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Parents > United States > New York > New York City > Comptroller
OfficeController
HonorificController - Abbr: Controller
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1961 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1961 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1961 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 1962 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1966 - 12:00pm
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Last Modifiednystate63 August 08, 2004 07:33pm
Data SourcesNYC Board of Elections - 1961 Annual Report
Description Beame also ran on the Liberal and Brotherhood lines.
DEM 1,133,848 LIB 248,799 BRO 72,268

Gilhooley also ran on the Civic Action line.
REP 780,238 CIV 50,716
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1957
NameLawrence E. Gerosa Votes1,526,553 (71.85%)
Term01/01/1958 - 01/01/1962 Margin983,771 (+46.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1965
NameMario Procaccino Votes1,199,445 (48.96%)
Term01/01/1966 - 01/01/1970 Margin206,145 (+8.41%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 07, 1961 NYC Controller - D Primary
Abraham D. "Abe" Beame
D 729,432

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Name Abraham D. "Abe" Beame John J. Gilhooley Frederick W. Halstead John Emanuel  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Workers Socialist Labor  
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Uncertified Votes 1,454,915 (63.45%) 830,954 (36.24%) 4,962 (0.22%) 2,143 (0.09%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -623,961 (-27.21%) -1,449,953 (-63.23%) -1,452,772 (-63.36%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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