John F. Hylan Democratic John F. Hylan Democratic Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: The 1921 New York City mayoral election took place on November 8, 1921, resulting in a victory for Democratic Party candidate John Francis Hylan.

Hylan was the son of an Irish-Catholic immigrant and affiliated with Tammany Hall machine politics.

Panken had run a progressive campaign and gained support from Milwaukee mayor Daniel Hoan, but failed to generate the same level of support as the Socialist candidate from the prior election, Morris Hillquit.

[2] In the primary election for mayor, Henry Curran heavily defeated Fiorello H. La Guardia, president of the board of aldermen.

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