1905 New York City mayoral election

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1905 New York City mayoral election
  1903 November 7, 1905 1909  
  Picture of George B. McClellan, Jr..jpg William Randolph Hearst cph 3a49373.jpg William Mills Ivins Sr. Crop.jpg
Nominee George B. McClellan Jr. William Randolph Hearst William Mills Ivins Sr.
Party Democratic Municipal Ownership League Republican
Popular vote228,407224,989137,184
Percentage37.8%37.2%22.7%

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Borough results
McClellan:     40–50%
Hearst:      30–40%

Mayor before election

George B. McClellan Jr.
Democratic

Elected mayor

George B. McClellan Jr.
Democratic

An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 7, 1905.

Contents

Candidates included incumbent mayor George B. McClellan Jr., newspaper publisher, two-term U.S. Representative William Randolph Hearst, and reform advocate William Mills Ivins Sr.

McClellan was reelected with 37% of the vote.

There was evidence of electoral fraud against Hearst linked to the Tammany Hall machine, as well as violence and intimidation against Hearst poll watchers. [1]

General election

Candidates

Results

New York City mayoral election, 1905 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George B. McClellan Jr. 228,407 37.8
Municipal Ownership League William Randolph Hearst 224,98937.2
Republican William Mills Ivins Sr. 137,18422.7
Socialist Algernon Lee 11,8172.0
Socialist Labor John Kinneally2,2760.4
Total votes604,673 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Hearst's Flamboyant Run For City Hall in 1905". CUNY Matters. 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. Jackson, Kenneth (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale University Press and The New York Historical Society. ISBN   0-300-05536-6.