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1963 New York state election

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election_name	1963 New York state election
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previous_election	1962 New York state election
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The 1963 New York state election was held on November 5, 1963, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Besides, an amendment to the State Constitution proposed to allow off-track betting and was accepted.

Background

Judge Sydney F. Foster would reach the constitutional age limit of 70 years at the end of the year.

Nominations

Both Democratic and the Republican state committees met on September 9, and nominated Democrat Francis Bergan, the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division (Third Dept.), to succeed Foster.

The Liberal State Committee met on September 10, and endorsed the Democratic/Republican nominee.

Result

Francis Bergan was elected unopposed.

Office	Democratic ticket	Republican ticket	Liberal ticket
Judge of the Court of Appeals		Francis Bergan	2,155,844		Francis Bergan

Notes

Sources

VOTE LIGHT HERE; ...Amendments Pass; Off-Track Betting Proposal Is Approved by a Margin of 3 to 1 in Light City Voting in NYT on November 6, 1963 (subscription required)

References

[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0710FA39581A7B93C2A81782D85F478685F9 ''2 PARTIES NAME JUSTICE BERGAN''] in ''New York Times'' on September 10, 1963 (subscription required)
[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/11/archives/liberals-nominate-bergan-for-court.html ''LIBERALS NOMINATE BERGAN FOR COURT''] in ''New York Times'' on September 11, 1963 (subscription required)

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