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The 1938 New York state election was held on November 8, 1938, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, two U.S. Senators and two U.S Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. ==History== The Republican state convention met on September 29, Speaker Oswald D. Heck presided. They nominated D.A. of New York Thomas E. Dewey for Governor. Also nominated were Frederic H. Bontecou for Lieutenant Governor; Julius Rothstein for Comptroller; Col. Arthur V. McDermott for Attorney General; and John L. O'Brian and Edward Corsi for the U.S. Senate.〔(''DEWEY NOMINATED BY REPUBLICANS'' ) in NYT on September 30, 1938 (subscription required)〕 The Democratic state convention met on October 1, and re-nominated the incumbents Lehman, Tremaine, Bennett and Wagner; and completed the ticket with Supreme Court Justice Charles Poletti for Lieutenant Governor; and John M. Mead for short term in the U.S. Senate.〔(''LEHMAN IS DRAFTED FOR FOURTH TERM'' ) in NYT on October 1, 1938 (subscription required)〕 The Socialist state convention met on October 1, and nominated again Norman Thomas for Governor; and Dr. George W. Hartmann for Lieutenant Governor; Coleman B. Cheney for Comptroller; and Miss Marion L. Severn for Attorney General.〔(''SOCIALISTS ASSAIL 'DEALS' BY LABOR; ...THOMAS IS NOMINATED'' ) in NYT on October 2, 1938 (subscription required)〕 The American Labor state convention met on October 3 at the Manhattan Opera House in New York City and nominated the Democratic incumbent Herbert H. Lehman for Governor. They also endorsed Democrats Poletti, Wagner, Mead,〔(''LABORITES NAME LEHMAN WAGNER'' ) in NYT on October 4, 1938 (subscription required)〕 Merritt and O'Day; and completed the ticket with Langdon W. Post for Comptroller and Joseph V. O'Leary for Attorney-General.〔(''LABOR NAMES MEAD AS SESSIONS CLOSE; Convention Also Nominates Post, O'Leary, Mrs. O'Day and Merritt to Fill Ticket'' ) in NYT on October 5, 1938 (subscription required)〕 The "Independent Progressive" Party filed a petition to nominate a ticket headed by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. This was done to have a second ballot line, like Gov. Lehman who ran on two lines also.〔(''MAJOR PARTIES GET 2D LINES ON BALLOT'' ) in NYT on October 12, 1938 (subscription required)〕 The Socialist Labor Party changed its name and filed a petition to nominate candidates as the "Industrial Government Party.〔(''INDUSTRIAL PARTY LISTS CANDIDATES'' ) in NYT on November 6, 1938 (subscription required)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New York state election, 1938」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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