 1968 (subscription required) The vote was O'Dwyer 275,877; Nickerson 257,639; and Resnick 229,803.O'Dwyer Won by 18,238 in NYT on July 20, 1968 (subscription required) The Liberal primary for U.S. Senator was won by the incumbent Republican Jacob K. Javits who defeated Murray Baron,Murray Baron (1908–2002), lawyer, Columbia University and Brooklyn Law School graduate, President of Accuracy in Media from 1976, Murray Baron, 94, Labor Lawyer And Head of Accuracy in Media in NYT on September 26, 2002 a former Liberal New York County Chairman.Liberal Party Nominates Javits For Senator in a Light Turnout in NYT on June 19, 1968 (subscription required) The Conservative State Committee met on April 2, and designated by acclamation James L. Buckley for the U.S. Senate, and endorsed the Democratic/Liberal Judge Adrian P. Burke for re-election.James Buckley Is Named to Run For the Senate by Conservatives in NYT on April 3, 1968 (subscription required) The Peace and Freedom Party nominated Herman B. Ferguson, a former elementary-school assistant principal, for the U.S. Senate. Ferguson had been convicted of conspiring to murder moderate civil rights leaders Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young,Ferguson and Harris Sentenced To 31 2 to 7 Years in Murder Plot in NYT on October 4, 1968 (subscription required) and his candidature was contested. On October 2, a New York Supreme Court justice ruled that Ferguson was entitled to run.FERGUSON WINS PLACE ON BALLOT; State Court Upholds Right to Run for U.S. Senate in NYT on October 3, 1968 (subscription required) Result The incumbents Burke and Javits were re-elected. + 1968 state election result Ticket / OfficeRepublican ticketDemocratic ticketConservative ticketLiberal ticketPeace and Freedom ticketSocialist Labor ticketSocialist Workers ticket Judge of the Court of AppealsAdrian P. Burke 2,590,598Adrian P. Burke 2,578,460Adrian P. Burke 418,542Adrian P. Burke 299,078(none)(none)(none) U.S. SenatorJacob K. Javits 2,810,836 Paul O'Dwyer 2,150,695James L. Buckley 1,139,402Jacob K. Javits 458,936Herman B. Ferguson 8,775John EmanuelJohn Emanuel (born c. 1908 in Greece), "fur worker," ran also for Comptroller in 1954 and 1966; for Lieutenant Governor in 1958 and 1962; and for the U.S. Senate in 1964 7,964Hedda GarzaHedda Garza (born c. 1930), "editorial worker," of Freeport 4,919 See also New York state elections 1968 United States presidential election Notes Sources Official result: Humphrey and Javits Won State Without Liberal Party's Votes in NYT on December 10, 1968 (subscription required) 1968 New York