1886 New York City mayoral election

1886 New York City mayoral election
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Nominee Abram Hewitt Henry George Theodore Roosevelt
Party Democratic United Labor Republican
Popular vote 90,552 68,110 60,435
Percentage 41.2% 31.0% 27.5%

Mayor before election

William Russell Grace
nonpartisan candidate

Elected Mayor

Abram Hewitt
Democratic

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]

Results[edit]

New York City mayoral election, 1886[1][5][6][7]
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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Brookhiser, Richard (1993). "1886: The Men Who Would Be Mayor". City Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Pollak, Michael (April 15, 2011). "Answers to Questions About New York". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Who Was the Youngest Mayor in New York City?". New-York Historical Society. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Sharp, Arthur G. (2011). The Everything Theodore Roosevelt Book: The Extraordinary Life of an American Icon. Adams Media. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9781440527296.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "RaceID=105179". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 6, 2019.