New York state election, 1973 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1973 New York state election was held on November 6, 1973, 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, a $3,500,000,000 transit-bond issue was proposed by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, and rejected by the voters with 1,593,531 votes For and 2,210,907 votes Against it.

Background

Chief Judge Stanley H. Fuld would reach the constitutional age limit of 70 years at the end of the year.

For the first time since the election of Frank H. Hiscock

Frank H. Hiscock

Frank Harris Hiscock was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1917 to 1926.- Biography :...

over Almet F. Jenks in 1916, the election for Chief judge was contested. For almost 60 years, all Chief Judges had been cross-endorsed by the two major parties.

Democratic primary

The Democratic State Committee met on March 12. No candidate received a majority, and the three contenders who polled more than 25% of the vote, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Judge Jack B. Weinstein, Appellate

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...

Justice Francis T. Murphy and 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 Irwin R. Brownstein, were designated to run in a primary election

Primary election

A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....

for Chief Judge. Trial lawyer Lawrence D. Fuchsberg filed a petition to challenge the designees. The primary was held on June 5. The result was so narrow that the winner was known only after the release of the official result on June 21, Fuchsberg winning by a plurality of 755 votes.

**1973 Democratic primary results**
Office	Party designees						Challenger
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...	Jack B. Weinstein Jack B. Weinstein Jack Bertrand Weinstein is a United States federal judge in the Eastern District of New York. Judge Weinstein was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson. From 1980 to 1988, he served as chief judge of the district. On March 1, 1993, he took senior status; however, unlike some senior...	242,039	Francis T. Murphy, Jr.	213,673	Irwin R. Brownstein	81,618	Jacob D. Fuchsberg Jacob D. Fuchsberg Jacob David Fuchsberg was an American lawyer and politician...	242,794

Other parties

The Republicans met on March 7, and nominated Charles D. Breitel.

The Liberals

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...

met on March 10, and endorsed the Republican nominee Charles D. Breitel.

The Conservatives

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....

nominated Supreme Court Justice James J. Leff, a registered Democrat, for Chief Judge.

Result

The Republican/Liberal candidate was elected.

**1973 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	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:...	1,957,314
Democratic	Jacob D. Fuchsberg Jacob D. Fuchsberg Jacob David Fuchsberg was an American lawyer and politician...	1,850,552
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:...	248,075
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....	James J. Leff	219,314

Sources

Official result: Metropolitan Briefs; New York Certifies Transit-Bond Vote in NYT on December 13, 1973 (subscription required)

Background

Democratic primary

Other parties

Result

Sources

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