The 1967 New York state election was held on November 7, 1967, to elect two judges 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...

. Besides, a revised State Constitution was proposed, and rejected; and a $2,500,000,000 transportation bond issue was approved by the voters.

Background

Stanley H. Fuld had been elected 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...

 in 1966. On December 23, 1966, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller appointed Appellate Justice

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate...

 Charles D. Breitel, a Republican, to the seat vacated by Fuld, effective January 1, 1967, to fill the vacancy temporarlily.

Judge 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...

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

The State Constitutional Convention met between April and September 1967, and decided to submit the revised Constitution in one piece to the voters for ratification.

Nominations

The Republican and Democratic state committees met on September 6 at Albany, New York

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

, and cross-endorsed the incumbent Republican Judge Charles D. Breitel and the Democratic Supreme Court

New York Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...

 Justice Matthew J. Jasen, of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

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.

Breitel refused to accept the Conservative endorsement, so they nominated Kenneth J. Mullane.

Result

The jointly nominated candidates were elected.

The incumbent Breitel was re-elected.

1967 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...		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	Charles D. Breitel Charles D. Breitel Charles David Breitel was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1974 to 1978.-Life:...	4,494,007	Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen is an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He is the son of Joseph J. Jasen and Celine Jasen. He graduated from Canisius College, and LL.B. from University at Buffalo Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1940. He married Anastasia Gawinski Matthew J. Jasen (b. December 13,...	4,742,209
Democratic	Charles D. Breitel Charles D. Breitel Charles David Breitel was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1974 to 1978.-Life:...		Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen is an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He is the son of Joseph J. Jasen and Celine Jasen. He graduated from Canisius College, and LL.B. from University at Buffalo Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1940. He married Anastasia Gawinski Matthew J. Jasen (b. December 13,...
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...	Charles D. Breitel Charles D. Breitel Charles David Breitel was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1974 to 1978.-Life:...		Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen is an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He is the son of Joseph J. Jasen and Celine Jasen. He graduated from Canisius College, and LL.B. from University at Buffalo Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1940. He married Anastasia Gawinski Matthew J. Jasen (b. December 13,...
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....	Kenneth J. Mullane	432,641	Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen Matthew J. Jasen is an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He is the son of Joseph J. Jasen and Celine Jasen. He graduated from Canisius College, and LL.B. from University at Buffalo Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1940. He married Anastasia Gawinski Matthew J. Jasen (b. December 13,...

Obs.: Numbers are total votes on all tickets for Breitel and Jasen.

Sources

• Official result: NEW CHARTER LOST BY 2-MILLION VOTES in NYT on December 12, 1967 (subscription required)