1938 United States Senate special election in New York

none 1938 United States Senate election in New York March 2026 September 2023 1938 United States Senate special election in New York New York Flag of New York (1901-2020).svg presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in New York 1934 1940 United States Senate election in New York 1940 November 8, 1938 x150px File:JamesMMead.jpg James M. Mead Democratic Party (United States) American Labor Party 2,438,904 53.93% Edward F. Corsi, 1938.jpg Edward F. Corsi Republican Party (United States) Independent Progressive 2,083,666 46.08% County resultsMead: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Corsi: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Senator VacantIncumbent U.S. senator Royal S. Copeland died on June 17, 1938. However, governor Herbert H. Lehman chose not to appoint anyone to the vacant Senate seat. James M. Mead Democratic Party (United States) 1938 United States Senate special election in New York results map by county.svg 300px The 1938 United States Senate special election in New York was held on November 8, 1938, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Royal S. Copeland, who died in office on June 17, 1938.1938-06-18 SENATOR COPELAND DIES IN WASHINGTON; OVERWORK FACTOR; Suffered Circulatory Collapse After Leaving Floor Just Before Adjournment COMMITTEE TASKS TAXING Political Effect of the Senator's Passing Likely to Be Large On Senate floor Thursday Advised Colleagues on Health Did Not Follow Own Advice SENATOR COPELAND DIES IN CAPITAL The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/18/archives/senator-copeland-dies-in-washington-overwork-factor-suffered.html 2023-05-28 0362-4331 U.S. Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo defeated Edward F. Corsi to win the seat.Hutchins Mason C. The New York Red Book of 1939 J.B. Lyon Company, Publishers 1939 New York 439 Nomination conventions Democratic convention Initially, incumbent governor Herbert H. Lehman sought the Democratic nomination for the U.S. senate election, saying "If my party desires me to be a candidate for the office of U.S. Senator to succeed Senator Copeland, I will accept the nomination".1938-07-04 NEW YORK: Candid Friend https://time.com/archive/6759212/new-york-candid-friend/ 2026-10-03 Time However, Lehman was drafted to again run for governor.Times Warren Moscowspecial To the New York 1938-10-01 LEHMAN IS DRAFTED FOR FOURTH TERM; HE ATTACKS DEWEY; POLETTI ON TICKET Yielding to Pleas to Run, Governor Insists on Justice as Aide CALLS RIVAL UNQUALIFIED Rochester Platform Hits Republican's Crime Issue--Wagner, Mead Are Nominated Calls Dewey Inexperienced Dewey Crime Speech a Factor LEHMAN DRAFTED FOR FOURTH TERM Platform Strong for New Deal La Guardia a Meed Champion Farley Predicts a Big Victory Hailed as "Greatest Governor" Praise Is Given to Wagner https://www.nytimes.com/1938/10/01/archives/lehman-is-drafted-for-fourth-term-he-attacks-dewey-poletti-on.html 2026-10-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 The Democratic convention met on October 1 and nominated U.S. Representative James M. Mead.October 2026 Republican convention The Republican convention met on September 29 and nominated Edward F. Corsi for the special election.October 2026 General election Candidates Edward F. Corsi, former Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis IslandUnited States v. Corsi, 60 F.2d 123 Casetext Search + Citator https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-corsi-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20230529015451/https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-corsi-25 dead May 29, 2023 2023-05-29 casetext.comCorsi, Edward, 1896-1965 - Social Networks and Archival Context https://snaccooperative.org/view/67856888 2023-05-29 snaccooperative.org (Republican and Independent Progressive) James M. Mead, U.S. Representative from Buffalo (Democratic and American Labor) Campaign Neither Mead nor Corsi were regarded by The New York Times as leading the New York ticket for their respective party.Hagerty James a 1938-11-10 LEHMAN IS VICTOR BY 67,506 MARGIN; Political Division Between UpState and City More ClearlyMarked in Election;DEWEY OUTRUNS TICKET;Republicans See Prestige ofDewey Little Hurt, in Viewof His Strong Race Dewey Led Ticket Bennett, Tremaine Win Dewey Won Nassau by 57,794 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1938/11/10/archives/lehman-is-victor-by-67506-margin-political-division-between-upstate.html 2023-05-29 0362-4331 The two ticket leaders were Robert F. Wagner, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator, and Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for Governor. Results A total of 263,308 blank, void, and scattering votes were cast and are not accounted for in the box below. United States Senate Special election in New York, 1938 Hutchins Mason C. The New York Red Book of 1939 J.B. Lyon Company, Publishers 1939 New York 439 Democratic Party (United States) James M. Mead 2,060,875 45.57% N/A American Labor Party James M. Mead 378,028 8.36% N/A James M. Mead Total 2,438,904 53.93% N/A Republican Party (United States) Edward F. Corsi 2,066,631 45.60% N/A Independent Progressive Edward F. Corsi 17,035 0.38% N/A Edward F. Corsi Total 2,083,666 46.08% N/A 4,522,570 100.0% N/A Democratic Party (United States) See also 1938 United States Senate elections Notes References autocollapse autocollapse Category:United States Senate elections in New York (state) New York 1938 New York United States Senate special New York 1938 United States Senate 1938