Buffalo mayoral election, 1981

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Buffalo mayoral election, 1981
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 1977November 4, 1981 (1981-11-04) 1985  

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Nominee Jimmy Griffin Alfred Coppola
Party Democratic Liberal
Popular vote 72,361 7,869
Percentage 90.19% 9.81%

Mayor before election

Jimmy Griffin

Elected Mayor

Jimmy Griffin

The Buffalo mayoral election of 1981 took place on November 4, 1981 and resulted in incumbent mayor Jimmy Griffin winning a second term over his opponent, local politician Alfred Coppola, who ran on a minor party line. [1]

James Donald "Jimmy" Griffin was an American politician who served in the New York State Senate and then for 16 years as the Mayor of Buffalo, New York (1978–93). He later returned to public life serving as a member of the Buffalo Common Council.

Alfred "Al" Coppola is a former state senator and politician in New York. A resident of Buffalo, New York, Coppola is a long time political figure in the city, who served briefly as the 57th District member in the New York Senate at the turn of the 21st century.

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