1945 New York City mayoral election

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1945 New York City mayoral election

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Candidate William O'Dwyer Jonah J. Goldstein Newbold Morris
Party Democratic Republican No Deal
Alliance American Labor Liberal
Popular vote 1,125,355 431,601 408,408
Percentage 56.8% 21.8% 20.6%

Mayor before election

Fiorello H. La Guardia
Republican

Elected Mayor

William O'Dwyer
Democratic

The New York City mayoral election of 1945 took place on November 6, 1945 in New York City. The candidates were King County District Attorney William O'Dwyer, a Democrat, and Jonah J. Goldstein, a Republican judge, as well as other, third party candidates.

O'Dwyer won the contest with 56.77% of the vote.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 06, 1945". OurCampaigns.org. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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