1973 New York City mayoral election|
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| Registered | 3,565,147 |
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| Turnout | 1,790,053
50.21% (31.00 pp) |
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Results by Borough
Beame: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1973 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1973. Incumbent mayor John Lindsay did not run for a third term in office. New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame was elected to succeed him with a decisive majority amongst a highly divided field.
Beame also swept all five boroughs, breaking 60% of the vote in Brooklyn, winning majorities in Queens and the Bronx, and winning with pluralities in Manhattan and Staten Island.[1] Beame's closest competitor was state senator John Marchi, who received 16.07% of the vote running on the Republican and Integrity lines. This was the first election since 1953 in which the winning candidate did not run on the Liberal Party ticket.
Liberal primary
Candidates
- Albert Blumenthal, Assemblyman from the West Side (also running as Democrat)
- J. Stanley Shaw, bankruptcy attorney and Queens party leader[2]
Declined
Democratic primary
Background
After Mario Procaccino won the 1969 Democratic primary with only 33 percent of the vote as the only conservative in the field, primaries were reformed to require at least 40 percent to win outright. If no candidate received more than 40 percent, the race would proceed to a run-off election between the top two vote-getters.
Candidates
Withdrew
Results
By borough
| 1973 Democratic initial primary
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Manhattan
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The Bronx
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Brooklyn
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Queens
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Richmond [Staten Is.]
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Total
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%
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| Abraham Beame |
46,519 |
42,537 |
98,121 |
74,223 |
9,021 |
270,421 |
34%
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| 26% |
27% |
41% |
40% |
42%
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| Herman Badillo |
74,496 |
57,258 |
58,546 |
34,742 |
2,977 |
228,019 |
29%
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| 41% |
36% |
25% |
19% |
14%
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| Albert H. Blumenthal |
41,794 |
18,713 |
32,412 |
29,173 |
1,814 |
123,906 |
16%
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| 23% |
12% |
14% |
16% |
8%
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| Mario Biaggi |
18,218 |
39,893 |
48,952 |
45,949 |
7,775 |
160,787 |
21%
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| 10% |
25% |
21% |
25% |
36%
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[100%]
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Runoff results
By borough
| 1973 Democratic run-off primary
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Manhattan
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The Bronx
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Brooklyn
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Queens
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Richmond [Staten Is.]
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Total
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%
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| Abraham Beame |
78,760 |
96,590 |
200,945 |
153,377 |
17,844 |
547,626 |
60.8%
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| 41% |
53% |
69% |
73% |
79%
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| Herman Badillo
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113,738 |
85,827 |
91,628 |
56,933 |
4,796 |
352,912 |
39.2%
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| 59% |
47% |
32% |
27% |
21%
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| T O T A L |
192,598 |
182,417 |
292,573 |
210,310 |
22,640 |
900.538 |
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Republican primary
Candidates
General election
Candidates
- Abraham Beame, incumbent comptroller since 1970 (Democratic and Civil Service & Fusion)
- Mario Biaggi, U.S. Representative from the Bronx (Conservative and Safe City)
- Albert Blumenthal, Assemblymember from the West Side (Liberal and Good Government)
- Anton Chaiken (Labor)
- John Emanuel (Socialist Labor)
- John Marchi, state senator from Staten Island (Republican and Integrity)
- Norman Oliver (Socialist Workers)
- Rasheed Storey (Communist)
- Frank Youngstein (Free Libertarian)
Results
By borough
| 1973 General Election
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party
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Manhattan
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The Bronx
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Brooklyn
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Queens
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Richmond [Staten Is.]
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Total
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%
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| Abraham Beame |
Democratic - Civil Service & Fusion |
159,531 |
161,156 |
322,141 |
283,145 |
37,569 |
963,542 |
56.5%
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| 49.8% |
57.3% |
63.6% |
56.7% |
47.1%
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| John Marchi |
Republican -Integrity |
44,200 |
37,287 |
73,328 |
90,860 |
28,377 |
274,052 |
16.1%
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| 13.8% |
13.3% |
14.5% |
18.2% |
35.6%
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| Albert H. Blumenthal |
Liberal - Good Government |
99,816 |
32,305 |
59,417 |
66,056 |
5,006 |
262,600 |
15.4%
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| 31.2% |
11.5% |
11.7% |
13.2% |
6.3%
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| Mario Biaggi |
Conservative - Safe City |
16,662 |
50,440 |
51,391 |
59,691 |
8,793 |
186,977 |
11.0%
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| 5.2% |
17.9% |
10.2% |
11.9% |
11.0%
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| subtotal |
320,209 |
281,188 |
506,277 |
499,752 |
79,745 |
1,687,171 |
98.9
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| others |
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18,463 |
1.1%
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T O T A L |
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1,705,634 |
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See also
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- Springfield, MA (sp)
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References
- ^ "New York City Mayoral Election 1973". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Darnton, John (June 6, 1973). "O'Dwyer Looks to Election And Garelik to a Recount". The New York Times. p. 53.
- ^ Carroll, Maurice (April 13, 1973). "Garelik Quits Mayoral Contest As Candidates File Petitions". The New York Times. p. 25.
- ^ Corry, John (March 26, 1973). "Garelik: Former Policeman And a 'Different' Politician". The New York Times. p. 83.
- ^ "Sutton Denies Blocking Mayoral Race by Gray". The New York Times. April 22, 1973. p. 27.
- ^ Lynn, Frank (February 21, 1973). "Kretchmer, Seeking Mayoralty, Aims His First Blast at Lindsay". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Grace (April 25, 1971). "Running for Mayor on a Garbage Truck". The New York Times. p. SM30.