The 1938 United States Senate special in New York was held on November 8, 1938 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Royal S. Copeland, who died in office on July 17, 1938.[1] U.S. Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo defeated Edward F. Corsi to win the seat.[2]
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Mead: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Corsi: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Neither Mead nor Corsi were regarded by The New York Times as leading the New York ticket for their respective party.[5] The two ticket leaders were Robert F. Wagner, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator, and Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for Governor.[5]
A total of 263,308 blank, void, and scattering votes were cast and are not accounted for in the box below.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Mead | 2,060,875 | 45.57% | N/A | |
American Labor | James M. Mead | 378,028 | 8.36% | N/A | |
Total | James M. Mead | 2,438,904 | 53.93% | N/A | |
Republican | Edward F. Corsi | 2,066,631 | 45.06% | N/A | |
Ind. Prog Party of New York State | Edward F. Corsi | 17,035 | 0.38% | N/A | |
Total | Edward F. Corsi | 2,083,666 | 46.08% | N/A | |
Total votes | 4,522,570 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |