The 1965 New York state election was held on November 2, 1965, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals

The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...

, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 and the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...

.

Background

Judge Marvin R. Dye

Marvin R. Dye

Marvin Rood Dye was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Daniel A. Dye and Jenni Dye. He graduated LL.B. from Cornell Law School in 1917. During World War I, he joined the armed forces and was commissioned a first lieutenant. On June 25, 1918, he married Miriam Kelley...

 would reach the constitutional age limit of 70 years at the end of the year.

In 1965, the assembly and senate districts were re-apportioned and both houses were renewed, the members being elected for an exceptional one-year term (session of 1966). From this election on, the assembly districts are all numbered statewide (from 1 to 165; in 1965) instead of apportioned by county, and numbered inside the county (150 districts). This was the only general election of state legislators in an odd-numbered year after 1937.

Result

The Republican candidate was elected.

1965 state election result

Ticket / Office	Judge of the Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
Republican	Kenneth B. Keating Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating , was a United States Representative and a U.S. Senator from New York, and in later life, an appellate judge and a diplomat representing the United States as ambassador to India and later to Israel.-Life:...	3,028,287
Democratic	Owen McGivern	1,777,205
Liberal Liberal Party of New York The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...	Owen McGivern	207,942
Conservative Conservative Party of New York The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....	Henry S. Middendorf, Jr.	207,387

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)

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, 1965