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1958 United States Senate election in New York
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1958 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in New York 1952 1964 United States Senate election in New York 1964 November 4, 1958 150x150px File:Senator Kenneth Keating (cropped).jpg Kenneth Keating Republican Party (US) 2,842,942 50.75% File:Frank S. Hogan, district attorney of New York County. 1960.jpg Frank Hogan Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Party of New York 2,709,950 48.38% 1958 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsKeating: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hogan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Senator Irving Ives Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Keating Republican Party (United States)
The 1958 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Senator Irving Ives retired. Republican Representative Kenneth Keating defeated Democrat Frank Hogan to succeed Ives. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in New York.
Republican convention
At the Republican convention, held on August 26 in Rochester, U.S. Representative Kenneth Keating was nominated by acclamation.Egan Leo 27 Aug 1958 KEATING IS NAMED BY REPUBLICANS; WHITE HOUSE ACT 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/27/archives/keating-is-named-by-republicans-white-house-acts-call-from-nixon.html 17 July 2023
Democratic convention
Candidates
Declared
Thomas K. Finletter, former Secretary of the Air Force
Frank Hogan, District Attorney of New York County
Thomas E. Murray Sr., former Atomic Energy Commissioner
Results
The Democratic convention was held on August 26.
1958 Democratic Conventionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=165393 NY US Senate - D Convention Our Campaigns 12 March 2020
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank Hogan
772
67.60%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas E. Murray Sr.
304
26.62%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas K. Finletter
66
5.78%
1,317
100.00%
General election
Candidates
Frank Hogan, District Attorney of New York County (Democratic and Liberal)
Kenneth Keating, U.S. Representative from Rochester (Republican)
Corliss Lamont, Chairman of National Council of American-Soviet Friendship (Independent Socialist)
The Liberal Party initially chose Thomas K. Finletter as its nominee for Senate, but after Finletter lost the Democratic nomination to Frank Hogan, Finletter withdrew and the party endorsed Hogan instead.
Results
1958 United States Senate election in New Yorkhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36420 NY US Senate Our Campaigns 12 March 2020
Republican Party (United States)
Kenneth Keating
2,842,942
50.75%
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank Hogan
2,434,899
43.46%
Liberal Party of New York
Frank Hogan
275,051
4.91%
Total
Frank Hogan
2,709,950
48.38%
Independent Socialist
Corliss Lamont
49,087
0.88%
5,601,979
100.00%
References
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