1945 New York City mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1945 New York City mayoral election New York City Presidential no 1941 New_York_City_mayoral_election 1941 1949 New_York_City_mayoral_election 1949 November 6, 1945 Newbold Morris 1941 Edit Crop 3x4.jpg Newbold Morris C0C0C0 no No Deal 408,408 20.6% Jonah J. Goldstein 1936 3x4.png Jonah J. Goldstein Republican LiberalCity Fusion 431,601 21.8% William O'Dwyer by NYT Studios 1945.jpg William O'Dwyer Democratic American Labor Party 1,125,355 56.8% NYC Mayoral Election 1945.svg 250px Borough resultsO'Dwyer: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia Republican 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. O'Dwyer won the contest with 56.77% of the vote.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79409 Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 06, 1945 June 6, 2015 OurCampaigns.org Democratic nomination William O'Dwyer, who had built his reputation as Brooklyn's top prosecutor on his case against Murder, Inc., ran for mayor once again.Allen 1993 263 In 1941, William O'Dwyer lost to incumbent Fiorello LaGuardia by over 100,000 votes. In the following years, however, he enhanced his political image by enlisting in World War II. Behind the scenes, he also cultivated ties to powerful members of Tammany Hall, which had reluctantly backed his 1941 campaign, and allegedly sought common cause with organized crime figures such as Frank Costello.Allen 1993 264 With both popular and party support, O'Dwyer had no trouble gaining the Democratic nomination for a second consecutive campaign, though he bowed to pressure from U.S. Representative Vito Marcantonio and gangster Thomas Luchese to nominate Vincent Impellitteri for president of the City Council.Allen 1993 264 The American Labor Party, led by Marcantonio, also nominated O'Dwyer.Soyer 2021 48 Republican nomination Candidates Jonah J. Goldstein, judge of the Court of General Sessions Declined Newbold Morris, president of the New York City Council (ran as No Deal candidate) 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.Soyer 2021 47 Liberal nomination Candidates Jonah J. Goldstein, judge of the Court of General Sessions Newbold Morris, president of the New York City Council Withdrew Joseph McGoldrick, New York City Comptroller (endorsed Goldstein) Declined Wendell Willkie, Republican nominee for President of the United States in 1940 Campaign 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.Soyer 2021 46 General election Candidates Farrell Dobbs, organizer of International Brotherhood of Teamsters and mentor to Jimmy Hoffa (Trotskyist Anti-War) Joseph G. Glass (Socialist) Jonah J. Goldstein, judge of the Court of General Sessions (Republican, Liberal, and City Fusion) Eric Hass, author and perennial candidate (Socialist Labor) Newbold Morris, president of the New York City Council (No Deal) William O'Dwyer, Kings County District Attorney (Democratic and American Labor) Max Shachtman, journalist and activist (Workers) Endorsements Jonah J. Goldstein Newspapers New York World-TelegramSoyer 2021 48 Organizations Citizens UnionSoyer 2021 48 Newbold Morris Newspapers New York PostSoyer 2021 48 The New York TimesSoyer 2021 48 William O'Dwyer Federal officials Robert F. Wagner, member of the U.S. Senate (1927–1949) Henry A. Wallace, 10th United States Secretary of Commerce (1945–1946)Soyer 2021 48 Organizations American Federation of LaborSoyer 2021 48 Congress of Industrial OrganizationsSoyer 2021 48 Notable individuals Sidney Hillman, labor leaderSoyer 2021 48 Declined to endorse Notable individuals Charles Culp Burlingham, president of the New York City Bar AssociationSoyer 2021 48 Samuel Seabury, lawyerSoyer 2021 48 Results 1945 New York City mayoral election William O'Dwyer Democratic Party (US) 867,426 43.76% 2.75 William O'Dwyer American Labor Party 257,929 13.01% 5.82 William O'Dwyer Total 1,125,357 56.77% 10.26 Jonah J. Goldstein Republican Party (US) 301,144 15.19% 14.45 Jonah J. Goldstein Liberal Party of New York 122,316 6.17% N/A Jonah J. Goldstein City Fusion 8,141 0.41% 2.38 Jonah J. Goldstein Total 431,601 21.77% N/A Newbold Morris No Deal 408,348 20.60% N/A Joseph G. Glass Socialist Party (US) 9,304 0.47% 0.60 Farrell Dobbs Trotskyist Anti-War 3,656 0.18% N/A Eric Hass Socialist Labor Party (US) 3,465 0.17% N/A Max Schachtman Workers 585 0.03% N/A 45 0.00% 1,982,361 100.00% By borough 1945PartyManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueensRichmond [Staten Is.]Total%William O'DwyerDemocratic –American Labor253,371227,818386,335228,27529,5581,125,35755.3%55.8%55.3%56.8%61.5%66.3%Jonah J. GoldsteinRepublican – Liberal –Fusion100,59195,582161,11965,2409,069431,60121.2%22.2%23.2%23.6%17.6%21.8%Newbold MorrisNo Deal100,06488,404136,26277,6875,931408,34820.6%22.0%21.5%19.9%20.9%13.3%Subtotal454,026411,804683,716371,20244,5581,965,30699.1% Others 17,0550.9%Total 1,982,361 References Works cited Allen Oliver E. The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall 1993 Addison-Wesley https://archive.org/details/tigerrisefalloft00alle/ 9780201624632 Soyer Daniel Left in the Center: The Liberal Party of New York and the Rise and Fall of American Social Democracy https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv1hw3x50.2 Cornell University Press 2021 10.7591/j.ctv1hw3x50.2 9781501759888 collapsed Mayoral election Category:Mayoral elections in New York City New York City mayoral New York City New York City mayoral election Category:Long stubs with short prose