1946 New York state election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 11 5 1946 New York state election New York No 1944 New York state election 1944 1948 New York state election 1948 The 1946 New York state election was held on November 5, 1946, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a U.S. senator, the chief judge and an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. Background On September 22, 1945, Chief Judge Irving Lehman died. On September 28, Judge John T. Loughran was appointed Chief Judge to fill the vacancy temporarily, and George Z. Medalie was appointed temporarily to the seat vacated by Loughran. On March 5, 1946, Medalie died too, and Stanley H. Fuld was appointed on April 25 to fill the vacancy temporarily. Nominations The Socialist Labor state convention met on April 7, and nominated Aaron M. Orange for Governor. They also nominated Nathan Karp for Lieutenant Governor; Bronko Papadopolos, of Buffalo, for Comptroller; Walter Steinhilber, of Queens, for Attorney General; and Eric Hass for the U.S. Senate.Socialist Labor Party Ticket in NYT on April 8, 1946 (subscription required) The party filed a petition to nominate candidates under the name "Industrial Government Party." The Socialist state convention met on April 14, and nominated Prof. Coleman B. Cheney for Governor; and Walter O'Hagan for Lieutenant Governor.Socialists Name Candidates in NYT on April 15, 1946 (subscription required) The Liberal Party gathered 51,015 signatures and filed a petition to nominate candidates with the Secretary of State on September 2.LIBERALS TO FILE PETITIONS TODAY in NYT on September 2, 1946 (subscription required) The Republican state convention met on September 4 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They re-nominated the five Republican incumbents Dewey, Hanley, Moore, Goldstein and Fuld; endorsed the Democratic Chief Judge Loughran to succeed himself; and completed the ticket with Assembly Majority Leader Irving M. Ives for the U.S. Senate.ALBANY 'TEAM' KEPT in NYT on September 5, 1946 (subscription required) The Democratic state convention met on September 4 at Albany, New York, and nominated U.S. Senator James M. Mead for Governor; Mayor of Albany Erastus Corning 2nd for Lieutenant Governor; New York City Treasurer Spencer C. Young for Comptroller; City Councilman Anthony J. DiGiovanna for Attorney General; Ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman (in office 1933–1942) for the U.S. Senate; Ex-State Solicitor General Henry Epstein for the Court of Appeals; and the incumbent Chief Judge John T. Loughran to succeed himself.DEWEY IS ASSAILED; ...MEAD SPURNS ANY RED AID in NYT on September 5, 1946 (subscription required) thumb|right|upright=1.2|Hyman Blumberg, New York State Chairman of the American Labor Party, announces election returns on WMCA, November 5, 1946 The American Labor state convention met on September 3 and endorsed the Democratic nominee James M. Mead for Governor; and also endorsed the Democrats Lehman and Loughran. They completed the ticket with Benjamin F. Fielding, of New York City, for Lieutenant Governor; Harry J. Chapman, of Brooklyn, for Comptroller; Joseph Lucchi, of Queens, for Attorney General; and John Abt for the Court of Appeals.DEMOCRATIC DEAL IRKS LABOR PARTY in NYT on September 4, 1946 (subscription required) Fielding, Chapman and Abt were withdrawn from the ticket on September 5, and Democrats Corning, Young and Epstein substituted on the ticket.ALP WITHDRAWS 3 FROM STATE TICKET in NYT on September 6, 1946 (subscription required) Lucchi declined to run on September 7, and Democrat DiGiovanna was substituted on the ticket.LUCCHI DECLINES ALP NOMINATION in NYT on September 8, 1946 (subscription required) thumb|left|upright=1.2|Communist Party leaders review election returns at the Hotel McAlpin, November 7, 1946Left to right: Si Gerson, Robert G. Thompson, Israel Amter, Benjamin J. Davis Jr. The Communist