1921 New York City mayoral election

The 1921 New York City mayoral election took place on November 8, 1921, resulting in a victory for Democratic Party candidate John Francis Hylan.[1]

1921 New York City mayoral election

November 8, 1921
 
Nominee John F. Hylan Henry H. Curran Jacob Panken
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 750,247 332,846 82,607
Percentage 64.2% 28.5% 7.1%

Mayor before election

John F. Hylan
Democratic

Elected Mayor

John F. Hylan
Democratic

Overview

The major candidates included New York City mayor and Democratic Party candidate John Hylan who stood for re-election, Manhattan borough president and Republican Party candidate Henry Curran, and the Socialist Party candidate Jacob Panken. Hylan was the son of an Irish-Catholic immigrant and affiliated with Tammany Hall machine politics. Curran had run as a coalition candidate for the Republican factions. Panken had run a progressive campaign and gained support from Milwaukee mayor Daniel Hoan, but failed to generate the same level of support as the Socialist candidate from the prior election, Morris Hillquit.[2]

In the primary election for mayor, Henry Curran heavily defeated Fiorello H. La Guardia, president of the board of aldermen.

Results

1921 Party Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Richmond [Staten Is.] Total %
John Francis HylanDemocratic261,452118,235260,14387,67622,741750,24764.2%
62.9%67.6%62.1%69.0%70.8%
Henry H. CurranRepublican - Coalition124,25334,919128,25936,4159,000332,84628.5%
29.9%20.0%30.6%28.6%28.0%
Jacob PankenSocialist28,75621,25529,5802,74127582,6077.1%
6.9%12.2%7.1%2.2%0.9%
Jerome T. De HuntFarmer Labor32113339588711,0080.1%
John P. QuinnSocialist Labor316244346123201,0490.1%
George K. HindsProhibition375120390111141,0100.1%
TOTAL415,473174,906419,113127,15432,1211,168,767

References

  1. Graper, Elmer D. (1922). "The New York City Election". American Political Science Review. 16 (1): 79–83. doi:10.2307/1943889. ISSN 0003-0554.
  2. Richardson, D. (2008). Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-party Politics in the 1920s. iUniverse.


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