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1997 New York City mayoral election

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1997 New York City mayoral election

The New York City mayoral election of 1997 occurred on Tuesday November 4, 1997, with incumbent Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani soundly defeating Democratic Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger and several third-party candidates. This was the first time Brooklyn voted for a Republican since 1941.

Infobox

Registered
3,514,974
Turnout
1,409,347 40 % (17 pp)
Nominee
Rudy Giuliani
Party
Republican
Alliance
Liberal
Popular vote
783,815
Percentage
57 %

Tables

1997 New York City mayoral election democratic primary debate · Democratic primary › Debates
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
No.
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Sal Albanese
Sal Albanese
No.
Sal Albanese
Date
Ruth Messinger
Host
Al Sharpton
Moderator
Eric Ruano-Melendez
1
1
No.
1
Date
Aug. 19, 1997
Host
El Diario La Prensa New York One New York City Campaign Finance Board St. Francis College WNYC-FM
Moderator
Lewis Dodley
Link
YouTube
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Sal Albanese
Ruth Messinger
Al Sharpton
Eric Ruano-Melendez
1
Aug. 19, 1997
El Diario La Prensa New York One New York City Campaign Finance Board St. Francis College WNYC-FM
Lewis Dodley
YouTube
P
P
P
P
1997 New York City mayoral election democratic primary run-off debate · Democratic primary › Debates
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
No.
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger
No.
Ruth Messinger
Date
Al Sharpton
1
1
No.
1
Date
Sep. 15, 1997
Host
New York One New York City Campaign Finance Board St. Francis College WNYC-FM
Moderator
Roma Torre
Link
YouTube
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Democratic
Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Ruth Messinger
Al Sharpton
1
Sep. 15, 1997
New York One New York City Campaign Finance Board St. Francis College WNYC-FM
Roma Torre
YouTube
P
P
1997 Democratic mayoral primary · Democratic primary › Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ruth Messinger
165,377
40
Democratic
Al Sharpton
131,848
32
Democratic
Sal Albanese
86,485
21
1997 New York City mayoral election debate · General election › Debate
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
No.
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
No.
Rudy Giuliani
Date
Ruth Messinger
Host
Olga Rodriguez
1
1
No.
1
Date
Oct. 9, 1997
Host
El Diario La Prensa New York One New York Urban League New York City Campaign Finance Board WNYC-FM
Moderator
Dennis Walcott
Link
YouTube
Republican
P
Democratic
P
Socialist Workers
P
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Republican
Democratic
Socialist Workers
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Rudy Giuliani
Ruth Messinger
Olga Rodriguez
1
Oct. 9, 1997
El Diario La Prensa New York One New York Urban League New York City Campaign Finance Board WNYC-FM
Dennis Walcott
YouTube
P
P
P
· General election › Results
Rudolph Giuliani
Rudolph Giuliani
Candidate
Rudolph Giuliani
Party
Republican-Liberal
Manhattan
138,718
The Bronx
81,897
Brooklyn
173,343
Queens
176,751
Staten Island
45,120
Total
615,829
%
55 %
50 %
50 %
Candidate
50 %
Party
43 %
Manhattan
53 %
The Bronx
64 %
Brooklyn
78 %
Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger
Candidate
Ruth Messinger
Party
Democratic
Manhattan
128,478
The Bronx
102,979
Brooklyn
145,349
Queens
92,194
Staten Island
10,288
Total
479,288
%
42 %
47 %
47 %
Candidate
47 %
Party
54 %
Manhattan
44 %
The Bronx
33 %
Brooklyn
17 %
All others
All others
Candidate
All others
Party
5,534
Manhattan
2,901
The Bronx
6,259
Brooklyn
4,586
Queens
1,961
Staten Island
21,241
Total
1 %
2 %
2 %
Candidate
2 %
Party
1 %
Manhattan
1 %
The Bronx
1 %
Brooklyn
3 %
T O T A L
T O T A L
Candidate
T O T A L
Party
272,730
Manhattan
187,777
The Bronx
324,951
Brooklyn
273,531
Queens
57,369
Staten Island
1,116,358
Total
100%
Candidate
Party
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Total
%
Rudolph Giuliani
Republican-Liberal
138,718
81,897
173,343
176,751
45,120
615,829
55 %
50 %
43 %
53 %
64 %
78 %
Ruth Messinger
Democratic
128,478
102,979
145,349
92,194
10,288
479,288
42 %
47 %
54 %
44 %
33 %
17 %
All others
5,534
2,901
6,259
4,586
1,961
21,241
1 %
2 %
1 %
1 %
1 %
3 %
T O T A L
272,730
187,777
324,951
273,531
57,369
1,116,358
100%
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