1953 New York City mayoral election

1953 New York City mayoral election
	November 3, 1953
	Results by Borough Wagner—50–60% Wagner—40–50% Riegelman—40–50%
Mayor before election; Vincent R. Impellitteri; Independent	Elected Mayor ; Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; Democratic

The New York City mayoral election of 1953 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1953. Incumbent mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri ran for re-election to a second term in office but lost the Democratic nomination to Robert F. Wagner Jr. Wagner went on to win the general election with a decisive plurality in a three-way race against Republican Harold Riegelman and Liberal Rudolph Halley.

Wagner enjoyed the support of the powerful Tammany Hall political machine, easily securing him a victory.

Wagner received 46.33% of the vote to Riegelman's 29.97%, a Democratic victory margin of 16.36%. Halley finished in third with 21.16%.