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  New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large
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OfficeCity Council
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1939 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1939 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 1939 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 01, 1940 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1942 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedRBH August 23, 2009 01:29pm
Data SourcesNYC Board of Elections - 1939 Annual Report
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyAmerican Labor Won11/02/1937
NameAndrew Armstrong Votes45,533 (9.50%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin15,296 (+3.19%)
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1937
NameWilliam M. McCarthy Votes42,614 (8.89%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin12,377 (+2.58%)
PartyAmerican Labor Won11/02/1937
NameLouis Hollander Votes41,166 (8.59%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin10,929 (+2.28%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1937
NameJohn Cashmore Votes34,396 (7.18%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin4,159 (+0.87%)
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1937
NameAnthony J. Di Giovanna Votes28,961 (6.04%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin-1,276 (-0.27%)
  PartyCity Fusion Won11/02/1937
NameGenevieve Earle Votes25,730 (5.37%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin-4,507 (-0.94%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1937
NameJoseph T. Sharkey Votes25,077 (5.23%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin-5,160 (-1.08%)
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1937
NameAlbert D. Schanzer Votes18,367 (3.83%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin-11,870 (-2.48%)
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1937
NameAbner C. Surpless Votes13,630 (2.84%)
Term01/01/1938 - 01/01/1940 Margin-16,607 (-3.47%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Majority Leader John Cashmore (I) Joseph T. Sharkey Walter R. Hart (I) William M. McCarthy (I) Anthony J. Di Giovanna (I) Genevieve Earle Harry W. Laidler
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic City Fusion American Labor
Votes40,063 (8.95%) 39,558 (8.83%) 38,109 (8.51%) 34,635 (7.73%) 33,575 (7.50%) 33,456 (7.47%) 27,349 (6.11%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -505 (-0.11%) -1,954 (-0.44%) -5,428 (-1.21%) -6,488 (-1.45%) -6,607 (-1.48%) -12,714 (-2.84%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name (I) Abner C. Surpless Frank A. Nolan Peter V. "Pete" Cacchione (I) Minority Leader Andrew Armstrong Joseph Belsky Edward Vogel Jacob J. Duberstein
PartyRepublican Democratic Communist American Labor American Labor Democratic Republican
Votes28,755 (6.42%) 27,221 (6.08%) 24,132 (5.39%) 22,106 (4.94%) 20,251 (4.52%) 17,018 (3.80%) 13,125 (2.93%)
Margin-11,308 (-2.52%) -12,842 (-2.87%) -15,931 (-3.56%) -17,957 (-4.01%) -19,812 (-4.42%) -23,045 (-5.15%) -26,938 (-6.01%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name James Amadei Lipman Eisenberg Benjamin F. Butler, Jr. John J. McManus Jerome G. Ambro Lawson H. Brown
PartyRepublican Independent City Fusion Independent Independent Independent Citizens
Votes10,936 (2.44%) 9,918 (2.21%) 9,312 (2.08%) 7,354 (1.64%) 6,218 (1.39%) 4,810 (1.07%)
Margin-29,127 (-6.50%) -30,145 (-6.73%) -30,751 (-6.87%) -32,709 (-7.30%) -33,845 (-7.56%) -35,253 (-7.87%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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