1974 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 8 candidates · See every 1974 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1974 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Jacob K. Javits won the 1974 New York U.S. Senate Election. Jacob K. Javits received 2,340,188 popular votes (45.32%). The main challenger was Ramsey Clark (38.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Javits and Clark

Javits +7.1 pts · won by 366,407 votes

Jacob K. Javits RepublicanWINNER45.32%

2,340,188 votes

Ramsey Clark Democratic38.23%

1,973,781 votes

Barbara A. KeatingConservative15.93%

822,584 votes

Rebecca FinchSocialist Workers0.15%

7,727 votes

William F. DowlingCourage0.14%

7,459 votes

Robert E. MassiSocialist Labor0.08%

4,037 votes

Mildred EdelmanCommunist0.08%

3,876 votes

Elijah C. BoydLabor0.07%

3,798 votes

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.