1950 United States Senate election in New York

none March 2026 September 2023 1950 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1949 United States Senate special election in New York 1949 (special) 1956 United States Senate election in New York 1956 November 7, 1950 File:Herbert Lehman (D-NY) (cropped) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Herbert H. Lehman Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Party of New York 2,632,313 50.35% Joe Hanley Republican Party (United States) 2,367,353 45.28% 1950 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLehman: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Hanley: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Senator Herbert H. Lehman Democratic Party (US) Herbert H. Lehman Democratic Party (US) File:Joe_R._Hanley_(1949).png The United States Senate election of 1950 in New York was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert H. Lehman was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican Joe Hanley. This election is also noted for the campaign of African-American cultural and civil rights icon W. E. B. Du Bois, who ran at age 82 on the American Labor Party ticket. General election Candidates W. E. B. DuBois, African-American icon and co-founder of the NAACP (American Labor) Stephen Emery, subway dispatcher and Socialist Labor nominee for vice president in 1948 (Socialist Labor) Joe Hanley, Lieutenant Governor of New York (Republican) Joseph Hansen, Trotskyist activist (Socialist Workers) Herbert H. Lehman, incumbent Senator (Democratic) Results 1950 United States Senate election in New Yorkhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36432 NY US Senate Our Campaigns 11 March 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) 2,319,719 44.37% Liberal Party of New York Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) 312,594 5.98% Total Herbert H. Lehman (incumbent) 2,632,313 50.35% Republican Party (United States) Joe Hanley 2,367,353 45.28% American Labor Party W. E. B. Du Bois 205,729 3.94% Socialist Workers Party (US) Joseph Hansen 15,340 0.29% Socialist Labor Party of America Stephen Emery 7,659 0.15% 5,228,394 100.00% References 1950 New York Category:1950 New York (state) elections