1944 United States Senate election in New York

1944 United States Senate election in New York

November 8, 1944

Nominee Robert F. Wagner Thomas J. Curran Party Democratic Republican Alliance Parties American Labor Liberal Popular vote 3,294,576 2,899,497 Percentage 53.06% 46.70%

County Results Wagner:      50–60%      60–70% Curran:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election Robert F. Wagner Democratic Elected Senator Robert F. Wagner Democratic

The United States Senate election of 1944 in New York was held on November 8, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert F. Wagner was re-elected to a fourth term over Republican Thomas J. Curran. Wagner would not complete the term, resigning in June 1949 due to ill health.

General election

Candidates

• Thomas J. Curran, Secretary of State of New York (Republican)
• Eric Hass, candidate for Attorney General in 1942 (Socialist Labor)
• Robert F. Wagner, incumbent Senator (American Labor, Democratic, and Liberal)

Results

1944 United States Senate election in New York

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert F. Wagner (incumbent)	2,485,735	40.03%
	American Labor	Robert F. Wagner (incumbent)	483,785	7.79%
	Liberal	Robert F. Wagner (incumbent)	325,056	5.23%
	Total	Robert F. Wagner (incumbent)	3,294,576	53.06%
	Republican	Thomas J. Curran	2,899,497	46.70%
	Socialist Labor	Eric Hass	15,244	0.25%
Total votes			6,209,317	100.00%