1937 New York City mayoral election

1937 New York City mayoral election

← 1933 November 2, 1937 1941 →
 
Candidate Fiorello La Guardia Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance American Labor Trade Union
Popular vote 1,344,630 890,756
Percentage 60.1% 39.8%

Borough results
LaGuardia:      40–50%      50–60%

Mayor before election

Fiorello La Guardia
Republican

Elected mayor

Fiorello La Guardia
Republican

The 1937 New York City mayoral election took place on November 2, 1937 in New York City. Incumbent Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, the Republican candidate, was reelected with 60.09% of the vote, defeating the Democratic candidate Jeremiah T. Mahoney, a lawyer and former New York Supreme Court justice, as well as other, third party candidates.[1] La Guardia was also the nominee of the American Labor Party, and additionally ran on the City Fusion and Independent Progressive ballot lines, while Mahoney ran on the Trade Union and Anti-Communist party lines.[2]

  1. ^ "Jeremiah T. Mahoney, 91, Dies; A Lawyer and Former Justice". New York Times. June 20, 1970. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns – New York City Mayor Race – Nov 04, 1941". OurCampaigns.org. Retrieved April 7, 2021.