1933 Pittsburgh mayoral election

American municipal election January 2025 September 2023 1933 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1929 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1929 1937 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1937 November 6, 1933 William N. McNair.jpg William N. McNair Democratic Party (United States) 102,867 57.3% 3x4.svg John Herron Republican Party (United States) 75,674 42.2% Mayor John Herron Republican Party (United States) William N. McNair Democratic Party (United States) The Mayoral election of 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1933. In a realigning election, Democrats regained control of the mayor's office for the first time in twenty-eight years; they have not relinquished this position since. Background The incumbent mayor, John Herron of the Republican Party chose to run for his first full term. Herron had been elevated to the executive office from his position as city council president after Charles H. Kline resigned due to a fiscal scandal. Herron inherited a party whose once efficient machinery was in crisis. Democrats, led by new powerful grassroots organizer David Lawrence (a future mayor), selected William McNair, an idealistic and outspoken attorney as their candidate. As the New Deal began, Pittsburgh's strong labor community moved rapidly toward the Democrats, creating a huge shift in voting patterns and allowing McNair to win. Primary elections Incumbent mayor John Herron won a divided Republican Primary against Councilman Peter J. McArdle and Register of Wills Joseph Mackrell.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UP8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jY4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=mcardle+mayor&pg=5461,761301 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search news.google.comhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=548cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tY4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=mcardle+mayor&pg=5187,4982123 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search news.google.comhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MGkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=mcardle+mayor&pg=3729,5549263 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search news.google.com William McNair won the Democratic Primary. General election A total of 179,425 votes were cast. Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1933The Pittsburgh Press November 29, 1933 2 Official Count Makes M'Nair's Margin 27,193Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 29, 1933 4 Return Board Fixes M'Nair's Lead at 27,193 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6JFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1377%2C1115978 Democratic Party (US) William N. McNair 102,867 57.3 Republican Party (US) John S. Herron* (incumbent) 75,674 42.2 Socialist Party of America William J. Van Essen 418 0.2 Liberal, Square Deal Joseph N. Mackrell† 255 0.1 Prohibition Party George D. Harger 211 0.1 179,425 100.0 Herron received 75,405 votes on the Republican ticket, 258 on the Citizens' Party ticket, and 11 on non-partisan ballots. †Mackrell received 154 votes on Liberal Party and 101 on Square Deal Party ballots. External links Newspaper description of election The Washington Reporter - Google News Archive Search References Republican mayoral candidates through the years http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20071111222916/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm dead November 11, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 November 2007 18 September 2009 1929 Pittsburgh mayoral election1933 1937 collapsed Category:1933 Pennsylvania elections 1933 Category:1933 United States mayoral elections Category:1930s in Pittsburgh Category:November 1933 in the United States