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  New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large
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Parents > United States > New York > New York City > New York City Council > New York City Council - Brooklyn
OfficeCity Council
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1945 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 06, 1945 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 1945 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 01, 1946 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1950 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last Modifiednystate63 January 01, 2005 02:24pm
Data SourcesNYC Board of Elections - 1945 Annual Report
DescriptionSeat changes:
-6 Nov 1947: Peter V. Cacchione dies. Over the next year, numerous attempts are made to appoint Simon W. Gerson to fill this seat; however, none of them succeed. The seat remained vacant until the end of the term.
-29 Mar 1949: Morris Stein replaces Walter R. Hart
-7 Nov 1949: William McCarthy dies, and his seat remains vacant for the rest of the term.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyCommunist Won11/02/1943
NamePeter V. "Pete" Cacchione Votes53,545 (12.19%)
Term01/01/1944 - 01/01/1946 Margin22,780 (+5.19%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1943
NameJoseph T. Sharkey Votes45,696 (10.41%)
Term01/01/1944 - 01/01/1946 Margin14,931 (+3.40%)
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1943
NameWalter R. Hart Votes39,534 (9.00%)
Term01/01/1944 - 01/01/1946 Margin8,769 (+2.00%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1943
NameGenevieve Earle Votes39,215 (8.93%)
Term01/01/1944 - 01/01/1946 Margin8,450 (+1.92%)
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1943
NameAnthony J. Di Giovanna Votes30,929 (7.04%)
Term01/01/1944 - 01/01/1946 Margin164 (+0.04%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Peter V. "Pete" Cacchione (I) Majority Leader Joseph T. Sharkey (I) City Council Anthony J. Di Giovanna (I) Walter R. Hart (I) City Council Edward Vogel (I) Minority Leader Genevieve Earle William M. McCarthy
PartyCommunist Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican Democratic
Votes66,496 (13.30%) 55,590 (11.12%) 41,931 (8.39%) 41,385 (8.28%) 39,998 (8.00%) 39,862 (7.98%) 33,687 (6.74%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,906 (-2.18%) -24,565 (-4.91%) -25,111 (-5.02%) -26,498 (-5.30%) -26,634 (-5.33%) -32,809 (-6.56%)
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 Louis P. Goldberg Maurice Bernhardt Rita Casey Bertram L. Baker Walter T. Thomas Milton J. Goell Matthew P. Cronin
PartyLiberal Liberal Democratic Democratic Independent Democratic Veterans' Victory
Votes32,671 (6.54%) 30,988 (6.20%) 30,636 (6.13%) 18,993 (3.80%) 17,966 (3.59%) 17,794 (3.56%) 17,669 (3.54%)
Margin-33,825 (-6.77%) -35,508 (-7.10%) -35,860 (-7.17%) -47,503 (-9.50%) -48,530 (-9.71%) -48,702 (-9.74%) -48,827 (-9.77%)
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 Jacob J. Duberstein
PartyRepublican
Votes14,155 (2.83%)
Margin-52,341 (-10.47%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
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