1929 New York City borough president elections

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Results by borough.

Elections of New York City's borough presidents were held on November 5, 1929, in concert with such contests as the mayoralty, Comptroller, aldermen, County Sheriffs, Aldermanic Board President, and other miscellaneous questions on the ballot. [1] Democrats were elected in all Boroughs except Queens. [1] This and Democratic victories in other contests were all a part of what was considered "a Crushing Defeat to [the] City G.O.P. [delivered]" by Tammany Hall. [2]

Summary of results by Borough [1]
BoroughDemocratic candidate, vote, %Republican candidate, vote, %
Manhattan Julius Miller, 237,981, 71.77%Fay, 93,605, 28.23%
The Bronx Henry Bruckner, 168,484, 77.52%Welsch, 48,850, 22.48%
Brooklyn James J. Byrne, 288,658, 66.71%Miller, 144,021, 33.29%
Queens Cox, 116,527, 44.58% George U. Harvey, 144,852, 55.42%
Richmond John A. Lynch, 26,167, 68.49%Allen, 12,040, 31.51%

Manhattan

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Results by Assembly district, not accounting for rounding

Democratic incumbent Julius Miller defeated Republican challenger Fay.

Result of Manhattan election by Assembly District [1]
Assembly DistrictMiller, %Fay, %
111,182, 82.70%2,468, 17.30%
29,024, 77.07%2,685, 22.93%
312,944, 80.75%3,086, 19.25%
410,042, 89.59%1,167, 10.41%
513,099, 85%2,333, 15%
66,975, 59%4,873, 41%
713,499, 72%5,125, 28%
86,832, 70%2,870, 30%
914,035, 75%4,771, 25%
107,980, 59%5,581, 41%
1112,567, 75%4,094, 25%
1213,746, 80%3,443, 20%
138,880, 68%4,198, 32%
1412,225, 82%2,746, 18%
159,338, 59%6,409, 41%
1612,375, 82%2,641, 18%
176,289, 76%2,026, 24%
188,209, 57%6,223, 43%
195,105, 49%5,287, 51%
205,643, 61%3,537, 39%
216,313, 51%6,132, 49%
229,087, 64%5,060, 36%
2321,972, 76%6,850, 24%
Total237,981, 71.77%93,605, 28.23%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Detailed Results in Mayoralty and Other Important Fights at Polls" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 89, no. 308. November 6, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "497,165 plurality hailed by Walker as a vindication" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 89, no. 308. November 6, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.


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