1901 New York City borough president elections

Elections were held to elect the borough presidents of New York City on November 5, 1901.[1] Fusionists and Republicans won three of the city's five boroughs while Democrats were returned in The Bronx and Queens.[1][2]

Summary of results by Borough[1]

Borough	Democratic candidate, vote, %	Fusion/Republican candidate, vote, %
Manhattan	Fromme, 129,257, 48.06%	Jacob A. Cantor, 139,685, 51.94%
The Bronx	Louis F. Haffen, 19,509, 51.96%	Wells, 18,039, 48.04%
Brooklyn[2]	Driggs, 93,392, 46.24%	J. Edward Swanstrom, 108,559, 53.76%
Queens[lower-alpha 1]	Joseph Cassidy, 14,437, 53.72%	Doht, 10,484, 39.01%
Richmond	Muller, 6,160, 48.17%	George Cromwell, 6,628, 51.83%

Results by borough.[1][2]

  Fusion/Republican 50–60%

  Democratic 50–60%

Notes

1. Tallies account for Citizens' Union candidate Lawrence, who received 1,952 votes for 7.26%.[1]

References

1. "Greater New York and Long Island vote". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 61 (308). November 6, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Greater New York and Long Island vote". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 61 (308). November 6, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.