1958 United States Senate election in New York
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 County results Keating: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hogan: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank Hogan | 772 | 67.60% | |
| Democratic | Thomas E. Murray Sr. | 304 | 26.62% | |
| Democratic | Thomas K. Finletter | 66 | 5.78% | |
| Total votes | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth Keating | 2,842,942 | 50.75% | |
| Democratic | Frank Hogan | 2,434,899 | 43.46% | |
| Liberal | Frank Hogan | 275,051 | 4.91% | |
| 'Total' | Frank Hogan | 2,709,950 | 48.38% | |
| Independent Socialist | Corliss Lamont | 49,087 | 0.88% | |
| Total votes | 5,601,979 | 100.00% | ||
References
- ^ Egan, Leo (August 27, 1958). "KEATING IS NAMED BY REPUBLICANS; WHITE HOUSE ACT". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "NY US Senate - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
