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In 1946, Democratic Senator James Michael Mead (1885-1964) announced that he would run for governor but was defeated by Moderate Republican [[Thomas E. Dewey]], who won the second of his three terms. In his bid to succeed Senator Mead. In the [[general election]], with 52 percent of the vote,  defeated former Governor Lehman in the general election, during which he became the first Republican to be endorsed by the [[American Federation of Labor]], precursor of the [[AFL-CIO]].<ref name=nytimes/> Ives was the first Republican to represent New York in the Senate since James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877-1952),  who was defeated for reelection in 1926.<ref>Senator Wadsworth was a nephew of the [[Texas]] rancher [[Cornelia Adair]], who persuaded him for a few years to take over the management of her [[JA Ranch]] near [[Amarillo]].</ref>

In 1946, Democratic Senator James Michael Mead (1885-1964) announced that he would run for governor but was defeated by Moderate Republican [[Thomas E. Dewey]], who won the second of his three terms. In his bid to succeed Senator Mead. In the [[general election]], with 52 percent of the vote,  defeated former Governor Lehman in the general election, during which he became the first Republican to be endorsed by the [[American Federation of Labor]], precursor of the [[AFL-CIO]].<ref name=nytimes/> Ives was the first Republican to represent New York in the Senate since James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877-1952),  who was defeated for reelection in 1926.<ref>Senator Wadsworth was a nephew of the [[Texas]] rancher [[Cornelia Adair]], who persuaded him for a few years to take over the management of her [[JA Ranch]] near [[Amarillo]].</ref>

Despite his moderate reputation, Ives supported the [[Taft–Hartley Act]] in 1947 and voted to override President [[Harry Truman]]'s [[veto]] of the landmark legislation, which allows states to enact [[right-to-work]] laws strongly opposed by organized labor. This cost Ives the support of organized labor.<ref name=nytimes/> Senator Ives was a delegate to the 1948 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], which nominated his friend  Thomas Dewey, who lost his second bid to President Truman, Ives' His first wife, Elizabeth Minette Skinner (1898-1947), the mother of their son, George Ives,  died after an illness of two years. The next year in 1948, Ives wed his longtime secretary, Marion Mead Crain (1902-1996).<ref name=yearbook/>

Despite his moderate reputation, Ives supported the [[Taft-Hartley Act]] in 1947 and voted to override President [[Harry Truman]]'s [[veto]] of the landmark legislation, which allows states to enact [[right-to-work]] laws strongly opposed by organized labor. This cost Ives the support of organized labor.<ref name=nytimes/> Senator Ives was a delegate to the 1948 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], which nominated his friend  Thomas Dewey, who lost his second bid to President Truman, Ives' His first wife, Elizabeth Minette Skinner (1898-1947), the mother of their son, George Ives,  died after an illness of two years. The next year in 1948, Ives wed his longtime secretary, Marion Mead Crain (1902-1996).<ref name=yearbook/>

Ives was reelected to the Senate 1952; he defeated, 55 to 37 percent, John Cashmore (1895-1961), the [[Brooklyn]] borough president from 1940 until his death in office.<ref name=results>{{cite web|publisher=Clerk of the [[United States House of Representatives]]|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf}}</ref> Ives received the largest number of votes hitherto ever won by a candidate in New York, carrying all but three of the sixty-two counties.<ref name=nytimes/> A strong supporter of General Eisenhower, he served as a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], at which Eisenhower defeated the more conservative U.S. Senator [[Robert A. Taft]] of [[Ohio]] and with his running mate, [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]], went on to win the general election against Illinois Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]] and U.S. Senator [[John Sparkman]] of [[Alabama]].

Ives was reelected to the Senate 1952; he defeated, 55 to 37 percent, John Cashmore (1895-1961), the [[Brooklyn]] borough president from 1940 until his death in office.<ref name=results>{{cite web|publisher=Clerk of the [[United States House of Representatives]]|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf}}</ref> Ives received the largest number of votes hitherto ever won by a candidate in New York, carrying all but three of the sixty-two counties.<ref name=nytimes/> A strong supporter of General Eisenhower, he served as a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], at which Eisenhower defeated the more conservative U.S. Senator [[Robert A. Taft]] of [[Ohio]] and with his running mate, [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]], went on to win the general election against Illinois Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]] and U.S. Senator [[John Sparkman]] of [[Alabama]].