United States Senate election in New York, 1974
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The 1974 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits won against Democratic challenger Ramsey Clark in a three way election.
Major candidates
Democratic
Democratic Party Convention results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Lee Alexander |
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58.70% |
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Democratic |
Allard K. Lowenstein |
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39.90% |
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Democratic |
Ramsey Clark |
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< 1.00% |
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Democratic |
Abraham Hirschfeld |
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< 1.00% |
Total votes |
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100.00% |
Democratic Party Primary results[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Ramsey Clark |
414,327 |
47.97% |
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Democratic |
Lee Alexander |
255,250 |
29.56% |
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Democratic |
Abraham Hirschfeld |
194,076 |
22.47% |
Total votes |
863,653 |
100.00% |
Conservative
The convention used a weighted voting system. Cohn was eligible to seek a primary, but opted not to.
Results
General election results[4]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Republican |
Jacob K. Javits |
2,098,529 |
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Liberal |
Jacob K. Javits |
241,659 |
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total |
Jacob K. Javits |
2,340,188 |
45.32% |
-4.36% |
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Democratic |
Ramsey Clark |
1,973,781 |
38.23% |
+5.55% |
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Conservative (N.Y.) |
Barbara A. Keating |
822,584 |
15.93% |
-1.38% |
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Socialist Workers |
Rebecca Finch |
7,727 |
0.15% |
+0.07% |
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American
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William F. Dowling |
7,459 |
0.14% |
+0.14% |
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Socialist Labor |
Robert E. Massi |
4,037 |
0.08% |
-0.04% |
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Communist |
Mildred Edelman |
3,876 |
0.08% |
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American Labor |
Elijah C. Boyd |
3,798 |
0.07% |
+0.07% |