1941 New York City mayoral election
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The New York City mayoral election of 1941 took place on November 4, 1941, in New York City. Incumbent mayor Fiorello La Guardia was re-elected to a third term in office over Kings County District Attorney William O'Dwyer. La Guardia, a Republican, was also the nominee of the American Labor Party, and additionally ran on the City Fusion and United City ballot lines.
Primary elections were held on September 16.
La Guardia won the contest with 52.35% of the vote. As of 2025, La Guardia remains the last Republican mayoral candidate to carry the Bronx borough.[1] A Republican would not be elected mayor of New York City again until 1965.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John R. Davies[2]
- Fiorello La Guardia, incumbent mayor since 1934
Campaign
[edit]Davies criticized La Guardia as a "political interloper" and "avowed party enemy" who had "knif[ed]" Republican candidates Wendell Willkie, Thomas Dewey and Bruce Barton in the 1938 and 1940 elections.[2]
During the campaign, La Guardia supporters unsuccessfully attempted to force Davies off the ballot by challenging his petition signatures.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Fiorello La Guardia (incumbent) | 63,246 | 59.29% | |
| Republican | John R. Davies | 43,426 | 40.71% | |
| Total votes | 106,672 | 100.00% | ||
After his defeat, Davies pledged a challenge to La Guardia on the anti-war and anti-New Deal "All American" independent ticket,[4] but he ultimately withdrew from the general election after failing to get the required 7,500 signatures.[2]
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- George W. Hartmann, Columbia University professor of educational psychology (Socialist)
- Fiorello La Guardia, incumbent mayor since 1934 (Republican, American Labor, Fusion and United City)
- William O'Dwyer, Kings County District Attorney (Democratic)
Withdrew
[edit]- John R. Davies (All American)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Fiorello La Guardia (incumbent) | 668,763 | 29.55% |  0.57
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| American Labor | Fiorello La Guardia (incumbent) | 434,297 | 19.19% | 1.59
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| City Fusion | Fiorello La Guardia (incumbent) | 63,109 | 2.79% | 4.39
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| United City | Fiorello La Guardia (incumbent) | 20,225 | 0.89% | N/A | |
| Total | Fiorello La Guardia (incumbent) | 1,186,394 | 52.42% | 7.75
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| Democratic | William O'Dwyer | 1,052,553 | 46.51% |  7.29
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| Socialist | George W. Hartmann | 24,145 | 1.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,263,092 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 04, 1941". OurCampaigns.org. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Davies Gives Up Mayoralty Race". The New York Times. October 8, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ "Light city Vote Causes Concern". The New York Times. September 18, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ "Davies To Enter Race for Mayor as Independent". The New York Times. October 2, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ "Tables Detailing the Division of the Votes in the New York City Election". The New York Times. November 5, 1941. p. 15.
