The1963 New York state election was held on November 5, 1963, to elect a judge of theNew York Court of Appeals. Besides, an amendment to theState Constitution proposed to allowoff-track betting and was accepted.
JudgeSydney F. Foster would reach the constitutional age limit of 70 years at the end of the year.
BothDemocratic and theRepublican state committees met on September 9, and nominated Democrat Francis Bergan, the Presiding Justice of theAppellate Division (Third Dept.), to succeed Foster.[1]
TheLiberal State Committee met on September 10, and endorsed the Democratic/Republican nominee.[2]
Francis Bergan was elected unopposed.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Liberal ticket | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Francis Bergan | 2,155,844 | Francis Bergan | 2,141,261 | Francis Bergan | 191,077 |
