1974 United States Senate election in New York
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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 Javits was re-elected to a fourth term in office against Democratic challenger Ramsey Clark and Conservative Barbara Keating.
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November 5, 1974
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 County results Javits: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Clark: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General
- Lee Alexander, Mayor of Syracuse
- Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer
Withdrew
- Allard K. Lowenstein, former U.S. Representative (withdrew after defeat at convention)
Convention results
| 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% | |||
Results
Clark
- Clark 30–40%
- Clark 40–50%
- Clark 50–60%
- Clark 60–70%
Alexander
- Alexander 40–50%
- Alexander 50–60%
- Alexander 60–70%
- Alexander 70–80%
Hirschfeld
- Hirschfeld 30–40%
| 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 primary
Candidates
Convention results
The convention used a weighted voting system. Cohn was eligible to seek a primary, but opted not to.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barbara A. Keating | 22,723 | 61.81% | |
| Conservative | Roy Cohn | 14,041 | 38.19% | |
| Total votes | 36,764 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Elijah C. Boyd (American Labor)
- Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General (Democratic)
- William F. Dowling (American)
- Mildred Edelman (Communist)
- Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers)
- Jacob Javits, incumbent Senator since 1957 (Republican and Liberal)
- Barbara Keating, Vietnam War widow[3] (Conservative)
- Robert E. Massi (Socialist Labor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 2,098,529 | 40.64% | ||
| Liberal | Jacob K. Javits (incumbent) | 241,659 | 4.68% | ||
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 5,163,459 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||