1965 New York City Council presidential election

1965 New York City Council presidential election

← 1961 November 2, 1965 1969  →

Nominee Frank D. O'Connor Timothy W. Costello Rosemary G. Moffett Party Democratic Liberal Conservative Alliance Republican CSF Popular vote 1,336,260 939,479 208,386 Percentage 53.2% 37.4% 8.3%

President of the City Council before election Paul Screvane Democratic Elected President of the City Council Frank D. O'Connor Democratic

An election was held on November 2, 1965, to elect the President of the New York City Council. Democratic incumbent Paul Screvane ran for mayor, leaving the office open for the next term. Queens district attorney Frank D. O'Connor won the Democratic primary and general election to succeed him.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Anna Arnold Hedgeman, former city liaison to the United Nations and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1960 ^[1] (running with William Fitts Ryan ) ^[2]
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor for Policy Planning and Research ^[3] (running with Paul Screvane ) ^[2]
• Frank D. O'Connor, Queens County District Attorney (running with Abraham Beame ) ^[2]
• W. Bernard Richland, attorney ^[3] (running with Paul O'Dwyer ) ^[2]

Results

1965 Democratic Council President primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank D. O'Connor	350,462	49.38%
	Democratic	Daniel Patrick Moynihan	260,312	36.67%
	Democratic	Anna A. Hedgeman	79,677	11.23%
	Democratic	W. Bernard Richland	19,331	2.72%
Total votes			709,782	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Timothy W. Costello, chair of the Liberal Party of New York ^[5] (Republican, Liberal and Civil Service Fusion)
• Rosemary G. Moffett ^[5] (Conservative)
• Frank D. O'Connor, Queens County District Attorney (Democratic)

Results

1965 New York City Council President election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank D. O'Connor	1,336,260	53.15%
	Republican	Timothy W. Costello	695,226	27.65%
	Liberal	Timothy W. Costello	166,159	6.61%
	CSF	Timothy W. Costello	78,094	3.11%
	Total	Timothy W. Costello	939,497	37.37%
	Conservative	Rosemary G. Moffett	208,386	8.29%
Total votes			2,514,125	100.00%

References

1. Long, Tania. "City Politics Gets Quiet Candidate" . The New York Times . p. 56.
2. Witkin, Richard (September 14, 1965). "CITY VOTES TODAY IN 4-WAY PRIMARY FOR WAGNER SEAT" . The New York Times . p. 26.
3. Montgomery, Paul L. (July 19, 1965). "3 in Race Are New to City's Politics" . The New York Times . p. 32.
4. "Vote for Council President" . The New York Times . September 15, 1965. p. 36.
5. Witkin, Richard (November 2, 1965). "City Will Elect Mayor Today; Heavy Vote Due" . The New York Times . p. 1.
6. "Complete Results of Balloting for Mayor and Other Citywide and Local Posts" . The New York Times . November 6, 1965. p. 40.