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1939 New York City Council election
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November 7, 1939
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All seats to the New York City Council
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic American Labor Republican
Seats before 13 5 3
Seats won 14 2 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Fusion Independent
Seats before 3
Seats won 2 1
Results of the 1939 New York City council election by borough using STV.[1]

An election was held on November 7, 1939 for the members of the New York City Council. Although the results of the election were not in by the next day, The Brooklyn Citizen was willing to predict that all the candidates endorsed by Judge Samuel Seabury and Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia were defeated as they had been in the other municipal contests that day, due in large part to the domestic popularity of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[2] The reduced turnout compared to 1937 threatened to wipe out at least 9 of the Council's then-26 seats, given that 75,000 votes were required for each seat.[3][4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Complete Tables Showing Counting of P.R. Vote for Councilmen in All Boroughs; Vote in Brooklyn--First to Twenty-third Count Vote in Brooklyn--Twenty-fourth to Final Count Complete Vote in Queens Complete Vote in the Bronx Richmond Vote Complete Vote in Manhattan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Repudiation of Mayor LaGuardia". The Brooklyn Citizen. Vol. 105, no. 111. November 8, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Democrats Sweep To Victory in Boro". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 99, no. 310. November 8, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Proportional Representation in New York City, 1936-1947".
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