1921 New York City mayoral election

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%

Results by Borough Hylan:     60–70%     70–80%

Mayor before election John F. Hylan Democratic Elected mayor John F. Hylan Democratic

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]

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.

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 [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

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.