1965 New York state election
The 1965 New York state election was held on November 2, 1965, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
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Background
Judge Marvin R. Dye would reach the constitutional age limit of 70 years at the end of the year.
In December 1964, the assembly and senate districts were re-apportioned. This time, the legislators were elected for an exceptional one-year term (the session of 1966). From this election on, the assembly districts are all numbered statewide (from 1 to 165, in 1966; from 1 to 150 thereafter) instead of apportioned by county and numbered inside the county (previously 150 districts). This was the only general election of state legislators in an odd-numbered year after 1937.
Result
Former Senator Kenneth Keating was elected.
| Office | Republican | Democratic | Liberal | Conservative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Kenneth B. Keating | 3,105,864 | Owen McGivern[1] | 1,824,064 | Owen McGivern | 207,942 | Henry S. Middendorf, Jr.[2] | 207,387 |
Notes
- Owen McGivern (ca. 1911-1998), assemblyman 1939-50, New York Supreme Court justice (1st District) 1954-76, Appellate Division 1967-76, Presiding Justice 1975-76, Owen McGivern, 87, Dies; Judge Led Appellate Court in NYT on July 8, 1998
- Henry Stump Middendorf, Jr. (1923-2000), lawyer, of Manhattan, Harvard graduate, ran also in 1974, H.S. Middendorf Jr., 77, Manhattan Lawyer Obit in NYT on March 14, 2000
Sources
- KEATING IS VICTOR IN COURT CONTEST; Ex-Senator Tops McGivern for Appeals Bench in Sole Statewide Election in NYT on November 3, 1965 (subscription required)
Vote totals from New York Red Book 1966