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The mayoral election of 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1941. Incumbent Democratic Party Conn Scully won a second full term by a narrow margin.
Scully had gained a reputation as a weak mayor[citation needed] and his Republican opponent, wealthy attorney and former Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Harmar Denny (a future Congressman), hammered Scully for being a puppet of the city's increasingly powerful Democratic machine. Despite these allegations, Scully remained closely aligned with state party chairman (and future mayor) David Lawrence; while this may have cost him some votes, it gave him enough support from the Democrats' New Deal labor base to put Scully over the top.[1] Republicans contested the result in court, but a judge dismissed the suit.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Conn Scully (incumbent) | 112,723 | 50.7 | ||
Republican | Harmar Denny | 109,560 | 49.3 | ||
Turnout | 222,283 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
*These numbers, reported a day after the election,[3] were officially revised later in the month.[4] After a court found irregularities, it ordered further corrections.[5]
Preceded by 1937 |
Pittsburgh mayoral election 1941 |
Succeeded by 1945 |