Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1941

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 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 Democrat's New Deal labor base to put Scully over the top.^[1] Republicans contested the result in court, but a judge dismissed the suit.^[2]

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1945*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Conn Scully	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]

References

1. http://books.google.com/books?id=mHmkbnSHMsMC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=cornelius+scully+denny+1941&source=bl&ots=41866ZHL0L&sig=lhM24qMR7_LZHZV-iZXeFPpchMs&hl=en&ei=AAv2TMS9PIKglAedq5WcBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=cornelius%20scully%20denny%201941&f=false
2. "Judge Throws Out GOP Contest of Scully Election". The Pittsburgh Press. January 15, 1942. p. 2.
3. "Election At a Glance". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1941. p. 1.
4. "Official Tally Gives Scully 3,627 Margin". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 18, 1941. p. 13.
5. "31 Ballot Officials Admit Guilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 29, 1942. p. 11.

• "Republican mayoral candidates through the years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.