1961 New York City mayoral election
Results
Other vote was: Vito Battista - United Taxpayers Party - 19,960; Richard Garza - Socialist Workers - 7,037; Eric Haas - Socialist Labor - 3,272

1961 New York City mayoral election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: Other vote was: Vito Battista - United Taxpayers Party - 19,960; Richard Garza - Socialist Workers - 7,037; Eric Haas - Socialist Labor - 3,272

1961 General Election	party	Manhattan	The Bronx	Brooklyn	Queens	Richmond [Staten Is.]	Total	%

Robert F. Wagner, Jr.	Democratic - Liberal - Brotherhood	265,015	255,528	396,539	290,194	30,145	1,237,421	51.03%

55.6%	55.8%	52.7%	45.8%	41.0%

Louis Lefkowitz	Republican - Nonpartisan - Civic Action	174,471	134,964	251,258	243,836	31,162	835,691	34.46%

36.6%	29.5%	33.4%	38.5%	42.3%

Lawrence E. Gerosa	Citizens - Independent	36,893	67,213	105,232	99,987	12,279	321,604	13.26%

7.7%	14.7%	14.0%	15.8%	16.7%

subtotal	476,379	457,705	753,029	634,017	73,586	2,394,716	98.75%

others	30,269	1.25%

T O T A L	2,424,985

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Wagner received 51.03% of the vote compare to Lefkowitz's 34.46%.

final_sentence: Wagner received 51.03% of the vote compare to Lefkowitz's 34.46%.