1886 New York City mayoral election
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An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 2, 1886.
Candidates included four-term former state assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt, author Henry George, and five-term U.S. Representative Abram Hewitt.[1] Roosevelt, at age 28,[1] would have been the youngest mayor in New York City history had he been elected.[2][3]
The election saw many Republican voters swing their support to Hewitt.[1][4]
Campaign
- Henry George, political economist and tax reformer (United Labor)
- Abram Hewitt, U.S. Representative and former chair of the Democratic National Committee (Democratic)
- Theodore Roosevelt, former Assemblyman from the Upper East Side (Republican)
- William T. Wardwell (Prohibition)
Daniel De Leon, the future leader of the Socialist Labor Party of America, campaigned for George.[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Abram Hewitt | 90,552 | 41.23 | |
| United Labor | Henry George | 68,110 | 31.01 | |
| Republican | Theodore Roosevelt | 60,435 | 27.52 | |
| Prohibition | William T. Wardwell | 532 | 0.24 | |
| Democratic gain from nonpartisan candidate | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d Brookhiser, Richard (1993). "1886: The Men Who Would Be Mayor". City Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Pollak, Michael (April 15, 2011). "Answers to Questions About New York". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Who Was the Youngest Mayor in New York City?". New-York Historical Society. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Post, Louis F.; Leubuscher, Fred C. "Henry George's 1886 Campaign – An Account of the George-Hewitt Campaign in the New York Municipal Election of 1886". Henry George, The Standard. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Foner 1977, p. 70.
- ^ Sharp, Arthur G. (2011). The Everything Theodore Roosevelt Book: The Extraordinary Life of an American Icon. Adams Media. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9781440527296.
- ^ Taylor, Dorceta E. (November 23, 2009). The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s: Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change. Duke University press. p. 572.
- ^ "RaceID=105179". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
Works cited
- Foner, Philip (1977). American Socialism and Black Americans: From The Age of Jackson to World War II. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0837195454.