1932 New York City special mayoral election

none September 2020 January 2025 January 2020 1932 New York City mayoral election New York City presidential no 1929 New York City mayoral election 1929 1933 New York City mayoral election 1933 November 8, 1932 John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) in 1923 Crop.png John P. O'Brien Democratic Party (US) 1,056,115 52.3% Lewis H. Pounds.jpg Lewis H. Pounds Republican Party (US) 443,901 22.0% Morris Hillquit 1929 Crop Edit 3x4.jpg Morris Hillquit Socialist Party of America 249,887 12.4% Mayor Joseph V McKee (cropped).png Joseph V. McKee (write-in) Independent (politician) 234,372 11.6% Mayor Joseph V. McKee Democratic Party (United States) John P. O'Brien Democratic Party (United States) NYC Mayoral Election 1932.svg 250px Borough resultsO'Brien: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% The 1932 New York City special mayoral election was held on November 8. It was triggered by the resignation of incumbent Democratic Mayor Jimmy Walker on September 1, after his administration had become embroiled in scandal. Democratic nominee John P. O'Brien easily defeated Republican Lewis H. Pounds and Socialist Morris Hillquit. Acting Mayor Joseph V. McKee also featured as a write-in candidate. Minor candidates included Communist William L. Patterson and Socialist Labor candidate Olive Johnson. Background Mayor Jimmy Walker, who was supported by Tammany Hall, resigned on September 1, 1932, following investigations into corruption by the Hofstadter Committee under the leadership of Samuel Seabury.Mann 1965 61-64 General election Candidates Morris Hillquit, labor lawyer and nominee for mayor in 1917 (Socialist) Olive M. Johnson, editor of The Weekly People (Socialist Labor) Joseph V. McKee, president of the New York City Board of Aldermen and acting mayor (write-in; draft) John P. O'Brien, New York City Corporation Counsel (Democratic) William L. Patterson, radical attorney and head of International Labor Defense (Communist) Lewis H. Pounds, former New York State Treasurer and Brooklyn Borough President (Republican) Acting mayor Joseph V. McKee did not seek the office,Mann 1965 64 but a movement led by Roy W. Howard and the New York World-Telegram called for voters to write him in.Mann 1965 73 Results O'Brien won with a majority of the vote, but underperformed Franklin D. Roosevelt's result in the presidential election by 399,061 votes and Herbert H. Lehman's results in the gubernatorial election by 475,050 votes. O'Brien also received a smaller percentage of the vote than Walker had in the 1929 election while Morris Hillquit had received a record high result for the Socialist Party of America in New York City's mayoral elections.Mann 1965 61-64 McKee received 249,372 write-in votes, despite not seeking the office.Mann 1965 64 1932 special mayoral electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79428 Our Campaigns - New York City Mayor Special Race - Nov 08, 1932 www.ourcampaigns.com John P. O'Brien Democratic Party (US) 1,056,115 52.29% 8.41 Lewis H. Pounds Republican Party (US) 443,901 21.98% 3.75 Morris Hillquit Socialist Party USA 249,887 12.37% 0.06 Joseph V. McKee (inc.) (write-in) Independent (politician) 234,372 11.60% N/A William L. Patterson Communist Party USA 24,014 1.19% 0.78 Olive M. Johnson Socialist Labor Party (US) 11,379 0.56% 0.09 2,019,668 100.00% References Works cited Mann Arthur La Guardia Comes To Power 1933 J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1965 https://archive.org/details/laguardiacomesto0000unse External links The City for the People! : Municipal Platform of the Socialist Party, Mayoralty Election, 1932: For Mayor, Morris Hillquit collapsed Special mayoral election New York City special mayoral election New York City special mayoral election Category:Mayoral elections in New York City New York City special mayoral election Category:Tammany Hall