1888 New York City mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1888 New York City mayoral election Presidential no 1886 New York City mayoral election 1886 1890 New York City mayoral election 1890 November 6, 1888 File:Hugh J. Grant.jpg Hugh J. Grant Democratic Party (United States) 114,111 41.9% Joel B. Erhardt (cropped 3x4).jpg Joel Erhardt Republican Party (United States) 73,037 26.8% Abram Stevens Hewitt 1822-1903 (1).jpg Abram Hewitt Independent Democratic 71,979 26.4% Mayor Abram Hewitt Democratic Party (United States) Hugh J. Grant Democratic Party (United States) NYC mayoral election results by ward 1888.svg 120px Ward resultsGrant: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Erhardt: #FFC8CD 30–40%Hewitt: #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 6, 1888. Incumbent mayor Abram Hewitt, who had fallen out of favor with the Tammany Hall machine, ran on the reformist "New York County Democracy" ticket, but was defeated by Tammany favorite Hugh J. Grant. Hewitt finished third, narrowly behind Republican candidate Joel Erhardt. Grant, who was only thirty at the time, remains the youngest elected mayor in the history of the city as of , and was only the second Roman Catholic mayor. During the campaign, Cynthia Leonard became the first woman to run for mayor, though she received only four write-in votes for a symbolic campaign. She was permitted to register as a voter but not to cast a ballot.Her Hat was in the Ring! Leonard, Cynthia https://herhat.historyit.com/items/view/project/2787/search November 30, 2024Who Was the First Woman to Run for Mayor of NYC? The New York Historical https://www.nyhistory.org/video/first-woman-run-for-mayor General election Candidates James J. Coogan, upholsterer and real estate investor (United Labor) Joel Erhardt, president of the New York City and Northern Railroad, former commissioner of the New York Police Department and former U.S. Marshal (Republican) Hugh J. Grant, Sheriff of New York County (Democratic) Abram Hewitt, incumbent mayor since 1885 and former U.S. Representative and chair of the Democratic National Committee (County Democracy) Alexander Jonas (Socialist) Cynthia Leonard, suffragist and social reformer (Equal Rights) (write-in) William T. Wardwell (Prohibition) Results 1888 New York City mayoral election Democratic Party (United States) Hugh J. Grant 114,111 41.89% Republican Party (United States) Joel Erhardt 73,037 26.81% Independent Democratic Abram Hewitt (incumbent) 71,979 26.42% United Labor Party (New York City) James J. Coogan 9,809 3.60% Socialist Party of America Alesxander Jonas 2,645 0.97% Prohibition Party William T. Wardwell 832 0.31% Equal Rights Party (United States) Cynthia Leonard (write-in) 4 0.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Mayoral election Category:1888 New York (state) elections New York 1888 Category:Tammany Hall Category:November 1888 in the United States