1938 United States Senate special election in New York

The 1938 United States Senate special in New York was held on November 8, 1938, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Royal S. Copeland, who died in office on July 17, 1938. U.S. Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo defeated Edward F. Corsi to win the seat.

Candidates

 * Edward F. Corsi, former Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island (Republican and Independent Progressive)
 * James M. Mead, U.S. Representative from Buffalo (Democratic and American Labor)

Campaign
Neither Mead nor Corsi were regarded by The New York Times as leading the New York ticket for their respective party. The two ticket leaders were Robert F. Wagner, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator, and Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for Governor.

Results
A total of 263,308 blank, void, and scattering votes were cast and are not accounted for in the box below.