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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. [1]
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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. [1]
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.
| 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% | ||
| 1921 | Party | Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Richmond [Staten Is.] | 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 |
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