1938 United States Senate special election in New York

1938 United States Senate special election in New York

← 1934 November 8, 1938 1940 →
 
Nominee James M. Mead Edward F. Corsi
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance American Labor Party Ind. Progressive
Popular vote 2,438,904 2,083,666
Percentage 53.93% 46.08%

Mead:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Corsi:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Vacant

Elected U.S. Senator

James M. Mead
Democratic

The 1938 United States Senate special in New York was held on November 8, 1938, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Royal S. Copeland, who died in office on July 17, 1938.[1] U.S. Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo defeated Edward F. Corsi to win the seat.[2]

  1. ^ "SENATOR COPELAND DIES IN WASHINGTON; OVERWORK FACTOR; Suffered Circulatory Collapse After Leaving Floor Just Before Adjournment COMMITTEE TASKS TAXING Political Effect of the Senator's Passing Likely to Be Large On Senate floor Thursday Advised Colleagues on Health Did Not Follow Own Advice SENATOR COPELAND DIES IN CAPITAL". The New York Times. June 18, 1938. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Hutchins, Mason C. (1939). The New York Red Book of 1939. New York: J.B. Lyon Company, Publishers. p. 439.