1974 United States Senate election in New York

1974 United States Senate election in New York

November 5, 1974

Nominee Jacob Javits Ramsey Clark Barbara A. Keating Party Republican Democratic Conservative Alliance Liberal Popular vote 2,340,188 1,973,781 822,584 Percentage 45.32% 38.23% 15.93%

County results Javits:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Clark:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Jacob Javits Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jacob Javits Republican

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.

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)

Democratic Party Convention results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%

Democratic Party Primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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.

Conservative Party Convention results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Barbara A. Keating	22,723	61.81%
	Conservative	Roy Cohn	14,041	38.19%
Total votes			36,764	100.00%

Results

General election results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jacob K. Javits (incumbent)	2,098,529
	Liberal	Jacob K. Javits (incumbent)	241,659
	Total	Jacob K. Javits (incumbent)	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%	N/A
	American Labor	Elijah C. Boyd	3,798	0.07%	0.07
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1974 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1974".
2. "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1974".
3. "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - C Convention Race - Jun 15, 1974".
4. "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968".