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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. Roosevelt, at age 28, would have been the youngest mayor in New York City history had he been elected.
The election saw many Republican voters swing their support to Hewitt.
General election
Candidates
- 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)
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
- ^ 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.
- 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.
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