Claim: Having received 1,237,421 total number of votes, Democratic-Liberal candidate Robert F. Wagner, Jr. won in the 1961 New York City mayoral election.
Evidence: Robert F. Wagner, Jr. 1,237,421 The New York City mayoral election of 1961 occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 1961, with incumbent Democratic Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. going on to win a decisive re-election victory for a third term in office.