1859 New York City mayoral election

1859 New York City mayoral election
← 1857 December 6, 1859 1861 →
 
Nominee Fernando Wood William F. Havemeyer George Opdyke
Party Independent Democratic Democratic Republican
Alliance Mozart Hall Tammany Hall
Popular vote 29,940 26,913 21,417
Percentage 38.3% 34.4% 27.4%

Mayor before election

Daniel F. Tiemann
Democratic

Elected mayor

Fernando Wood
Democratic

An election for Mayor of New York City was held on December 6, 1859.

Incumbent mayor Daniel F. Tiemann was not a candidate for re-election. Former mayor Fernando Wood, running on a "Mozart Hall" Democratic ticket in opposition to his former Tammany Hall allies, won a three-way race to succeed him, defeating William F. Havemeyer and Republican George Opdyke.


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