1973 New York City Council presidential election

An election was held on November 6, 1973 to elect the President of the New York City Council. Democratic incumbent Sanford Garelik initially did not run for re-election, choosing instead to run for mayor in the Democratic Party primary. After dropping out of the mayoral primary and running for re-election, Garelik was defeated in the Democratic primary by Paul O'Dwyer.

In the general election, O'Dwyer defeated Thomas F. Galvin and Simeon Golar by a wide margin.^[1]

^ Lynn, Frank (November 7, 1973). "A Landslide Here: O'Dwyer,Goldin Score High Pluralities as 3 Democrats Prevail". The New York Times. p. 1.

[result-1] Lynn, Frank (November 7, 1973). "A Landslide Here: O'Dwyer,Goldin Score High Pluralities as 3 Democrats Prevail". The New York Times. p. 1.

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1973 New York City Council presidential election

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