The 1953 New York state election was held on November 3, 1953, to elect the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals refers to the position of chief judge on the New York Court of Appeals.The chief judge supervises the seven-judge Court of Appeals...

. Besides, nine amendments to the State Constitution, among them one that required the voter to cast a single joint vote for the candidates for Governor

Governor of New York

The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...

 and Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of New York State. It is the second highest ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term...

 on any ticket, were proposed, and all were accepted by the electorate.

Background

On March 31, 1953, Chief Judge John T. Loughran

John T. Loughran

John Thomas Loughran was an American lawyer and politician...

 died. On April 22, Governor Thomas E. Dewey appointed Judge Edmund H. Lewis

Edmund H. Lewis

Edmund Harris Lewis was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1953 to 1954.-Life:...

 to fill the vacancy temporarily. On April 23, Dewey appointed John Van Voorhis

John Van Voorhis (judge)

John Van Voorhis was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Eugene Van Voorhis and Allis Van Voorhis. He graduated A.B. from Yale College in 1919. He was admitted to the bar in 1922, and commenced the practice of law at Rochester, New York...

 temporarily to the seat vacated by Lewis.

Result

The appointed incumbent Chief Judge Lewis was elected. This required another election the next year, since Lewis would reach the constitutional age limit of 70 years at the end of 1954.

1953 state election result

Ticket / Office	Chief Judge Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals refers to the position of chief judge on the New York Court of Appeals.The chief judge supervises the seven-judge Court of Appeals...
Republican	Edmund H. Lewis Edmund H. Lewis Edmund Harris Lewis was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1953 to 1954.-Life:...	1,983,220
Democratic	Edmund H. Lewis Edmund H. Lewis Edmund Harris Lewis was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1953 to 1954.-Life:...	1,784,614
American Labor American Labor Party The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...	Edward Kuntz	65,035

Obs.: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 853,875

Sources

• Official result: 9 AMENDMENTS APPROVED; But State's Voters Generally Cast Blanks or Void Ballots in NYT on December 16, 1953 (subscription required)

See also

• New York state elections
  New York state elections
  This is a general overview of the New York state elections.The first state election was held in June 1777, and the Governor and Lieutenant Governor were the only statewide elected officials. Besides them, the Assemblymen were elected in the counties, and the State Senators in the senatorial...
  
  
• New York City mayoral election, 1953