1953 New York City mayoral election

none June 2014 January 2025 September 2023 1953 New York City mayoral election New York City presidential no 1950 New York City special mayoral election 1950 (special) 1957 New York City mayoral election 1957 1953 11 03 Rudolph Halley 1953 Edit 3x4.jpg Rudolph Halley Liberal Party of New York Independent politician 467,104 21.2% 3x4.svg Harold Riegelman Republican Party (United States) 661,591 30.0% RobertFWagner.png Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,022,626 46.3% NYCmayoralelectionresultsbyborough1953.svg 250px Results by BoroughWagner: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Riegelman: #FFB2B2 40–50% Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri Independent (politician) Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,244,14694.69% 2,369,858 The 1953 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1953. Incumbent mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri ran for re-election to a second term in office but lost the Democratic nomination to Robert F. Wagner Jr. Wagner went on to win the general election with a decisive plurality in a three-way race against Republican Harold Riegelman and Liberal Rudolph Halley. Wagner enjoyed the support of the powerful Tammany Hall political machine, easily securing him a victory. Wagner received 46.33% of the vote to Riegelman's 29.97%, a Democratic victory margin of 16.36%. Halley finished in third with 21.16%.New York City Mayoral Election 1953 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79433 Our Campaigns 15 May 2014 Democratic nomination Candidates Robert F. Wagner Jr., Manhattan Borough President Vincent R. Impellitteri, incumbent mayor since 1950 Campaign Wagner was supported by Tammany Hall and Edward J. Flynn's political machine.Soyer 2021 138 Results Robert F. Wagner Jr. defeated incumbent Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri for the Democratic nomination.Soyer 2021 138 Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=208204 NYC Mayor - D Primary - Our Campaigns Robert F. Wagner Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 350,474 64.14% Democratic Party (United States) Vincent R. Impellitteri (incumbent) 181,295 33.18% Democratic Party (United States) Robert B. Blaikie 9,317 1.71% Democratic Party (United States) John C. Sullivan 5,300 0.97% 546,386 100.0% Liberal nomination Background Rudolph Halley's election as president of the New York City Council as the Liberal candidate in 1951, led to Adolf A. Berle stating that the party could "take over the administration of the City of New York".Soyer 2021 135-136 Candidates The Liberals wanted to form a coalition with the Republicans rather than the Democrats and David Dubinsky met with Young Republicans to discuss a possible coalition. Ralph Bunche, Jacob Javits, Newbold Morris, and Nelson Rockefeller were considered as possible candidates.Soyer 2021 135-136 Campaign Javits was the favorite candidate of the party leadership and Berle told him that he could get the New York Herald Tribune and New York Post to endorse him. Javits wanted to run, but did not want to break from Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Dewey gave Javits permission to run. Maurice Calman, a former Socialist alderman, and Charles Rubinstein, an American Labor Party city council candidate, opposed nominating Javits and believed that Halley could win as an independent candidate. Berle attempted to read the names of five possible mayoral candidates at the party's annual dinner, but could not get past the first name, Halley's, due to "prolonged applause and cheers".Soyer 2021 136-137 Liberal leadership soured on Javits and Berle stated that Javits was "trying to be both" a Republican and independent. Berle also wrote in his diary that "the Republicans are not popular on the street". The Liberals attempted to negotiate with the Republicans, but they rejected endorsing Halley and were unsure if they would nominate Javits. Halley was given the Liberal nomination on July 13, 1953.Soyer 2021 137 General election Candidates Rudolph Halley, President of the New York City Council (Liberal and Independent Citizens) Nathan Karp (Industrial Government) Clifford T. McAvoy, former representative of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (American Labor) Harold Riegelman, attorney and Postmaster of New York City (Republican) Robert F. Wagner Jr., Manhattan Borough President (Democratic) David Loeb Weiss, electrical worker and filmmaker (Socialist Workers) Campaign Halley's campaign was weakened by facing Wagner, rather than Impellitteri. Ben Davidson stated that "Halley against Impellitteri was one thing. Halley against Wagner was another thing". One Liberal club in Brooklyn endorsed Wagner.Soyer 2021 140 Results Halley had the best performance for a Liberal in New York City's mayoral election at that point.Soyer 2021 140 1953 New York City mayoral election Robert F. Wagner Jr. Democratic Party (US) 1,022,626 46.32% Harold Riegelman Republican Party (US) 661,591 29.97% Rudolph Halley Liberal Party of New York 428,690 19.42% Rudolph Halley Independent politician 38,416 1.74% Rudolph Halley Total 467,106 21.16% Clifford T. McAvoy American Labor Party 53,045 2.40% David Loeb Weiss Socialist Workers Party (US) 2,054 0.09% Nathan Karp Industrial Government Party 916 0.04% 180 0.00% 2,207,518 100.00% By borough 1953partyManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Richmond [Staten Is.]Total%Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Democratic236,960206,771339,970207,91831,0071,022,62646.3%47.9%46.2%46.6%40.6%51.8% Harold RiegelmanRepublican147,87697,224183,968208,82923,694661,59130.0% 29.9%21.7%25.2%40.8%39.6% Rudolph HalleyLiberal76,884112,825162,27573,1923,514428,69019.4% Independent7,6489,85313,2647,35629538,4161.7%Total84,532122,678175,53980,5483,809467,10621.1% 17.1%27.4%24.1%15.7%6.4% Clifford T. McAvoyAmerican Labor Party14,90413,29017,3377,18233253,0452.4% Aftermath The Liberal Party of New York won over five times as many votes as the American Labor Party in Manhattan, and eight-to-ten times as many in the other boroughs. Vito Marcantonio later claimed that the poor performance of the American Labor Party in the mayoral election resulted in them failing to receive over 50,000 votes, enough to maintain ballot access, in the 1954 gubernatorial election. He claimed that communists sabotaged the McAvoy campaign by implying that they approved voting for Halley.Soyer 2021 143 The ALP voted to dissolve itself in 1956. References 30em Works cited 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:Tammany Hall