The 1933 New York state election was held on November 7, 1933, 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...

. Besides, four amendments to the State Constitution were proposed.

History

In 1933, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed Cuthbert W. Pound

Cuthbert W. Pound

Cuthbert Winfred Pound was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1932 to 1934.-Life:...

, who 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 1932. Leonard C. Crouch had been appointed in March 1932 to the seat when Pound was appointed temporarily Chief Judge. Crouch was re-appointed in January 1933 after Pound's taking office for his elected term.

The Republican State Convention met on September 14 at the National Republican Club in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, W. Kingsland Macy

W. Kingsland Macy

William Kingsland "King" Macy was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from Groton School William Kingsland "King" Macy (November 21, 1889 – July 15, 1961) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from...

 presided. They endorsed the Democratic nominee Leonard C. Crouch.

The Democratic State Committee met on October 2 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...

, U.S. Postmaster General James A. Farley presided. The incumbent Leonard C. Crouch was nominated to succeed himself.

Result

The jointly nominated incumbent Crouch was re-elected.

1933 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...
Democratic	Leonard C. Crouch Leonard C. Crouch Leonard Callender Crouch was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Henry Gage Crouch and Almira L. Crouch. He graduated Ph.B. from Cornell University in 1889. He studied law at Syracuse University and was admitted to the bar in 1891...	3,249,936
Republican	Leonard C. Crouch Leonard C. Crouch Leonard Callender Crouch was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Henry Gage Crouch and Almira L. Crouch. He graduated Ph.B. from Cornell University in 1889. He studied law at Syracuse University and was admitted to the bar in 1891...
Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...	Darwin J. Meserole	100,413
Law Preservation Law Preservation Party The Law Preservation Party was a New York State regional political party of the 1930s, which supported the continuance of Prohibition in the United States....	Leonard C. Crouch Leonard C. Crouch Leonard Callender Crouch was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Henry Gage Crouch and Almira L. Crouch. He graduated Ph.B. from Cornell University in 1889. He studied law at Syracuse University and was admitted to the bar in 1891...
Communist Communist Party USA The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....	Dominick Fliani	30,869
City Fusion	Leonard C. Crouch Leonard C. Crouch Leonard Callender Crouch was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Henry Gage Crouch and Almira L. Crouch. He graduated Ph.B. from Cornell University in 1889. He studied law at Syracuse University and was admitted to the bar in 1891...

Obs.: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 1,094,952