Herbert H. Lehman
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 28, 1878
- Died
- December 5, 1963
- Age at death
- 85
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1946–1950
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lehman7.5M
Opponents7.5M
3
Elections run
Between 1946 and 1950, Herbert H. Lehman ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Lehman's biggest single-election total was 2,632,313 votes, in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in New York. Lehman's closest win came in the 1949 U.S. Senate election in New York, decided by 198,057 votes.
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How many votes has Herbert H. Lehman received?
Herbert H. Lehman has received 7,522,863 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 2,632,31350.35% | Joe R. Hanley William E. Dubois Joseph Hansen Stephen Emery |
| 1949 | U.S. SenateNew York · Special | Won | 2,582,43851.99% | John Foster Dulles |
| 1946 | U.S. SenateNew York | Lost | 2,308,11247.42% | Irving M. Ives |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000224) and Wikidata (Q879261). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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