1953 New York City mayoral election
November 3, 1953
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| Registered | 2,369,858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 2,244,146 94.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by Borough Wagner: 40–50% 50–60% Riegelman: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1953. Incumbent mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri ran for re-election to a second term in office but lost the Democratic nomination to Robert F. Wagner Jr. Wagner went on to win the general election with a decisive plurality in a three-way race against Republican Harold Riegelman and Liberal Rudolph Halley.
Wagner enjoyed the support of the powerful Tammany Hall political machine, easily securing him a victory.
Wagner received 46.33% of the vote to Riegelman's 29.97%, a Democratic victory margin of 16.36%. Halley finished in third with 21.16%.