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The 2005 Albany mayoral election occurred on November 8, 2005.
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The 2005 Albany mayoral election occurred on November 8, 2005.
The primary election was held on September 13, 2005.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 10,223 | 68.32% | |
| Democratic | Archie Goodbee | 4,741 | 31.68% | |
| Total votes | 14,964 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Jennings (write-in) | 22 | 81.48% | |
| Conservative | Joseph Sullivan (write-in) | 3 | 11.11% | |
| Conservative | Paul Latimer (write-in) | 1 | 3.70% | |
| Conservative | Joseph McElroy (write-in) | 1 | 3.70% | |
| Total votes | 27 | 100% | ||
Jennings, who was first elected mayor in 1993, was elected to his fourth four-year term.
In the general election, Jennings defeated Green Party candidate Alice Green, and Republican Party candidate Joseph Sullivan, a perennial candidate and local activist. [3] This was a great result for Green who, 7 years earlier as the running mate of Al Lewis, helped the nascent Green Party of New York to achieve automatic ballot access by winning over 50,000 votes in the 1998 New York gubernatorial election. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 14,295 | 63.86% | |
| Independence | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 561 | 2.51% | |
| Conservative | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 511 | 2.28% | |
| Total | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 15,367 | 68.65% | |
| Green | Alice Green | 5,548 | 24.79% | |
| Republican | Joseph Sullivan | 1,465 | 6.54% | |
| Benzie Johnson (write-in) | 4 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 22,384 | 100% | ||
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