Party filed a petition to nominate candidates on September 2. They nominated Party State Chairman Robert G. Thompson for Governor; Israel Amter for Lieutenant Governor; Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., of New York City, for the U.S. Senate; Dr. Bella V. Dodd for Attorney General; and Marie Guidoni for Comptroller.Communists File Party Ticket at Albany in NYT on September 3, 1946 (subscription required) On September 9, Thompson announced that all candidates except himself for Comptroller would be withdrawn in an effort to strengthen the Democratic candidates in their quest to oust Governor Dewey,COMMUNISTS BACK DEMOCRATIC TICKET in NYT on September 10, 1946 (subscription required) but Davis also remained on the ticket, running for Attorney General. On October 19, Supreme Court Justice William H. Murray denied an application by Spencer C. Young, the Democratic nominee for Comptroller, to bar the Communist ticket from the ballot.Communists Win Place on State Ballot in NYT on October 20, 1946 (subscription required) The Socialist Workers Party filed a petition to nominate candidates headed by Farrell Dobbs for Governor. The Industrial Government, Socialist and Socialist Workers tickets were not allowed on the ballot because of "defective nominating petitions." The Court of Appeals upheld the decisions of the lower courts.MINOR PARTIES RULED OFF BALLOT IN STATE in NYT on October 26, 1946 (subscription required) Result The whole Republican ticket was elected in a landslide. The incumbents Dewey, Hanley, Moore, Goldstein, Loughran and Fuld were re-elected. The Liberal Party attained automatic ballot access (necessary 50,000 votes for governor). + 1946 state election results Office Republican ticket Democratic ticket American Labor ticket Liberal ticket Communist ticketGovernorThomas E. Dewey 2,825,633James M. Mead 1,532,161James M. Mead 428,903James M. Mead 177,418(none) Lieutenant GovernorJoe R. Hanley 2,737,406Erastus Corning 2nd 1,480,185Erastus Corning 2nd 413,921Erastus Corning 2nd 169,909(none) ComptrollerFrank C. Moore 2,712,341Spencer C. YoungSpencer C. Young (ca. 1894-1962), of Queens, NY City Treasurer 1946-53, ran also in 1950, SPENCER C. YOUNG, EX-CITY OFFICIAL Obit in NYT on March 24, 1962 (subscription required) 1,481,325Spencer C. Young 343,290Spencer C. Young 159,283Robert G. Thompson 85,098Attorney GeneralNathaniel L. Goldstein 2,629,561Anthony J. DiGiovannaAnthony J. DiGiovanna (1905-1997), of Brooklyn, city councilman 1938-47, New York Supreme Court justice 1949-76, Anthony J. DiGiovanna, 92, Former State Supreme Court Justice Obit in NYT on December 21, 1997 1,532,061Anthony J. DiGiovanna 337,906Anthony J. DiGiovanna 153,290Benjamin J. Davis, Jr.Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., ran also for Congress at-large in 1942 95,798 Chief JudgeJohn T. Loughran 2,663,492John T. Loughran 1,485,723John T. Loughran 409,063John T. Loughran 168,648(none) Judge of the Court of AppealsStanley H. Fuld 2,671,869Henry EpsteinHenry Epstein (d. 1961), New York State Solicitor General until 1942, later New York Supreme Court Justice and Deputy Mayor of New York, ran also for Attorney General in 1942, HENRY EPSTEIN, JUSTICE IS DEAD in NYT on December 31, 1961 (subscription required) 1,456,900Henry Epstein 410,750 Henry Epstein 169,686(none) U.S. SenatorIrving M. Ives 2,559,363Herbert H. Lehman 1,688,887Herbert H. Lehman 435,846Herbert H. Lehman 183,379(none) Obs.: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 178,694 (Senator) The vote for Governor is used to define ballot access, for automatic access are necessary 50,000 votes. See also New York gubernatorial elections New York state elections Notes Sources Official Result: RECORD FOR DEWEY IN OFFICIAL COUNT; His 687,151 Majority Topped Lehman's 627,388 in 1932; Won in 1942 by 173,254 in NYT on December 14, 1946 (subscription required) New York State Red Book 1947 1946 New York Category:Thomas E. Dewey