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The1960 New York state election was held on November 8, 1960, to elect two judges of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly and theNew York State Senate.
In 1959,Charles S. Desmond had been electedChief Judge. In January 1960, Presiding Justice Sydney F. Foster, of theAppellate Division (Third Dept.), was appointed by GovernorNelson A. Rockefeller to fill temporarily the seat vacated by Desmond.
Stanley H. Fuld had been elected to the Court of Appeals in 1946. Thus his fourteen-year term would expire at the end of 1960.
TheRepublican State Committee met on September 12 atAlbany, New York, and re-nominated the incumbents Fuld and Foster.[1]
TheDemocratic State Committee met on September 12 atAlbany, New York, and endorsed the incumbent Republican Stanley H. Fuld for re-election, and nominated Supreme Court Justice Henry L. Ughetta for the other vacancy.[2]
On September 13, theLiberal Party endorsed the Republican/Democratic nominee Fuld, and nominated Supreme Court JusticeBenjamin Brenner for the other vacancy.[3] On September 18, Brenner declined to run.[4] On September 19, the Liberals also endorsed the other Republican nominee Foster.[5]
The incumbents Fuld and Foster were re-elected.
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic ticket | Liberal ticket | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Stanley H. Fuld | 3,292,416 | Stanley H. Fuld | 3,243,243 | Stanley H. Fuld | 403,454 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Sydney F. Foster | 3,269,626 | Henry L. Ughetta[6] | 3,251,504 | Sydney F. Foster | 423,035 |
Obs.: Fuld's total vote was 6,939,113.
Totals from New York State Red Book 1961
