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  NY District 1
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1950 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1950 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 1950 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 09, 1951 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1953 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedRBH January 22, 2011 12:24pm
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DescriptionAccording to the NY Red Book, the final certification of this race was not completed until January 9th.

Macy's defeat could be attributed to him receiving a letter from Lt. Governor Joe Hanley saying that his debts would be paid if he ran for the US Senate instead of running for Governor.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1948
NameWilliam Kingsland Macy Votes101,924 (65.99%)
Term01/03/1949 - 01/03/1951 Margin53,108 (+34.38%)
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COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Ernest Greenwood (I) Rep. William Kingsland Macy Otto Skottedal
PartyDemocratic Republican American Labor
Votes76,375 (49.18%) 76,240 (49.09%) 2,680 (1.73%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -135 (-0.09%) -73,695 (-47.45%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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