1949 New York U.S. Senate Special

New York · 2 candidates · See every 1949 U.S. Senate race

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%).

See the full head-to-head between Lehman and Dulles

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 July 28, 2026.