The1921 New York state election was held on November 8, 1921, to elect a judge of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly. Six amendments to theState Constitution were also proposed.
In 1921, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeedEmory A. Chase, who had died on June 25. William S. Andrews, who had been sitting on an additional seatby designation since 1917, was appointed to fill the vacancy until the end of the year.
State conventions had been abolished, and replaced with directprimaries since 1914. Now, a new law permitted state conventions again which the Republicans celebrated and the Democrats repudiated.
TheRepublican state convention met on September 22 and 23 inSyracuse. U.S. SenatorWilliam M. Calder was Permanent Chairman. The incumbent William S. Andrews was nominated for the Court of Appeals unanimously.[1]
TheDemocratic state convention met on September 26 at the Hotel Commodore inNew York City. Ex-GovernorAl Smith was Temporary Chairman until the choice ofHarriet May Mills as Permanent Chairman. Ex-Supreme Court Justice Townsend Scudder was nominated for the Court of Appeals unanimously.[2]
The incumbent Republican judge was re-elected.
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic ticket | Socialist ticket | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | William S. Andrews | 1,146,337 | Townsend Scudder | 1,081,185 | Hezekiah D. Wilcox[3] | 141,153 |
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