1949 New York U.S. Senate Special

New York · 2 candidates

Who won the 1949 New York U.S. Senate Special?

Herbert H. Lehman won the 1949 New York U.S. Senate Special. Herbert H. Lehman received 2,582,438 popular votes (51.99%). The main challenger was John Foster Dulles (48.01%).

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Lehman +4.0 pts · won by 198,057 votes
2,582,438 votes
2,384,381 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified November 9, 2026.