1973 New York City Council presidential election

1973 New York City Council presidential election New York City November 6, 1973 1969 New York City Council presidential election 1969 1977 New York City Council presidential election 1977 presidential Democratic Party (United States) Paul O'Dwyer File:Eugene McCarthy Rally, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Photos by Bill Andrews. May 19, 1968 Slide 77 Crop.png 867,515 59.4% Republican Party (United States) Thomas F. Galvin 3x4.svg 442,655 30.3% Conservative Party of New York Liberal Party of New York Simeon Golar 3x4.svg 149,447 10.2% President of the City Council Sanford Garelik Democratic Party (United States) Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (United States) An election was held on November 6, 1973 to elect the President of the New York City Council. Democratic incumbent Sanford Garelik initially did not run for re-election, choosing instead to run for mayor in the Democratic Party primary. After dropping out of the mayoral primary and running for re-election, Garelik was defeated in the Democratic primary by Paul O'Dwyer. In the general election, O'Dwyer defeated Thomas F. Galvin and Simeon Golar by a wide margin.A Landslide Here: O'Dwyer,Goldin Score High Pluralities as 3 Democrats Prevail https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/11/07/issue.html 1 November 7, 1973 Lynn Frank The New York Times Democratic primary Candidates Anthony G. DiFalco, Assemblyman from Manhattan Sanford Garelik, incumbent City Council President since 1970 Paul O'Dwyer, former City Councilman from Manhattan at-large and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1968 and 1970 Results 1973 Democratic Council President primary (unofficial)O'Dwyer Looks to Election And Garelik to a Recount https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/06/archives/odwyer-looks-to-electionand-garelik-to-a-recount-political.html June 6, 1973 53 The New York Times subscription John Darnton Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (US) 268,919 41.40% Sanford Garelik (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 232,509 35.80% Anthony G. DiFalco Democratic Party (US) 148,115 22.80% 649,543 100.00% Garelik dropped out of the mayoral race at the filing deadline on April 12, filing instead for re-election as Council President.Garelik Quits Mayoral Contest As Candidates File Petitions April 13, 1973 Maurice Carroll https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/13/archives/garelik-quits-mayoral-contest-as-candidates-file-petitions.html 25 The New York Times Because O'Dwyer received more than forty percent of the vote, a runoff was not necessary. Nevertheless, Garelik asserted that "irregularities", including the misplacement of voter identification cards, had marred the election and called for a recount. In light of these claims, Garelik said, “it was almost a miracle I did as well as I did.” He pledged to contest the general election as an independent in the event that the recount did not succeed in forcing a runoff. O'Dwyer, who had lost races for city and statewide offices in 1965, 1968 and 1970, suggested Garelik was not "accustomed" to losing. General election Candidates Thomas F. Galvin, architect, real estate developer, and former chair of the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (Republican and Conservative) Simeon Golar, former chair of the New York City Housing Authority and aide to mayor John Lindsayhttps://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/04/archives/odwyer-favored-for-council-post-charges-by-opponents-appeal-to.html November 4, 1973 O'DWYER FAVORED FOR COUNCIL POST 74 The New York Times (Liberal) Paul O'Dwyer, former City Councilman from Manhattan at-large and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1968 and 1970 (Democratic) Results 1973 New York City Council President electionResults of Voting in Races Here on Tuesday and Statewide Selection of Chief Judge https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/11/08/80812345.html?pageNumber=54 The New York Times 54 November 8, 1973 Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (US) 867,515 59.43% Thomas F. Galvin Republican Party (US) 442,655 30.33% Simeon Golar Liberal Party of New York 149,447 10.24% 1,459,617 100.00% References Council presidential election New York City Council presidential election New York City Council presidential election New York City Council presidential election