1861 New York City mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1861 New York City mayoral election Presidential no 1859 New York City mayoral election 1859 1863 New York City mayoral election 1863 December 3, 1861 George Opdyke - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg George Opdyke Republican Party (United States) People's Union no 25,380 34.2% Charles Godfrey Gunther (cropped).jpg C. Godfrey Gunther Democratic Party (United States) Tammany Hall 24,767 33.3% Fernando Wood (cropped).jpg Fernando Wood Independent Democratic Mozart Hall 24,167 32.5% NYC mayoral election results by ward 1861.svg 120px Ward resultsOpdyke: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% Gunther: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Wood: #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% Mayor Fernando Wood Democratic Party (United States) George Opdyke Republican Party (United States) An election for Mayor of New York City was held on December 3, 1861. Incumbent mayor Fernando Wood ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office. In a close three-way race, Wood finished third behind Republican George Opdyke and Democratic nominee C. Godfrey Gunther. Opdyke was the first Republican elected mayor of New York City. Background Following his defeat in the 1857 election by an alliance of Republicans, Know-Nothings, and former Tammany Hall supporters, Fernando Wood was declared politically dead.Mushkat 1990 81 However, he purchased the New York Daily News,Mushkat 1990 84–88Mushkat 1990 93 and, after an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of Tammany Hall, founded his own political society, known as Mozart Hall.Mushkat 1990 84–88 In 1859, he defeated William Frederick Havemeyer and Republican nominee George Opdyke to return to office for a third non-consecutive term.Mushkat 1990 95–96 General election Candidates C. Godfrey Gunther, fur merchant (Tammany Hall) George Opdyke, banker, former Assemblyman, and candidate for mayor in 1859 (Republican) Fernando Wood, incumbent mayor since 1860 (Mozart Hall) Results 1861 New York City mayoral election George Opdyke Republican Party (US) 25,380 34.15% 6.79 C. Godfrey Gunther Democratic Party (US) 24,767 33.33% 1.06 Fernando Wood (incumbent) Independent Democratic 24,167 32.52% 5.73 74,314 100.00% Results by ward Results by wardsThe Tribune almanac and political register 1860 - 1864 - Page 58 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t9v129v9d&seq=226 HathiTrust Ward OpdykeRepublican GuntherDemocratic WoodIndependentDemocratic Total Votes % Votes % Votes % 1 409 27.30% 505 33.71% 584 38.99% 1,498 2 211 50.36% 96 22.91% 112 26.73% 419 3 165 32.74% 138 27.38% 201 39.88% 504 4 261 12.02% 871 40.12% 1,039 47.86% 2,171 5 799 38.54% 675 32.56% 599 28.90% 2,073 6 255 9.00% 1,717 60.63% 860 30.37% 2,832 7 1,018 27.39% 1,060 28.52% 1,639 44.09% 3,717 8 1,082 32.59% 1,227 36.96% 1,011 30.45% 3,320 9 2,407 49.49% 1,386 28.49% 1,071 22.02% 4,864 10 867 32.97% 1,107 42.09% 656 24.94% 2,630 11 1,349 24.89% 2,152 39.71% 1,918 35.40% 5,419 12 822 29.10% 1,456 51.54% 547 19.36% 2,825 13 984 32.01% 1,038 33.77% 1,052 34.22% 3,074 14 378 14.77% 832 32.50% 1,350 52.73% 2,560 15 1,525 56.02% 562 20.65% 635 23.33% 2,722 16 2,145 50.14% 851 19.89% 1,282 29.97% 4,278 17 2,035 30.95% 2,521 38.34% 2,019 30.71% 6,575 18 1,940 39.17% 1,253 25.30% 1,760 35.53% 4,953 19 1,161 29.56% 1,235 31.45% 1,531 38.99% 3,927 20 2,085 38.75% 1,689 31.39% 1,607 29.86% 5,381 21 2,031 46.22% 1,080 24.58% 1,283 29.20% 4,394 22 1,451 34.73% 1,316 31.50% 1,411 33.77% 4,178 Totals 25,380 34.15% 24,767 33.33% 24,167 32.52% 74,314 References Bibliography Allen Oliver E. https://archive.org/details/tigerrisefalloft00alle/page/52 The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall 1993 Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 0-201-62463-X 52-53,63,67-76 registration Burrows Edwin G. Wallace Mike Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 Oxford University Press 0-195-11634-8 1999 Mushkat Jerome https://archive.org/details/fernandowoodpoli0000mush/page/n13/mode/2up Fernando Wood: A Political Biography Kent State University Press 1990 087338413X Kent, Ohio registration 1861 New York City New York City mayoral Category:Tammany Hall Category:December 1861 in the United States New York City mayoral election