1834 New York City mayoral election

none June 2026 June 2026 1834 New York City mayoral election Presidential no 1848 New York City mayoral election 1835 New York City mayoral election 1835 1834 04 08 1834 04 10 yes Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence.jpg Cornelius Lawrence Democratic Party (United States) 17,575 50.29% Gulian Verplanck (cropped).jpg Gulian C. Verplanck Whig Party (United States) 17,372 49.71% Mayor Gideon Lee Democratic Party (United States) Cornelius Lawrence Democratic Party (United States)An election for Mayor of New York City was held between 8–10 April 1834. This was the first popular election for the mayoralty, previous mayors had been appointed by the Common Council of New York. Democratic nominee Cornelius Lawrence defeated Whig Gulian C. Verplanck. Rioting As the first election to the mayoralty of New York City, the election was beset with riots. The rioting began on the first day of voting, 8 April 1834, and included the destruction of ballots, with 1 fatality and 20 injured. Whig supporters decorated a frigate, the Constitution, with Whig banners and dragged it up Broadway. On 9 April, Democratic supporters went to destroy a pro-Whig newspaper office on Wall Street. On the final day of the polls being open, 10 April, several gun shops were ransacked by crowds, with order being restored after the mayor called in 1,200 infantry and calvarymen.Boys Bowery 2021-11-02 The Riots of 1834: New York City's first direct election for mayor https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2021/11/new-yorks-first-mayoral-election-in.html 2026-06-11 The Bowery Boys: New York City History en-US General election Candidates Gulian C. Verplanck, former U.S. representative and former member of the New York State Assembly (Whig) Cornelius Lawrence, U.S. representative (Democratic) Results In the final results, Lawrence defeated Verplanck by 203 votes out of 35,000 cast.1915-06-20 NEW YORK'S 250th ANNIVERSARY; Appointment of First Mayor on June 24, 1665, to Be Fittingly Celebrated Here Next Thursday https://www.nytimes.com/1915/06/20/archives/new-yorks-250th-anniversary-appointment-of-first-mayor-on-june-24.html 2026-06-11 The New York Times en-US 0362-43311850 New York City mayoral electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=sRA1AAAAIAAJ 486 Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York 1854 Cornelius Lawrence Democratic Party (US) 17,575 50.29% Gulian C. Verplanck Whig Party (US) 17,372 49.71% 34,947 100.00% References 1834 New York City New York City mayoral Category:Tammany Hall Category:April 1834