1921 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1921 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1917 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1917 1925 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1925 November 8, 1921 William Addison Magee.png William A. Magee Republican Party (United States) 77,367 67.9% William N. McNair.jpg William N. McNair Democratic Party (United States) 34,492 30.3% Mayor Edward V. Babcock William A. Magee Republican Party (United States) The 1921 Pittsburgh mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1921. Republican nominee William A. Magee was elected by a large margin over Democratic candidate William N. McNair. Background The 1921 election was the last election under a law that prohibited mayors of Pittsburgh from serving consecutive terms. This law precluded incumbent mayor Edward V. Babcock from running for re-election.Townley John B. The Pittsburgh Press June 23, 1934 16 Pittsburgh Has Had Three Democratic Mayors in 50 Years https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e0wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nEsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628%2C144875 The nonpartisan election law governing the previous two mayoral elections was repealed, bringing an end to the nonpartisan blanket primary and a return to the party system. Republican primary Former mayor William A. Magee, who had run for a non-consecutive second term in 1917 but lost to Babcock, ran yet again and won the Republican nomination over Joseph N. Mackrell. Magee's victory was aided by a truce in an ongoing feud with Republican boss and "Maker of Mayors" Max Leslie. General election In the November general election, Magee easily defeated Democratic candidate William N. McNair. McNair would be elected mayor twelve years later, ushering in an era of Democratic dominance in city politics. Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1921The Pittsburgh Press December 8, 1921 5 Official Count of Vote, Nov. 8, Is Made Known https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6544499/ Republican Party (United States) William A. Magee 77,367 67.9 Democratic Party (United States) William N. McNair* 34,492 30.3 Socialist Party of America William J. Van Essen 2,034 1.8 Industrialist George W. Ohls 73 0.1 113,966 100.0 McNair was also the nominee of the Prohibition and "Lincoln" parties. References 1917 Pittsburgh mayoral election1921 1925 1921 Category:1921 United States mayoral elections Category:1920s in Pittsburgh Category:November 1921 in the United States Category:1921 Pennsylvania elections