1939 New York City Council election

1939 New York City Council election

←  1937 November 7, 1939 1941 →
All seats to the New York City Council
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic American Labor Republican Seats before 13 5 3 Seats won 14 2 2   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Fusion Independent Seats before 3 Seats won 2 1

An election was held on November 7, 1939 for the members of the New York City Council. Although the results of the election were not in by the next day, The Brooklyn Citizen was willing to predict that all the candidates endorsed by Judge Samuel Seabury and Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia were defeated as they had been in the other municipal contests that day, due in large part to the domestic popularity of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. ^[1] The reduced turnout compared to 1937 threatened to wipe out at least 9 of the Council's then-26 seats, given that 75,000 votes were required for each seat. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "The Repudiation of Mayor LaGuardia" . The Brooklyn Citizen. Vol. 105, no. 111. November 8, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Democrats Sweep To Victory in Boro" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 99, no. 310. November 8, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Proportional Representation in New York City, 1936-1947".