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1949 New York U.S. Senate Special
New York · 2 candidates
Lehman +4.0 pts · won by 198,057 votes
Herbert H. LehmanDemocraticWINNER51.99%
2,582,438 votes
John Foster DullesRepublican48.01%
2,384,381 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).