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1921 New York City mayoral election

← 1917 November 8, 1921 1925 →
 
Nominee John F. Hylan Henry H. Curran Jacob Panken
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Alliance Coalition
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

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

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.

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

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Henry H. Curran, Manhattan Borough President
  • Fiorello La Guardia, president of the Board of Aldermen

General election

Candidates

  • Henry H. Curran, Manhattan Borough President (Republican-Coalition)
  • Jerome T. de Hunt (Farmer-Labor)
  • George K. Hinds (Prohibition)
  • John F. Hylan, incumbent mayor since 1918 (Democratic)
  • Jacob Panken, New York City Municipal Court judge (Socialist)
  • John P. Quinn (Socialist Labor)

Results

1921 New York City mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Hylan (incumbent) 750,247 64.2%
Republican Henry H. Curran 332,846 28.5%
Socialist Jacob Panken 82,607 7.1%
Socialist Labor John P. Quinn 1,049 0.1%
Prohibition George K. Hinds 1,010 0.1%
Farmer–Labor Jerome T. De Hunt 1,008 0.1%
Total votes 1,168,767 100.00%

Results by borough

1921 Party Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Richmond Total %
John Francis Hylan Democratic 261,452 118,235 260,143 87,676 22,741 750,247 64.2%
62.9% 67.6% 62.1% 69.0% 70.8%
Henry H. Curran Republican - Coalition 124,253 34,919 128,259 36,415 9,000 332,846 28.5%
29.9% 20.0% 30.6% 28.6% 28.0%
Jacob Panken Socialist 28,756 21,255 29,580 2,741 275 82,607 7.1%
6.9% 12.2% 7.1% 2.2% 0.9%
Jerome T. De Hunt Farmer Labor 321 133 395 88 71 1,008 0.1%
John P. Quinn Socialist Labor 316 244 346 123 20 1,049 0.1%
George K. Hinds Prohibition 375 120 390 111 14 1,010 0.1%
TOTAL 415,473 174,906 419,113 127,154 32,121 1,168,767

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. JSTOR 1943889. S2CID 147643824.
  2. Richardson, D. (2008). Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-party Politics in the 1920s. iUniverse.
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