1945 New York City mayoral election

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1945 New York City mayoral election
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  1941 November 6, 1945 1949  
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Candidate William O'Dwyer Jonah J. Goldstein Newbold Morris
Party Democratic Republican No Deal
Alliance American Labor Liberal
Popular vote1,125,355431,601408,408
Percentage56.8%21.8%20.6%

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Borough results
O'Dwyer:     50–60%     60–70%

Mayor before election

Fiorello H. La Guardia
Republican

Elected mayor

William O'Dwyer
Democratic

The 1945 New York City mayoral election took place on November 6, 1945, in New York City. The candidates were King County District Attorney William O'Dwyer, a Democrat, and Jonah J. Goldstein, a Republican judge, as well as other, third-party candidates.

Contents

O'Dwyer won the contest with 56.77% of the vote. [1]

Nominations

Democratic

The American Labor Party nominated O'Dwyer. [2]

Liberal

The Liberal Party of New York wanted Wendell Willkie to run for mayor and met with him in May 1944. He was interested in the idea, but died in October. The Liberals attempted to negotiate with the Democrats, but O'Dwyer had ties to the ALP. Morris, while running as a Republican, sought the party's support and the Liberals were favorable to Joseph McGoldrick. McGoldrick withdrew from the race and suggested Goldstein, who was approved. [3]

Other

Morris was meant to be on the Republican slate, but he refused the nomination and attacked Goldstein as a "discarded Tammany candidate for mayor". La Guardia asked Morris to run and he announced his candidacy as the nominee of the No Deal Party on August 5. [4]

Endorsements

Goldstein endorsements

Newspapers

Organizations

Morris endorsements
None

Notable individuals

O'Dwyer endorsements

Federal officials

Organizations

Notable individuals

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 06, 1945". OurCampaigns.org. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Soyer 2021, p. 48.
  3. Soyer 2021, p. 46.
  4. Soyer 2021, p. 47.

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