1937 New York City mayoral election|
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Borough results
LaGuardia: 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1937 New York City mayoral election took place on November 2, 1937, in New York City. Incumbent Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, the Republican candidate, was reelected with 60.09% of the vote, defeating the Democratic candidate Jeremiah T. Mahoney, a lawyer and former New York Supreme Court justice, as well as other, third-party candidates.[1] La Guardia was also the nominee of the American Labor Party, and additionally ran on the City Fusion and Independent Progressive ballot lines, while Mahoney ran on the Trade Union and Anti-Communist party lines.[2]
Primaries were held on Thursday, September 16. U.S. Senator Royal S. Copeland ran in both the Republican and Democratic primaries as a critic of the New Deal with the support of Tammany Hall, but lost both to New Deal supporters La Guardia and Mahoney, respectively.
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrew
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Withdrew
Declined
Results
General election
Candidates
- Fiorello La Guardia, incumbent mayor since 1934 (Republican, City Fusion, American Labor and Independent Progressive)
- Jeremiah T. Mahoney, president of the Amateur Athletic Union and former New York Supreme Court judge (Democratic, Anti-Communist and Trade Union)
Results
References
- ^ "Jeremiah T. Mahoney, 91, Dies; A Lawyer and Former Justice". New York Times. June 20, 1970. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 02, 1937". OurCampaigns.org. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Copeland's Race Hinges on Parleys This Week; Foes to Complete Slate". The New York Times. July 19, 1937. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Copeland Predicts New Party Line-Up". The New York Times. September 18, 1937. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Tammany Leaders Turn to Whalen". The New York Times. July 21, 1937. p. 1.
- ^ "Whalen Drops Out of Race; Mahoney Will Replace Him; Copeland to Continue Fight". The New York Times. August 5, 1937. p. 1.
- ^ "La Guardia is Re-elected by 454,425; Dewey, M'Goldrick and Morris Win; Fusion Controls the Board of Estimate; Fusion Controls the Board of Estimate". The New York Times. November 3, 1937. p. 14.