1974 United States Senate election in New York
The 1974 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger Ramsey Clark in a three way election.
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County results Javits: 40–50% 50–60% Clark: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates
Republican
- Jacob Javits, incumbent U.S. Senator
Democratic
- Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General
- Lee Alexander, Mayor of Syracuse
- Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer
- Allard K. Lowenstein, former U.S. Representative (Withdrew after losing at the Convention)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee Alexander | 58.70% | ||
Democratic | Allard K. Lowenstein | 39.90% | ||
Democratic | Ramsey Clark | < 1.00% | ||
Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | < 1.00% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 414,327 | 47.97% | |
Democratic | Lee Alexander | 255,250 | 29.56% | |
Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | 194,076 | 22.47% | |
Total votes | 863,653 | 100.00% |
Conservative
- Barbara A. Keating
- Roy Cohn, attorney
The convention used a weighted voting system. Cohn was eligible to seek a primary, but opted not to.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Barbara A. Keating | 22,723 | 61.81% | |
Conservative | Roy Cohn | 14,041 | 38.19% | |
Total votes | 36,764 | 100.00% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jacob K. Javits | 2,098,529 | |||
Liberal | Jacob K. Javits | 241,659 | |||
total | Jacob K. Javits | 2,340,188 | 45.32% | -4.36% | |
Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 1,973,781 | 38.23% | +5.55% | |
Conservative | Barbara A. Keating | 822,584 | 15.93% | -1.38% | |
Socialist Workers | Rebecca Finch | 7,727 | 0.15% | +0.07% | |
American | William F. Dowling | 7,459 | 0.14% | +0.14% | |
Socialist Labor | Robert E. Massi | 4,037 | 0.08% | -0.04% | |
Communist | Mildred Edelman | 3,876 | 0.08% | ||
American Labor | Elijah C. Boyd | 3,798 | 0.07% | +0.07% | |
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
References
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