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The1936 New York state election was held on November 3, 1936, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor, thestate comptroller, theattorney general, a judge[1] of theNew York Court of Appeals and twoU.S. Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly and theNew York State Senate.
TheCommunist state convention met on June 14, and nominated Robert Minor for Governor; Julian S. Sawyer, ofBuffalo, for Lieutenant Governor; and Irving Schwab, ofNew York City, for the Court of Appeals.[2]
TheSocialist state convention met on June 27 at the Hotel Delano inNew York City, and nominated Dr.Harry W. Laidler for Governor; the Rev. Herman J. Hahn for Lieutenant Governor; Edward Marks ofFreeport for Attorney General; and Coleman B. Cheney for Comptroller.[3]
TheDemocratic state convention met on September 29 atSyracuse, New York, and re-nominated the incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine and Bennett; and completed the ticket with Harlan W. Rippey for the Court of Appeals.[4]
TheRepublican state convention met on September 29 atAlbany, New York, and nominatedNew York Supreme Court JusticeWilliam F. Bleakley, ofYonkers, for Governor on the first ballot (vote: Bleakley 680,George R. Fearon 348).Frank Gannett andJoe R. Hanley were also contenders for the nomination. Also nominated were Col. Ralph K. Robertson for Lieutenant Governor; John A. May for Comptroller;Nathan D. Perlman for Attorney General; and James P. Hill for the Court of Appeals.[5]
TheAmerican Labor Party filed on October 6 a petition to nominate only two candidates: Franklin D. Roosevelt for U.S. president and Herbert H. Lehman for governor.[6]
The whole Democratic ticket was elected.
The incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine, Bennett, Merritt and O'Day were re-elected. This was the last election in which the Governor was elected every two years.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | American Labor ticket | Socialist ticket | Communist ticket | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Herbert H. Lehman | 2,708,403 | William F. Bleakley | 2,450,104 | Herbert H. Lehman | 262,192 | Harry W. Laidler | 86,897 | Robert Minor | 35,609 |
| Lieutenant Governor | M. William Bray | 3,028,091 | Ralph K. Robertson[7] | 2,136,506 | (none) | Herman J. Hahn[8] | 100,151 | Julian S. Sawyer | 66,132 | |
| Comptroller | Morris S. Tremaine | 3,088,246 | John A. May[9] | 2,055,411 | (none) | Coleman B. Cheney[10] | 99,184 | Grace Hutchins | 67,666 | |
| Attorney General | John J. Bennett Jr. | 3,075,060 | Nathan D. Perlman | 2,093,162 | (none) | Edward Marks | 98,909 | Fred Briehl | 67,063 | |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Harlan W. Rippey | 2,995,071 | James P. Hill[11] | 2,098,630 | (none) | Darwin J. Meserole[12] | 103,284 | Irving Schwab | 70,150 | |
| U.S. Representative-at-large | Matthew J. Merritt | 3,013,931 | Anthony J. Contiguglia[13] | 2,078,865 | (none) | Frank R. Crosswaith | 101,184 | Roy Hudson | 69,336 | |
| U.S. Representative-at-large | Caroline O'Day | 2,992,057 | Natalie F. Couch[14] | 2,078,803 | (none) | Edna Mitchell Blue | 102,133 | Simon W. Gerson | 68,868 | |
Obs.: The vote for Governor is used to defineballot access.
Vote Totals-New York Red Book 1937
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