[1] William O'Dwyer, who had built his reputation as Brooklyn's top prosecutor on his case against Murder, Inc., ran for mayor once again.

Behind the scenes, he also cultivated ties to powerful members of Tammany Hall, which had reluctantly backed his 1941 campaign, and allegedly sought common cause with organized crime figures such as Frank Costello.

[4] Morris was meant to be on the Republican slate, but he refused the nomination and attacked Goldstein as a "discarded Tammany candidate for mayor".

La Guardia asked Morris to run and he announced his candidacy as the nominee of the No Deal Party on August 5.

Morris, while running as a Republican, sought the party's support and the Liberals were favorable to Joseph McGoldrick.