New York state election, 1923

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1923 New York state election was held on November 6, 1923, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.

History

In 1923, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed John W. Hogan, who would reach the constitutional age limit at the end of the year.

The Democratic State Committee met on September 28. Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman was nominated for the Court of Appeals unanimously.[1]

The Republican State Committee met on September 29. The Democratic nominee, Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman, was endorsed for the Court of Appeals.[2]

Result

The jointly nominated candidate was elected.

1923 state election result
Ticket / Office Judge of the Court of Appeals
Democratic Irving Lehman 2,026,867
Republican Irving Lehman
Socialist Jacob Panken 145,943

Notes

  1. [1] in NYT on September 29, 1923 (subscription required)
  2. [2] in NYT on September 30, 1923 (subscription required)

See also

New York state elections

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Results: New York Red Book 1924