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1985 New York City mayoral election

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1985 New York City mayoral election

The New York City mayoral election of 1985 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1985, with Democratic incumbent Mayor Ed Koch being re-elected to a third term by a landslide margin. Koch received an overwhelming 78.02% of the vote citywide. Koch also swept all five boroughs by landslide margins, breaking 70% of the vote in Manhattan and Queens and breaking 80% of the vote in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Koch's closest competitor was the Liberal Party nominee, New York City Council President Carol Bellamy, who received 10.20% of the vote. Finishing in a distant third was the Republican nominee, Diane McGrath, who received 9.14% of the vote. Koch was sworn into his third and final term in January 1986. To date, this is the last time a Democrat won Staten Island in a mayoral election, and the last time any mayoral candidate carried all five boroughs.

Infobox

Registered
2,842,517
Turnout
1,170,90441.19% (14.48 pp)
Candidate
Ed Koch
Party
Democratic
Popular vote
868,260
Percentage
78.0%

Tables

1985 Democratic mayoral primary[citation needed] · Democratic primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
681,954
Candidate
100.00%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ed Koch (incumbent)
436,151
64.0%
Democratic
Carol Bellamy
127,690
18.7%
Democratic
Denny Farrell
89,845
13.2%
Democratic
Gilbert DiLucia
11,627
1.7%
Democratic
Fred Newman
8,584
1.2%
Democratic
Judah Rubenstein
8,057
1.2%
Total votes
681,954
100.00%
1985 New York City mayoral election[citation needed] · General election › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,112,796
Candidate
100.00%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
Democratic
Ed Koch (incumbent)
862,226
77.5%
Independent
Ed Koch (incumbent)
6,034
0.54%
Total
Ed Koch (incumbent)
868,260
78.03%
Liberal
Carol Bellamy
113,471
10.20%
Republican
Diane McGrath
79,508
7.14%
Conservative
Diane McGrath
22,160
1.99%
Total
Diane McGrath
101,668
9.14%
Right to Life
Yehuda Levin
14,517
1.30%
New Alliance
Lenora Fulani
7,597
0.68%
Independent
Jarvis Tyner
3,370
0.30%
Socialist Workers
Andrea Gonzalez
1,677
0.15%
Independent
Gilbert DiLucia
1,135
0.10%
Independent
Marjorie Stamberg
1,101
0.10%
Write-in
9
0.00%
Total votes
1,112,796
100.00%
· General election › Results › by borough
Democratic - Independent
Democratic - Independent
General Election
Democratic - Independent
General Election
Edward I. Koch
General Election
171,582
General Election
137,472
General Election
248,585
General Election
248,041
General Election
62,580
General Election
868,260
Liberal
Liberal
General Election
Liberal
General Election
Carol Bellamy
General Election
41,190
General Election
14,092
General Election
29,256
General Election
25,098
General Election
3,835
General Election
113,471
Republican - Conservative
Republican - Conservative
General Election
Republican - Conservative
General Election
Diane McGrath
General Election
17,491
General Election
12,358
General Election
25,738
General Election
36,032
General Election
10,049
General Election
101,668
General Election
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Total
Democratic - Independent
Edward I. Koch
171,582
137,472
248,585
248,041
62,580
868,260
Liberal
Carol Bellamy
41,190
14,092
29,256
25,098
3,835
113,471
Republican - Conservative
Diane McGrath
17,491
12,358
25,738
36,032
10,049
101,668
others
29,397
1,112,796

References

  1. "New York City Mayoral Election 1985"
    http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79307
  2. "Al Vann and the Revolution. Unplugged"
    https://citylimits.org/1997/11/01/al-vann-and-the-revolution-unplugged/
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